Government Notices published in Govt. Gazette No. 20,152 of 18th March 2019

IT is notified for general information that the Hon. Joseph Muscat, KUOM, BCom, BA(Hons), MA(European Studies), PhD(Bristol), MP, resumed duties as Prime Minister on Saturday, 16th March, 2019, and that the arrangements made by Government Notice No. 348 of the 12th March, 2019, ceased to have effect accordingly.

IT is notified for general information that the following Legal Notices were published in the Supplement to the Government Gazette No. 20,149 of the 12th March, 2019, and No. 20,151 of the 15th March, 2019, respectively.

L.N. 44 of 2019: Local Councils Act (Cap. 363); Administrative Committees for Communities (Amendment) Regulations, 2019.

L.N. 45 of 2019: European Union Act (Cap. 460); International Maintenance Obligations (Legal Aid) Order, 2019.

Inabilitation

BY a decree dated 14th March, 2019, the Court of Revision of Notarial Acts found Notary Dr Roberta Borg guilty of a violation of article 94A, sub art. 18 (a) of Chapter 55 of the Laws of Malta, and ordered the partial incapacitation of the same Notary Dr Roberta Borg from the exercise of the Notarial profession with effect from today and until she complies with the Law and the orders of this Court.

Today, the 14th day of March, 2019

JANET CALLEJA

Deputy Registrar, Court of Revision of Notarial Acts

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

Police

Commissioner Lawrence Cutajar

Assistant Commissioner Anthony Cassar

Assistant Commissioner Kevin J. Farrugia

Assistant Commissioner Stephen J. Gatt

Assistant Commissioner Ramon Mercieca

Assistant Commissioner Martin Sammut

Superintendent Francis Micallef

Superintendent Josric Mifsud

Superintendent Raymond D'Anastas

Superintendent Johann J. Fenech

Superintendent Antonello Grech

Superintendent Kenneth Haber

Superintendent Raymond Vella Gregory

Inspector Lara Butters

                                                By Authority

Owen Bonnici

Minister for Justice, Culture

and Local Government

THE Commissioner of Police, in terms of articles 7 and 8 of the Private Guards and Community Officers Act 1996, hereby notifies that the following applications as mentioned hereunder have been received:

Application for licence of Private Guards

Name and SurnameIdentity Card No.Address

Any person may, within one month from the publication of this notice, object in writing to the Commissioner about the issue of the above licences on any of the grounds listed in section 10 of the Private Guards and Community Officers Act 1996, which are:

(a) where the applicant or any officer of the applicant or any person who has an effective 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 the state, or of any crime of voluntary harm or injury to any person or any crime against property or public trust or any other serious crime; or

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

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

(iv) is a public officer or a member of the police or armed forces or the prison services; 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 be prescribed by or under the Act.

A Once-Only Grant for Vehicles Registered and Licensed for Personal Use between 1st January, 2008 and 31st December, 2008

IN ORDER to implement one of the measures identified in Budget 2018, the Prime Minister, the Minister for Finance and the Minister for Transport, Infrastructure and Capital Projects have developed the following Scheme that provides a once only grant for vehicles registered and licensed for personal use between the 1st January 2008 and the 31st December 2008.

SCHEME

1. Interpretation

In this Scheme, unless the context otherwise requires:

"Malta" means the Maltese Islands;

"applicant" means an individual resident in Malta, who is eighteen years and over on the date of application and on whose name the vehicle in respect of which an application is made under this Scheme was first registered and licensed in Malta;

"vehicle" means vehicles used for the carriage of passengers and comprising no more than eight seats in addition to the driver's seat (Category M1), vehicles used for the carriage of goods and having a maximum mass not exceeding 3.5 tonnes (Category N1), two-wheeled vehicles with or without a sidecar, fitted with an engine having a cylinder capacity of more than 50 cm³ of the internal combustion type and, or having a maximum design speed of more than 45 km per hour, and including a motor tricycle (Motorcycles) and four-wheeled bikes with handlebars whose maximum design speed is more than 45 km per hour (Quadbikes) intended exclusively for personal use by the applicant;

"effective period" means the period between the 1st January 2008 and the 31st December 2008;

"first licensed owner" means any person in whose name the vehicle was first licensed upon purchase and during the effective period but shall not include a licensed vehicle dealer or vehicle importer unless the licensed vehicle dealer or importer shows that the vehicle was registered and licensed in his/her name and capacity and intended for his/her exclusive personal use.

"Transport Malta" is the Authority for Transport in Malta set up by Act XV of 2009.

2. Area of applicability

This Scheme applies to the expenditure that was incurred on a one time occasion upon the registration and licensing of a vehicle by the applicant during the effective period. The applicant shall be entitled to a grant, which amount shall in no case exceed the amount of VAT paid on the registration tax, in respect of the registration and licensing of the vehicle for personal use. 

The Scheme applies to all first licensed owner of the vehicle who purchased the vehicle during the effective period irrespective of whether the vehicle is still in his/her possession when the applicant applies for the grant under the Scheme. The Scheme also applies to the heirs of the first-registered owner of the vehicle, who will have purchased the vehicle during the effective period, irrespectively of whether the vehicle is still in the possession of the heirs when the application for the grant under the Scheme is made.   

3. Manner of application and supporting documents

(i) Applications under this Scheme shall be made on the application form set out in the Schedule to the Scheme and shall contain all the information and details as required in the said form and in terms of this Scheme.

(ii) In the case where the first registered owner of the vehicle is deceased, the application shall be made by the the heir. Where there is more than one heir, there shall be made one joint application by the heirs. Together with the application, there shall be produced a declaration made by a notary public, in which declaration there shall be declared who the heir/s of the decujus is or are,  on condition that the decujus was eligible to apply for the Scheme.

(iii) Applications shall be accompanied by any other document and information which the Minister responsible for Finance may, from time to time, require.

(iv) Only those applications that are found to conform with the provisions of this Scheme shall be eligible for payment of the grant.

(v) Applications under this Scheme, including the documents that are to be attached to the application, shall be submitted to the Authority for Transport in Malta, Transport Malta, Land Transport Directorate, A3 Towers, Arcade Street, Paola.

4. Grant payable under this Scheme

Eligible applicants may apply for a grant in respect of the purchase of a vehicle registered and licensed by them during the effective period.

Eligible applicants can only apply for the relative grant up to a maximum of three vehicles registered and licensed within the effective period.

5. Payment of Grant

The amount of the grant will be paid to the applicant by cheque which shall be posted to the address as provided by the applicant shown on the form. No interests shall run on the amount of the grant due to the applicant. It is a condition of this Scheme that by accepting the grant, the applicant shall be renouncing to any other claim. An amount equal to the sum paid under previous similar grants shall be deducted from the final payment where applicable.

6. Validity of application

An application shall not be deemed to have been submitted unless it is full and complete in all material respects and unless it contains all the information and is accompanied by all the documentation requested therein.

7. Review of decisions

An applicant whose application for the payment of the grant under the Scheme was not acceded to shall be informed of such refusal by means of a registered letter. An applicant who feels aggrieved from the decision taken has the right to request a revision of the said decision within 10 days from the receipt of the letter. The request for a revision, together with a copy of the refusal letter, or a copy of the actual cheque payment shall be sent within the established period by means of a registered letter addressed to the Secretary Grant Review Board, 2, Triq Mikiel Anton Vassalli, Valletta CMR 02.

The request shall be reviewed by the Grant Review Board which Grant Review Board shall be set up following an order issued by the Minister responsible for Finance and published in the Government Gazette. The decision of the Grant Review Board shall be final and there shall be no appeal from the decision of the Grant Review Board.

8. Amendments to the Scheme

The Minister responsible for Finance shall have the right to make any amendments to this Scheme by the publication of the said amendments in the Government Gazette.