The Malta Free Zones Act 2019 was published as Act XV of 2019 on
31 May 2019.
This Act allows the Minister responsible for Customs to
designate areas or parts of Malta as Free Zones. It also
establishes a Free Zones Authority, which will inter alia:
be responsible for administering the affairs of each Free Zone;
authorising and regulating undertakings authorised to carry on
activities within any Free Zone; and to provide and manage land,
sites, premises, services and facilities for undertakings
authorised to carry on activities within any Free Zone.
The Commissioner for Revenue shall, in turn, be inter
alia responsible for: supervising the perimeter of each Free
Zone; controlling and supervising persons, goods and means of
transport entering or leaving each Free Zone; and the approval and
supervision of the construction of any building in any Free
Zone.
