Cap. 254 ст. 15Transfer of assets.

(1) In relation to any individual licence granted under this Act or at any time during the validity of any such licence, the

Minister may also by legal notice order that where on any date as may be specified by the Minister any premises are held under a title of lease, emphyteusis or similar title by the Government of Malta and are used as a post office, such premises shall as from a date and or such time as may be specified by the Minister, be held by such person or body of persons holding a licence under this Act as the Minister may designate, under the same title under which they were held by the Government and such order shall have effect for such period or periods as may be specified in the order or in any extension thereof notwithstanding anything contained in any other law or in any deed, instrument or contract whatsoever, as if the deed, instrument or contract granting title to said premises were entered into with such person or body of persons as aforesaid. Upon the expiration of such period or periods as may be specified under this article or upon the revocation of any order as aforesaid by the Minister, the premises subject to any order as aforesaid shall revert to Government under the same title and conditions under which they were held by Government prior to the making of any said order. For the purposes of this article "conditions" shall include any right to periodic renewal of a lease granted under any law applicable to any lease held by Government prior to the making of an order under this article.

(2) Where any premises were at any time held by Government under a title of lease and were still used as a post office on the date of issue of a licence under this Act such lease shall in any case be deemed to have continued in favour of Government up to the date of the making of an order in terms of the provisions of subarticle

(1) and the said provisions shall apply and shall have effect in respect of such premises.

(3) When the premises used as a post office consist of part of larger premises subject to a lease in favour of Government, the said lease shall remain in force in favour of Government and that part of the premises used as a post office may, notwithstanding the provisions of any other law or of any deed, instrument or contract whatsoever, be granted on sub-lease by Government to a person or body of persons holding a licence under this Act for use as a post office.

(4) In relation to any individual licence granted under this Act or at any time during the validity of any such licence, the Minister may by legal notice order that where any premises owned by Government or held by Government in terms of the provisions of any law were on any day as may be specified by him used by the Government as a post office, the Commissioner of Land may, notwithstanding the provisions of the Disposal of Government Land Act, lease for use as a post office or in connection with the provision of postal services whether exclusively or otherwise or, when the premises are Government property, transfer under any title as the case may be, such premises to any person or company as may be designated by the Minister and holding a licence under article 5A under such conditions as may be considered suitable without the need of any resolution or other procedure required by the said Disposal of Government Land Act.