Government Notices published in Govt. Gazette No. 19,944 of 6th February 2018

IT is hereby notified thatin accordance with Article 29 (1) of the Ġieħ ir-Repubblika Act, the Presidentof Malta, acting on the advice of the Prime Minister, has approved therecognition of the conferment of the Officer’s Cross of the Order of Merit tothe Maltese national Mr Stephen Parnis England by the Republic of Poland.

IT isnotified for general information that the President of Malta, acting on theadvice of the Prime Minister, in accordance with the provisions of article 3 ofthe Permanent Commission Against Corruption Act (Cap. 326 of the Laws of Malta)has appointed Mr John Rizzo and Dr Philip Magri as Members of the PermanentCommission Against Corruption for a period of five years with effect from 25thJanuary, 2018.

1st February 2018

The Presidentof Malta terminated the Commission of Lieutenant Christian Busuttil in theArmed Forces of Malta (Regular Force) with effect from 28th December, 2017.

The Ministerapproved the removal of Lieutenant Christian Busuttil from the Armed Forces ofMalta Regular Force in line with Regulation 14 of S.L. 220.03, with effect from28th December, 2017.

IT is notified for generalinformation that the following Legal Notices were published in the Supplementto the Government Gazette No. 19,941 of the 30th January, 2018, and No. 19,943of the 2nd February, 2018, respectively.

L.N. 28 of 2018: TrafficRegulations Ordinance (Cap. 65); Breath Test (Amendment) Regulations, 2018.

L.N. 29 of 2018: EducationAct (Cap. 327); Bye-Laws of 2018 to amend the Bye-Laws of 2017 in terms of theGeneral Regulations for University Postgraduate Awards, 2008 for the Degree ofMaster of Arts in Health, Medicine and Society – M.A. – under the auspices ofthe Faculty of Arts.

L.N. 30 of 2018: EducationAct (Cap. 327); Master of Arts in International Humanitarian Action – M.A. –Degree Course Regulations, 2018 under the auspices of the Faculty of Arts.

L.N. 31 of 2018: EducationAct (Cap. 327); Bye-Laws of 2018 to amend the Bye-Laws of 2014 in terms of theGeneral Regulations for University Postgraduate Awards, 2008 for the Degree ofMaster of Arts in Mediterranean Studies – M.A. – under the auspices of theFaculty of Arts.

L.N. 32 of 2018: EducationAct (Cap. 327); Bye-laws of 2018 in terms of the General Regulations forUniversity Postgraduate Awards, 2008 for the Degree of Master of Social Workunder the auspices of the Faculty for Social Wellbeing.

L.N. 33 of 2018: EducationAct (Cap. 327); Bye-Laws of 2018 to amend the Bye-Laws of 2010 in terms of theGeneral Regulations for University Postgraduate Awards, 2008 for the Degree ofExecutive Master of Business Administration – Executive M.B.A. – under theauspices of the Faculty of Economics, Management and Accountancy.

L.N. 34 of 2018: EducationAct (Cap. 327); Doctor of Medicine and Surgery – M.D. – Degree Course(Amendment) Regulations, 2018.

L.N. 35 of 2018: Duty onDocuments and Transfers Act (Cap. 364); Duty on the Acquisition of the SecondImmovable Property to be used for Own Residence (Exemption) Order, 2018.

L.N. 36 of 2018: DevelopmentPlanning Act (Cap. 552)Billboardsand Advertisements Regulations, 2018.

L.N. 37 of 2018: Income TaxAct (Cap. 123); Notional Interest Deduction Rules, 2018.

L.N. 38 of 2018: Income TaxAct (Cap. 123); Tax Accounts (Income Tax) (Amendment) Rules, 2018.

L.N. 39 of 2018: Duty onDocuments and Transfers Act (Cap. 364); Duty on the Acquisition of the SecondImmovable Property to be used as Sole Residence (Exemption) Order, 2018.

L.N. 40 of 2018: Police Act(Cap. 164); Chief Executive Officer (Duties and Conditions of Appointment)Regulations, 2018.

Board of Appeal

IT is hereby notified forgeneral information that in exercise of the powers conferred by section 16 ofthe Adoption Administration Act of 2008 (Cap. 495), and for the purpose of thatAct, the Minister for the Family, Children’s Rights and Social Solidarity hasappointed Ms Doriette Scicluna, BSc (Hons) Nutritional Therapy, as member onthe Board of Appeal.  This appointment isfor a period of three years with effect from the 4th February, 2018.

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

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

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

IT is notified that in exercise of suchpowers as provided by Article (3) of the Commissioners for Oaths Ordinance(Cap. 79) the Minister for Justice, Culture and Local Government appointed asCommissioners for Oaths, whilst performing such functions and as long as theycontinue in that capacity, and/or for the period indicated in the sameappointment, whichever is the earlier, the undermentioned:

Ministryfor European Affairs and Equality

Mr Alistair-Paul Borg

Mr Anthony Azzopardi

Ministryfor Health

Ms Melanie Xerri

Ms Barbara Briscoe

Ms Josephine Sultana

Mr Dominic Azzopardi

Ms Maria Josette Sultana

Mr Mark Garrett

Ms Roseanne Camilleri

Ms Miriam Xiberras

Ministryfor Foreign Affairs and Trade Promotion

Ms Francesca Cassar

Ms Helga Mizzi

Mr Carmel Vassallo

Ms Tania Carabott

Dr Kathleen Vella

Mr Mauro Sammut

Ms Denise Demicoli

Boardof Inquiry

Ms Emily Fiott

Mr James Pearsall

LandsAuthority

Ms Charmaine Borg

Mr Ronald Psaila

Police

Sergeant Charlene Abela

Sergeant Ian Vella

Sergeant Sarah K. Zerafa

Sergeant Joseph Zammit

Sergeant Antoine Micallef

Sergeant Mario Fenech

Sergeant Diane Vella

Sergeant Maria Scicluna

Sergeant Nicholette Attard

Sergeant Christine Micallef

Sergeant Ashley Vella

Sergeant Caroline Camilleri

Sergeant Kenneth Vella

Sergeant Louise Catania

Sergeant Dennis Agius

Sergeant Alison Formosa

Sergeant Christabel Mallia

Sergeant Major Mario Mifsud

Sergeant Martin J. Agius

Sergeant Malcolm Buttigieg

Sergeant Major EugenioCaruana

Sergeant Major DunstanCamilleri

Sergeant Major Paul Zahra

Sergeant Major Joseph Borg

Sergeant Major Silvio Ellul

Sergeant Major Keith Caruana

Sergeant Major IsabellaCamilleri

Sergeant Gordon Borg

Sergeant Major NicholasFarrugia

Sergeant Major Jason Caruana

Sergeant Major Francis Gauci

Sergeant Major Joseph Cauchi

Sergeant Major EmanuelScicluna

Sergeant Major Audrey Cassar

Sergeant Stefan Mercieca

Sergeant Major Mario Rotin

Sergeant Major JenniferSaliba

Sergeant Major LawrenceCaruana

Sergeant Major VictorButtigieg

Sergeant Major Rita Compton

Sergeant Major Gerald Attard

Sergeant Alexander Schembri

By Authority

OwenBonnici

Ministerfor Justice, Culture andLocal Government

Appointmentof 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 Adrian Camilleri, LLD, Dr Noel Camilleri,LLD, Dr Edward Gatt, LLD, Dr Shaheryar Ghaznavi, LLD, Dr Katia Mercieca, LLD,and Dr Vincent Micallef, LLD, to be Umpires for the purposes of the said Act.

Theseappointments are for a period of one year with effect from the 3rd February,2018.

Appointment of NotaryDelegate/Keeper

IT is hereby notified thatin exercise of the powers conferred by Article 20 of the Notarial Professionand Notarial Archives Act, the Court of Revision of Notarial Acts has appointedNotary Dr Samuel Bezzina to be Notary delegate and keeper of the Acts forNotary Dr Elaine Farrugia for the period between the 31st January, 2018 and the4th February, 2018.

Today, the 2nd day ofFebruary, 2018

JANET CALLEJA

Forthe Registrar, Court of Revision of Notarial Acts

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, the undermentioned:

LegalProcurators

Ms Mary Galea Debono, L. P.

Ms Melissa Anastasi, L. P.

Ms Michelle Sant, L. P.

Mr Joseph Catania, L. P.

Mr Joseph Gatt, L. P.

Mr Joseph Zammit, L. P.

Ms Josette Attard, L. P.

Ms Katrina Zammit Cuomo, L.P.

Ms Liliana Buhagiar, L. P.

Ms Louisa Tufigno, L. P.

Ms Lucy Bonello, L. P.

Ms Madeleine Firman, L. P.

Ms Maria Dolores Fenech, L.P.

Ms Marie Claire Bartolo, L.P.

Mr Mario Buttigieg, L. P.

Mr Mario Mifsud Bonnici, L.P.

Mr George Cremona, L. P.

Mr Edgar Montanaro, L. P.

Ms Eunice Maria Fiorini, L.P.

Ms Carmen Bellia, L. P.

Ms Caroline Zerafa, L. P.

Ms Catherine Fenech, L. P.

Chev. Paul Saliba, L. P.

Ms Christina Fiorini Lowell,L. P.

Ms Christine CaruanaAquilina, L. P.

Ms Davina Sullivan, L. P.

Ms Denise Portelli, L. P.

Ms Doreen Aquilina, L. P.

Mr Gordon Pisani, L. P.

Ms Heidi Testa, L. P.

Ms Helen Valenzia, L. P.

Ms Hilda Ellul Mercer, L. P.

Mr Jean-Pierre Busuttil, L.P.

Ms Joeline Pace Ciscaldi, L.P.

Mr John Galea, L. P.

Ms Nadine Farrugia, L. P.

Ms Nicholette Aquilina, L.P.

Mr Noel Scerri, L. P.

Ms Pauline Mallia, L. P.

Mr Paul Magro, L. P.

Mr Peter Paul Sammut, L. P.

Ms Francesca Balzan, L. P.

Ms Francesca Scerri, L. P.

Mr Francesco Catania, L. P.

Mr Peter Paul Zammit, L. P.

Mr Quintin Tanti, L. P.

Ms Rowena Grima, L. P.

Ms Sacha Guillaumier, L. P.

Ms Sandra Mifsud Bonnici, L.P.

Ms Sarah Jacobsen, L. P.

Ms Sylvana Vella, L. P.

Ms Vanessa Grech, L. P.

Ms Vanessa Magro, L. P.

Ms Vera Lungaro Mifsud, L.P.

Ms Veronica Rossignaud, L.P.

Mr Matthew Agius, L. P.

Mr Daniel Aquilina, L. P.

Ms Emanuela A. Bianco, L. P.

Mr Gerald Bonello, L. P.

Mr Alan Scicluna, L. P.

Ms Alison Wadge, L. P.

Mr Anthony Stellini, L. P.

Mr Anthony Theuma, L. P.

Ms Antoinette Micallef, L.P.

By Authority

OwenBonnici

Ministerfor Justice, Culture

andLocal Government

THECommissioner of Police, interms of articles 7 and 8 of the Private Guards and Local Wardens Act, 1996, herebynotifies that the following applications as mentioned hereunder have beenreceived:

Applicationfor licence of Local Warden

Applicationfor licence of Private Guards                 

Any person may, within onemonth from the publication of this notice, object in writing to theCommissioner about the issue of the above licences on any of the grounds listedin section 10 of the Private Guards and Local Wardens Act, which are:

(a) where the applicant orany officer of the applicant or any person who has an effective control of theservices to be provided by the applicant.

(i) has beenconvicted in Malta or elsewhere of any crime against the safety of the state,or of any crime of voluntary harm or injury to any person or any crime againstproperty or public trust or any other serious crime; or

(ii) has beendeclared bankrupt or his financial position is precarious or otherwise rendersthe applicant unsuitable; or

(iii) hasbeen discharged from the police or armed forces or the prison services because of any offence or other misbehaviour; or

(iv) is apublic officer or a member of the police or armed forces or the prisonservices; or

(b) when information isavailable which is in the public interest; or

(c) where the applicant doesnot possess the necessary qualifications as may be prescribed by or under theAct.

Government Grant on thepurchase of Wheelchair Accessible Vehicles to be used as Taxis or Vehicles forHire with a Driver

The Minister for Transport, Infrastructureand Capital Projects, together with the Authority for Transport in Malta, islaunching an incentive in the form of a financial grant for the licensing asTaxis or Vehicles for Hire with a Driver of new M1 Category vehicles which arewheelchair accessible so that persons who make use of wheelchairs may have easyand unaided access to these transport services.

