S.L. 188.1 Art. 3Prescribed application forms.

(1) The forms set out in the First Schedule are prescribed and shall be used for the purposes for which they are designed with such variations as the circumstances of the case may require: Provided that the Minister may dispense with any information required in any of the said forms which is not essential for the purpose of ascertaining the applicant’s qualifications to be registered or, as the case may be, naturalized as a citizen of Malta and may require for the said purpose any such additional information as he may deem proper to obtain:

Provided further that, where, in any of the said forms, a sponsor is required to hold a specific qualification and the person in whose respect the application is made resides in a place outside Malta, the Minister may accept as sponsor any person as he may deem proper, subject to such person being a citizen of Malta.

(2) Where an applicant resides abroad and the application is made in a foreign country, for the purpose of these regulations any reference in the forms set out in the First Schedule to a Commissioner for Oaths shall be deemed to include a reference to a person who under the law of that country is empowered to administer oaths.