Government Notices published in Govt. Gazette No. 19,392 of 13 March 2015

It is notified for general information that the President of Malta has resumed the functions of the Office of the President on Friday, 13th March, 2015.

Mrs Dolores Cristina has ceased to perform the functions of President.

IT is notified for general information that the following Bill is published in the Supplement to this Gazette:

Bill No. 90 entitled the Petroleum (Production) (Amendment) Act, 2015.

THE following declaration, made by the President of Malta, is published in terms of the Agricultural Leases (Reletting) Act, 1967.

Declaration BY the President of Malta

I hereby declare that the Termination of Agricultural Lease according to publication No. 497 in the Government Gazette dated 27th May, 2014, of the land described hereunder, is being withdrawn.

Description of the Land

The following land in Żurrieq:

A plot of land measuring about 6,736 square metres, bounded on the East partly by a public road and partly by Government property and on the South West and on the North West by Government property.

The above mentioned land is marked in blue on plan S.P. Nru. SRABAT_A1737_97, which may be viewed on demand at the Land Department, Auberge de Baviere, Valletta.

(Sgd) Marie-Louise Coleiro Preca

President

THE Principal Permanent Secretary in the Office of the Prime Minister has approved the following acting appointment:

NAMEPOSTDEPARTMENTDATE

Is-Sur Paul AzzopardiActing DirectorInformation13 - 15.2.2015

and Press Registrar

THE Permanent Secretary in the Ministry for Finance has approved the following acting appointments:

NAMEPOSITIONDEPARTMENTDATE

Is-Sur MichaelAccountant GeneralTreasury11-13.3.2015

Zammit Munrò

Is-Sur Albert ZahraAccountant GeneralTreasury16-18.3.2015

Appointment of Members of Board ‘Żfin Malta’

IN exercise of the powers conferred by Article 33 of the Malta Council for Culture and the Arts Act, and for the purpose of that Act, the Minister for Justice, Culture and Local Government has approved that the Board ‘Żfin Malta’ established by and under the aforesaid Act, be composed as follows:

Chairperson

Ms Alison White

Deputy Chairperson

Mr Chris Grech

Members

Ms Tanja Bajona

Prof. Joanne Butterworth

Ms Kate DeCesare

These appointments are for a period of three years with effect from 15th January, 2015, till the 14th January, 2018.

IT is notified that, in exercise of such powers as provided by Article (3) of the Commissioners for Oaths Ordinance (Cap. 79), the Minister for Justice, Culture and Local Government appointed as Commissioner for Oaths, whilst performing such functions and as long as they continue in that capacity, and/or for the period indicated in the same appointment, whichever is the earlier, the undermentioned:

Ministry for Foreign Affairs

Mr Mario Buttigieg

Ms Patricia Borg

Mr David Mansfield

Mr Sandro Curmi

Ms Marsim Cassar

Mr Christopher Grima

By Authority

Owen bonnici

Minister for Justice,

Culture and Local Government

THE Commissioner of Inland Revenue notifies that on the date shown hereunder, the price of gold and silver on which valuations made by the Consuls for Goldsmiths and Silversmiths are based has been fixed for the purposes of article 14 of the said Act as follows:

DatePure GoldPure Silver

GramsGrams

13.3.2015€35.545€0.508