Cap. 420 Art. 14Prohibition of refoulement.

(1) A person shall not be expelled from Malta or returned in any manner whatsoever to the frontiers of territories where the life or freedom of that person would be threatened on account of his race, religion, nationality, membership of a particular social group or political opinion.

(2) The provisions of subarticle (1) shall not apply to a refugee or a person enjoying subsidiary protection in respect of whom there are reasonable grounds for regarding him as a danger to the security of Malta, or who, having been convicted by a final judgment of a particularly serious crime, constitutes a danger to the community.