Cap. 12 Art. 625Reading of depositions in court.

(1) The depositions of witnesses taken in the manner provided in articles 606, and 613 to 624, shall be read at the trial of the cause, if at the time of such trial, the witnesses who had been so examined be dead, or unable to attend, or kept out of the way by means of the procurement of the opposite party, or absent from Malta.

(2) Such depositions, although taken during the pendency of the cause before the court of first instance, may be made use of also before the appellate court, provided the impediment referred to in this article continues to exist.