Public Registry
The responsibilities of the Public Registry originate from the Public Registry Act (Cap. 56), the Marriage Act (Cap. 255), the Civil Unions Act (Cap. 530), and the Civil Code (Cap. 16) (Articles 1 to 306).
Article 238 (1) of the Civil Code (Cap 16 of the Laws of Malta) requires that; “In the Public Registry Office in Malta and in Gozo, there shall be kept five register books: one for the registration of acts of birth, one for the registration of acts of marriage, another for the registration of civil unions, another for the registration of acts of death, and the fifth for the registration of the deeds of cohabitation.”.
The Public Registry was founded on 3rd August 1889, but its records date back to 1863. Records kept at the Public Registry include acts of birth, marriage, civil union, death, and adoption registrations.
All documents presented are retained and indefinitely preserved in the Archives of the Public Registry.
Malta
Monday to Friday 07:30-14:00
Wednesday 07:30-14:00 / 15:00-18:00
Saturday 07:30-11:00
Gozo
Local and Foreign Notifications Section:
Monday to Friday 07:30-13:00 (winter) / 07:30-12:00 (summer)
Saturday 07:30-11:00 (winter) / 07:30-11:00 (summer)
Other Services:
Monday to Friday 07:30-13:00 (winter) / 07:30-12:00 (summer)
Onda Building, Aldo Moro, Marsa, Malta
(+356) 2590 4000
Mon 07:30 - 14:30, Tue 07:30 - 14:30, Wed 07:30 - 14:00 and 15:00 - 18:00, Thu 07:30 - 14:30, Fri 07:30 - 14:30
pubreg.identita@gov.mt
Gozo
Gozo Public Registry, Level 2, 132, George Borg Olivier Street, Victoria, Gozo
Mon 07:00 - 14:30, Tue 07:00 - 14:30, Wed 07:00 - 14:00 and 15:00 - 18:15, Thu 07:00 - 14:30, Fri 07:00 - 14:30, Sat 07:15 - 11:00