ASSOCIATION STATUTE

NAME AND OFFICE

1.1 The name of the Association shall be the “Malta Cleaning Contractors Association – MCCA”

1.2  (hereinafter referred to as the “Association”).

1.3 The Association shall be deemed to have been constituted for all effects and purposes of law on the 6th of April 2023.

1.4 The registered address of the Association shall be 49/50, Jean De La Cassière Street, Marsa. MRS 2881, Malta. or at such other address in Malta as the Board of Administrators shall from time to time determine.

1.5 The Association shall be registered with the Registrar for Legal Persons in accordance with Article 51 of the Second Schedule, Title III of the Civil Code, Chapter 16 of the Laws of Malta.

NATURE & PURPOSE

2.1 The Association shall be a private benefit association bringing together cleaning contractors operating in Malta and Gozo, and is being constituted for an indefinite term;

2.2 The scope of the Association shall be to protect and promote the cleaning industry in the interest of employers, and any other personnel/organization involved in the cleaning industry;

2.3 The official languages of the Association shall be Maltese and English.

2.4 The Association shall be autonomous and independent from all civil and religious bodies, political parties, trade unions, commercial institutions, its members, and any other entities or organizations.

2.5 The articles of this Statute shall be read and construed in accordance with the Laws of Malta.

INTERPRETATION

3.1 This Statute shall be the only Statute of the Association.

3.2 In this Statute, unless the context otherwise requires:

i.“Association” shall mean the “Malta Cleaning Contractors Association - MCCA” as constituted by this statute;

ii.“Board” shall mean the Board of Administrators of the Association;

iii.“Establishment” shall mean the premises from which a Member or a Contractor (as defined hereunder) operates;

iv.“Founding Member” shall mean a member who has subscribed to this Statute on the date of the constitution of the Association;

v.“Industry” shall mean the cleaning industry and related activities in Malta; 

vi.“Malta” shall mean Malta, Gozo and Comino;

vii.“Member” shall mean the person or company who is legally constituted as an employer in the cleaning industry and whose name shall appear in the register of Members of the Association after being approved by the Board of Administrators of the Association; 

viii.“Contractor” shall mean an organization, person or another undertaking that is involved or related to the cleaning industry;

ix.“Other Stakeholders” shall mean other persons or companies involved or related to the cleaning industry;

x.“Person” shall mean both natural and physical persons, including commercial partnerships, groups of companies, branches in Malta of companies registered outside Malta, statutory bodies, legal organizations, and civil partnerships constituted in terms of the laws of Malta.

3.3 When inconsistencies in the interpretation of this Statute or when matters that are not regulated by this Statute occur, the Board of Administrators shall decide on the course of action that best satisfies the interests of the Association.

OBJECTS AND POWERS

4.1 The objects and powers of the Association shall include, inter alia, the following:

i. To safeguard and promote the interests of its Members in all dealings with Government, Authorities, operators, and other stakeholders involved in the industry, including the preservation, betterment, and enforcement of their rights under the applicable laws and regulations, as well as under current and/or future contracts regulating their operations;

ii. To represent its Members and see to the interests of its Members by, inter alia, liaising with third parties, be they individual, corporate, or otherwise, and including Government entities, and to enter into partnership agreements or other ventures with such third parties;

iii. To work towards the protection of the interest and livelihood of all cleaning personnel;

iv. To employ staff and to engage human resources, advisors, and professionals as may be required to carry out and assist in operations and the attainment of its goals;

v. To create opportunities and provide services that can benefit the Association and/or its individual Members, or may otherwise be of advantage to the Association and/or its Members;

vi. To ensure its Members’ compliance with all their obligations under the applicable laws and regulations, as well as under current and/or future contracts regulating their operations;

vii. To intervene, discuss, negotiate, contribute to, conclude, or compromise any laws or regulations, understandings, agreements, or disputes related to or otherwise affecting the operations and/or rights of its members, or the Industry; 

viii. To promote and safeguard the interests of the Industry in general, and in particular the interest of the Members, on a local, EU, and worldwide level;

ix. To purchase, take on lease, construct, maintain, and/or alter immovable or movable property as necessary or convenient for the purposes of the Association;

x. To buy or sell any item or property which may help the Association reach its goals;

xi. To prosecute or defend any suit, application, and proceeding before any court or tribunal whatsoever as may in the opinion of the Board of Administrators be deemed necessary or expedient in the interests of the Association or its Members collectively;

xii. To accept, undertake, or execute any trust or gift which may be deemed to be in accordance with or which may further benefit the objects of the Association or its Members collectively;

xiii. To contribute, borrow or raise or to secure the payment of money in such manner as the Board of Administrators shall deem fit upon such terms and conditions as shall be deemed expedient;

xiv. To raise funds by means of subscriptions of Members and levies on Members or otherwise for all purposes and objects of the Association in such amounts and in such manner as may be decided by the Board of Administrators from time to time;

xv. To print and publish newspapers, periodicals, pamphlets, and other publications, and to disseminate information through any other medium of communication, with respect to matters relating to the objects of the Association;

xvi. To subscribe for or acquire shares, stock, and other titles, in persons and enterprises having like or similar objects as those of the Association, the subscription or acquisition of which is likely or intended to have a beneficial effect on the Industry in Malta, and to invest the funds of the Association in such manner as it is reasonably calculated to generate profits for the Association;

xvii. To do all that which is ancillary, incidental, or conducive to the attainment of the above objectives.

MEMBERS

5.1 Membership

i. Membership within the Association shall be open to all cleaning contractors operating as a legal entity in all the cleaning industry in Malta, subject to the terms and conditions laid out hereunder in this statute. A list of Founding Members of the Association is found in the Members Schedule annexed to this Statute

ii. Membership shall be based on a subscription basis. Any contractor member subscribing to this Statute in writing, from time to time, shall be considered for membership and, upon approval by the Board of Administrators as specified hereunder in this article, shall be listed as a current Member within the Register of Members. 

iii. All nominations for membership shall be supported by one Member of the Association who shall propose and by another Member who shall second the nomination.

iv. The Board of Administrators shall in all cases have the power to request and investigate the necessary documentation of the Contractor applying for membership, in order to ascertain the operations and standards maintained by the Contractor, as well as his compliance with all legal requirements and any other requirements which the Board of Administrators may establish from time to time.

v. Every prospective Member is to provide the Board of Administrators with general information that the Board may deem appropriate. The Board shall, at any time, have the right to require each Member updates regarding said information.

vi. The Board of Administrators shall, by a majority vote of those present and voting, determine the nomination within thirty (30) calendar days from the date upon which it is lodged, and shall have the power to accept or reject a nomination for membership giving its reasons for such refusal.

vii. The Board of Administrators shall communicate its decision to the prospective member in writing within thirty (30) calendar days from the date upon which the application is determined.

viii. Any contractor whose nomination for membership has been rejected by the Board of Administrators may appeal in writing to the Board within thirty (30) calendar days from the date upon which the decision has been communicated to him. The Board of Administrators shall refer the such appeal to the next General Meeting, which may revoke the Board of Administrators’ decision and accept the nomination if a motion to that effect is supported by the General Meeting. The prospective member may himself make submissions at the General Meeting at which the appeal is heard. Provided that if the vote is taken on a show of hands, the prospective member shall at that stage retire from the Meeting.

ix. A prospective member whose membership has been approved shall immediately subscribe in writing to the Statute of the Association as applicable from time to time, shall pay his membership fee, and shall remain a member until he retains the qualifications rendering him eligible for membership until he resigns or is expelled for reasons contemplated in this statute.

5.2 Obligations of Members

i.  Every Member of the Association shall be bound by the obligations imposed upon it by this Statute and shall comply with all decisions taken by the Association or by any organ of the Association in accordance with or for the purposes of this Statute.

ii.  All Members and prospective Members of the Association shall have access to this Statute and to the Register of Members upon demand. 

iii.  All Members of the Association shall be deemed to have consented to all the provisions of the Statute and all rules which may have been validly promulgated by the Association from time to time. 

iv.  No Member shall act in a manner that is prejudicial to or incompatible with the objects for which the Association has been constituted.

v.  Each Member shall in writing nominate not more than one (1) natural person to represent it at General Meetings of the Association and in all matters concerning the Association. 

Provided that such person shall either be an owner or his/her relative, contractor, manager or senior executive of, or Director or Partner in any Person owning, managing or operating such Member.

vi.  A Register of Members of the Association showing the name and address of each Member, past and current, shall be kept by the Board of Administrators at the registered address of the Association. The Register of Members shall record the names of identification details of current and past members under separate lists.

vii. The Board of Administrators may take any disciplinary measure, including expulsion or suspension of membership, against any Member which commits any breach of its obligations as a Member.

viii. Provided that each Member shall be given the opportunity to be heard at a Board meeting called for this purpose, and the procedure established in Article 5 (1) of this Statute shall be adopted.

ix. No Member shall be personally responsible for any liability incurred by the Association.

x. Every Member shall pay his annual membership fee, as decided by the Board from time to time, when and as requested by the Board of Administrators.

5.3 Cessation of Membership

i. Any Member may renounce his membership in the Association by means of a notice in writing delivered to the Board of Administrators. Resignation by notice as aforesaid shall become effective on the expiration of thirty (30) calendar days from the date of delivery of the notice or on the such earlier date following the said delivery as may be decided by the Board of Administrators. Provided that the resignation of a Founding Member shall entitle any remaining Founding Members to appoint a new member to replace the exiting Founding Member within 2 months from his resignation by majority vote. Provided further that the incoming member shall not enjoy founding member status unless conferred upon him by a majority vote of the remaining founding members.

ii. Subject to the provisions of the subsequent sub-article of this Article, the Board of Administrators shall cancel from the current members’ list within the Register of Members any Member:

a) when a Person owning, managing, or operating such Member is adjudged bankrupt or is interdicted or is imprisoned on conviction for a grave criminal offense;

b) which ceases to hold the qualifications for membership; 

c) whom the Board of Administrators decides to expel from membership by way of disciplinary action for a grave cause;

iii. A decision to cancel the membership of a Member as aforesaid shall only be taken after the Member has been notified in writing of the proposal to cancel membership and its reasons, and the Member has been given the opportunity to make submissions at a Board of Administrators’ Meeting called for this purpose. Failure by the Member to appear without reasonable cause at the Board meeting called for this purpose, shall be deemed to constitute the Member’s acquiescence to the proposal for cancellation of his membership.

iv. The Board of Administrators shall, by a majority vote of those present and voting, determine the proposal for cancellation at the Board of Administrators Meeting at which the proposal is discussed. The Board of Administrators shall, within one week from the date of its decision, send a registered letter to the Member communicating its decision.

v. Provided that if the vote is taken by the Board of Administrators on a show of hands. Member shall at this stage retire from the Meeting.

vi. Any Member whose membership of the Association has been canceled may appeal in writing against such a decision to the Board of Administrators within thirty (30) calendar days from the date upon which he has been served with the decision in terms of the immediately preceding sub-article of this Article. The Board shall refer the such appeal to the General Meeting of the Association called to this end, which may revoke the Board of Administrators’ decision and renew the Member’s membership if a motion to that effect is supported by the General Meeting. The Member may make submissions at the General Meeting at which the appeal is heard.

Provided that if the vote is taken by a show of hands, Member shall at this stage retire from the Meeting.

vii. The resignation or cancellation of a Member shall be duly recorded in the Register of Members of the Association. Moreover, such resignation or cancellation shall be without prejudice to the rights of the Association against such Member for the performance of any obligation to which he was bound prior to such resignation or cancellation.

STRUCTURE

6.1 The Statute of the Association is the sole constitutional document of the Association and shall be the prevailing body of rules regulating the Association.

i.The governing organs of the Association are the following in order of hierarchy:

ii. General Meeting

iii. Annual General Meeting

iv. Extraordinary General Meeting

v. Board of Administrators

vi. Committees (if any)

GENERAL MEETING

7.1 The General Meeting is the highest organ within the Association’s structure. There may be an Annual General Meeting and an Extraordinary General Meeting.

7.2 Annual General Meeting

i. The Board of Administrators shall convene an Annual General Meeting at least once a year.

ii. The Annual General Meeting shall be held at such time and place as the Board of Administrators shall establish, provided that it shall not be convened later than the 31st day of December.

iii. The Agenda of the Annual General Meeting shall include:

a) Approval of Agenda;

b) Reading and approval of the minutes of the preceding General Meeting;

c) Reading and approval of the Annual Report of the Association of the preceding year;

d) Reading and approval of the Financial Report of the Association of the preceding year;

e) Appointment of the Board of Administrators;

f) Appointment of Auditors and fixing of their remuneration;

g) Discussion and voting on motions presented and/or amendments to the Statute; 

7.3 Extraordinary General Meeting

i.  All General Meetings other than Annual General Meetings shall be called Extraordinary General Meetings; 

ii. An Extraordinary General Meeting shall be held at such time and place as the Board of Administrators shall establish; 

iii. The Agenda of the Extraordinary General Meeting shall include items (a), (b), and (g) of the Agenda of the Annual General Meeting.

