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Frequently asked questions
Answers to common questions from institutions and contact persons dealing with the Asset Recovery Bureau.
Contact persons are nominated by the Heads or respective Directors of each institution and shall be kept responsible for any information presented to Court.
Contact persons must report assets held by the accused person. The Freezing Order does not allow any transfer of assets to be carried out from the date of its application, and any subsequent transfers must be reported immediately as they are legally null.
Positive replies must be confirmed on oath and presented to the Asset Recovery Bureau by hand at 72, Market Street, Floriana, addressed to The Director. Submissions may also be made at the One-Stop-Shop at the Courts of Justice.
Both submission of positive feedback and the conferment of oath can be carried out between 09:00 and 14:00. These hours are applicable all year round.
No. Opting out is not permitted, since information requests may still concern non-Maltese individuals.
One common reply covering multiple institutions with a shared contact person is acceptable, provided the institutions are clearly identified. Positive results may be submitted separately.
Send an email with a 'Nil' reply.
The Asset Management Unit is a separate body handling pre-2018 cases. Cases referred from 20 August 2018 onward are administered by the Asset Recovery Bureau.