Government Notices published in Govt. Gazette No. 20,276 of 8 October 2019

IT is notified for general information that the following Legal  Notices  were  published  in  the  Supplement  to  the Government Gazette No. 20,272 of the 30th September, 2019, 20,273 of the 1st October, 2019 and 20,275 of the 4th October, 2019, respectivley.

L.N. 246 of 2019: Agricultural Leases (Reletting) Act (Cap. 199); Agricultural Leases (Amendment) Regulations, 2019.

L.N. 247 of 2019: Reletting of Urban Property (Regulation) Ordinance (Cap. 69); Proceedings of the Rent Regulation Board (Amendment) Regulations, 2019.

L.N. 248 of 2019: Education Act (Cap. 327); General Regulations for University Undergraduate Awards, 2019.

L.N. 249 of 2019: Value Added Tax Act (Cap. 406); Value Added Tax (Recapitulative Statement of Intra-Community Transactions) (Amendment) Regulations, 2019.

L.N. 250 of 2019: Value Added Tax Act (Cap. 406); Value Added Tax Act (Amendment of Third Schedule) Regulations, 2019

L.N. 251 of 2019: Value Added Tax Act (Cap. 406); Value Added Tax Act (Amendment of Second Schedule) Regulations, 2019

L.N. 252 of 2019: Value Added Tax Act (Cap. 406); Value Added Tax Act (Amendment of Eleventh Schedule) Regulations, 2019.

L.N. 253 of 2019: Value Added Tax Act (Cap. 406); Value Added Tax Act (Amendment of Fifth Schedule No. 2) Regulations, 2019.

L.N. 254 of 2019: Motor Vehicles Registration and Licensing Act (Cap. 368), Authority for Transport in Malta Act (Cap. 499); Exemption from Motor Vehicles Registration Tax (Amendment) Rules, 2019.

L.N. 255 of 2019: Commissioners for Justice Act (Cap. 291); Local Tribunals (Establishment of Tribunals and Designation of Registry, Registrar and Other Officers) (Amendment) Regulations, 2019.

L.N. 256 of 2019: Condominium Act (Cap. 398); Condominium (Amendment) Regulations, 2019.

L.N. 257 of 2019: Land Registration Act (Cap. 296); Land Registration (Amendment) Rules, 2019.

L.N. 258 of 2019: Education Act (Cap. 327); Statute for the Centre for English Language Proficiency (Amendment).

L.N. 259 of 2019: Education Act (Cap. 327); Statute for the University of Malta Argotti Botanic Gardens and Resource Centre.

L.N. 260 of 2019: Education Act (Cap. 327); Bye-Laws of 2019 to amend the Bye-Laws of 2008 in terms of the General Regulations for University Postgraduate Awards, 2008 for the Degree of Master of Arts in Financial Services – M.A. Fin. Serv. – under the auspices of the Faculty of Laws.

L.N. 261 of 2019: Education Act (Cap. 327); Doctor of Medicine and Surgery – M.D. – Degree Course (Amendment) Regulations, 2019.

L.N. 262 of 2019: Education Act (Cap. 327); Bye-Laws of 2019 to amend the Bye-Laws of 2016 in terms of the General Regulations for University Postgraduate Awards, 2008 for the Degree of Master in Teaching and Learning – MTL – under the auspices of the Faculty of Education.

Agricultural Advisory Committee

IT is notified for general information that, in terms of Articles 66 (1) and 66 (3) of the Development Planning Act, the Minister for Transport, Infrastructure and Capital Projects has appointed Mr Saviour Debono Grech as member of the Agricultural Advisory Committee with effect from the 23rd September, 2019.

Planning Board of the Planning Authority

IN terms of Article 63(2)(b) of the Development Planning Act, the Minister for Transport, Infrastructure and Capital Projects has approved the appointment of Mr Karl Attard and of Mr Alfred Pule to serve as Members of the Planning Board with effect from 2nd October, 2019, up to 3rd April, 2022. 

Council for Older Persons

IT is hereby notified for general information that in exercise of the powers conferred by section 12 (1) of the Commissioner for Older Persons Act of 2016 (Cap. 553), and for the purpose of this Act, the Minister for the Family, Children’s Rights and Social Solidarity has appointed Ms Salvina Muscat as member of the Council for Older Persons instead of Mr Godfrey Xuereb.

This appointment shall remain valid until 2nd June, 2020.

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 Simon Micallef Stafrace, LL.D. to be Umpire for the purposes of the said Act. 

This appointment is for a period of one year with effect from 18th October, 2019.

Malta Psychology Profession Board

IT is hereby notified for general information that in exercise of the powers conferred by section 4 of the Psychology Profession Act (Cap. 471), and for the purpose of that Act, the Minister for the Family, Children’s Rights and Social Solidarity has approved the appointment of Dr Mario Caruana, LL.D as member of the Malta Psychology Profession Board instead of Dr Mario Caruana, LL.D.

This appointment shall remain valid until 2nd April, 2021. 

Fondazzjoni Kreattività Board

IT is notified that the Minister for Justice, Culture and Local Government has approved the appointment of Mr Edward Bonello to sit on the Fondazzjoni Kreattività Board as Member. This appointment is valid for three (3) year as from 2nd October, 2019. 

IT is hereby notified for general information that, in exercise of the powers vested in him by article 6 (1) of the Drug Dependence (Treatment not Imprisonment) Act, the Minister for Justice, Culture and Local Government has appointed the following to form part of the Drug Offenders Rehabilitation Board.

Chairperson

The Hon. Emeritus Dr Giovanni Bonello

Members

Ms Romina Baldwin

Ms Mariella Camilleri

Secretary

Ms Dolores Sultana

This appointment is valid for two (2) years as from 29th February, 2019.

Member

Ms Aloisia Camilleri

This appointment is valid for two (2) years as from 5th April, 2019.

MR Godwin Warr, Director General (Commerce), resumed duties on 7th October, 2019 and the arrangements referred to in Government Notice No. 1186 of 27th September, 2019, are hereby being cancelled.                        

THE Permanent Secretary in the Ministry for Finance has approved the following acting appointment:

NAME        POSITIONDEPARTMENTDATE

Ms Marisa HewerDirector GeneralCustoms1 - 2.10.2019, 7 - 11.10.2019

THE Permanent Secretary in the Ministry for Finance has approved the following acting appointment:

NAME        POSITIONDEPARTMENTDATE

Mr Ian MuscatDirector GeneralCustoms3 - 4.10.2019

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

NAMEPOSITIONDEPARTMENTDATE

Ms Eunice Maria FioriniActing Registrar Gozo Courts and TribunalsCourts of Justice 8.10.2019

THE Permanent Secretary in the Ministry for Home Affairs and National Security has approved the following acting appointment:

NAMEPOSITIONDEPARTMENTDATE

Mr Mark SeychellDirectorProbation and Parole22.10.2019-24.10.2019

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 Ruth Antoinette Antoncich to be Notary delegate and keeper of the Acts for Notary Dr Francesca Portelli for the period between the 8th October, 2019, and the 19th October, 2019.

Today, the 3rd day of October, 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 Hans Karl Attard to be Notary delegate and keeper of the Acts for Notary Dr Pierre Attard for the period between the 1st October, 2019, and the 24th October, 2019.

Today, the 3rd day of October, 2019. 

JANET CALLEJA

Deputy Registrar, Court of Revision of Notarial Acts

THE Permanent Secretary, Ministry for Gozo has approved the appointment as Acting Director Public Registry (Gozo) of Dr Josepha Erica Farrugia on 26th September, 2019.

