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Government Notices published in Govt. Gazette No. 19,739 of 10 March 2017
01/01/2017
No. 247
ACTING PRIME MINISTER
IT is notified for general information that, acting onthe advice of the Prime Minister, the President of Malta has directed that theHon. Louis Grech, BA, MA (Oxon), MP, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister forEuropean Affairs and Implementation of the Electoral Manifesto, assumes theadditional duties of the Prime Minister, on Wednesday, 8th March, 2017, duringthe absence from Malta of the Hon. Joseph Muscat, KUOM, BCom, BA (Hons), MA(European Studies), PhD (Bristol), MP.
Furthermore,Hon George Vella, MD, Cert GAM (UK), MP, assumes the additional duties of thePrime Minister, on Tuesday, 14th and Wednesday, 15th March, 2017, during theabsence from Malta of the Hon. Joseph Muscat.
No. 248
APPOINTMENT OF ACTING CHIEF JUSTICE
IT isnotified for general information that, in virtue of the powers conferred byarticle 98 of the Constitution of Malta, the President of Malta, on the adviceof the Prime Minister, designated the Hon. Mr Justice Giannino Caruana Demajoto perform the functions of Acting Chief Justice between 11thand 18th April, 2017, during the absence ofHis Honour the Chief Justice Silvio Camilleri.
No. 249
IMMIGRATION APPEALS BOARD
IT isnotified for general information that the President has appointed Dr MariaCardona, LLD, as Chairperson on the Immigration Appeals Board (Division Two),in lieu of Dr Lydia Abela, BA, LLD, LLM (IMLI) in terms of Article 25A (1) (a)of the Immigration Act (Cap. 217). This appointment is for a period of threeyears with effect from 8th March, 2017.
No. 250
RELEASE OF LAND
THEfollowing declaration made by the President of Malta under article 3 of theLand Acquisition (Public Purposes) Ordinance (Chapter 88) is published in termsand for the purposes of section 9(1) thereof.
Declaration OF the President of Malta
Whereasby the Declaration of the President of Malta of the 14th August, 1981,published in the Government Gazette of the 28th August, 1981, under GovernmentNotice No. 459, the President of Malta had declared that the land mentionedhereunder is required by the competent authority for a public purpose in accordancewith the provisions of the Land Acquisition (Public Purposes) Ordinance (Cap.88) and whereas the land is no longer so required, I hereby declare for allintents and purposes of law, that the undermentioned land is no longer requiredby the competent authority for a public purpose in accordance with theprovisions of the aforementioned Ordinance.
Description of the Land
Thefollowing land in Attard:
A plot of land of the area of 20.5 square metres, boundedon the South East by property of Dr Francis Dingli, MD and on the North andWest by a public road or more precise boundaries.
Theabovementioned land is shown marked in red on plan P.D. 13_79_A_2, which may beviewed on demand at the Land Department, Auberge de Baviere, Valletta.
(Sgd)Marie-Louise Coleiro Preca
President
No. 251
PUBLICATION OF BILLS
IN SUPPLEMENT
IT isnotified for general information that the following Bills are published in theSupplement to this Gazette:
BillNo. 198 entitled the Civil Protection (Amendment) Act, 2017;
BillNo. 199 entitled the Restorative Justice (Amendment) Act, 2017; and
BillNo. 200 entitled the Refugees (Amendment) Act, 2017.
No. 257
COMMISSIONER FOR JUSTICE
ITis notified that in accordance with the Commissioners for Justice Act (Cap.291), the Prime Minister approved the appointment as Commissioner for Justicefor a period of two years with effect from 13th January, 2017, of:
MsVictoria Scicluna
No. 258
MINISTRY FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT, THE ENVIRONMENT AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Amendments to the Compensation Scheme for theTemporary Cessation of Fishing Activities
IT is hereby notified that the Compensation Scheme for theTemporary Cessation of Fishing Activities published in the Government GazetteNo. 19,448 of the 3rd July, 2015 and amended by Government Gazette No. 19, 713of the 17th January, 2017, is being amended in terms of Article 9 as follows:
Article 2 of the scheme is to be substituted by thefollowing:
“Who is Eligiblefor such Assistance?
Ownersof fishing vessels which are registered as active in the swordfish fishery andwhich have carried out fishing activities at sea for at least 120 days duringthe last two calendar years preceding the date of submission of the applicationfor support shall be eligible.
Thelicenced fishing vessel should not have carried out any fishing activitiesduring March.
Theowner of a fishing vessel should have declared sales of at least €15,000 ormore during at least 1 of the previous 3 years supported by valid sales notes.The Director shall use fiscal receipts in verifying the validity of the salesnotes.”
No. 259
Authority for Transport in Malta
Triq Frans Minuti, Xgħajra
New Street in Triq ix-Xwieni, Marsa
Invirtue of Article fourteen (14) of Legal Notice No. 39 of 2010, the Authorityfor Transport in Malta hereby gives official notice of its intention tocomplete the formation of:
Triq Frans Minuti,Xgħajra (indicated on the site plan on page 2094).
New Street inTriq ix-Xwieni, Marsa (indicated on the site plan on page 2095).
Any person who isobliged by law to form said road (including by acquiring land necessary for thesame formation) has fifteen (15) days from the date of the publication of thisnotice within which to comply with his obligations at law. In default, theAuthority for Transport in Malta shall itself proceed with the formation ofthis road in accordance with its powers at law and at the expense of thosepersons whose obligation it is to form the road.
No. 261
GOLDSMITHS AND SILVERSMITHS ACT (CAP. 46)
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:
DatePureGoldPure Silver
GramsGrams
10.3.2017€37.293€0.563