As per CAP 623 of the Laws of Malta titled the BUILDING REGULATION ACT, an appeal against any ruling, decision, order, or direction issued by the Building & Construction Authority may be submitted to the Building & Construction Tribunal by electronic email on [email protected].

The following are the procedures for an applicant to lodge an appeal to the Building & Construction Tribunal (BCT) under CAP 623, BUILDING REGULATION ACT:

The appeal shall be in a form of an application and shall include:
(a) reference to the Authority’s decision appealed from, and a copy thereof;
(b) distinctly state the heads of the decision complained of under different headings, together with reasons under each heading for which the appeal is entered;
(c) state specifically the manner in which it is desired that the decision be varied under each heading;
(d) include all documentation which is relevant for the grounds of appeal.

Time frame to submit appeal – twenty (20) days from the issue of the ruling, order or direction issued by the Building & Construction Authority.

In the appeal submission, applicant is to name any witnesses which he/she intends to produce.

The decisions of the Tribunal in regard to appeals submitted to it against any ruling, decision, order or direction issued by the Building & Construction Authority shall be final except with respect to points of law, from which there shall lie the right to appeal to the Court of Appeal (Inferior Jurisdiction). Appeals to the Court of Appeal (Inferior Jurisdiction) from appeals decisions of the Tribunal shall be made by means of an application filed in the registry of that court, within twenty (20) days from the date on which that decision has been published according to law.