Cap. 251 Art. 29Recognised honours, decorations, etc.

(1) No honour, award or decoration, other than a university degree honoris causa, a prize, or an award for bravery, and no membership of, or office in, any order, shall be recognized unless it is conferred under this Act or any other law for the time being in force or it has been or is conferred by a foreign State or a Sovereign Order having diplomatic relations with Malta or any international organisation of which Malta is a member and, in respect of any honour, award, decoration, membership or office conferred to any person in Malta or to any citizen of Malta by any such State, Sovereign Order or any international organisation after the commencement of this Act, unless it is conferred with the written authority of the President of Malta given on the written advice of the Prime Minister.

(2) A request for an authorization under subarticle (1) shall be made in accordance with such procedure as may be prescribed by the rules made under this Act.

(3) Every authorization given under this article shall be notified in the Gazette.

(4) It shall be the duty of every public officer or authority, and of every body established or recognised by law and of every member thereof, to refrain from recognising in any way, and from doing anything which could imply recognition of, any title of nobility or any honour, award, decoration, membership or office which is not recognised in accordance with the foregoing provisions of this article.