7.4 General Provisions  

Notice of a General Meeting shall be given to the Members by the Secretary-General at least twenty-one (21) calendar days before the appointed date of the said Meeting.

The notice of a General Meeting shall include the following:

i. Name of the Meeting, namely, Annual or Extraordinary;

ii. Time, Date, and Place or means by which the meeting is to be held

iii. Agenda of the Meeting

iv. Any Member whose name appears on the current members’ list within the Register of Members shall have the right to receive notice, attend and vote at a General Meeting.

i. A General Meeting shall be quorate if it is attended by 50% + 1 of all the Members.

Provided that if no quorum is present within half an hour from the time appointed for the General Meeting, the Meeting shall be adjourned to another day within one week. If at such adjourned Meeting no quorum is present within half an hour from the time appointed for the Meeting, provided that 40% of all Members are present, the Meeting shall proceed accordingly.

ii. For the purposes of voting at General Meetings, all paid-up Members shall have an equal voting right, whereby each Member shall have one (1) vote, provided that those Members who became Members after the General Meeting is called may attend such General Meeting yet shall not be entitled to vote thereafter.

iii. All resolutions to be passed at a General Meeting (both Annual and Extraordinary) shall be validly carried if consented to by a simple majority of the Members present and voting, provided that amendments to the Statute shall not be approved unless by a minimum of 2/3’s of the votes cast by the Members present and voting.

Provided further that, for the purpose of voting, a Member may in writing appoint a proxy to represent him, whether with specific instructions or authorizing the said proxy to vote as he may deem appropriate.

Provided further that the instrument creating the proxy shall be delivered by hand, electronically or via post to the Secretary at least two (2) calendar days before the date upon which the General Meeting is to be held, which delivery shall be duly noted and confirmed by the Secretary to the sender.

iv. Amendments to the proposed Agenda shall require the approval of a majority of the Members present and voting at the General Meeting.

v. In the General Meeting, abstentions to a vote shall be counted for the intents and purposes of the minutes of the Meeting but do not affect the result of the vote. 

BOARD OF ADMINISTRATORS

8.1 General Provisions

i. Save for those powers expressly reserved for the General Meeting, the affairs of the Association shall be conducted by the Board of Administrators, which shall be composed of at least three board members; 

ii. The Board of Administrators shall be responsible for the day-to-day running of the Association and shall direct its policies in accordance with this Statute. 

8.2 Election of the Board of Administrators

i. The Board of Administrators shall be elected every four years at the Annual General Meeting for a definite term of four years. Provided that for the first four (4) years from the constitution of the Association, no elections shall be held and the first Administrators shall retain their posts unless agreed to otherwise by the General Meeting. Provided further that in the event that a vacancy in the Board of Administrators arises prior to the holding of the next Annual General Meeting, an Extraordinary General Meeting shall be convened for the purpose of filling in such vacancy. 

ii. The first Administrators of the Board shall be:

Mr. Simon Turner - President

Ms. Claudine Ellul Sullivan - V/President

Mr. Tony Muscat - Secretary General

Mr. Jason Degiorgio - Treasurer

iii. Nomination Forms recommending Administrators to the Board are to be duly filled and signed by the nominating Member. The said forms together with the candidate’s acceptance shall reach the Board of Administrators not later than fourteen (14) calendar days preceding the date of the General Meeting.

Provided that nominations reaching the Board late shall be disregarded.

iv. On receipt of the nominations referred to in the preceding sub-article, the Board of Administrators shall compile a Nomination and/or Election List to be distributed with the Notice of the General Meeting prior to such Meeting. 

v. Voting for elections of Administrators shall take place by secret ballot.

vi. The Administrators shall appoint amongst themselves a President, Vice-President, Secretary General, and Treasurer.

8.3 Duties of the Administrators

i. The duties of the President shall be as follows:

a) To act as the official representative and spokesperson of the Association;

b) To ensure the observance of this Statute and the collective discipline of the Board of Administrators;

c) To convene Board of Administrators meetings at least four (4) times a year; 

d) To preside over all Board of Administrators meetings; and

e) To prepare the Annual Report at the end of the term of the Board of Administrators to be presented at the Annual General Meeting.

ii. The duties of the Vice-President shall be as follows:

a) To assist the President in the coordination of the work of the entire Board of Administrators;

b) To serve as Acting President in the absence of the President;

iii. The duties of the Secretary-General shall be as follows:

a) To take minutes of all meetings of the Board of Administrators;

b) To coordinate internal communication of the Association; and

c) To be responsible for General Meeting issuance of notices and logistics.

iv. The duties of the Treasurer shall be as follows:

a) To be responsible for the Financial Administration of the Association in accordance with the Article regulating ‘Finance’ in this Statute.

