Cap. 318 ст. 134Reciprocal and multilateral agreements. Re-numbered by: XXIV. 1993.2.

(1) For the purposes of giving effect to any agreement with the Government of any country, being an agreement which provides for reciprocity in matters of social security, the Minister may make an order modifying or adapting this Act in its application to cases affected by the agreement.

(2) The Minister may, by order, extend the application of this

Act, insofar as Social and Medical Assistance, or the grant of an Age Pension, a Disability Assistance, Severe Disability Assistance, Increased Severe Disability Assistance or Assistance for the Visually Impaired are concerned, to persons who are not citizens of Malta in order to give effect to any convention, agreement or arrangement to which Malta is a party, and which provides for reciprocity in Social and Medical Assistance or in the grant of such pensions.

(3) The Minister may make regulations to provide for the transposition and implementation of any directive or other legal instrument of the European Union or of any decision of the European Court of Justice on matters of social security.