Distinction Between National and Public Holidays
Article 3 of the National Holidays and Other Public Holidays Act (chapter 252) provides the distinction between National and Public Holidays.
The National Holidays shall be public holidays and on those occasions there shall be flown on public buildings the National Flag of Malta.
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