Government Notices published in Govt. Gazette no. 20,053 of 7th September, 2018

THE President of Malta is pleased to approve the grant of a Commission in the rank of Lieutenant in the Armed Forces of Malta (Regular Force) of the undermentioned with effect from the date shown against their names.

86116 WO1 Azzopardi Philip13th May, 2016

86209 WO1 Mintoff Christopher1st October, 2016

86059 WO2 Muscat Claudio1st October, 2016

Rural Leases Control Board

IN exercise of the powers conferred by Article 5 of the Agricultural Leases (Reletting) Act (Cap. 199 of the Laws of Malta), the Prime Minister has appointed Dr Charles Grech as person competent and knowledgeable in agricultural matters for the purposes of the same Act for a period of two years with effect from the 15th June, 2018.

BY VIRTUE of the powers conferred by the fourth proviso to Regulation 10(6) of the Conservation of Wild Birds Regulations (S.L. 549.42), the Minister for the Environment, Sustainable Development and Climate Change has, after giving due consideration to recommendations of the Malta Ornis Committee, decided to authorise derogation from the provisions of Regulation 4 (1) (d) and (e) in line with the provisions of Regulation 9 (1) (e) to permit the catching of specimens of White Stork (Ciconia ciconia) and the shipping of the specimens to a specialised avian centre for the purpose of rehabilitation and eventual release into the wild. Permit is being issued for the purpose of specialised rehabilitation strictly under the conditions and controls stipulated in the licence issued for this purpose by the Wild Birds Regulation Unit. 

Panels on the Administrative Review Tribunal

IT is notified that, in terms of the Administrative Justice Act, the appointment of Ms Josephine Borg as Assistant on the Fiscal Panel within the Administrative Review Tribunal has been approved for a period of 4 years with effect from the 21st August, 2018.

Appointment of Umpires

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

 These appointments are for a period of one year with effect from the 4th September, 2018.

Board of Governors

IT is hereby notified for general information that in terms of the powers conferred upon him by Article 2 of the First Schedule of the Gaming Act (Cap. 583), the Parliamentary Secretary for Financial Services, Digital Economy and Innovation has appointed the Board of Governors of the Malta Gaming Authority, as follows:

Chairman

Ms Marlene Seychell

Deputy Chairman

Dr Chris Cilia

Members

Mr Roberto Francalanza

Mr Caesar Grech

Ms Jacqueline Grech

Dr Juliana Scerri Ferrante

Ms Ruth Trapani Galea Feriol

Secretary

Dr Mikiel Calleja

These appointments shall remain valid until 31st July, 2019. 

Committee of Guarantee

IT is notified that the Ministry for Justice, Culture and Local Government hereby notifies that Arch. Norbert Gatt has been appointed as member on the Committee of Guarantee.

This appointment is valid for 3 years as from 31st August, 2018. 

Notice in terms of Article 61 (1)

IN Terms of the proviso to article 61 (1) of the Duty on Documents and Transfers Act, the Commissioner for Revenue hereby notifies the persons listed hereunder to call at the Capital Transfer Duty Department, 46, Triq il-Merkanti, Valletta, to collect the notices made on such persons.

Government Grant on the Purchase of Electric Vehicles for Private Individuals, Local Councils, the Business Community and NGOs

IN terms of the provisions of paragraph 8 and 10 of Government Notice No. 602 published in the Government Gazette No. 19,993 dated 18th May, 2018, the Minister for Transport and Infrastructure is extending this grant scheme until an additional amount of grants reaches the amount of €1,000,000.  Once this amount is reached, the scheme, as extended, will be automatically terminated.

The interpretation and all other provisions under the scheme as having been published in Government Notice No. 602 of the 18th May, 2018, referred to shall continue to apply till the termination of this scheme as stipulated in paragraph 8 of the same Notice except for the amount of ‘€500,000’ which is being substituted by the amount ‘€1,000,000’.

The public is hereby being notified that all applications relative to this scheme which have been or shall be submitted under this scheme after the sum of €1,000,000 specified in the notice governing this scheme has been reached shall be deemed to be valid applications under this scheme until the sum of €1,000,000 is reached.

Appointment of Notary Delegate/Keeper

IT is hereby notified that in exercise of the powers conferred by Section 20 of the Notarial Profession and Notarial Archives Act, the Court of Revision of Notarial Acts has appointed Notary Dr Maria Roberta Mamo to be Notary delegate and keeper of the Acts for Notary Dr Paula Mamo for the period between the 11th September, 2018, and the 26th September, 2018.

Today, Wednesday, the 5th day of September, 2018

JANET CALLEJA

Deputy Registrar, Court of Revision of Notarial Acts

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 Consul for Goldsmiths and Silversmiths are based has been fixed for the purposes of article 14 of the said Act as follows:

DatePure Gold GramsPure Silver Grams

7.9.2018€33.462€0.422