Through this scheme personswho own a Taxi licence or a Public Service Garage licence for the hiring ofVehicles with a Driver may receive a grant amounting to €10,000 when licensinga new M1 Category vehicle which is wheelchair accessible to be used as a Taxior as a Vehicle for Hire with a Driver, and at the same time de-registeranother M1 or N1 category  vehicle whichis at least 10 years old from its year of manufacture, which had a validcirculation licence issued in Malta for the past five years and which isregistered and licensed in their name.

The scheme is deemed to havecome into effect on the 1st of January, 2018, and shall be limited to 5 taxivehicles and 5 vehicles for hire with a driver on a first come first servedbasis. The scheme shall remain open until the 31st of December, 2018, or untilthe allocated budget of €100,000 is exhausted.

The conditions of thisscheme are without prejudice to the requirements stipulated in the TaxiServices Regulations (S.L.499.59), the Motor Vehicles Regulations (S.L.65.11)and the Authority for Transport in Malta’s standing Policy concerning theissuing of licences for Public Service Garages (PSG); and such requirementsshall apply at all times unless otherwise specified.

The Scheme

1. Interpretation

For the purpose of thisscheme, unless the context otherwise requires:

‘applicant’ means theindividual person, registered company or partnership applying for the grantunder this scheme and who is the owner of a Taxi Licence or the owner of aPublic Service Garage licence for the Hiring of Vehicles with a Driver;

‘application’ means theapplication made for a grant under this scheme;

 'Authority’ means theAuthority for Transport in Malta set up under the provisions of the Authorityfor Transport in Malta Act (Cap. 499);

‘certificate of conformity’means the document set out in Annex IX of Directive 2007/46/EC, issued by themanufacturer and certifying that a vehicle belonging to the series of the typeapproved in accordance with that Directive complied with all regulatory acts atthe time of its production;

‘vehicle registrationcertificate’ means the vehicle registration certificate issued by the Authorityproviding proof of registration of the motor vehicle;

‘Euro Standard’ means andcorresponds to the dates set out in the current EU Directives and Regulationsestablishing ​emission limits for the registration of new motor vehicles;

‘grant’ means the grantbeing given under this scheme to the purchaser of a wheelchair accessiblevehicle to be licensed as a Taxi or as a Vehicle for Hire with a Driver;

‘registered company’ has thesame meaning as is assigned to it under Article 2 of the Companies Act (Cap.386);

‘licence’ means thecirculation licence issued on a motor vehicle to be driven on the road andwhich is to be renewed annually;

‘Public Service GarageLicence’ has the same meaning as is assigned to it in regulation 62 of theMotor Vehicles Regulations (S.L. 65.11);

‘Taxi licence’ has the samemeaning as is assigned to it in the Taxi Services Regulations (S.L.499.59);

‘Malta’ means the MalteseIslands;

‘person’ means a naturalperson;

‘person residing in Malta’means a natural person who either holds a legally valid identification documentissued in terms of the Identity Card and other Identity Documents Act (Cap.258) or who has a residence permit or a letter issued from the expatriateoffice at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs;

‘Public Service Garage (PSG)Policy’ means a document published by the Authority for Transport in Maltawhich lays down the conditions for the issuing and running of a Public ServiceGarage Licence;

‘registered owner’ means theperson, registered company or partnership in whose name a motor vehicle isregistered by the Authority;

‘partnership’ includes anassociation, which is not registered under the Companies Act (Cap.386), betweentwo or more persons;

‘Member State’ means aMember State of the European Union;

‘de-registration’ means thepermanent removal of a motor vehicle from its registration with the Authorityfor Transport in Malta and thereafter, that motor vehicle shall never beregistered again to be used on the road in Malta;

‘wheelchair accessiblevehicle’ means a motor vehicle that allows easy and unaided access to personswho make use of wheelchairs.

