Government Notices published in Govt. Gazette No. 20,268 of 20th September 2019

It is notified for general information that the President of Malta has resumed the functions of the Office of the President on Wednesday, 18th September, 2019.

Mrs Dolores Cristina has ceased to perform the functions of President.

The President of Malta terminated the Commission of 2/Lieutenant Guarracino Iamin in the Armed Forces of Malta (Regular Force) with effect from 30th August, 2019.

THE Minister for Home Affairs and National Security approved the removal of 2/Lieutenant Guarracino Iamin from the Armed Forces of Malta Regular Force in line with Regulation 14 of S.L. 220.03, with effect from 30th August, 2019.

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 made the following appointments on the Building Regulation Board:

Chairperson

Arch. Samuel Formosa, BE&A (Hons.), MSc. Arch. (Lond.), MSc. (Env. Pln. & Mgt.), A&CE

Deputy Chairperson

Mr Emanuel Zahra, MBA (Melit.), B. WHR (Hons) (Melit.), Dip. Dipl. St. (Melit.), Dip. ATD (Melit.), Dip. Pol. Stud. (Melit.), Dip. Lab. Stud. (Melit.), MIM, Inc. Eng. (UK), MMS (Dip.) (UK)

Members

Arch. Konrad Bezzina, BE&A (Hons.)

Mr Emanuel Pisani

Mr Martin Mamo

Mr Massimo Zammit, MBA (Derby), MCSI (UK), Dip. Risk Management (UK), Dip. ICT (Melit.)

Nominated by Kamra tal-Periti

Arch. Simone Vella Lenicker, BE&A (Hons.)

Nominated by the Chamber of Engineers

Ing. Johan A. Psaila , BEng (Hons.), Pg. Dipl. (Brunel)

Secretary

Dr Christian Meilak, LLB, LLD

These appointments remain valid for a period of three years with effect from 1st September, 2019

20th September 2019

THE Permanent Secretary in the Ministry for Justice, Culture and Local Government has approved the following acting appointment:

 IT is hereby notified for general information that the following person has been appointed Acting Executive Secretary of that Local Council from 18th September, 2019:

Applications for the Appointment of the Malta

Council for the Voluntary Sector

In terms of Act Number XXII of 2007, as amended by Act VII of 2015, XXXI of 2018 and XXXVI of 2018, to regulate voluntary organisations and their administration, the Minister for Education and Employment, the Hon. Evarist Bartolo, is inviting applications for the appointment of the Malta Council for the Voluntary Sector according to section 35 of the Act.

The Council shall be composed of a Chairperson and another ten members. Out of these eleven members one (1) member shall be appointed by the Minister to represent the Government; four (4) members shall be appointed by the Minister from among the voluntary sector in order to represent voluntary organisations (A); and six (6) members shall be elected directly by the voluntary sector (B).

(A)  The four members appointed by the Minister from among the Voluntary sector as follow:

(a) one (1) member to represent founders of and donors to voluntary organisations;

(b) one (1) member to represent members of voluntary organisations and volunteers;

(c) one (1) member to represent administrators of voluntary organisations; and

(d) one (1) member to represent foreign and international organisations.

Provided that there is more than one nomination representing a particular sector, the Minister shall appoint such members from among the nominations received.

Where no nominations are received, the Minister shall appoint such members at his discretion.

(B)  Six members elected directly by the voluntary sector to represent the following sectoral groups:

(a) one (1) member from the Social and Humanitarian Sector;

(b) one (1) member from the Health and Special Needs Sector;

(c) one (1) member from the Education, Youth and Sport Sector;

(d) one (1) member from the Environmental Sector and the Animal Welfare Sector;

(e) one (1) member from the Arts and Culture Sector; and

(f) one (1) member from the Non-Governmental Organisations Sector in Gozo.

A person shall not be qualified to be appointed as a member of the Council if such person:

a) is a Judge, a Magistrate, a Member of the House of Representatives or a Local Council, or a candidate for election to the House of Representatives or a Local Council; or

b) is legally incapacitated or interdicted; or

c) has been declared bankrupt or has made a composition or arrangement with his creditors; or

d) has been convicted of a crime affecting public trust or theft or fraud, or of knowingly receiving property, obtaining by theft or fraud, a crime affecting the good order of the family or of an offence against this Act.

Voluntary Organisations enrolled with the Commissioner for Voluntary Organisations may nominate both a nominee for Section A (to be appointed by Minister) as well as a nominee under Section B (to be elected by VOs). Voluntary Organisations may nominate a person for election under the same sectoral grouping which has been advised and confirmed.

Nominations from voluntary organisations, indicating under which of the above sections the nominations are being made, as well as a Curriculum Vitae (CV) of the nominee, will be received by the Commissioner for Voluntary Organisations by Friday, 25th October, 2019.

Block C, Beltissebħ

Floriana, FRN 1700

Tel: 25687261

Email: (vo@gov.mt)

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: