Government Notices published in Govt. Gazette No. 19,561 of 22 April 2016

OF MALTA

It is notified for general information that thePresident of Malta has resumed the functions of the Office of the President onWednesday, 20th April, 2016.

Mrs DoloresCristina has ceased to perform the functions of President.

THE President of Malta hasbeen pleased to approve the transfer of Colonel Pierre Vassallo from theRegular Force of the Armed Forces of Malta to the Idividual Reserve Force, onretirement, with effect from 22nd May, 2016.

IT is notified for general information that, acting on the advice of thePrime Minister, the President of Malta has directed that the Hon. Louis Grech,BA, MA (Oxon), MP, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for European Affairs andImplementation of the Electoral Manifesto, assumes the additional duties of thePrime Minister, on Thursday, 21st April, 2016, during the absence from Malta ofthe Hon. Joseph Muscat, KUOM, BCom, BA (Hons), MA (European Studies), PhD(Bristol), MP. 

IN SUPPLEMENT

IT is notified for generalinformation that the following Act is published in the Supplement to thisGazette:

Act No. XIX of 2016entitled the Various Financial Services Laws (Amendment) Act, 2016.

IN SUPPLEMENT

IT is notified for generalinformation that the following Bill is published in the Supplement to thisGazzette:

Bill No. 149 entitled theEmployment and Training Services (Amendment) Act, 2016.

IN  exercise of  the  powers conferred  by  Subsidiary Legislation 363.10, the PrimeMinister has directed that the square specified in the first column of thesubjoined schedule be renamed as specified in the second column of theschedule.

 appointment ofPanels of Assessors

IN exercise ofthe powers conferred by article 107 of the Social Security Act (Cap. 318), theMinister for the Family and Social Solidarity, after consultation with theorganisations concerned is pleased to appoint the following persons to form thePanels of Assessors for the purposes of that Act, in the interests of employersand employed persons respectively:

Panel ofAssessors representing Employers

Mr LouisApap-Bologna

Dr CharlotteCamilleri

Mr Joseph Delia

Mr JosephFarrugia

Panel ofAssessors representing Employees

Mr Edwin Balzan

Ms Rebecca Gatt

Mr JosephPortelli Demajo

Mr Arthur Rossi

Mr JosephSapiano

Mr Anthony Zarb

Theseappointments are valid for a period of one year with effect from 12th April,2016.

Triqil-Progress and Triq iż-Żebbuġ, Kalkara

Invirtue of Article fourteen (14) of Legal Notice No. 29 of 2010, the Authorityfor Transport in Malta hereby notifies officially of its intention to completethe formation of:

Triqil-Progress and Triq iż-Żebbuġ, Kalkara (indicated on the site plan on page2544).

Any person whois obliged by law to form said road (including acquiring the land necessary for the same formation) hasfifteen days from the date of the publication of this Notice within which tocomply with his obligations at law. In default, the Authority for Transport inMalta shall itself proceed with the formation of this road in accordance withits powers at law and at the expense of those persons whose obligation it is toform the road.

ACT (CAP. 199)

Rural Leases Control Board

In exercise of the powers conferred by article 5 of the Agricultural Leases(Reletting) Act (Cap. 199), the Prime Minister has appointed the followingpersons to constitute the Panel of Architects and Civil Engineers for thepurposes of the said Act for a period of two years with effect from 19th April,2016, and Mr Anthony Mifsud, HND (Agric) and Mr Anthony Borg as personscompetent and knowledgeable in agricultural matters for the purposes of thesaid Act for the same period:

MJC/128/2016

Appointment ofPanel Members

Perit Godwin P Abela  

Perit Alistair Avallone  

Perit Toni Bezzina                          

Perit Lorraine Bonnici Cassar

Perit Joseph Briffa                                       

Perit Marie Louise Caruana Galea        

Perit Karl Cutajar  

Perit David Ellul Mercer 

Perit Carmel Farrugia

Perit Robert Grech          

Perit David Grima                               

Perit Danica Mifsud       

Perit Franco Montesin    

Perit David Pace               

Perit Alan Saliba                               

Perit Giorgio M. Schembri             

Perit Joseph Spiteri         

Perit David Vassallo        

Perit HectorZammit

Perit Kevin R Abela

Perit Raphael Axiak

Perit Lino Bianco 

Perit Ruben Paul Borg

Perit Vincent Buhagiar

Perit Edgar Caruana Montaldo 

Perit Eve Degiorgio

Perit Johann Farrugia

Perit Mario Formosa

Perit Philip Grech

Perit Claude R Mallia

Perit Philip Mifsud

Perit Ronald Muscat Azzopardi

Perit John J Papagiorcopulo

Perit Joseph Saliba

Perit Valerio Schembri

Perit Carmen Sutton

Perit Guido Vella

Perit LeonardZammit

Perit Joseph Attard

Perit Roberta Azzopardi

Perit Joseph Bondin

Perit Elena Borg Costanzi

Perit Ian Camilleri

Perit Mario Cassar  

Perit Andrew Ellul

Perit John Baptist Farrugia

Perit Catherine Galea

Perit Daniel Grima

Perit Rosanne Micallef

Perit Edwin Mintoff

Perit Robert Musumeci

Perit Edgar Rossignaud

Perit Edward Scerri

Perit Ruben Sciortino  

Perit Conrad Thake 

Perit DavidZahra

IT is herebynotified for general information that the following person has been appointedActing Executive Secretary of that Local Council with effect from the 19thApril, 2016:

