Cap. 539 Art. 5Right of victims when complaint is made. Cap. 9.

(1) Where a complaint is made by the victim in terms of article 546 of the Criminal Code, the Executive Police shall deliver to the victim a written acknowledgement of his complaint stating the basic elements of the criminal offence concerned.

(2) It shall be lawful for a victim, who requests to make a complaint with regard to a criminal offence and who does not understand or speak Maltese or English, to make the complaint in a he understands, which translation shall be free of charge, of the written acknowledgement of the complaint referred to in sub-article (1).