Government Notices published in Govt. Gazette No. 20,234 of 19th July 2019

IT is notified for general information that, acting on the advice of the Prime Minister, the President of Malta has directed that the Hon. Chris Fearne, MD, FRCS(Ed), MP, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Health, assumes the additional duties of Prime Minister, on Thursday, 18th July, 2019, during the absence from Malta of the Hon. Joseph Muscat, KUOM, BCom, BA (Hons), MA (European Studies), PhD (Bristol), MP.

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

Act No. XXIV of 2019 entitled the Criminal Code and the Gender-Based Violence and Domestic Violence (Amendment) Act, 2019; and

Act No. XXV of 2019 entitled the State Advocate Act, 2019.

It is notified that the Minister for Justice, Culture and Local Government has approved the members to form part of the Public Broadcasting Services Ltd – Board of Directors.

Chairperson

Dr Anthony Portughese

Deputy Chairperson

Mr Albert Marshall

Members

Dr Edward Cassar Delia

Ms Adriana Zarb Adami

Mr Paul Vella

Mr Tony Cassar Darien

These appointments are effective for a period of one (1) year from 20th June, 2019.

The Permanent Secretary, Ministry for Gozo has approved the appointment of Dr Josepha Erica Farrugia as Acting Director Public Registry (Gozo) on 11th April, 2019, 2nd May, 2019, 6th May, 2019, 31st May, 2019, 24th and 25th June, 2019, and 29th July, 2019.

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 Anthony Abela to be Notary delegate and keeper of the Acts for Notary Dr Kristina Gatt for the period between the 31st July, 2019, and the 10th August, 2019.

Today, the 17th day of July, 2019

JANET CALLEJA

Deputy Registrar, Court of Revision of Notarial Acts

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 Anthony Abela to be Notary delegate and keeper of the Acts for Notary Dr Sam Abela for the period between the 10th July, 2019, and the 18th July, 2019.

Today, the 17th day of July, 2019

JANET CALLEJA

Deputy Registrar, Court of Revision of Notarial Acts

CONTROLLED COMPANIES

Extension of the appointment of Controller

It is hereby notified for general information that the Malta Financial Services Authority has, after consultation with the Central Bank of Malta, by virtue of the powers vested in it under article 29 of the Banking Act and in accordance with the provisions of the Controlled Companies (Procedure for Liquidation) Act,  extended the appointment of MGI Malta ("MGI") represented by Mr Raymond Gatt to act as the Controller in respect of the Bank of Industry, Commerce and Agriculture Limited (BICAL), its subsidiaries and associated companies with effect from 17th June, 2019, to 31st December, 2020.

Registration of Land in Line with Regulation 13(1) of S.L 549.66 – Declaration of not Applying Fertilisers

IT is notified for general information that, for simplification purposes, farmers and land users having their parcels registered for the scope of Regulation 13(1) of S.L 549.66 within the Nitrates Registry do not need to reactivate the declaration of either applying or not applying fertilisers following the three year lapse from the date of initial signatory.

The declaration remains valid and in force, and farmers and land users are only requested to update their declaration in case of any changes with regards to the use of fertilisers intended to be applied or not applied by the farmer. These changes can only be conducted at the Agricultural Rural Paying Agency (ARPA) Front Office, Ta' Qali.

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

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.

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: