S.L. 251.1 Art. 14Sequence for wearing Insigna and medals.

(1) Insignia of the Xirka and of the Order and wearing medals shall be worn in following order -

(a) Insignia of a Companion of Honour of the Order

(b) Insignia of the Xirka

(c) Insignia of a Companion of the Order

(g) Midalja g]all-Qadi tar-Repubblika

(h) National Commemorative Medals

(i) Distinguished Service Medals

(j) Long and Efficient Service Medals.

(2) A Maltese citizen shall not, in Malta, wear the insignia of any order or any decoration of a country other than Malta, even though such insignia are or decoration is recognised in terms of article 29 of the Act, unless he wears such insignia or decoration after the insignia or after the medals awarded under the Act:

Provided that a Maltese citizen attending an official function of the Head of a foreign State or Sovereign Order, or of the Head of Government of a foreign State or of a Sovereign Order, or of the representative of a foreign State or Sovereign Order accredited to Malta, at which the wearing of the insignia of orders and decorations is customary may, as an act of courtesy to his host, give precedence to the insignia of orders or decorations of that State or Sovereign Order.

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