Cap. 56 Art. 34ATwo register books for the European Certificate of Succession.

(1) In the Public Registry Office in Malta and in Gozo, there shall be kept two register books: one for the registration of applications of the European Certificate of Succession, and another for the registration of European Certificate of Succession which have been issued by the competent issuing authorities.

(2) In both cases the registration shall be made in the name of the deceased person whose succession is being determined by means of the European Certificate of Succession.

(3) The Director of the Public Registry shall cause an index of the register books for the registration of the applications of the European Certificate of Succession and for the registration of European Certificate of Succession, to be made and kept in the Public Registry Office in Malta and in Gozo; and every person shall be entitled to search that index, and to have a copy of any entry which is found in the said register books.

(4) The copy of any entry obtained from the register books mentioned in this article serves only for information purposes and shall not in any way whatsoever substitute the certified copy of the European Certificate of Succession issued by the competent issuing authorities.

(5) For the purposes of this article the European Certificate of Succession refers to the meaning as is assigned to it in the European Parliament and Council Regulation (EU) No. 650 of 2012.