Cap. 395 Art. 72Delivery and service of notices, etc. Cap. 252.
PART XIII
(1) Any notice, warrant or other proceeding purporting to be made in accordance with the provisions of this Act shall not be deemed to be void or voidable for want of form or be affected by the reason of a mistake, defect or omission therein, if the same is in substance and effect in conformity with or according to the intent and meaning of this Act.
(2) In the case of a body of persons it shall be sufficient if only the name of the body of persons appears on any notice, warrant or proceeding, including any proceeding in the Court of Appeal, issued or made under or for purposes of this Act.
(3) Every notice to be given by the Director under this Act shall be signed by the Director or by some person or persons authorised by the Director and every such notice shall be valid if the signature is printed, stamped or written thereon.
(4) Any notice may be served on a person either personally or by being sent by post and shall in the latter case be deemed to have been served, unless the contrary is proved, in the case of an address in Malta not later than the third day following the day when it was
(5) For the purposes of subarticle (4) a notice shall be deemed to have been properly addressed if it has been addressed to a person’s business or private address, and an address furnished by a person to the Director shall be deemed to be an address of that person unless and until a notice of a change of address is given by that person to the Director.
(6) When the date on which any return, notice or other document is to be furnished, delivered or served or deemed to be served or on which a payment is to be made in terms of any provision of this Act falls, were it not for the provisions of this subarticle, on a Saturday or a Sunday, or on a national day or a public holiday as established in the National Day and Other Public
Holidays Act, that date shall be deemed to fall on the first working day, other than a Saturday, following the said Saturday, Sunday, national day or public holiday.