Cap. 518 ст. 20Relevant offences.

(1) "Relevant offence" in articles 18 and 19 means an act which -

(a) constituted an offence under the law in force in the

(2) An act punishable under the law in force in a country outside Malta constitutes an offence under that law for the purposes of sub-article (1), howsoever it is described in that law.

(3) Subject to sub-article (4), on an application for a notification order, the condition in sub-article (1)(b) shall be taken as met unless, not later than such period as may be provided by Rules of Court made under this article, the defendant serves on the applicant a notice -

(a) stating that, on the facts as alleged with respect to the act concerned, the condition is not in his opinion met,

(b) showing his grounds for that opinion, and

(c) requiring the applicant to prove that the condition is met.

(4) The court, if it thinks fit, may permit the defendant to require the applicant to prove that the condition is met without service of a notice under sub-article (3).