S.L. 460.24 Art. 3Critical Infrastructure Protection Department.

(1) There shall be a Government department to be known as the Critical Infrastructure Protection Department which shall have such functions as are assigned to it by law, including those set out in this order.

(2) The Department shall be entrusted with the powers and duties provided for in this Order.

(3) The Department shall, be responsible for -inter alia,

(a) establishing the criteria for the identification and designation of CIs;

(b) identifying critical assets and maintaining a national inventory for CIs;

(c) ensuring that a risk assessment is carried out by all owners or operators of CIs;

(d) ensuring that each owner or operator of a CI draws up and maintains an Operator Security Plan;

(e) collating a national critical infrastructure plan;

(f) instigating simulated runs of sectoral emergency plans;

(g) collaborating with the European Union and international partners on CIP; and

(h) building partnerships with operators of CIs for information-sharing.

(4) The Department shall furthermore act as the European critical infrastructure protection contact point ("ECIP contact point") in Malta, and shall coordinate European critical infrastructure protection issues within Malta, with other Member States, and with the European Commission:

Provided that the provisions of this sub-article shall not preclude other national authorities from being involved in European critical infrastructure protection issues.

(5) The Department shall also perform such related and consequential duties as the Minister responsible for Home Affairs may delegate from time to time.