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.mt

ccTLD
Type ccTLD
Region EUR
Country
  • Malta
Implemented December 2, 1992
Registry NIC (Malta)
Websites https://www.nic.org.mt/

.mt is the ccTLD for Malta. It is managed by NIC (Malta).[1]

Rules and Restrictions[edit | edit source]

To register directly under .mt, the prospective registrant must be the legal entity (any natural person, or any legal person created and recognised as such under the law) that will be using the domain name. It is not necessary to be established in Malta. Also:

  • by registering and/or using the domain name in any way, the registrant must not infringe intellectual property rights and other third party rights;
  • the registrant must not use the domain name for any unlawful purposes.

The following domain names are not allowed to be registered at any level under this policy: mil; mt; co; myname; malta; registry; dnssec; dns; ns; whois; domain; domains. These are referred to as prohibited domain names.[2]

Second-level Domains[edit | edit source]

To register under a second-level domain, the prospective registrant must be the legal entity that will be using the domain name and is required to declare the right to use the Registered Label of the domain name (e.g. myname) as a Full Trade Mark or Trade or Business Name in accordance with Maltese Law.[2]

The following SLDs are available:

  • .com.mt: for entities that operates on a commercial basis;
  • .org.mt: for entities that operates on a non-profit basis;
  • .net.mt: for providers of Internet related network services;
  • .edu.mt: for education institutions recognized by Ministry of Education in Malta;
  • .gov.mt: for Government of Malta entities.[3]

References[edit | edit source]

... more about ".mt"
Date implementedStores the date that an object was implemented, normalized to the "Month DD, YYYY" format.
December 2, 1992 +
Has ICANN regionAssociates an object with an ICANN-determined Geographic Region.
Has TLD typeAssociates a Top-Level Domain with its primary type (gTLD or ccTLD).
Has countryAssociates a page with a country. Territory names are extracted from ISO 3166, "Country Codes".
Has entity typeSpecifies the primary classification or fundamental type of the page's subject (e.g., Event, Organization, Person).
TLD +
Has registry operatorAssociates an object with a registry operator.