Government Notices published in Govt. Gazette No. 19,520 of 8 January 2016

IT is notified for general information that the followingActs are published in the Supplement to this Gazette:

Act No. I of 2016 entitled the Environment ProtectionAct, 2016; and

Act No. II of 2016 entitled the Code of Police Laws(Amendment) Act, 2016.

Appointment of Commissioner forChildren

IN exercise of the powers conferred by Article 3 of theCommissioner for Children Act of 2003, and for the purpose of that Act, thePrime Minister has appointed Ms Pauline Miceli, Dip. in School Admin &Management, BA (Youth & Community Stds) as Commissioner for Children for aperiod of three years with effect from the 5th January, 2016.

8th January, 201

Approval under article 33 ofthe Insurance Business Act to transfer rights and obligations under generalbusiness policies

The Malta Financial Services Authority (“the MFSA”)hereby notifies the general public that on the 29th December, 2015 it signifiedits approval to FNF Title Insurance Company Limited, having its registeredoffice at Development House, Triq Sant’ Anna, Floriana, FRN 9010, a companyauthorised under the Insurance Business Act (Cap. 403 of the Laws of Malta) tocarry on general business of insurance, to transfer its rights and obligationsunder its general business policies of insurance to R&Q Insurance (Malta)Limited, whose registered office is at Development House, Triq Sant’ Anna,Floriana, FRN 9010. R&Q Insurance (Malta) Limited is an insurance companyauthorised to carry on business of general insurance and reinsurance by theMFSA.

The MFSA’s approval was granted under article 33 of theInsurance Business Act. Therefore, FNF Title Insurance Company Limited has beenauthorised to transfer its rights and obligations under its general businesspolicies of insurance in accordance with the terms and conditions set out in atransfer of portfolio agreement entered into between the parties. Following thetransfer, FNF Title Insurance Company Limited ceased to carry on business ofinsurance under the Insurance Business Act.

Dated this 8th day of January, 2016.

(Sgd) Marianne Scicluna

Director General

MaltaFinancial Services Authority

IN terms of Regulations 9 and 80 of the PublicProcurement Regulations S.L. 174.04, the Prime Minister has approved that for aperiod of three years up to the 14th November, 2018, the General ContractsCommittee be made up of the following persons:

Chairman

Mr Anthony Cachia - Director General - Contracts

Substitute Chairpersons

Mr Oreste Cassar – Director (Information Security andAdministration)

Ms Lorraine Mangion Duca– Director (Policy Development and Programme Implementation)

Ms Jacqueline Gili - Director (Operations)

Members

Mr Stephen Young

Mr Sammy Vella

Mr Oliver Vassallo

Mr Mark Grech

Ms Margaret Camilleri

Mr Anthony Galea

Mr Brian Farrugia

Mr Jurgen Zammit

Mr Mario Borg

Secretaries

Dr Franco Agius

Ms Marisa Gauci

These appointments are valid up tothe 14th November, 2018.

Any person may, within one month from the publication ofthis notice, object in writing to the Commissioner about the issue of the abovelicences 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 applicantor any person who has an effective control of the services to be provided bythe applicant:

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

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

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

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

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

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

IT is hereby notified that in virtue of article 10B ofthe Notarial Profession and Notarial Archives Act, Notary Diana Charles haschanged her surname to Galea.

THE Commissioner ofInland Revenue notifies that on the date shown hereunder, the price of gold andsilver on which valuations made by the Consuls for Goldsmiths and Silversmithsare based has been fixed for the purposes of article 14 of the said Act asfollows:

DatePure GoldPure Silver

GramsGrams

8.1.2016€32.743€0.451