S.L. 217.4 Art. 16APunishments in case of breach.

(1) Where, whilst conducting border checks at border crossing points, a border officer has reasonable cause to suspect that a person has committed a breach of the legislation related to the requirement of proper possession of travel documents, it shall be lawful for such border officer to stop the said person for the purpose of ensuring that such person meets all the requirements for entry into Malta:

Provided that a border officer shall not detain any person except as provided in sub-regulation (2).

(2) Whilst conducting a border check, a border officer may detain any person for the purpose of taking him before a police officer or until a police officer arrives at the border crossing point when his presence is required at the border crossing point by the said border officer. A person may be detained for refusing to stop in order to give all the required information or for the purpose of preventing such person from entering Malta if he does not meet all the requirements for entry into Malta:

Provided that in such circumstances the said person has been warned to desist and has not desisted voluntarily.

(3) Any person who refuses to give, or falsely gives to any border officer in the exercise of his duties, his details and any other information that may be lawfully required under the provisions of the law related to lawful entry into Malta for the purpose of conducting a border control check, shall be guilty of a contravention and shall on conviction be liable to a fine (ammenda) not exceeding one hundred and fifty euro (€150).