‘Category M1 vehicle’ meansa motor vehicle used for the carriage of persons and which may carry no more thaneight passengers in addition to the driver;

‘Category N1 vehicle’ meansa motor vehicle used for the carriage of goods and having a maximum mass notexceeding 3.5 tonnes;

‘new motor vehicle’ means amotor vehicle which has never been registered in any country;

‘Vehicle for Hire with aDriver’ means a motor vehicle registered under a Public Service Garage Licenceso that it may be hired out with a driver and, unless otherwise specified, doesnot include a self-drive vehiclefor thepurpose of being driven by the hirer;

‘de-registered vehicle’means a Category M1 or N1 vehicle which has been de-registered;

‘European Union’ has thesame meaning as is assigned to it by article 2 of the European Union Act (Cap.460), and includes Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein;

2. Area of applicability

2.1 The scheme applies topersons residing in Malta, to registered companies and partnerships if thatperson, company or partnership:

is the registered owner of aTaxi licence; or

is the holder of a PublicService Garage licence; and

is the registered owner ofan M1 or N1 motor vehicle which is at least 10 years old from the year ofmanufacture and which had a valid circulation licence issued in Malta for thepast five years, provided that such vehicle shall continue to be so registeredand licensed until the date of application of the grant, and is de-registeredat the time of the registration of the wheelchair accessible vehicle.

2.2. Every person,registered company or partnership shall be entitled to only one grant underthis scheme.

3. Manner of applicationand supporting documents

(i) The following application process for this grant scheme shall apply:

(a) In the case of a vehiclebeing ordered that is already adapted for wheelchair access:

(i) Before the vehicle isordered, the applicant shall submit the following documents for the Authority’sapproval:

the vehicle’s technicaldetails;

form WAV1 duly filled andsigned by the applicant;

copy of a legally valididentification document of the applicant;

details of the vehicle to bederegistered.

(ii) When the vehicle isordered the applicant shall present the Authority with a copy of the order sothat the grant may be reserved on his behalf;

(iii) When the vehiclearrives in Malta, the agent or the applicant shall submit the certificate ofconformity, detailing the vehicle’s chassis number and technical details sothat it can be registered and licensed for use on the road;

(iv) If the vehicle is to belicensed as a Taxi, the applicant shall also submit form TX-A1 indicating whatshall happen to the vehicle registered under the Taxi Licence up to thatmoment;

(v) If the vehicle is to beregistered as a Vehicle for hire with a Driver, the applicant shall submit themost recent Public Service Garage licence Certificate;

(vi) At the same time whenthe wheelchair accessible vehicle is to be licensed for use on the road, theapplicant shall submit a certificate of destruction issued by an authorisedtreatment facility certifying that the vehicle which is at least 10 years oldfrom its year of manufacture and which had a licence issued in Malta for thepast five years has been destroyed in the same facility and therefore may bede-registered by the Authority.

(b) In the case of a vehiclebeing ordered that is not already adapted for wheelchair access, and which willbe so modified in Malta:

(i) Before the vehicle isordered, the applicant shall submit the following documents for the Authority’sapproval:

the vehicle’s technicaldetails;

form WAV1 duly filled andsigned by the applicant;

a vehicle modificationproposal prepared and signed by a warranted Mechanical Engineer;

copy of a legally valididentification document of the applicant;

details of the vehicle to bederegistered.

(ii) When the vehicle isordered, the applicant shall present the Authority with a copy of the order sothat the grant may be reserved on his behalf;

(iii) When the vehiclearrives in Malta, the agent or the applicant shall submit the certificate ofconformity, detailing the vehicle’s chassis number and technical details sothat it can be registered and garaged;

(iv) The vehicle shall beimmediately taken to the place where it shall be modified, and the modificationshall be done according to the engineer’s modification proposal as approved bythe Authority;

(v) The modified vehicleshall be presented for inspection at the Authority’s Technical Unit, along witha report prepared by a warranted Mechanical Engineer certifying that themodifications done to the vehicle are safe;

(vi) When the vehicle isapproved by the Technical Unit, it may be licensed for use on the road;

(vii) If the vehicle is tobe licensed as a Taxi, the applicant shall also submit form TX-A1 indicatingwhat shall happen to the vehicle registered under the Taxi Licence up to thatmoment;

(viii) If the vehicle is tobe registered as a Vehicle to be Hired with a Driver, the applicant shallsubmit the most recent Public Service Garage licence Certificate;

(ix) At the same time whenthe wheelchair accessible vehicle is to be licensed for use on the road, theapplicant shall submit a certificate of destruction issued by an authorisedtreatment facility certifying that the vehicle which is at least 10 years oldfrom its year of manufacture and which had a valid licence issued in Malta forthe past five years has been destroyed in the same facility and therefore maybe de-registered by the Authority.

Applications under thisscheme, together with all the relevant documents, shall be submitted or sent bythe applicant to the Road Transport Licensing Unit, Transport Malta, Level 0,A3 Towers, Arcade Street, Paola, between 7.30 a.m. and 3.00 p.m., duringworking days.

4. Eligibility

(i) To be eligible, anapplicant shall conform with subsections 2.1 and 2.2 of Section 2, and with allapplicable conditions and regulations stipulated in the Taxi ServicesRegulations (S.L.499.59), the Motor Vehicles Regulations (S.L.65.11) and PSGPolicy of the Authority for Transport in Malta;

(ii) To qualify for thegrant, a wheelchair accessible vehicle shall be:

(a) a new M1 categoryvehicle complying with Euro Standard 6b or 6c in accordance with Regulation(EC) No. 459/2012, as certified on the vehicle’s Certificate of Conformity;

(b) manufactured in a way sothat a person using a wheelchair may access the vehicle easily and unaided, andmay be transported in the vehicle safely; or

(c) modified locally, asapproved by the Authority’s Technical Unit, so that a person using a wheelchairmay access the vehicle easily and unaided, and may be transported in thevehicle safely. Such modification shall not take longer than 3 months from thedate of the vehicle’s registration in Malta to be completed;

(d) licensed for use on theroad as a taxi or as a vehicle for hire with a driver by not later than 31stDecember, 2018.

(iii) To qualify, a vehiclethat shall be de-registered shall:

(a) have at least ten (10)years on the date of application, with the age being calculated by deductingthe vehicle’s year of manufacture shown on the vehicle’s registrationcertificate from the year in which the application is submitted;

(b) have been licensed inMalta for the past five years and issued with a circulation licence by theAuthority in the name of the applicant on the date when the vehicle is to bede-registered, as shown on the vehicle’s registration certificate or asconfirmed by the Authority;

(c) have been transferred toan authorised treatment facility;

(d) have to be de-registeredin terms of Part VIII of the Registration and Licensing of Motor VehiclesRegulations (S.L.368.02) not more than 5 working days before the wheelchairaccessible vehicle is registered.

(iv) The grant given shallnot be assessed as income for tax purposes.

(v) The scheme will belimited to 5 taxi vehicles and 5 vehicles for hire with a driver on afirst-come-first-served basis

5. Payment of Grant

Where an applicant qualifiesfor the grant, such grant shall be paid directly to that applicant when thewheelchair accessible vehicle is licensed for the first time as a Taxi or as aVehicle for Hire with a Driver.

6. Validity ofapplication

An application shall not bedeemed to have been submitted by the applicant unless it is completed in fulland is accompanied by all the relevant documents. If the application is notcompleted correctly and the relevant documents are not included, the claim forthe grant shall not be processed unless the missing information is provided.The Authority for Transport in Malta shall write to the applicant advising himof the additional information required.

7. Refunding of grant

The new motor vehiclepurchased by the applicant for the grant shall remain registered in his name asa Taxi or as a Vehicle for Hire with a Driver for a period of at leastthirty-six (36) months from the date of first registration. If the registeredowner of a wheelchair accessible vehicle on which a grant has been grantedunder this scheme, transfers the said vehicle, for any reason other than atransfer causa mortis to anheir, to a third party, or does not keep the wheelchair accessible vehiclelicensed as a Taxi or as a Vehicle for Hire with a Driver before the expiry ofthe thirty-six month period, then that person shall refund the grant receivedto the Authority.

8. Duration of scheme

This scheme shall remain inforce until the 31st December, 2018, unless modified or terminated beforehandby a Notice in the Government Gazette. The scheme shall be automaticallyterminated when the total amount of approved grants reach the amount of€100,000.

9. Amendments to thescheme

The Minister responsible forTransport, Infrastructure and Capital Projects shall have the right to make anyamendments to this scheme by a Notice in the Government Gazette.

10. Fraudulent claims

Where a fraudulent claimarises, the Minister responsible for Transport, Infrastructure and CapitalProjects may institute criminal proceedings against those responsible. In theevent of an incorrect payment of a claim, the Ministry responsible forTransport, Infrastructure and Capital Projects reserves the right to recoverfunds paid in error.

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: