Cap. 420 Art. 26Transitory provision.

(a) Where, before the commencement of this Act, a person has made an application for refugee status before the

High Commissioner but a decision in relation thereto has not been made, the application shall be deemed to be an application under article 8 of this Act and shall be dealt with in accordance with this Act.

(b) Without prejudice to the provisions of any other law, a person in Malta who before the commencement of this Act had already been recognised as a refugee by the High Commissioner, shall upon his request continue to be regarded as such, and the provisions of this Act, where relevant, shall apply also to him.

(c) A person in Malta who before the commencement of this Act, although not recognised by the High Commissioner as a refugee, enjoys humanitarian protection granted to him by the said High Commissioner, or whose case is one classified by the High Commissioner as one of concern, shall upon his request continue to be regarded as such and shall enjoy humanitarian protection in Malta as defined under this Act. SCHEDULE

(Article 24)

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