The Organised Public Mass Events Regulations, 2020
("Regulations") which have been introduced by virtue of
L.N. 322 of 2020 have come into force on 5th August 2020.
The Regulations stipulate that the maximum capacity of
attendees in any organised mass event shall not
exceed that of 1 person per every 4 square metres of the
space where such an event is being organised.
Additionally, it shall not be
permissible for attendees to gather in groups of more than 10
persons, whereby a 2-metre distance between one group and
another is to be maintained.
The Regulations stipulate that for any organised mass event
exceeding 100 attendees, a prescribed risk assessment form is to be
submitted by the event organiser with the Malta Tourism Authority
("MTA"). It is only after the MTA has
given its approval that the event may be organised. The Organised
Public Mass Events (Amendment) Regulations, 2020 introduced by L.N.
325 of 2020, have additionally provided that the number