S.L. 77.1 Art. 1Citation and scope.

(1) The title of these regulations is the Organisation and Content of the Exchange of Information Extracted from the

Criminal Record between Malta and other Member States Regulations.

(2) These regulations transpose Directive (EU) 2019/884 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 April 2019 amending Council Framework Decision 2009/315/JHA, as regards the exchange of information on third-country nationals and as regards the European Criminal Records Information System (ECRIS), and replacing Council Decision 2009/316/JHA.

(3) The scope of these regulations is to regulate the exchange of information extracted from the criminal records concerning natural persons between Malta and other Member States.