8.4 Procedure of the Board of Administrators

i.Organization of Board Meetings

a) The Board of Administrators shall convene Board meetings at least four (4) times a year and the Secretary-General shall take and keep minutes of all meetings of the Board. 

b) Decisions of the Board of Administrators shall be taken by a simple majority and each Administrator of the Board shall have one (1) ordinary vote unless provided otherwise in this Statute.

c) A notice proposing a Board of Administrators’ meeting shall be sent by the Secretary-General at least seven (7) days prior to the proposed meeting. Urgent and extraordinary meetings, according to circumstances, shall require a notice of at least forty-eight (48) hours prior to the proposed meeting.

d) All the Administrators shall be required to constitute a quorum for a Board meeting.

Provided that if no quorum is present within thirty (30) minutes from the time appointed for the meeting, the Meeting shall proceed accordingly provided that at least three members of the Board are present.

ii. Resignation or Removal of Administrators of the Board of Administrators

a) Notice of resignation of an Administrator from his office shall be given both to the President and the Secretary-General, in writing, in not less than fifteen (15) days from his or her official resignation date. Such resignation shall include an explanation of the reasons which led to the surrender of office. Should the President and or Secretary General resign, such notice is to be given to the Treasurer. Should all Administrators tender their resignation contemporaneously, an Extraordinary General Meeting for the acceptance of such resignations and the appointment of interim Administrators shall be held, provided that the outgoing Administrators shall remain in office until such interim replacements are appointed. 

b) Administrators shall forfeit their seat on the Board if they absent themselves from Board meetings on three (3) consecutive occasions for any reason, other than temporary absence from Malta or prolonged certified illness.

c) Any vacancy on the Board of Administrators shall be filled by means of a bye-election to be held at an Extraordinary General Meeting. Any vacancy among the Administrators filled in as aforesaid shall be valid until the next Annual General Meeting at which Meeting the appointment of the Administrators shall take place in terms of this Article 8.2 of this Statute. 

d) Pending resignation or removal from office, every Administrator shall remain responsible for his or her duties until an alternate Administrator is elected, yet up to a maximum of thirty (30) days from resignation or removal. 

Miscellaneous

e) The Board of Administrators shall have the power to delegate all or any of its powers and may also appoint other officials to assist the Board generally under such conditions as it may deem expedient and assign to them such duties as it may deem appropriate, provided that such delegation/appointment shall be made with at least a two-thirds majority vote and that the Board shall remain jointly and severally answerable to the Members for all acts/omissions carried out by such delegates/appointees.

f) The Board of Administrators may appoint sub-committees and “ad hoc” committees as it may deem necessary and may also invite any person who is not an Administrator or Member of the Association to attend Board and General Meetings, provided that such appointments shall be unanimous and that the Board shall remain jointly and severally answerable to the Members for all acts/omissions carried out by such sub-committees / ad hoc committees.

g) 9. FINANCE

9.1 The funds of the Association shall not be used for any purpose other than the attainment of the objects of the Association.

9.2 The financial year of the Association shall commence on 1st January and terminate on the 31st December of each calendar year.

9.3 The Treasurer shall cause such proper books of account to be kept which give a true and fair view of the state of the Association’s financial affairs, including but not limited to, a Cash Book, an Income and Expenditure Account, a Balance Sheet, and the necessary statements, with full details of all invoices, receipts, and expenses connected with the financial activity of the Association.

9.4 The Treasurer shall in each year cause to be prepared a Financial Report which shall be audited by the Auditors of the Association and which shall be circulated to the Members and laid before the Annual General Meeting.

9.5 The Treasurer shall maintain a detailed inventory of the fixed assets of the Association.

9.6 Any Member shall have the right to inspect the books of account kept by the Treasurer.

9.7 All cheques, banking, and other similar and equivalent documents shall be valid if accompanied by the signatures of any two of the President, the Treasurer, and the Secretary-General.

9.8 Any expenses exceeding the sum of one hundred Euro (€100) must be approved by the Board of Administrators. The sum of one hundred Euros (€100) may be held as ‘petty cash’ under the control of the Treasurer.

9.9 The Treasurer shall coordinate the collection and payment of all monies due to the Association. Provided that a receipt shall be issued for all monies received by the Association.

