Draft Bill entitled ‘Communications Laws (Amendment) Act’

On the 18 March 2026, Government in consultation with the Malta Communications Authority (MCA) published for public consultation a draft Bill entitled ‘Communications Laws (Amendment) Act’. The purpose of this Bill is to amend various laws relating to the diverse communications sectors regulated by the MCA in part to update the law to reflect current realties and in part to facilitate the implementation of measures in line with European Union (EU) legislation. The laws which the Bill proposes to amend are:

• The Postal Services Act - Cap. 254
• The Postal Services (General) Regulations - S.L. 254.01
• The Electronic Communications (Regulation) Act - Cap. 399
• The Radiocommunications (Punishments and Voluntary Settlement of Disputes Procedures) Regulations - S.L. 399.37
• The Malta Communications Authority Act - Cap. 418
• The Electronic Commerce Act - Cap. 426 

Anyone wishing to contribute to the consultation process is encouraged to do so by accessing the following link. 

Submissions must be submitted through the Governments’ public consultation portal no later than 30 April 2026.

Closing On: Thursday 30th April 2026