Cap. 12 ст. 181CTransfer of judicial acts and written pleadings between Courts in Malta and Courts in Gozo.

(1) Saving the provisions of article 181D, a judicial act or a written pleading may be filed in the registry of the Civil Courts and Tribunals, Malta, for onward transmission by the registrar of that court to the registrar of the competent civil court or tribunal sitting in Gozo indicated in the judicial act or written pleading.

(2) It shall be sufficient for all purposes of law for a true copy of a judicial act or written pleading to be scanned in the registry of the Civil Courts and Tribunals, Malta, and e-mailed to the registrar of the competent civil court or tribunal in Gozo indicated in the judicial act or written pleading.

(3) The registrar receiving the scanned copy as aforesaid shall acknowledge its receipt by return e-mail to the registrar sending the scanned true copy of the judicial act or written pleading.

(4) The officer effecting service of the scanned copy of a judicial act or written pleading as aforesaid shall deliver to the registrar of the Civil Courts and Tribunals, Gozo, the certificate of service, duly confirmed on oath before the registrar himself who shall transmit it to the registrar of the competent civil court or tribunal in Malta indicated in the judicial act or written pleading and vice-versa. Such delivery may also be made by electronic mail and the registrar receiving the certificate of service as aforesaid shall acknowledge its receipt by return e-mail to the registrar sending the certificate of service.

(5) The provisions of sub-articles (1) to (4), both inclusive, shall mutatis mutandis apply when a judicial act or a written pleading is filed in the registry of the Civil Courts and Tribunals, Gozo, for onward transmission to the competent civil court or tribunal in Malta indicated in the judicial act or written pleading.

(6) The date of filing shall be the date when the judicial act or written pleading was first filed in the registry of the Civil Courts and Tribunals, Malta and not when the judicial act or written pleading was received by the registry of the Civil Courts and Tribunals, Gozo and vice-versa.