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Cancelling a gym or subscription contract (Malta)
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For a consumer in Malta who wants to end a gym membership or another subscription — a club, a streaming or delivery service, a course — at the end of its term, on the notice the contract asks for, or because the service was not provided as agreed. The letter ends the contract from a stated date and asks the trader to stop taking payments and confirm in writing. The contract's own terms govern how it ends, and a term that is unfair under the Consumer Affairs Act does not bind you. Send it by registered letter and keep the post office receipt.
- Made for use in Malta
- Last updated November 3, 2026
- Document in English
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When to use this document
- You want to leave your gym in Malta at the end of the membership year.
- The gym in Malta keeps taking money from your account after you stopped going.
- A subscription in Malta renewed without warning and you want to end it.
- You want to cancel a membership or subscription in Malta in writing.
What you fill in
The details the document asks for.
- Sender
- Sender's address
- City
- Sender's postcode
- Date
- Trader
- Trader's postal address
- Contract number
- Start date
- Date of termination
- Why the contract ends
- What the complaint is about
Common questions
- How much notice do I give to cancel a gym membership in Malta?
- The contract's own terms decide it: read what it says about the minimum term, renewal and notice before you write, and give an end date that respects them. If the club or service has not provided what was agreed, you can end it for that reason and say what went wrong. A registered letter gives you proof of when you sent the notice.
- Can a gym in Malta keep charging me after I cancel?
- Not for a period after the contract has validly ended. Ask in the letter for payments to stop and for any later charge to be refunded, and cancel your direct debit or standing order with your bank as well. If the trader relies on a term that locks you in or renews the contract without telling you, the MCCAA's Office for Consumer Affairs takes complaints about unfair terms free.
- What makes a subscription term unfair under Maltese consumer law?
- Part VII of the Consumer Affairs Act (Cap. 378) deals with unfair terms in consumer contracts: a term not individually negotiated which, contrary to good faith, creates a significant imbalance in the parties' rights to the consumer's detriment. A very long automatic renewal or a heavy penalty for leaving can be examples. Whether a term is unfair depends on the whole contract; the MCCAA or the Consumer Claims Tribunal can look at it.
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