Malta [European tort law 2013]

Abstract

No primary legislation of relevance to tort law was enacted in 2013. The only enactment with marginal relevance was a Legal Notice (Subsidiary Legislation, SL) made under the Building Regulation Act. The Avoidance of Damage to Third Party Property Regulations (SL 513.02) came into force on 1 May 2013. The objective of these regulations is to ensure that, before any demolition, excavation and/or construction works are taken in hand, methodologies that are technically sound are prepared by a qualified architect, in collaboration with the contractor and the site manager appointed by the developer, to minimise the risk of damage to third party property or injury to persons that may result through the proposed works. The developer is to ensure that works which fall under the provisions of the regulations are appropriately and adequately insured to cover any single occurrence or recurrence of damage sustained by third party property, disability to persons or death as a result of the construction works or activity being undertaken by the developer and the contractors working on the site. The insurance cover is to he of no Jess than € 500,000.