IT is notified that inexercise of such powers as provided by Article (3) of the Commissioners forOaths Ordinance (Cap. 79) the Minister for Justice, Culture and LocalGovernment appointed as Commissioner for Oaths, whilst performing suchfunctions and as long as he continues in that capacity, and/or for the periodindicated in the same appointment, whichever is the earlier, theundermentioned:

Justice Department

Adv. Mark Said

By Authority

Owen Bonnici

Minister for Justice,Culture

and Local Government

IT is notified that inexercise of such powers as provided by Article (3) of the Commissioners forOaths Ordinance (Cap. 79) the Minister for Justice, Culture and LocalGovernment appointed as Commissioner for Oaths, whilst performing suchfunctions and as long as he continues in that capacity, and/or for the periodindicated in the same appointment, whichever is the earlier, theundermentioned:

Ministry for ForeignAffairs

Mr Albert Ghigo

By Authority

Owen Bonnici

Minister for Justice,Culture

and Local Government

IT is notified that inexercise of such powers as provided by Article (3) of the Commissioners forOaths Ordinance (Cap. 79) the Minister for Justice, Culture and LocalGovernment appointed as Commissioners for Oaths, whilst performing suchfunctions and as long as they continue in that capacity, and/or for the periodindicated in the same appointment, whichever is the earlier, theundermentioned:

Ministry for Energy andHealth

Dr Mario Vella

Dr Stephen West

By Authority

Owen Bonnici

Minister for Justice,Culture

and Local Government

IT is notified that inexercise of such powers as provided by Article (3) of the Commissioners forOaths Ordinance (Cap. 79) the Minister for Justice, Culture and LocalGovernment appointed as Commissioners for Oaths, whilst performing suchfunctions and as long as they continue in that capacity, and/or for the periodindicated in the same appointment, whichever is the earlier, theundermentioned:

Government PropertyDepartment

Ms Joanie Galea  

Ms Shandell Debrincat  

Mr Mario Spiteri

By Authority

Owen Bonnici

Minister for Justice,Culture

and Local Government

PublicConsultation Process

The Medicines Authority notifies that a public consultation process isunderway on Subsidiary Legislation 458.48 Special Procedure Regulation(Penalties in respect of the Medicines Act) (Amendment). Further information canbe found on the website:(https://socialdialogue.gov.mt/en/Public_Consultations/MSDC/Pages/Consultations/2016_MA_PenalTies.aspx).Anyone who wishes to make representations on the proposed legal notice shouldsend an email on (consultations.medicinesauthority@gov.mt) by Friday, 13th May,2016.

ORDINANCE

Sant’Anton Gardens, Ħ’Attard

Itis notified for general information that as enabledby Article 2 of the Public Gardens (Closing) Ordinance, the Director ofAgriculture has approved that on Sunday, 22nd May, 2016, Sant’Anton Gardenswill be closed to the public and will be under the control of the MSPCA.

ORDINANCE

Herbert Ganado Gardens

Itis notified for general information that as enabledby Article 2 of the Public Gardens (Closing) Ordinance, the Director ofAgriculture has approved that on Saturday, 21st May, 2016 from 4.00 p.m.onwards Herbert Ganado Gardens  will beclosed to the public and will be under the control of Ms Ann Dingli. 

A Once-Only Grant forVehicles Registered and Licensed for Personal Use between 1st January, 2005

and 31st December, 2005

IN ORDER to implement oneof the measures identified in Budget 2016, the Prime Minister, the Minister forFinance and the Minister for Transport and Infrastructure have developed thefollowing Scheme that provides a once only grant for vehicles registered andlicensed for personal use between the 1st January, 2005 and the 31st December,2005.

SCHEME

1. Interpretation

In this Scheme, unless thecontext otherwise requires:

“Malta” means the MalteseIslands;

“applicant” means anindividual resident in Malta, who is eighteen years and over on the date ofapplication and on whose name the vehicle in respect of which an application ismade under this Scheme was first registered and licensed in Malta;

“vehicle”means vehicles used for the carriage of passengers and comprising no more thaneight seats in addition to the driver’s seat (Category M1), vehicles used forthe carriage of goods and having a maximum mass not exceeding 3.5 tonnes (CategoryN1), two-wheeled vehicles with or without a sidecar, fitted with an enginehaving a cylinder capacity of more than 50 cm³ of the internalcombustion type and, or having a maximum design speed of more than 45 km perhour, and including a motor tricycle (Motorcycles) and four-wheeled bikes withhandlebars whose maximum design speed is more than 45 km per hour (Quadbikes)intended exclusively for personal use by the applicant;

“effective period” meansthe period between the 1st January, 2005 and the 31st December, 2005;

“first licensed owner”means any person in whose name the vehicle was first licensed upon purchase andduring the effective period but shall not include a licensed vehicle dealer orvehicle importer unless the licensed vehicle dealer or importer shows that thevehicle was registered and licensed in his/her name and capacity and intendedfor his/her exclusive personal use.

“Transport Malta” is theAuthority for Transport in Malta set up by Act XV of 2009.

2. Area of applicability

This Scheme applies to theexpenditure that was incurred on a one time occasion upon the registration andlicensing of a vehicle by the applicant during the effective period.  The applicant shall be entitled to a grant,equivalent to the VAT paid on the registration tax, in respect of theregistration and licensing of the vehicle for personal use. 

The Scheme applies to allfirst licensed owner of the vehicle who purchased the vehicle during theeffective period irrespective of whether the vehicle is still in his/herpossession when the applicant applies for the grant under the Scheme. TheScheme also applies to the heirs of the first-registered owner of the vehicle,who will have purchased the vehicle during the effective period, irrespectivelyof whether the vehicle is still in the possession of the heirs when theapplication for the grant under the Scheme is made.   

3. Manner of applicationand supporting documents

(i) Applications under thisScheme shall be made on the application form set out in the Schedule to theScheme and shall contain all the information and details as required in thesaid form and in terms of this Scheme.

(ii) In the case ofapplications under this Scheme made by the heirs of the same decujus,the application shall be made by the heir. Where there is more than one heir,there shall be made one joint application by the heirs. Together with theapplication, there shall be produced a declaration made by a notary public, inwhich declaration there shall be declared who the heir/s of the decujusis or are,  on condition that the decujuswas eligible to apply for the Scheme.

(iii) Applications shall beaccompanied by any other document and information which the Ministerresponsible for Finance may, from time to time, require.

(iv) Only thoseapplications that are found to conform with the provisions of this Scheme shallbe eligible for payment of the grant.

(v) Applications under thisScheme, including the documents that are to be attached to the application,shall be submitted to the Authority for Transport in Malta, Transport Malta,Land Transport Directorate, A3 Towers,Arcade Street, Paola, by not later than the 29th July, 2016.

4. Grant payable under thisScheme

Eligible applicants mayapply for a grant in respect of the purchase of a vehicle registered andlicensed by them during the effective period.

Eligible applicants canonly apply for the relative grant up to a maximum of three vehicles registeredand licensed within the effective period.

5. Payment of Grant

The full amount of thegrant will be paid to the applicant by cheque which shall be posted to theaddress as provided by the applicant shown on the form. No interests shall runon the amount of the grant due to the applicant. It is a condition of thisScheme that by accepting the grant, the applicant shall be renouncing to anyother claim. An amount equal to the sum paid under previous similar grantsshall be deducted from the final payment where applicable.

6. Validity of application

An application shall not bedeemed to have been submitted unless it is full and complete in all materialrespects and unless it contains all the information and is accompanied by allthe documentation requested therein.

7. Review of decisions

Anapplicant whose application for the payment of the grant under the Scheme wasnot acceded to shall be informed of such refusal by means of a registeredletter. An applicant who feels aggrieved from the decision taken has the rightto request a revision of the said decision within 10 days from the receipt ofthe letter. The request for a revision, together with a copy of the refusalletter, or a copy of the actual cheque payment shall be sent within theestablished period by means of a registered letter addressed to the SecretaryGrant Review Board, 2, Triq Mikiel Anton Vassalli, Valletta CMR 02.

The request shall bereviewed by the Grant Review Board which Grant Review Board shall be set upfollowing an order issued by the Minister responsible for Finance and publishedin the Government Gazette. The decision of the Grant Review Board shall befinal and there shall be no appeal from the decision of the Grant Review Board.

8. Amendments to the Scheme

The Minister responsiblefor Finance shall have the right to make any amendments to this Scheme by thepublication of the said amendments in the Government Gazette.

MEDICAL OFFICER

THE Prime Minister hasapproved the following acting appointment:–

Acceptance ofPosition of Mayor and Deputy

Mayor of SanĠiljan Local Council

 IT is hereby notified for general informationthat in terms of sub-article 25 of the Local Councils Act, Mr Guido Dalli hasaccepted the position of Mayor and in terms of the Seventh Schedule of theLocal Councils Act, Dr Albert Buttigieg has accepted the position of DeputyMayor for the locality of San Ġiljan on 8th April, 2016.

SILVERSMITHS

ACT

THECommissioner of Inland Revenue notifies that on the date shown hereunder, theprice of gold and silver on which valuations made by the Consuls for Goldsmithsand Silversmiths are based has been fixed for the purposes of article 14 of thesaid Act as follows: