PROTECTION OF ANTIQUITIES [S.L.445.01 1 SUBSIDIARY LEGISLATION 445.01 PROTECTION OF ANTIQUITIES REGULATIONS 21st November, 1932 GOVERNMENT NOTICE 402 of 1932, as amended by Government Notices 137 of 1935 and 338 of 1939.

1. The title of these Regulations is Protection of Antiquities Title. Regulations. 2. Any person discovering, whether in private tenements or in Discovery of sites tenements belonging to the Government, such sites or remains as or remains. from their general appearance or from the nature of the objects found on or in such sites or remains would justify the suspicion that they are important in the sense of the Cultural Heritage Act, is Cap. 445. required forthwith to report the discovery to the Director of the Museum and Secretary of the Antiquities Committee, or to the senior officer of the nearest Police Station, who will immediately forward it, or a record thereof, if the report is verbal, to the Director of the Museum and Secretary of the Antiquities Committee. 3. The Director of the Museum and Secretary of the Inspection of sites Antiquities Committee shall immediately inspect such sites or or remains. remains or cause them to be inspected and shall report to the Minister the result of his investigations. 4. Such sites or remains are to be regarded as falling under Sites to be the provisions of the Cultural Heritage Act, unless and until they regarded under Cultural Heritage are by the Minister declared to be free from the operation thereof Act. by means of a letter directed to the person who shall have made the Cap. 445. report, or, if necessary, to the owner of the tenement in which the sites or remains shall have been discovered. 2 [S.L.445.01 PROTECTION OF ANTIQUITIES

Amended by: SCHEDULE G.N. 137 of 1935; G.N. 338 of 1939. List of buildings, sites and remains having a geological, archeological, antiquarian or artistic importance }’Attard district Sant’Antonio Palace and Garden Ba]ar i`-~ag]aq district Dolmens at Qalet Marku Il-Ba]ria district Megaliths and paths in fields near il-Qlig]ej }al-Balzan district Stone window in house in Main Street Bin[emma district The cart-tracks around Nadur, etc. Beng]ajsa district Menhir near Sant’Angelo at }al Far Dolmen near Wied |nuber Birkirkara Medieval Tower in Triq G]ar-il-{obon Bir\ebbu[ia district G]ar Dalam cave The Megalithic ruins at Borg-in-Nadur Roman remains at Xg]ara ta’ Ka``jatura The portion of Wied Dalam extending for about 5000 feet between the Qala San {or[, Bir\ebbu[ia, and the district known as Ta’ }axun Bu[ibba district Remains of a dolmen Tal-Qawra tower The megalithic reamins on the side of the road to Qawra point Cospicua district Cottonera and Firenzuola fortifications and gates }al-Qormi district House in 45, St Paul’s Street Palazzo Stagno No. 83 to 85 in Alley No. 3 Don Mario Street }ad-Dingli District Roman remains at Ta’ Baldu Public fountain at Djar-il Bniet Floriana Villino Bonnici in S. Calcedonio Street The Mall Garden The nymphoeum in the Argotti Garden The garden in St Philip’s bastion (known as General’s Garden) The fortifications (Floriani and others) and the Gate Porte- des-Bombes Wignacourt fountain near Sarria Church and the aquaduct PROTECTION OF ANTIQUITIES [S.L.445.01 3

down from }’Attard Vilhena fountain Il-Gudja district Torri Ta’ Gjawar Ruins at }lantun, it-torriet Santa Maria ta’ Bir Miftu] Tomb at }al Reskun Catacombs Tal-Liebru Il-}amrun Palazzo Manoel (Casa Leoni) }al-Kirkop district Menhir at the entrance of the village Il-Qrendi district Megalithic temples of }a[ar Qim and Mnajdra Old Tanks ta’ Xg]ara tal-Mg]atak (Miska) Old Tower in Tower Street }al-Luqa district Megalithics in the field Tat-tumbata Windows and premises in the following premises: Nos. 18, 18a, 26, 51 and 39 St George’s Street; Nos. 39 and 51 St Andrew’s Street; No. 52 in Alley No. 5 St Andrew’s Street; Nos. 157, 164 and 239 Carmel Street; No. 69 Parish Street; No. 1 St Andrew’s Square Marsaxlokk district Towers San Luciano, Tal-Pont, Delimara Marasascala district Tower of San Tommaso - Ta’ Mamu L-Im[arr district Megalithic remains Ta’ }a[rat Megalithic remains at l-Iskorba near |ebbieg] L-Imqabba district Megalithic ruins Id-debdieba on the road to }al Farru[ Bur-Mg]e\ cave in the quarries Catacombs Tal-Mintna The old tower Remains of a tower at Wil[ia (road to Ta’ Kandia) Il-Mosta district Dolmens in the filed Ta’ fuq Wied Filip Catacombs at Bistra Cart-tracks The series of early christian Catacombs in the district known as Tal-Bistra on the side of the road leading to Tar[a Gap from Rabat In-Naxxar district Cart-tracks The old towers at San Pawl tat-Tar[a L-Imdina Fortifications and gates 4 [S.L.445.01 PROTECTION OF ANTIQUITIES

