Government Notices published in Govt. Gazette No. 19,982 of 24 April 2018

IT is notified for general information that the following Act is published in the Supplement to this Gazette:

Act No. XI of 2018 entitled the Media and Defamation Act, 2018.

IT is notified for general information that the following Legal Notices were published in the Supplement to the Government Gazette No. 19,981 of the 20th April, 2018.

L.N. 129 of 2018: Education Act (Cap. 327); Bye-Laws of 2018 to amend the Bye-Laws of 2006 in terms of the General Regulations for University Undergraduate Awards, 2004 for the Degrees of Bachelor of Commerce – B.Com. – and Bachelor of Commerce (Honours) – B.Com. (Honours) – under the auspices of the Faculty of Economics, Management and Accountancy.

L.N. 130 of 2018: Education Act (Cap. 327); Bye-Laws of 2018 to amend the Bye-Laws of 2016 in terms of the General Regulations for University Undergraduate Awards, 2004 for the Degree of Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Technical Design and Technology – B.Sc. (Hons) TDT – under the auspices of the Faculty of Education.

L.N. 131 of 2018: Education Act (Cap. 327); Bye-Laws of 2018 to amend the Bye-Laws of 2010 in terms of the General Regulations for University Undergraduate Awards, 2004 for the Degree of Bachelor of Science (Honours) – B.Sc. (Hons) – under the auspices of the Faculty of Health Sciences.

L.N. 132 of 2018: Education Act (Cap. 327); Bye-Laws of 2018 to amend the Bye-Laws of 2015 in terms of the General Regulations for University Undergraduate Awards, 2004 for the Higher Diploma in Community Access for Disabled People – H.Dip. C.A.D.P. – under the auspices of the Faculty for Social Wellbeing.

L.N. 133 of 2018: Education Act (Cap. 327); Bye-Laws of 2018 to amend the Bye-Laws of 2010 in terms of the General Regulations for University Postgraduate Awards, 2008 for the Degree of Master of Laws (LL.M.) under the auspices of the Faculty of Laws.

L.N. 134 of 2018: Education Act (Cap. 327); Bye-Laws of 2018 to amend the Bye-Laws of 2015 in terms of the General Regulations for University Postgraduate Awards, 2008 for the Degree of Master of Arts in Diplomatic Studies – M.A. Dip. St. – under the auspices of the Mediterranean Academy of Diplomatic Studies.

L.N. 135 of 2018: Education Act (Cap. 327); Bye-Laws of 2018 to amend the Bye-Laws of 2016 in terms of the General Regulations for University Postgraduate Awards, 2008 for the Degree of Master in Teaching and Learning – MTL – under the auspices of the Faculty of Education

Building Regulation Board

IT is hereby being notified that, in exercise of the powers conferred by Article 3 of the Building Regulation Act (Cap. 513), the Minister for Transport, Infrastructure and Capital Projects has appointed Emanuel Zahra, as Deputy Chairperson on the Building Regulation Board. This appointment is effective from 17th April, 2018 up to 13th June, 2019.

Revenue Remissions Supervisory Board

IT is notified for general information that in exercise of the powers conferred by Part III of the Commissioner for Revenue Act, (Cap. 517), the Minister for Finance has appointed the following persons as Members of the Revenue Remissions Supervisory Board for a period of three years up to 31st May, 2021.

Chairperson

Dr John Consiglio, PhD, MPhil. (Eur. Stud.), MBA (Wales), DipFS, Dip Law and Adm., Dip. Bus. Law and Actcy, FCIB

Members

Mr Anthony Busuttil

Mr Joseph Smith, MFA – Digital Arts (Melit)

Promotion of Energy Audits in Small and MediumSized Enterprises Scheme – Scheme A Applications under the De Minimis Regulation(Commission Regulation No. 1407/2013)

WITH reference to Government Notice No. 408 published in the Government Gazette No. 19,974 of the 6th April, 2018, it is notified that in the second paragraph of Point 1. Scheme Description, the sentences:

 “After reviewing the Application, the Agency will inform the enterprise whether it can proceed with the audit. Once the energy audit is complete and submitted to the Energy and Water Agency, the latter will ensure that the report meets the minimum requirements as detailed in the Schedule. The single undertaking will then receive payment for the energy audit exercise according to the amount indicated in invoices signed by the certified energy auditor capped to the amount in Section 4.”  

Are replaced with:

“After reviewing the Application, the Agency will inform the enterprise through a letter of notification whether it can proceed with the audit. The audit is to be presented to the Agency within 6 months from the date of the letter of notification issued. Once the energy audit is complete and submitted to the Energy and Water Agency, the latter will ensure that the report meets the minimum requirements as detailed in the Schedule.Post verification ofthe audit, the single undertaking will then receive payment for the energy audit exercise based on the original fiscal receipt forwarded to the Agency indicating the actual cost of the energy audit. The amount refunded will be capped as shown in Section 4”

Promotion of Energy Audits in Small and Medium Sized Enterprises Scheme – Scheme B

Applications under the General Block Exemption Regulation

WITH reference to Government Notice No. 409 published in the Government Gazette No. 19,974 of the 6th April, 2018, it is notified that in the second paragraph of Point 1. Scheme Description, the sentences:

“After reviewing the Application, the Agency will inform the enterprise whether it can proceed with the audit. Once the energy audit is complete and submitted to the Energy and Water Agency, the latter will ensure that the report meets the minimum requirements as detailed in the Schedule. The enterprise will then receive payment for the energy audit exercise according to the amount indicated in invoices signed by the certified energy auditor capped to the amount in Section 4.”  

Are replaced with:

“After reviewing the Application, the Agency will inform the enterprise through a letter of notification whether it can proceed with the audit. The audit is to be presented to the Agency within 6 months from the date of the letter of notification issued. Once the energy audit is complete and submitted to the Energy and Water Agency, the latter will ensure that the report meets the minimum requirements as detailed in the Schedule. Post verification of audit, the enterprise will then receive payment for the energy audit exercise based on the original fiscal receipt forwarded to the Agency indicating the actual cost of the energy audit. The amount refunded will be capped as shown in Section 4.”

Sant’Anton Gardens

IT is notified for general information that as enabled by Article 2 of the Public Gardens (Closing) Ordinance, the Director of Agriculture has approved that on Saturday, 12th May till Sunday, 13th May, 2018, Sant’Anton Gardens will be closed to the public and will be under the control of the Malta Fancy Poultry and Pigeon Club.

Sant’Anton Gardens

IT is notified for general information that as enabled by Article 2 of the Public Gardens (Closing) Ordinance, the Director of Agriculture has approved that on Saturday, 19th May till Sunday, 20th May, 2018, Sant’Anton Gardens will be closed to the public and will be under the control of the Office of the Malta Horticultural Society.

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: