Government Notices published in Govt. Gazette No. 19,365 of 9 January 2015

IT is notified forgeneral information that the Hon. Joseph Muscat, KUOM, BCom., BA (Hons.), MA(European Studies), Ph D (Bristol), MP, resumed duties as Prime Minister onMonday, 5th January, 2015 and that the arrangements made by Government NoticeNo. 5 of the 31st December, 2014, ceased to have effect accordingly.

 Board of Governors of the Malta FinancialServices Authority

IT is notified for general informationthat in exercise of the powers conferred by article 6 of the Malta FinancialServices Authority Act, the Prime Minister has appointed the following personsas Members of the Board of Governors of the Malta Financial Services Authorityfor a period of five years with effect from 1st January, 2015.

Prof. Josef Bonnici, BA (Hons.), MA, PhD(Simon Fraser) in his capacity as Governor of the Central Bank of Malta.

Dr Joseph Brincat, BA (Lond), BSc (Econ)Lond, LLD.

Mr Frans Camilleri, DSS (Oxon), GraduateDiploma (UAE), MA (UAE).

Dr John Consiglio, MPhil, CSA, FCIB, Dip.FS, Dip. Bus. Law & Accty, Dip. Law & Admin., MBA (Wales), PhD, MPhil(Eur. Studs).

Ms Lauren Ellul, BAccty (Hons), ExecutiveMBA (Edinburgh & ENPC), FIA, CPA

Mr Herbert Zammit Laferla, AIFS

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

NAME                                      POSITION                                               DEPARTMENT                        DATE

Mr Rosario Galea                                Director                                 JointOffice           21.1-25.1.2015

OfficialCurators and Advocates for Legal Aid

It isnotified for general information that Dr Leontine Calleja, LLD, has beenappointed Official Curator and Advocate for Legal Aid (Malta), for the periodbetween 22nd December, 2014, and 21st December, 2015.

The Commissioner of Police, in terms of sections 7 and 8 of the PrivateGuards and Local Wardens Act, 1996 hereby notifies that the followingapplications as mentioned hereunder have been received:

Application for licence of a Private Guard

Any person may, within one month from thepublication of this notice, object in writing to the Commissioner about the issueof the above licences on any of the grounds listed in section 10 of  the Private Guards and Local Wardens Act,1996, which are:

(a) where the applicant or any officer ofthe applicant or any person who has an effective control of the services to beprovided by the applicant -

(i) has been convicted in Malta orelsewhere of any crime  against thesafety of the state,  or of any crime ofvoluntary  harm or injury to any personor any crime against property or public trust or any other serious  crime; or

(ii) has been declared bankrupt or hisfinancial position  is precarious orotherwise  renders the applicant  unsuitable; or

(iii) has been discharged from the policeor armed forces or the prison services because of any offence or othermisbehaviour; or

(iv) is a public officer or a member ofthe police or Armed Forces or the prison services; or

(b) when information is available which isin the public interest; or

(c) where the applicant does not possessthe necessary qualifications as may be prescribed by or under the Act.

Noticein terms of Article 61 (1)

Interms of the proviso to article 61 (1) of the Duty on Documents and TransferAct, the Commissioner of Inland Revenue hereby notifies the persons listedhereunder to call at the Capital Transfer Duty Department, 46,Triqil-Merkanti,  Valletta, to collect thenotices made on such persons.

THE Commissioner of Inland Revenuenotifies that on the date shown hereunder, the price of gold and silver onwhich valuations made by the Consuls for Goldsmiths and Silversmiths are basedhas been fixed for the purposes of article 14 of the said Act as follows:–

Date                                   PureGold                                     PureSilver

                                                Grams                                            Grams

9.1.2015                              €33.286                                          €0.473