Reference is made to the letter by Carmel Camilleri titled ‘Rabat, Gozo does not exist’ (November 22). The correspondent claims that the title of Rabat (in Gozo) does not officially exist and that the official name is Victoria.
Identity Management Office wishes to clarify that the official name and the official boundaries given to localities in Malta and Gozo are regulated through the provisions of the Local Councils Act (Cap 363). In the case of the locality in question, the Second Schedule of the said law includes the map of the locality which shows the official name to be Rabat.
Thus, by using the name Rabat on the identity card, this office would be adhering to the provisions of the law in question.