9.10 The Board of Administrators shall have the power to raise the funds required for the benefit of the Association in any manner it deems appropriate. Any endowments made to the Association by Members shall be regulated by the relative provisions of Title III, Schedule 2, of the Civil Code, provided that said endowments, including any additional endowments, shall not affect the proportionality of such Member’s rights or obligations in relation to other Members, nor shall they affect the Founding Members’ veto right, which shall remain unaltered.

Provided that the Board of Administrators shall not enter into any debts or loans it cannot meet out of its ordinary revenue unless such debt or loan are authorized in a General Meeting.

9.11 The Treasurer shall deposit any funds belonging to the Association, as the Board of Administrators may deem, expedient with a bona fide bank.

9.12 The Treasurer shall be obliged to deal with any financial statutory obligations which burden the Association.

10. Amendments to the Statute and Dissolution

10.1 Amendments to the Statute

i. Amendments to the Statute shall only be made during a General Meeting, with the approval of not less than two-thirds (2/3’s) of the Members present and voting at the Meeting. 

ii. The abovementioned amendments, and any modifications or counter-proposals thereto, shall not be considered during the General Meeting unless they are presented to the Board of Administrators at least ten (10) calendar days before the said General Meeting to be then circulated together with the agenda amongst Members prior to the General Meeting.

iii. All motions or proposed amendments to the Statute must be signed by two (2) Members, a proponent and a second.

iv. Approved amendments shall come into force with immediate effect unless determined otherwise in the vote approving such amendments.

v. Whenever this Statute is amended as contemplated in the preceding articles, the Board shall ensure that Statute is immediately updated and that on any printed version thereof the date of the last amendment/s shall be recorded on the first page of this Statute by the words "As amended on", followed by the date of the General Meeting.

10.2 Dissolution of the Association

i. Motions that propose to dissolve the Association, shall be deemed to be validly approved if supported by not less than two-thirds (2/3’s) of the Members present and voting at the Meeting. 

ii. In the event that the Association is dissolved, any funds or assets remaining after settlement of all debts, liabilities, costs, and fees, shall be transferred to charitable institutions in such manner as may be decided at an Extraordinary General Meeting held for that purpose.

11. Competition

11.1 The Association is committed to respecting all applicable laws and regulations, in particular the applicable competition laws, and to ensuring that the Association is not used by its Members for any unlawful purpose.

11.2 Members are under a legal obligation to respect all applicable competition laws at all times. In particular, Members are expressly precluded from using the Association or the Meetings of the Association in order to agree upon or collude in conduct that restricts, prevents, or distorts competition. A Member participating in such conduct shall be subject to expulsion from membership of the Association.

12. Data Protection

12.1 The Association shall at all times observe data protection laws and regulations in force at any given moment. All personal data pertaining to Members, as well as that pertaining to any Member’s staff employees or to third parties, shall be collected, stored, retained, processed, secured, and where necessary and permissible, transferred in line with such laws and regulations. 

12.2 It shall be the duty of the Board of Administrators to ensure that the Association’s obligations in this regard are being met, inter alia by adopting measures and formulating policies that ascertain compliance with data protection obligations in terms of law, and ensuring that any staff, employees, and agents who may have access to such personal data are kept abreast with policies and procedures, and are subject to confidentiality undertakings in terms of their engagement.

12.3 Upon membership each Member shall be deemed to have given the requisite consent for the processing by the Association of personal data pertaining to the said Member’s representative.

13. Legal and Judicial Representation

13.1 The legal and judicial representation of the Association shall be vested in any two (2) of the Administrators acting jointly at all times, or such other person as may be nominated by the Board of Administrators from time to time. 

13.2 Documents of any nature binding the Association shall be signed by any two (2) Administrators. Insofar as this statute is concerned the first Administrators are jointly signing this Statute in terms of Article 49 sub-article (4) of Chapter 16 of the Laws of Malta, within the Second Schedule, Title III, thus signifying the consent of all founding Members.

14. Choice of Law & Jurisdiction

14.1 This Statute shall be subject to the Laws of Malta, and its interpretation and any dispute arising therefrom shall be subject to the jurisdiction of the Maltese Courts. 

14.2 Likewise, the Association shall be bound by and subject to the Laws of Malta. Where this Statute is silent the provisions Title III, Sub-title III (‘Of Associations’) of the Second Schedule to the Civil Code (Chapter 16) shall apply, provided such provisions are not inconsistent with this Statute.