Government Notices published in Govt. Gazette No. 19,437 of 9 June 2015

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, 4th June, 2015, and that the arrangements made by Government Notice No. 504 of the 3rd June, 2015, ceased to have effect accordingly.

IT is notified for general information that the following Legal Notices were published in the Supplement to the Government Gazette No. 19,436 of 5th June, 2015.

L.N. 176 of 2015: Traffic Regulation Ordinance (Cap. 65); Authority for Transport in Malta Act (Cap. 499); Low-Powered Vehicles and Pedal Cycles (Amendment) Regulations, 2015.

L.N. 177 of 2015: Traffic Regulation Ordinance (Cap. 65); Motor Vehicles Registration and Licensing Act (Cap. 368); Arrears of Motor Vehicles Licence Fees (Regularisation) (Amendment) Regulations, 2015.

L.N. 178 of 2015: Motor Vehicles Registration and Licensing Act (Cap. 368); Authority for Transport in Malta Act (Cap. 499); Registration and Licensing of Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Regulations, 2015.

L.N. 179 of 2015: Occupational Health and Safety Authority Act (Cap. 424); Control of Major Accident Hazards Regulations, 2015.

L.N. 180 of 2015: Duty on Documents and Transfers Act (Cap. 364); Remission of Interest and Penalties Rules, 2015.

L.N. 181 of 2015: Income Tax Act (Cap. 123); Income Tax Exemption (Amendment) Order, 2015.

L.N. 182 of 2015: Duty on Documents and Transfers Act (Cap. 364); Exemption of Duty in terms of Article 23 (Amendment No. 2) Order, 2015.

L.N. 183 of 2015: Income Tax Act (Cap. 123); Tax Accounts (Income Tax) (Amendment) Rules, 2015.

L.N. 184 of 2015: Income Tax Act (Cap. 123); United Nations Pensions Programme Rules, 2015.

L.N. 185 of 2015: Income Tax Act (Cap. 123); Tax Credit (Women Returning to Employment) (Amendment) Rules, 2014 (Amendment) Rules 2015.

L.N. 186 of 2015: Value Added Tax Act (Cap. 406); Refund of Value Added Tax in terms of Diplomatic and Consular Arrangements (Amendment No. 2) Regulations, 2015.

L.N. 187 of 2015: Criminal Code (Cap. 9); Method of Service of Judicial Acts (Amendment) Regulations, 2015.

L.N. 188 of 2015: Malta Enterprise Act (Cap. 463); Enterprise Support Incentives (Amendment of Legal Notice 118 of 2015) Regulations, 2015.

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

NAMEPOSTDEPARTMENTDATE

Is-Sur Paul AzzopardiActing Director and PressInformation10 - 12.6.2015

Registrar

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

NAMEPOSITIONDEPARTMENTDATE

Mr Anthony BusuttilDirector GeneralCustoms01-04.07.15

MrGodwin Warr, Director General (Commerce), resumed duties on 1st June, 2015, and the arrangements referred to in Government Notice No. 452 of 22nd May, 2015, are hereby being cancelled.

Commercial Sanctions Tribunal

IT is notified for general information that in exercise of the powers conferred by Article 4 of the Financial Administration and Audit Act, Cap. 174 (L.N. 68 of 2015), the Minister for Finance has appointed the following persons as Members of the Commercial Sanctions Tribunal for a period of three years up to 30th April 2018.

Chairperson

Mrs Denise Vella, BA, MA (Econ.)

Members

Mr Reginald Fava, BPharm., MRPharm.S, DBA, MCPP

Mr Richard A. Matrenza, DPE (Oxon) FRES FloD

Secretary

Mr John Grech

Revenue Remissions Supervisory Board

IT is notified for general information that in exercise of the powers conferred by Part III of the Commissioner for Revenue Act (Cap. 517), the Minister for Finance has appointed the following persons as Members of the Revenue Remissions Supervisory Board for a period of three years up to 31st May, 2018.

Chairperson

Dr John Consiglio, PhD, MPhil. (Eur. Stud.), MBA(Wales), DipFS, Dip Law & Adm., Dip Bus. Law & Actcy., FCIB

Membri

Mr Frank Borg, IIT (Dip)

Mr Francis Farrugia, DPA, Dip. Tax, FMIT

Appointment of Member of the Social Assistance Board

IN exercise of the powers conferred by article 128 of the Social Security Act (Cap. 318), and for the purpose of that Act, the Minister for the Family and Social Solidarity has approved that the Social Assistance Board established by and under the aforesaid Act, be composed as follows:

Chairperson

The Director General of Social Security or his representative

Members

The Hon. Fredrick Azzopardi, MP

Mr Edwin Balzan

Mr Marco Bonnici

Dr Michael Buhagiar

Ms Graziella Castillo

Mr Lino Debono

Mr Emanuel Deguara

The Hon. Mr Silvio Parnis, MP

Mr Joseph Saliba

Ms Mary Savona

Secretary

Mr Raymond Chetcuti

These appointments are for a period of one year with effect from 9th June, 2015.

Local Governance Board

Amendment

IT is hereby notified that Dr Noel Bartolo is to substitute Dr Joe Mifsud as Chairperson of the Local Governance Board.This appointment is valid up till 24th June, 2016.

IT is hereby notified that in virtue of article 10B of the Notarial Profession and Notarial Archives Act, Notary Emma Camilleri has changed her surname to Zammit.

Upper Barrakka Gardens

It is notified for general information that as enabled by Article 2 of the Public Gardens (Closing) Ordinance (Cap. 34), the Director of Agriculture has approved that on Sunday, 12th July, 2015, from 4.00 p.m. onwards the Upper Barrakka Gardens will be closed to the public and will be under the control of the Police Commissioner.

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 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

9.6.2015€34.012€0.494