S.L. 573.6 Art. 11Division of agricultural land or of buildings thereon. 

(1) Persons who are in possession of agricultural land or building situated thereon by valid title in their name jointly with other persons, may request the Authority for permission to divide such property:

Provided that:

(a) the application shall first be referred to the Agricultural Advisory Committee for its advice and, as the case may be, the Agricultural Advisory Committee may give its suggestions regarding the conditions that shall be imposed;

(b) the land may be easily divided where:

(i) it is economically viable as agricultural land according to the agricultural trade and with a view to maximising the agricultural product therefrom in full respect of sustainable agricultural production in Malta;

(ii) there is adequate access to all the proposed sub-divisions; and

(iii) it is ascertained that any division or any undivided share of any agricultural land leased in is not less than the footprint of one thousand and solidum 2 one hundred and twenty-four square metres (1,124m ) and a request for any division of the agricultural land that results in land measuring less than the indicated area shall be refused.

(2) In the event that the request is made by a person holding agricultural land and, or a building on agricultural land owned by the Government of Malta under a valid title in his name held in solidum with several other persons, such division may only take place following the service of notice by the person making the request to the other lessees, who shall have the opportunity to submit to the Authority an objection within thirty (30) days from the notice.

(3) The notice that shall be served to all other lessees shall contain a site plan and description of the site and it may be served or given:

(a) by registered letter addressed to the lessees at the place of residence or the available address for service; or

(b) in any case in which it is not reasonably possible to effect service by a registered letter, by affixing the notice that shall be served or given in a conspicuous place on the agricultural land to which it relates and keeping it so affixed for five (5) working days, and by publishing the notice in a local newspaper. Where the notice is affixed on the agricultural land but is removed before the expiry period of five (5) working days, the re-affixing of the notice, or other instrument or document shall only be for the remaining period after the document was removed.

(4) A person who at any time after a notice is affixed pursuant to sub-regulation (3)(b), removes, damages or defaces the notice without lawful authority shall be considered to be in breach of the provisions of article 7 of the Government Lands Act.