Government Notices published in Govt. Gazette No. 19,861 of 12 September 2017

It is notified for general information that thePresident of Malta has resumed the functions of the Office of the President onThursday, 7th September, 2017.

Mrs DoloresCristina has ceased to perform the functions of President.

 IT is notified for general information thatthe Hon. Joseph Muscat, KUOM, BCom, BA (Hons), MA (European Studies), PhD(Bristol), MP, resumed duties as Prime Minister on Thursday, 7th September,2017, and that the arrangements made by Government Notice No. 917 of the 22ndAugust, 2017, ceased to have effect accordingly.

Appointment of Members on the Medical Panel

IN exercise of the powers vested in him by section 106 ofthe Social Security Act (Cap. 318), the Minister for the Family, Children’sRights and Social Solidarity is pleased to appoint the MedicalOfficers shown hereunder to be members of the Panel of Medical Practitionersfor the purposes of the said Act:

DrMario Vella, MD, FRCSEd, MRCSEd(Ophth), FEBO, DISSO

DrKeith Debono, MD

DrAnthony Zahra, MD, PGDIP, PHIL, MSC, GER, MRCPSYCH, CCST (PSYCH)

These appointments shall remain valid until the 10thJanuary, 2019.

Appointment of Members of the

Social Assistance Board

INexercise of the powers conferred by section 128 of the Social Security Act(Cap. 318), and for the purpose of that Act, the Minister for the Family,Children’s Rights and Social Solidarity has approved that the Social AssistanceBoard established by and under the aforesaid Act, be composed as follows:

Chairperson

DirectorGeneral of Social Security or his representative.

Members

Hon.Fredrick Azzopardi, MP

Hon.Dr. Salvino Grixti, MP

MrEdwin Balzan

MrMarco Bonnici

MsGraziella Castillo

Mr LinoDebono

MrEmanuel Deguara

MrJoseph Saliba

Ms MarySavona

Secretary

MrRaymond Chetcuti

Theseappointments are for a period of one year with effect from 28th August, 2017.

Appointment of Umpires

INexercise of the powers conferred by section 107 of the Social Security Act(Cap. 318), the Minister for the Family, Children’s Rights and SocialSolidarity is pleased to appoint Dr Luciano Busuttil, BA, LLD and Dr NoelCutajar, BA, MSc, LLD. to be Umpires for the purposes of the said Act.

Theseappointments are for a period of one year with effect from the 4th September,2017.

Appointment of Vice Chairperson of the Council

of the Counselling Profession

IT is hereby notified for general information that inexercise of the powers conferred by article 4 of the Counselling ProfessionAct, (Cap. 538), and for the purpose of that Act, the Minister for the Family,Children’s Rights and Social Solidarity has approved the appointment of DrRachel Tua, BA, Dip. Not. Pub., LLD in lieuof Dr Claudio Zammit, B.A., LLD, Mag. Juris (EU Law) as Vice Chairperson of theCouncil of the Counselling Profession.

Thisappointment shall remain valid until the 28th February, 2019.

Appointment of Member on the Council for Children

IT ishereby notified for general information that in exercise of the powersconferred by section 12 of the Commissioner for Children Act of 2003 (Cap.462), and for the purpose of this Act, the Minister for the Family, Children’sRights and Social Solidarity has appointed the Hon. Dr Etienne Grech, MD,MMCFD, MP as a Member on the Council for Children instead of the Hon. AnthonyAgius Decelis, Dip. ECG, BA, PQD Hse, PGD Ger., MGG, MP.

This appointment shall remain valid until the 17thJanuary, 2018.

THEPermanent Secretary in the Ministry for Home Affairs and National Security hasapproved the following acting appointment:

 AND LOCAL WARDENS ACT, 1996

THE Commissionerof Police, in terms of articles 7 and 8 of the Private Guards and Local WardensAct, 1996, hereby notifies that the following applications as mentionedhereunder have been received:

Applicationfor licence of Private Guards

Name and Surname                 IdentityCard No.        Address

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 of the Private Guards andLocal Wardens Act, which are:

(a)where the applicant or any officer of the applicant or any person who has aneffective control of the services to be provided by the applicant.

(i)has been convicted in Malta or elsewhere of any crime against the safety of thestate, or of any crime of voluntary harm or injury to any person or any crimeagainst property or public trust or any other serious crime; or

(ii)has been declared bankrupt or his financial position is precarious or otherwiserenders the applicant unsuitable; or

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

(iv)is a public officer or a member of the police or armed forces or the prisonservices; 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 beprescribed by or under the Act.

AND EMPLOYMENT

Education Act (Cap. 27)

In accordance with Article 30(2) of Cap. 327, the Minister for Education andEmployment hereby notifies that Fr Jesmond Gauci,holder of Maltese identity card number 0001473Gand holder of a permanent teacher’s warrant number 11729,is no longer qualified to retain a teacher’s warrant.

Fr Jesmond Gauci’steacher’s warrant number 11729 has been revoked with effect from6th September, 2017, and therefore Fr Gauci is no longerin possession of the warrant required to assume teaching responsibilities incompulsory education.

ARCHIVES ACT

Appointment of Notary Delegate/Keeper

IT ishereby notified that in exercise of the powers conferred by Article 20 of theNotarial Profession and Notarial Archives Act, the Court of Revision ofNotarial Acts has appointed Notary Dr Loredana Micallef to be Notary delegateand keeper of the Acts for Notary Dr John Debono for the period between 11thSeptember, 2017 and 18th September, 2017.

Today,the 7th day of September, 2017.

JANETCALLEJA

For the Registrar, Court ofRevision of Notarial Acts

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: