Identity area
Reference code
Title
Date(s)
- 1955-2001 (Accumulation)
Level of description
Extent and medium
12,728 paper files
Context area
Name of creator
Administrative history
In February of 1964, the Department of Trade became separate from the Department of Industry but, remained under the Ministry of Industrial Development and Tourism.
In April 1966 a new Government took office and the Department of Trade was placed under the jurisdiction of the Minister of Trade, Industry and Agriculture.
Name of creator
Administrative history
The Department of Trade and Industry was set up in August 1955 within the Ministry of Industry and Commerce to coordinate measures taken by the Government towards the industrial development of the Maltese Islands.
At the same time the new Department took over the functions and duties previously carried out by the Trade Development Office (under the Ministry of Industry and Commerce), covering the representation in Malta of the United Kingdom Board of Trade, and the Registration of Trade Marks, Patents and Designs. This function is now the responsibility of a separate Division within the Department, in the charge of the Comptroller of Industrial Property.
In December, 1955, the Director of Trade and Industry took over, in addition, the former activities of the Food and Commerce Control Officer.
Archival history
In 2001 the Commerce Department was formed and the Department of Trade ceased to exist. Their records or parts thereof started to form part of the Commerce Department.
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
These accessions was transferred to the National Archives of Malta from the Commerce Department in 2020 and 2024.
Content and structure area
Scope and content
In this Sub SubFonds one may find files which belonged to the Department of Trade from 1955 onwards. The files cover a mix of subjects such as licenses, service sales, human resources, finance, among others.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
More paper files will be made accessible for research once 30 years from date of creation have lapsed. The files go up to 2001.
System of arrangement
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
These records are located in an off-site repository, thus documents will not be delivered on the same day. Kindly contact the officers in the Reading Room, who will inform you when the next delivery will take place and set an appointment accordingly.
Conditions governing reproduction
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Script of material
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Finding aids
The catalogue for these records is available at the Reading Room of the National Archives of Malta, Central Archive, Rabat, Malta.