Legislation

National Legislation relating to the MCA

Malta Communications Authority Act (Chapter 418 Laws of Malta) - English Version / Verżjoni bil-Malti

Assignment of Appeals to the Administrative Review Tribunal Notice (Subsidiary Legislation 418.02 of the Laws of Malta) - English Version / Verżjoni bil-Malti

Accessibility of the Websites and Mobile Applications of Public Sector Bodies Regulations (Subsidiary Legislation 418.03 of the Laws of Malta) - English Version / Verżjoni bil-Malti 

Malta Communications Authority Act (Extension of Jurisdiction) Order (Subsidiary Legislation 418.04 of the Laws of Malta) - English Version / Verżjoni bil-Malti


Administrative Review Tribunal

Administrative Justice Act (Chapter 490 of the Laws of Malta) - English Version / Verżjoni bil-Malti


National Legislation on Electronic Communications

Electronic Communications (Regulation) Act (Chapter 399 of the Laws of Malta) - English Version / Verżjoni bil-Malti

Directives by the Malta Communications Authority (Subsidiary Legislation 399.23 of the Laws of Malta) - English Version / Verżjoni bil-Malti

Use of Radiocommunications by Merchant Ships Regulations (Subsidiary Legislation 399.32 of the Laws of Malta) - English Version / Verżjoni bil-Malti 

Use of Radiocommunications by Foreign Warships and Service Aircraft Regulations (Subsidiary Legislation 399.33 of the Laws of Malta) - English Version / Verżjoni bil-Malti 

Modalities of Payment of Communications Fees Regulations (Subsidiary Legislation 399.36 of the Laws of Malta) - English Version / Verżjoni bil-Malti

Radiocommunications (Punishments and Voluntary Settlement of Disputes Procedures) Regulations (Subsidiary Legislation 399.37 of the Laws of Malta) - English Version / Verżjoni bil-Malti 

Electronic Communications (Regulation) Act (Exemption) Order (Subsidiary Legislation 399.38 of the Laws of Malta) - English Version / Verżjoni bil-Malti 

General Authorisations (Radiocommunications Apparatus) Regulations (Subsidiary Legislation 399.40 of the Laws of Malta) - English Version / Verżjoni bil-Malti  

Radiocommunications Apparatus Exemption Order (Subsidiary Legislation 399.42 of the Laws of Malta) - English Version / Verżjoni bil-Malti 

Authorisation of Frequency Use (Provision of 2GHz Mobile Satellite Services) Regulations (Subsidiary Legislation 399.44 of the Laws of Malta) - English Version / Verżjoni bil-Malti 

Registration of Subscriber Identity Modules (SIMs) used for Publicly Available Electronic Communications Services Regulations (Subsidiary Legislation 399.45 of the Laws of Malta) - English Version / Verżjoni bil-Malti 

Radiocommunications (Amateur Station Licence) Regulations (Subsidiary Legislation 399.46 of the Laws of Malta) - English Version / Verżjoni bil-Malti 

Emergency Communications, the Single European Emergency Call Service (“112 Number”) and the European Harmonised Services of Social Value (“116 Numbering Range”) Regulations (Subsidiary Legislation 399.47 of the Laws of Malta) - English Version / Verżjoni bil-Malti 

Electronic Communications Networks and Services (General) Regulations (Subsidiary Legislation 399.48 of the Laws of Malta) - English Version / Verżjoni bil-Malti

Online Intermediation Services for Business Users (Enforcement Measures) Regulations (Subsidiary Legislation 399.49 of the Laws of Malta) - English Version / Verżjoni bil-Malti


National Legislation on Electronic Commerce

Electronic Commerce Act (Chapter 426 of the Laws of Malta) - English Version / Maltese Version

Nomination of Competent Authority Order (Subsidiary Legislation 426.01 of the Laws of Malta) - English Version / Maltese Version 

Electronic Trust Services Notification and Fees Regulations (Subsidiary Legislation 426.03 of the Laws of Malta) - English Version / Maltese Version

Electronic Trust Services (Remote Identification Procedures) Regulations (Subsidiary Legislation 426.04 of the Laws of Malta) - English Version / Maltese Version


National Legislation on Postal Services

Postal Services Act (Chapter 254 of the Laws of Malta) - English Version / Verżjoni bil-Malti

Postal Services (General) Regulations (Subsidiary Legislation 254.01 of the Laws of Malta) - English Version / Verżjoni bil-Malti

Postal Services (Designation of Universal Service Provider) Order (Subsidiary Legislation 254.13 of the Laws of Malta) - English Version / Verżjoni bil-Malti 


Other Laws that relate to the communications sectors regulated by the MCA

Utilities and Services (Regulation of Certain Works) Act (Chapter 81 of the Laws of Malta) - English Version / Verżjoni bil-Malti 

Digital Radio Broadcasting Regulations (Subsidiary Legislation 350.29 of the Laws of Malta) - English Version / Verżjoni bil-Malti

Right of Way for Utilities and Services (Fees) Regulations (Subsidiary Legislation 499.37 of the Laws of Malta) - English Version / Verżjoni bil-Malti

The Data Protection Act (Chapter 586 of the Laws of Malta) - English Version / Verżjoni bil-Malti 

Accessibility Measures (European Accessibility Act) Regulations (Subsidiary Legislation 627.03 of the Laws of Malta) - English Version / Verżjoni bil-Malti 

EU Legislation

Electronic Commerce Directive – Directive 2000/31/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 8 June 2000 on certain legal aspects of information society services, in particular electronic commerce, in the Internal Market - English Version / Verżjoni bil-Malti 

eIDAS Regulation – Regulation (EU) No 910/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 July 2014 on electronic identification and trust services for electronic transactions in the internal market and repealing Directive 1999/93/EC - English Version / Verżjoni bil-Malti  

Open Internet Regulation - Regulation (EU) 2015/2120 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 November 2015 laying down measures concerning open internet access and amending Directive 2002/22/EC on universal service and users’ rights relating to electronic communications networks and services and Regulation (EU) No 531/2012 on roaming on public mobile communications networks within the Union - English Version / Verżjoni bil-Malti 

Geo-blocking Regulation - Regulation (EU) 2018/302 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 28 February 2018 on addressing unjustified geo-blocking and other forms of discrimination based on customers' nationality, place of residence or place of establishment within the internal market and amending Regulations (EC) No 2006/2004 and (EU) 2017/2394 and Directive 2009/22/EC - English Version / Verżjoni bil-Malti 

Electronic Communications Code Directive - Directive (EU) 2018/1972 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2018 establishing the European Electronic Communications Code - English Version / Verżjoni bil-Malti  

Platform to Business Regulation - Regulation (EU) 2019/1150 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 June 2019 on promoting fairness and transparency for business users of online intermediation services - English Version / Verżjoni bil-Malti 

Digital Services Act - Regulation (EU) 2022/2065 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 October 2022 on a Single Market For Digital Services and amending Directive 2000/31/EC - English Version / Verżjoni bil-Malti

EU Postal Services

Postal Services Legislation - English Version / Verżjoni bil-Malti

EU Regulatory Framework for Electronic Communications

Directive 2009/140/EC of the European Parliament and the Council of 25 November 2009 amending Directives 2002/21/EC on a common regulatory framework for electronic communications networks and services, 2002/19/EC on access to, and interconnection of, electronic communications networks and associated facilities, and 2002/20/EC on the authorisation of electronic communications networks and services - English Version / Verżjoni bil-Malti

Directive 2002/58/EC of the European Parliament and the Council of 12 July 2002 concerning the processing of personal data and the protection of privacy in the electronic communications sector - English Version / Verżjoni bil-Malti 

Directive 2014/61/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 May 2014 on measures to reduce the cost of deploying high-speed electronic communications networks - English Version /Verżjoni bil-Malti 

Old MCA Legislation

Electronic Communications Networks and Services (General) – Subsidiary Legislation 399.28 - English Version / Verżjoni bil-Malti 

General Authorisations (Radiocommunications Apparatus) Legislation – Subsidiary Legislation 399.40 - English Version / Verżjoni bil-Malti  

Single European Emergency Call Service (‘112’ Number) and the European Harmonised Services of Social Value (‘116’ Numbering Range) Regulations – Subsidiary Legislation 399.43 - English Version / Verżjoni bil-Malti  

Old EU Legislation

Framework Directive - English Version / Verżjoni bil-Malti

Universal Service Directive - English Version / Verżjoni bil-Malti

Authorisation Directive - English Version / Verżjoni bil-Malti

Access Directive - English Version / Verżjoni bil-Malti