Palazzo Magistrale and Torre dello Stendardo Siculo-Norman buildings and remains Banca Giuratale Paola district The Hal-Saflieni Hypogeum Megalithic remains at Korradino Ir-Rabat district The Catacombs G]ar-il Kbir near Buskett Cart-tracks near Buskett Roman Villa remains G]ajn Klieb stone circle Saqqaja fountain and wash-house G]ajn }amiem fountain and wash-house G]exierem fountain Cross pillar on esplanade The race stand Verdala Palace St Julians district Cart-tracks around Mensija Ta’ ~ieda remains of round building Spinola Palace, and the Belvedere formerly belonging thereto, and the boat-house in Spinola Bay formerly belonging to Spinola Palace St Paul’s Bay district Megalithic remains on Xemxija Hill Selmun Palace Remains of Roman work near San Pawl Milqi G]ajn Rasul fountain Mistra battery Villa Xemxija Salina bay Megalithic remains at Imdawra Three fougasses on the shores of the bay Senglea Fortifications and gates Is-Si[[iewi Old fortified house in 141, Main Street Houses in Main Street, Nos. 66, 72, 73, 74 and 101 Rock-tombs at Mag]luq Inquisitor’s Palace at G]irg]enti Dolmen at Misra] Sinjura Tas-Sliema and St Julians district and Sliema and St Julians old Forts }al-Tarxien The megalithic temples The fortifications The Palace PROTECTION OF ANTIQUITIES [S.L.445.01 5

The Auberges of the Knights of Malta La La Sacra Infermieria La Banca Guiratale The Custom House The Slaves’ Prison The Pinto Stores (Marina) The old fountains The facade of the Hotel de Verdelin (Archbishop Street) now two houses Nos.108-114 The ground and first floor of the University and Lyceum block Merchants Street The Manoel Theatre The Public Library La Cancelleria (Garrison Library) Palazzo Perellos and de la Salle (Republic Street 219) The block of houses (Cottonera) enclosed in Merchants Street, St Christopher Street, St Paul Street and St Dominic Street Palazzo Parisio Casa Dorell (Merchants Street No. 10) The facade of House No. 30 in Merchants Street The block of houses enclosed by South Street, Old Bakery Street, Old Mint Street and Cavalier Street Remains of the Belvedere Magistrale behind De Liesse Church The two houses in Old Bakery Street Nos. 24 to 28 House in Old Bakery Street No. 9 The facade of the houses between Carts Street and Strait Street No. 168 The gateway of Palazzo Caraffa No. 94 Old Bakery Street The facade of Palazzo Hompesch in Old Bakery Street The fish market at Marina The old houses of the English Knights in St Christopher Street Nos. 175 and 176 The house in St John Street No. 56 - the property of Sant Fournier family Vittoriosa Fortifications and Gates Clock Tower Siculo-Norman houses Inquisitor’s Palace The remains of the old Auberges and other buildings of the early days of the Order in Malta still standing within Vittoriosa }a\-|abbar Hompesch Gate Dolmen at Xg]ara tal-Bidni Megalithic remains at Sant’Anard Circular field called I`-`irku }a\-|ebbu[ Rohan Gate 6 [S.L.445.01 PROTECTION OF ANTIQUITIES

}a\-|ebbu[ limits of Tower at Wied Qirda I\-|ejtun Megalithic remains at Xropp il-G]a[in Megalithic remains at }al {unju Roman remains at Tas-sil[ near Bir-rikka I\-|urrieq Megalithic ruins near Wied Moqbel Ruins at Tal-Baqqari Old remains in garden of Parish house The San Kir ruins Remains of old buildings at Nos. 121 and 122 Carmel Street

GOZO Il-Qala Menhir in field Il-Rabat The Siculo-Norman remains of buildings and archways in the Gran Castello The towers and fortifications The Latin inscription built in the Main gate La Banca Giuratale The old slabs in S Agostino’s cemetery The decorated stone balconies in Triq il-Mandra[[ The megalithic remains in the field Ta’ Marziena Ix-Xag]ra district The megalithic temples Tal-{gantija The remains at Santa Verna The cave at tal-Maqg]ad The cave known as Calipso The }a[ra ta’ Sansun at {nien Imrik Ix-Xewkija Cart-tracks and megaliths at Ta’ ~en` The old house Gourgeon It-torri ta’ l-Imramma Ix-Xg]ara ta’ G]ajn Lukin L-Im[arr Megalithic ruins ta’ l-Imriesbiet and tal-Kag]an The tower known as Santa ~ilia Comino The Wignacourt tower

IN BOTH ISLANDS All the fortifications, gateways, old inscriptions and Coats of Arms The buildings of the windmills now mostly in disuse