S.L. 390.5 Art. 18Proof of full legal capacity.

(1) Whereas in accordance with article 3(2)(c) of the Act, the Board requires persons wishing to take up or pursue the activities in the field of architecture and civil engineering that they are of full legal capacity, and where the information provided pursuant to regulations 12 and 13 in the case of the establishment of an applicant in Malta and pursuant to regulation 17 in the case of provision of transitory services in Malta, does not contain proof thereof, the Board shall accept a declaration on oath - or in States where there is no provision for declaration on oath, a solemn declaration - made by the applicant before a competent judicial or administrative authority of the Member State of origin or of the Member State from which the applicant comes; such authority shall issue a certificate attesting the authenticity of the declaration on oath or solemn declaration.

(2) The documents referred to in sub-regulation (1) may not be produced later than three months after their date of issue.