S.L. 595.7 ст. 3Establishment of Identity Malta Agency.

(1) There is hereby established an Agency, to be known as the Identity Malta Agency or as "Identity Malta", or as "Identità"

which shall carry out functions and duties of the public administration in the following matters:

(a) visas, residence permits, work permits and other administrative matters related to expatriates;

(b) passports;

(c) processing of applications for national visas under the Immigration Act by assisting the Principal Immigration Officer in the execution of his duties and functions related to such matters and in the implementation of any European Union legal instrument related to visas by giving also its assistance in such matters;

(d) identity cards and other identity documents;

(e) acts of civil status;

(f) registration of public deeds;

(g) such other matters which are ancillary, incidental or consequential to the matters stipulated in paragraphs

(a) to (g) as the Minister may from time to time determine:

(2) In particular, but without prejudice to the generality of the provisions of sub-article (1), the Agency shall:

(a) see the carrying out of the functions and duties of the "authorised officer" designated under the Identity Card and other Identity Documents Act;

(b) assist the Minister, from time to time, responsible for matters relating to passports and any other officer in charge of passports in the execution of his functions and duties in terms of the Passports Ordinance;

(c) see to the carrying out of the functions and duties of the Director of the Public Registry including those under the Civil Code and the Public Registry Act; and

(d) see to the carrying out of the functions and duties of the Director for Citizenship and Expatriate Affairs provided for under the Immigration Act and subsidiary legislation made thereunder, and;

(e) see to the carrying out of the functions and duties related to the issue of visas in line with the provisions of paragraph (c) of sub-article 3(1);

(3) Where any functions referred to in the preceding sub-article, is entrusted to a public officer in terms of any other law, such function shall be exercised by that public employee of the Agency assigned to carry out the said function.