IT is hereby notified for general information that the   following   person   has   been   appointed  Executive Secretary of that Local Council with effect from 1st October, 2019:

Local CouncilExecutive Secretary

Ħamrun Daniel Bugeja

IT is hereby notified for general information that the   following   person   has   been   appointed Deputy  Executive  Secretary  of  that  Local  Council from 9th October, 2019:

Local CouncilDeputy Executive Secretary

Floriana                          Emmanie Borg Bonaci

IT is hereby notified for general information that the following person has been appointed Acting Executive Secretary of that Local Council with effect from 5th October 2019: 

Local Council Executive Secretary 

Birkirkara Neil Spiteri

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 NoAddress

Joseph Sant500672M64, Flat 1, Triq Snajjin, Il-Mellieħa

Josephine Galea392186MCrystal Bldg, Flat 10, Triq Dun Ġużepp Gonzi, Ħal Tarxien

Michaela Farrugia248698M27, Mon Dieu, Triq l-Aħwa Zammit, Ħal Qormi

Filofteia Anica Jennifer K/a Filofteia Galea592192M71, Galfor, Triq San Pawl tal-Pitkali, Ħad-Dingli

Domenic Camilleri514881M104, Triq Ċensu Bugeja, Il-Ħamrun

Francis Bonanno474380M376, Da Vinci Crt, Bayern, Triq Ta’ Masrija, Il-Mellieħa

Davor Sojanovski231383AHoliday Home, Flat 8, Triq il-Marlozz, Il-Mellieħa

Hind Cutajar515812LDolmen Crt, Flat 8, 

Triq Dun Karm Vella, Ħal Safi

Anna Bonanno 598259M5, Sunrise, Triq Dun A. Gambin, Santa Luċija

Cathleen Buttigieg394183M41, Dar ir-Redentur, Triq San Pawl, Ħal Għaxaq

Spiridione K/a Dione Gauci657056M47, La Petite Fleur, Flat 1, Triq l-Iskola, Ħal Safi

Joseph Schembri54366M12, Divine Mercy, Vjal il-Labour, Ħal Għaxaq

Gordon George Formosa10897GJoswell Crt, Flat 1, Triq Wied is-Seqer, Ir-Rabat

Oliver Anthony Scicluna617258M55, Montvale Crt Blk D, Flat 7, Triq Apap Bologna, Marsaskala

Romina Sciberras479973M18, Blk B P/H 12, Triq l-Argotti, Il-Furjana

Dalibor Ciric131970A41, Broadway Flat 1, Triq ir-Rebbiegħa, San Pawl il-Baħar

Sharif Abdusalam Abdo9000801A36, Triq Zammit Clapp, Tal-Pietà

Vincenzo Centino171295ATal-Grazzja Crt, Blk B, Flat 2, Triq il-Qbajjar, Iż-Żebbuġ, Għawdex

