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Artificial Intelligence Regulations, 2025 (Subsidiary Legislation 591.05)

Government of Malta under the Malta Digital Innovation Authority Act (Cap. 591)

last revised 2025-10-10last verified 2026-09-041 versioncountry page →

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Maltese subsidiary legislation giving effect to the EU AI Act's institutional requirements: the Malta Digital Innovation Authority is market-surveillance authority, notifying authority, single point of contact and operator of the national AI sandbox, with appeals to the Administrative Review Tribunal. A companion instrument allocates high-risk and prohibited-practice responsibilities to the Information and Data Protection Commissioner.

Applies to
providers, all
Effective
10 Oct 2025
Current version
In force 10 October 2025; most operative provisions from 2 August 2026 · 10 Oct 2025
Last verified
04 Sept 2026
Official text
legislation.mt/eli/sl/591.5/eng

What the document requires

  • MDIA designated as primary national competent and market-surveillance authority.
  • National AI regulatory sandbox administered by the MDIA.
  • Magistrate authorisation required for post-remote biometric identification by law enforcement.

Version history

VersionDateWhat changedSource
In force 10 October 2025; most operative provisions from 2 August 2026current2025-10-10Original; Legal Notice number not captured (landing page opened, PDF not readable).official

Sources

Cite this record

SafeLegalAI Legal AI Regulation Tracker, "Artificial Intelligence Regulations, 2025 (Subsidiary Legislation 591.05)" (Government of Malta under the Malta Digital Innovation Authority Act (Cap. 591), In force 10 October 2025; most operative provisions from 2 August 2026, 2025-10-10), safelegalai.com/regulation/other/mt-artificial-intelligence-regulations-sl-591-05 (accessed 2026-09-04). Data: CC BY 4.0.

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