Cap. 234 ст. 197Loss, destruction or defacement of a Maltese seaman’s card. 

(1) If a Maltese seaman’s card is lost, destroyed or defaced, the person to whom the card was issued shall, as soon as practicable, report the fact to the Registrar-General and, in the case of a defaced card, shall surrender the defaced card at the office of the Registrar-General.

(2) Upon an application for the issue of a card in substitution of a card lost, destroyed or defaced, and upon payment of the fee if any, the Registrar-General, if satisfied that the card has been lost, destroyed or defaced and, in the case of a defaced card, that it has been surrendered as required by this Act, shall issue a fresh card. (3) Deleted by Act I.2025.72.