Natasha Mizzi 417074MBlk K Flat 3, Triq Tal-Fieres, Ħal Kirkop

Terence Grech245473M7, Triq l-Imdina Sqaq Nru. 1, In-Naxxar

Bikesh Ghimire206827A45, Longline, Flat 2, Triq Hompesch, Iż-Żurrieq

Brandon Axisa341393M56, Gardenia, Triq il-Port Ruman, Marsaxlokk

Christian Muscat417492M38, La Paloma, Triq San Duminku, Iż-Żejtun

Carmelo Scerri96067M6, St. Joseph, Triq is-Salib, Is-Siġġiewi

Mark Attard616363MBlk 10, Bieb 9, Flat 3, Triq Gardenja, Santa Luċija

Joseph Ellul381380M176, Hunters’ Lodge, Triq il-Mitħna l-Ġdida, Il-Mellieħa

Felexia Tabone112683M124, Love of God, Triq Ħal Luqa, Ħal Tarxien

Trevor Agius10275MShalom, Triq il-Baruni V. Azzopardi, Ħaż-Żebbuġ

Christian Gauci51786MMy Nest, Triq l-Aħrax, Limiti tal-Mellieħa

Josephine Zammit99661MBlk 16, Bieb A, Flat 1, Triq l-Iskola, San Ġwann

Darren Pisani353585MWinter Crt, Flat 3, Triq il-Foss, Paola

Nenad Srdic559216LBlk B, Flat 11, Triq Bertha K. Ilg, San Ġiljan

Richard Vidal485172M15, Edrich, Triq San Ġakmu, Ħal Luqa

Joswel Fsadni114901L33, St Antnin, Triq Ta’ Franton, Ir-Rabat

Elton Oliva42098M45, Paolo Pace Apts, Flat 5, Triq San Ġużepp, Il-Belt Valletta

Nazareno Agius62056M17, Triq il-Kungress Ewkaristiku, Il-Mosta

Clyde Agius397190MCoral Crt, Flat 1, Triq id-Demnuq, Is-Siġġiewi

Abdiwahab Ali Mahamoud66083A44, Triq it-Torri, L-Imsida

Jasmina Stanojevic186996A12A, Triq il-Mazzola, San Pawl il-Baħar

Jan Marlowe Bagas Montejo192298ALoumar, Flat 9, Triq il-Qalb ta’ Ġesù, San Pawl il-Baħar

Ahmed M Asd Almoghrbi145956A75, High End, Triq Edgar Bernard, Il-Gżira

Christian Attard126582MChamp De Clau, Triq l-Aħrax tal-Madonna, Limiti tal-Mellieħa

Kurstin Seisun264197MSunrise, Flat 3, Triq il-Knisja, Paola

Clinton Seisun59885M103, Elvis, Triq Ta’ Ġawhar, Ħal Safi

Kevin Seisun558478M89, Redeemer, Flat 4, Triq Misraħ il-Barrieri, Santa Venera

Janice Cassar432789M61, Sunflower, Crt P/H 3, Triq il-Ħtajriet, Il-Mosta

Darko Majkic195863AKNK, Flat 9 C, Triq l-Ilma, Is-Swieqi

Marvic (Maria Victoria) Mallia221270MBinja Msieraħ, Ent. A, Flat 9, Triq Ismek Tifrieħek, San Ġwann

Salvina Magro395071M125, Triq Wied il-Buni, Birżebbuġa

Madhab Bhandari213919A215, Flat 2, Triq Burmarrad, San Pawl il-Baħar

Rodianne Buhagiar359298M106, Joereen, Triq ix-Xgħajra, Ħaż-Żabbar

Michelle Caruana466077M147, Versailles, Triq Sant’Antnin, Il-Fgura.

Eugene Vassallo659459M7, Triq il-Geranju, Il-Fgura

Kevin Vella334875MSilver Springs, Blk D, Flat 8, Triq l-Immakulata Kunċizzjoni, Ħaż-Żabbar

Raymond Paris276961M11, Chantilly, Triq il-Vlontin, Birkirkara

George Farrugia424370M97, Robert’s Crt, Flat 19, Triq J. Quintinus, San Pawl il-Baħar

Lilian (Emanuela) Mifsud189075MForth Mans, Blk A, Flat 8, Ix-Xatt Ta’ Xbiex, Ta’ Xbiex

Ranier Debono164196M123, Geornat, Triq il-Kummerċ, Ħal Qormi

Jason Navarro89877M106, Navarro, Flat 2, Triq il-Qroqq, L-Imsida

Rakic Suzana105903ASunflower Crt, Flat 5, Triq il-Mazzola, San Pawl il-Baħar

Hugo Miguel Ribeiro Fidalgo233239A71, Drewton Crt, Flat 4, Triq Toni Bajada, San Pawl il-Baħar

Maria-Helena Zammit278469M2, Triq il-Wilġa, Ħal Luqa

Sandra Busuttil455684M30, Redeemer, Triq it-Tumbarellu, Ħal Għaxaq

Ariane Joan Busuttil140790M24 Sea Stallion, Triq l-Armier, Iż-Żejtun

David Borg396286M25, Flat 4, Triq il-Punent, Il-Belt Valletta.

Dennis Stephen Farrugia471992M9 MTP Estates, Triq Dun Karm, Birkirkara

Antoinette Camilleri424071M246, Shalom, Flat 5, Triq it-Tabib Nikol Zammit, Is-Siġġiewi

Josef Zanotti511093M33, Triq il-Qamħ, Il-Mellieħa

Aron Galea435499MJanaire Crt Flat 5, Triq l-Isqof Ferdinand Mattei, Iż-Żejtun

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 Electoral Commission notifies that the candidate elected as Councillor in the casual election held on Monday, 7th October, 2019 for the Local Council of Ħal Safi to fill the post vacated by Ms Janice Azzopardi is that whose name is shown hereunder:

COCKER MARK

J. CHURCH

Chief Electoral Commissioner

Office of the Electoral Commission,

Evans Building,

Merchants Street,

Il-Belt Valletta.

