Government Notices published in Govt. Gazette No. 19,852 of 25 August 2017

IT is notified for general information that, acting on the advice of the Prime Minister, the President of Malta has directed that the Hon. Chris Fearne, MD, FRCS(Ed), MP, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Health, assumes the additional duties of the Prime Minister, on Thursday, 24th August, 2017, 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 in virtue of the powers conferred under Art. 98 of the Constitution of Malta, the President of Malta on the advice of the Prime Minister nominated the Hon. Mr Justice Giannino Caruana Demajo to serve the functions of Acting Chief Justice for the period of time from the 12th to the 19th September, 2017, during the absence of His Hon. the Chief Justice Silvio Camilleri.

AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT

Small Claims Tribunal

IT is notified for general information that in terms of sub-articles (2) and (5) of article 4 of the Small Claims Tribunal Act (Cap. 380) of the Laws of Malta, the President of Malta, acting on the advice of the Prime Minister, has appointed Dr Kevin Camilleri Xuereb, LLD, as Adjudicator on the Small Claims Tribunal for a period of five (5) years commencing on the 31st July, 2017.

DIRECTOR (PUBLIC LOTTO)

THE Prime Minister has approved the following acting appointment:

NAME         POSTDEPARTMENTDATE

Mr Martin SpiteriDirectorPublic LottoFrom 1.12.2016

GENERAL (CUSTOMS)

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

NAME                   POSITION       DEPARTMENTDATE

Ms Marisa HewerDirector General          Customs      7 - 8.9.2017

GENERAL (CUSTOMS)

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

NAME        POSITION          DEPARTMENT         DATE

Mr Ian MuscatDirector General  Customs       4.9.2017

GENERAL (CUSTOMS)

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

NAME                POSITION          DEPARTMENT        DATE

Mr Alan Mamo      Director General           Customs           5 - 6.9.2017

SILVERSMITHS

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:

Date       Pure Gold      Pure Silver

        Grams         Grams

25.8.2017€35.475        €0.495