Government Notices published in Govt. Gazette No. 19,415 of 24 April 2015

IT is notified for general information that, acting on the advice of the Prime Minister, the President of Malta has directed that the Hon. Louis Grech, BA, MA (Oxon), MP, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for European Affairs and Implementation of the Electoral Manifesto, assumes the additional duties of the Prime Minister, on Thursday, 23rd April, 2015, during the absence from Malta of the Hon. Joseph Muscat, KUOM, BCom, BA (Hons), MA (European Studies), PhD (Bristol), MP.

IT is notified for general information that the Hon. Joseph Muscat, KUOM, BCom, BA (Hons.), MA (European Studies), PhD (Bristol), MP, resumed duties as Prime Minister on Thursday, 23rd April, 2015, and that the arrangements made by Government Notice No. 343 of the 22nd April, 2015, ceased to have effect accordingly.

THE Permanent Secretary in the Ministry for Justice, Culture and Local Government has approved the following acting appointment:

NAMEPOSITIONDEPARTMENTDATE

Mr Emanuel ScirihaActing Director/RegistrarCourts of Justice30.04-5.05.2015

Criminal Courts and Tribunals

Transport Malta

IT is notified for general information that, in exercise of the powers conferred by Article 5 of the Authority for Transport in Malta Act (Cap. 499), the Minister for Transport and Infrastructure has made the following re-appointments as members of the Authority of Transport in Malta:

Chairperson

Mr James Piscopo, FCCA, MIA, CPA

Deputy Chairperson

Mr Francis Bajada, MSc (Business Finance) (Brunel, UK), BA (Hons) (Public Admin), FAIA (UK)

Members

Capt. Carmel Pace

Dr Vanessa Vella, LLD

Ms Alison Zerafa Civelli, MEd

Dr Mark J. Sammut

Ms Annette Farrugia, ACCA, AIA

Capt. Alan Brown, Mmp mni

Mrs Carmen Pullicino Orlando, BComm, PGCE, Dip. Mgt (Henley), PGDT

Mr Paul Muscat

Dr Deborah Mercieca, LLD, MA

These appointments remain valid for a period of one year with effect from the 28th March, 2015:

Provided that in the case of the Deputy Chairperson, the period of one year shall apply with effect from the 13th April, 2015.

IT is hereby notified for general information that the Minister for Justice, Culture and Local Government has approved the appointment of the Board of Directors of the Public Broadcasting Services Limited for a period of one year with effect from 24th April, 2015, as follows:

Chairperson

Chev. Dr Anthony Portughese

Deputy Chairperson

Mr Albert Marshall

Directors

Dr Edward Cassar Delia

Ms Adriana Zarb Adami

Mr Paul Vella

Dr Claire Bonello

Dr Frank Portelli

Mr Tony Cassar Darien

IT is hereby notified for general information that the Minister for Justice, Culture and Local Government has approved the appointment of the Editorial Board of the Public Broadcasting Services Limited for a period of two years with effect from 24th April, 2015, as follows:

Chairperson

Mr Joe Sammut

Members

Dr Martin Fenech

Mr Felix Agius

IT is hereby notified that in virtue of Article 17 of the Notarial Profession and Notarial Archives Act, the Court of Revision of Notarial Acts has appointed Notary Dr Luke Caruana, LLD, to be Notary Keeper for Notary Dr Maria Galea, LLD, upon her renunciation from exercising the profession of Notary Public by means of a Decree issued by the same Court of Revision of Notarial Acts on the 8th April, of the year 2015 (Application 43/15), and this for all effects and purposes of law and with immediate effect.

Dr Keith Francis German, BA, LLD

Chief Notary to Government

IT is hereby notified that in virtue of Article 17 of the Notarial Profession and Notarial Archives Act, the Court of Revision of Notarial Acts has appointed Notary Dr Joseph Tabone, LLD, to be Notary Keeper for Notary Dr Sharon Dos Santos De Castro, LLD, upon her renunciation from exercising the profession of Notary Public by means of a Decree issued by the same Court of Revision of Notarial Acts on the 5th December, of the year 2014 (Application 217/14), and this for all effects and purposes of law and with immediate effect.

Dr Keith Francis German, BA, LLD

Chief Notary to Government

Appointment of Notary Delegate/Keeper

IT is hereby notified that in exercise of the powers conferred by Article 20 of the Notarial Profession and Notarial Archives Act, the Court of Revision of Notarial Acts has appointed Notary Dr Emma Camilleri to be Notary delegate and keeper of the Acts for Notary Dr Sara Ellul for the period between the 16th April, 2015, and the 19th April, 2015.

Today, 20th April, 2015

JANET CALLEJA

For the Registrar Court of Revision of Notarial Acts

Notification of Exemption of Environmental Planning Statement

In conformity with Regulation 3(8) of the Environmental Impact Assessment Regulations (Legal Notice 114 of 2007), and in view of the fact that MEPA has determined that the proposal is unlikely to have significant environmental impacts, the Director of Environment Protection agrees that the proposal does not require the preparation of an Environmental Planning Statement (EPS).

The Project Description Statement (PDS) presented as part of the application has considered the environmental issues in a sufficient manner such that the preparation of an EPS would not add any new information and MEPA has all the necessary information to determine the application. From the information presented in the PDS and screening according to Schedule IB of the same Regulations, the proposal is not likely to have significant environmental effects.

A detailed justification is presented below:

Reference Number: TRK 155047

Location: Il-Magħqad off, Triq Ħal Tarxien, Ħal Għaxaq, Malta

Proposal: To sanction construction of 2 Class 5A units, to construct 2 additional Class 5A units at basement level, and 4 overlying Class 5A units at ground floor

The following potential environmental impacts were identified and mitigation measures proposed in the Project Description Statement (PDS) submitted to MEPA on the 7thNovember, 2014 and the justification for proposal from carrying out an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) submitted on 18th February, 2015.

Notwithstanding the above, the Malta Environmental and Planning Authority reserve the right to request the applicant to submit additional information as may be necessary to determine the application.

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

Application for licence of a Local Warden

Application for licence of a Private Guard

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

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

(i) has been convicted in Malta or elsewhere of any crimeagainst the safety of the state,or of any crime of voluntaryharm or injury to any person or any crime against property or public trust or any other seriouscrime; or

(ii) has been declared bankrupt or his financial positionis precarious or otherwiserenders the applicantunsuitable; or

(iii) has been discharged from the police or armed forces or the prison services because of any offence or other misbehaviour; or

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

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

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

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

24.4.2015€36.315€0.513

IN exercise of the powers conferred by Section 115 of the Code of Police Laws (Chapter 10), the Minister for Transport and Infrastructure has been pleased to order that the numbers/names of the doors in the undermentioned street at Ħaż-Żebbuġ, specified in the subjoined schedule, be altered as stated in the said schedule.