S.L. 573.6 ст. 19Transitory provisions.  Cap. 573. 

Any application regarding Government of Malta agricultural land or buildings situated thereon, made prior to the entry into force of the Government Lands Act, and which are still pending resolution, shall be examined and decided in accordance with the laws that were in force at the time the application was submitted. Any application regarding Government of Malta agricultural land or buildings situated thereon, made after the entry into force of the

Government Lands Act, and which are still pending resolution, shall be examined and decided according to these regulations.

Provided that any rights acquired by any applicant by virtue of these regulations shall not be detracted from.