The proviso outlined in Article 3 and Article 4 of the said
Regulations which states the following:
Provided that for reasons of security, the Minister may in
his absolute discretion not publish the names of such
persons
shall be omitted in its entirety. Article 3 regulates the
publication of names of Maltese citizens by registration or
naturalization, whereas Article 4 regulates the publication of
names of persons deprived of Maltese citizenship.
Prior to the amendments brought about by Legal Notice 1 of 2021,
it was within the absolute discretion of the Minister to choose
whether to not publish the names of such persons, if he deems
necessary due to security reasons however this is no longer an
option. Therefore, all names of persons who obtain Maltese
citizenship or whom are deprived thereof shall be published in the
Gazette.
