Government Notices published in Govt. Gazette No. 20,251 of 20th August 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 Monday, 19th August, 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 Hon. Joseph Muscat, KUOM, BCom, BA(Hons), MA (European Studies), PhD(Bristol), MP, resumed duties as Prime Minister on Monday, 19th August, 2019, and that the arrangements made by Government Notice No. 996 of the 16th August, 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. 20,248 of the 13th August, 2019 and No. 20,249 of the 14th August, 2019, respectively.

A.L. 199 of 2019: Education Act (Cap. 327): Bye-Laws of 2019 in terms of the General Regulations for University Postgraduate Awards, 2008 for the Degree of Master of Arts in Contemporary Family Studies – M.A. – under the auspices of the Faculty for Social Wellbeing.

A.L. 200 of 2019: Education Act (Cap. 327): Bye-Laws of 2019 to amend the Bye-Laws of 2010 in terms of the General Regulations for University Postgraduate Awards, 2008 for the Degree of Master of Arts in Islands and Small States Studies – M.A. – under the auspices of the Institute for Islands and Small States.

A.L. 201 of 2019: Education Act (Cap. 327); Doctor of Medicine and Surgery – M.D. – Degree Course (Amendment) Regulations, 2019.

A.L. 202 of 2019: Education Act (Cap. 327); Bye-Laws of 2019 in terms of the General Regulations for University Postgraduate Awards, 2008 for the Degree of Master of Science in Insurance and Risk Management – M.Sc. – under the auspices of the Faculty of Economics, Management and Accountancy.

A.L. 203 of 2019: Education Act (Cap. 327); Bye-Laws of 2019 to amend the Bye-Laws of 2009 in terms of the General Regulations for University Postgraduate Awards, 2008 for the Degree of Master of Science in Pharmacy under the auspices of the Faculty of Medicine and Surgery.

A.L. 204 of 2019: Education Act (Cap. 327); University Postgraduate Awards (Amendment) Regulations, 2019.

A.L. 205 of 2019: Education Act (Cap. 327); Bye-Laws of 2019 to amend the Bye-Laws of 2009 in terms of the Doctor of Philosophy – Ph.D. – Degree Regulations, 2008 for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy – Ph.D. – under the auspices of the Faculty of Arts.

A.L. 206 of 2019: Education Act (Cap. 327); University Suitability to Practise (Amendment) Regulations, 2019.

A.L. 207 of 2019: Local Government Act (Cap. 363) Local Councils and Regional Committees (Delegation of Enforcement) (Amendment) Order, 2019.

A.L. 208 of 2019: Income Tax Act (Cap. 123); Patent Box Regime (Deduction) Rules, 2019.

A.L. 209 of 2019: Income Tax Act (Cap. 123); Highly Qualified Persons, Qualifying Employment in Aviation (Personal Tax) and Qualifying Employment in Maritime Activities and the Servicing of Offshore Oil and Gas Industry Activities (Personal Tax) (Amendment) Rules, 2019.

A.L. 210 of 2019: Immovable Property (Acquisition by Non-Residents) Act (Cap. 246); Immovable Property Price Index.

A.L. 211 of 2019: Authority for Transport in Malta Act (Cap. 499), Ports and Shipping Act (Cap. 352); Towage (Tariff of Rates) (Amendment) Regulations, 2019.

Appointment of Members of theSocial Assistance Board

 IN exercise of the powers conferred by section 128 of the Social Security Act (Cap. 318), and for the purpose of that Act, the Minister for the Family, Children's Rights and Social Solidarity has approved that the Social Assistance Board established by and under the aforesaid Act, be composed as follows:

Chair

Director General of Social Security or his representative.

Members

The Hon. Fredrick Azzopardi, MP

Mr Edwin Balzan

Mr Marco Bonnici

Ms Graziella Castillo

Mr Lino Debono

Mr Emanuel Deguara

The Hon. Dr Salvino Grixti, MP

Mr Joseph Saliba

Ms Mary Savona

Secretary

Mr Raymond Chetcuti

These appointments are for a period of one year with effect from 28th August, 2019.

In exercise of the powers conferred by Article 113 of the Civil Code (Cap. 16), the Minister for Justice, Culture and Local Government has made this Order whereby the Adoption Order dated 25th April, 2019, issued by the Honourable Judge Brajesh Kumar Guatam of the Family Court, Ranchi, India, is being specified as an intercountry adoption of the person therein mentioned for the purposes of Articles 113, 130 and 130A of the Civil Code.    

(Sgd) Owen Bonnici

Minister for Justice, Cultureand Local Government

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:

Ministry for Foreign Affairs and Trade Promotion

Mr Mark Ciscaldi

Mr George Grech

Mr Bernard Hamilton

Mr Karl Matthew Xuereb

Mr Jean Paul Gatt

Financial and Corporate Services, and Legal Matters

Dr Luca Durovich

Ministry for Health

Ms Rebecca Caruana

By Authority

Owen Bonnici

Minister for Justice, Culture and Local Government

TAX ACT (CAP. 406)

Notice in terms of Article 29(1) and Article 73(2)

IN terms of the proviso to article 29(1) of the Income Tax Management Act and/or article 73(2) of the Value Added Tax Act, the Commissioner for Revenue hereby notifies the persons/companies listed hereunder to call at the Tax Audits Section/Tax Compliance Unit at Block 4 of the Inland Revenue Department, Floriana, within thirty days of this notice to collect the notices made on such persons/companies.

NameReference

Robert Arthur Aubery and Linda C. Aubery   81328A

IT is hereby notified for general information that the following person has been appointed Executive Secretary of that Local Council with effect from 12th August, 2019:

Local CouncilExecutive Secretary

Żebbuġ                                                Neville Galea

THE Minister for Justice, Culture and Local Government has approved the following acting appointment:

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: