Provided that the Malta Libraries shall adhere to procurement regulations as issued by 
Government. 
28. The National Librarian shall, after the end of each financial year, within such time as 
established by article 41 of the Public Administration Act, draw up and transmit to the Minister 
and to the Minister responsible for finance, a report dealing generally with the activities of the 
Malta Libraries during that financial year, and containing such information relating to its 
proceedings and policy as either of the said Ministers may from time to time require. The 
Minister shall, with such time as established by article 41 of the Public Administration Act, 
cause a copy of every such report to be laid on the Table of the House. 
PART V 
TRANSFER OF CERTAIN ASSETS TO 
THE NATIONAL LIBRARY 
29. (1) The property and undertakings owned by the Government and used by it immediately 
before the date of the coming into force of this Part, where used by it for the operation of any of 
the functions which by this Act are being transferred to or vested in the Malta Libraries shall, on 
the date aforesaid, by virtue of this Act and without further assurance, be transferred to and be 
vested in the Malta Libraries under the same title by which they were held by the Government 
immediately before the said date. The provisions of this subarticle shall not apply to immovable 
property. 
(2) The use and administration of the immovable assets from time to time specified in an order 
made by the President of Malta and published in the Gazette (hereinafter referred to as "the 
immovable assets") being immovable assets which, immediately before the coming into force of 
this Part, were owned by the Government and used by it for the exercise of any of the functions 
which by this Act are being transferred to or vested in the Malta Libraries, shall, with effect 
from such day as may be specified in any such Order and by virtue of this Act and without any 
further assurance, be transferred to and vested in the Malta Libraries under the same title by 
which they were held by the Government before such day. 
(3) The transfer and vesting aforesaid shall extend to the whole of such property and 
undertakings and, without prejudice to the generality aforesaid, shall include all plant, 
equipment, apparata, instruments, vehicles, craft, buildings, structures, installations, land, roads, 
Works, stocks and other property movable or immovable, assets, powers, rights and privileges 
and all things necessary or ancillary thereto which are held or enjoyed in connection therewith 
or appertaining thereto, as well as all obligations affecting or relating to any of the aforesaid 
property or undertakings or other thing included therein as aforesaid. 
(4) Any transfer of property, whether moveable or immovable, shall be subject to all those terms 
and conditions that the Minister may deem necessary to ensure that such property is exclusively 
used for the purposes of the functions of the Malta Libraries or purposes ancillary thereto. 
30. Subject to the provisions of this Act, all laws, rules, regulations, orders, judgements, 
decrees, awards, deeds, bonds, contracts, agreements, instruments, documents, warrants and 
other arrangements, subsisting immediately before the date of the coming into force of this Part 
of this Act affecting or relating to any of the properties or undertakings transferred to the Malta 
Libraries by or under this Act shall have full force and effect against or in favour of the Malta 
Libraries, and shall be enforceable freely and effectually, as if instead of the Government or 
governmental authority the Malta Libraries had been named therein or had been a party thereto, 
and otherwise in substitution of the Government or governmental authority. 
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