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 GoldPure Silver

GramsGrams

8.10.2019€44.536€0.546

Chairman: Adv. Dr Ivan Sammut, MA (Fin. Serv.), LL.D.

Members: Mr Frederick Cutajar

        Ms Stephanie Pace Hili

Decision

Upon a demand made by the organisation Malta Reproduction Rights Organisation (MRRO) of 68, Carmelites Street, Sta Venera SVR 1724, Malta, as represented by Dr Christopher Gruppetta, presented on 26th November, 2018.

1. In virtue of the said request the approval was requested of Malta Reproduction Rights Organisation (MRRO) as a collecting society or a collective management organisation under the Copyright Act (Cap 415 Laws of Malta) and Article 8 (2) of the Control of the Establishment and Operation of Societies for the Collective Administration of Copyright Regulations (Subsidiary legislation 415.01 of the Laws of Malta) 

2. Together with the applicant’s request, a copy of the statute of the organisation was presented, where in Clause 8 there are the detailed regulations of the organisation’s system for the collection and distribution of fees and a letter dated 28 September 2018 issued by the National Book Council were the same Council stated that it officially recognizes this organisation as a collective management organization and is trusted as such . With the request it was also declared that the number of persons who entrusted MRRO with the administration of their economic rights for the collection of license fees are three (3), namely: (1) Midsea Books/Klabb Kotba Maltin, (2) Merlin Publishers Ltd., and (3) Book Distributors Ltd.

3. As specifically requested by the Board, on the 8 February 2019 MRRO submitted inter alia:

(a) the regulations of the collective management organisation concerning the system of collection and distribution of fees and equitable remuneration;

(b)1

1This requirement in terms of Article 8 (2) of the Regulations on the Control of the Establishment and Operation of Societies for the Collective Administration of Copyright (Subsidiary Legislation 415.01 of the Laws of Malta) was already submitted with the request dated 26 November 2018.

(c) a note re the proposed tariff of all royalties that are to be collected by the collective management organisation;

(d) a declaration stating the number of persons who have entrusted or undertaken to entrust the collective management organisation with the administration of their economic rights at the time of the said declaration;

(e) a note with a list of contracts with other foreign or local collective management organisations regarding the administration of rights;

(f) the contact details, including a postal address, fax number or e-mail address, telephone number and the legal address if this is not the same as the postal address, for the purpose of receiving complaints or requests for information;

(g) the amount due for the approval of the request of a collective management organisation.

4. Following the clarifications requested, on the 20 May 2019 the organization MRRO submitted to the Board the Tariff that will be charged in terms of subarticle (c) of Article 8 (2) of the Control of the Establishment and Operation of Societies for the Collective Administration of Copyright Regulations (Subsidiary Legislation 415.01 of the Laws of Malta). MRRO submitted that “The proposed tariff of royalties to be collected is €2.00 per student, per scholastic year. The tariff referred to entitles each school covered by the license agreement to make copies up to 5% of the content of any book published in Malta, or a single chapter, whichever is greater, according to terms of the Agreement signed between MRRO and schools or their representatives. The charge above is valid throughout 2019 and 2020.”

5. By Government Notice number 705 published in the Government Gazette number 20,214 of the 18th June, 2019, the Board according to the law, published the organisation MRRO’s request and its proposed tariff, and gave notice that prospective users may object within sixty days from publication. On the 20 June 2019 the notice was also published in accordance to law in two local newspapers which referred to the publication of the request and tariffs in the said Government Gazette. 

6. Within the period of sixty days, and thereafter, no objection was filed by prospective users or their representatives.

Considerations 

7. The statute and regulations of Malta Reproduction Rights Organization (MRRO) are regular.

8. The Malta Reproduction Rights Organization (MRRO) was constituted in Malta on the 29 October 2018 with the objective of operating as a collecting society and manage the reproduction and reprographic rights on behalf of those publishers and its member authors with the aim of collecting their license fees.

9. From the documents submitted, the MRRO has:

a) the capacity and reliability required to exercise the activity of collecting society or a collective management organisation;

b) the capacity that it can carry out its functions, the economic and technical means, as well as appropriate staff.

10. It also results that the number of persons who entrusted the organisation MRRO to administer their economic rights to collect their license fees are:

a) Midsea Books/Klabb Kotba Maltin; 

b) Merlin Publishers Ltd; and 

c) Book Distributors Ltd.

These are three major publishers in Malta. Besides in addition to the request, the organisation MRRO submitted a letter dated 28th September, 2018 issued by the National Book Council, where the same Council declared that it is recognizing officially this organization as an collective management organisation and is trusted as such.

In the mentioned letter of the National Book Council, it results that there are ongoing negotiations between the founders of MRRO, the same National Book Council and the Ministry of Education and Employment, to possibly reach agreement on the rights of book distribution in schools. The possibility of an agreement also results from the Tariffs submitted to the Board by the same MRRO, where it refers to “the terms of the Agreement signed between the MRRO and schools or their representatives”. Once such an agreement is reached, the volume of potential users of works under the administration of MRRO will be numerous, since this could reach many schools, if not all schools.

11. According to the Statute of the MRRO:

“4. (a) There are two categories of membership within MRRO. These are:

(i) Associate members. The following individuals and/or entities may join as Associate members:

(1) Any publisher registered in or operating from Malta. For the purposes of this Clause, a publisher shall mean any company, partnership or individual whose primary line of business is the publication of books, and that for the past five (5) years has published a minimum of ten (10) books per year;

(2) Any author, or assoc

iation of authors, or estate of an author, of works likely to be reproduced by reprography;

(ii) Affiliate members. Affiliate members are those individuals and/or entities who do not qualify to register as Associate members as per Clause 4(a)(i) above, but who have received payments from licences from MRRO.

Provided that upon signature of this present Agreement, all signatories shall in the interim period until Associate and/or Affiliate members are registered, be deemed to be Associate members.

(a) Associate members are entitled to:

(i) Receive a yearly account of all monies and fees received in, and paid out, by MRRO;

(ii) Examine any documents held by MRRO, on request and within a maximum of two (2) weeks from said request being made in writing.

(b) Any member may terminate his membership in MRRO by giving four (4) weeks’ notice in writing to the Organisation;

(c) Any member who no longer fulfils the conditions of membership, shall have his membership automatically terminated at the end of the year during which said conditions cease to be fulfilled.

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6. (a) The MRRO shall be administered by a Committee: 

(i) The Committee shall consist of a Chair and two (2) members, selected by simple majority vote from among the Associate Members of the Organisation;

(ii) At least two (2) of the three Committee members shall be publishers who are Associate Members of the Organisation;

(iii) The Committee shall be appointed for a duration of two (2) years.

(b) The Committee shall meet at least once every four (4) months, and minutes of each Committee meeting must be kept.

7. Any expenses incurred by MRRO in the exercise of its functions and duties, will be paid for from the received licence fees, prior to said fees having been distributed to the recipients; to this effect, a sum equivalent to one percent (1%) of the licence fees received by MRRO will be retained in a bank account held in the name of MRRO, which funds and bank account shall be administered by the Committee.

8. (a) After deducting the sums necessary for the administration of MRRO as per Clause 7, all monies and fees collected by MRRO shall be distributed on the basis of the reprographic reproductions of each work, measured by surveys, samplings or statements of the users. Such distribution will be made on such date and for the collection periods as decided by the Committee, but in any case not later than one year after the last distribution date;

For the purposes of this Agreement, “work” shall mean a book whether printed or electronic;

(b) The monies and fees collected for each work shall be paid out as follows: 

(i) By default, they shall be divided equally between the work’s publisher and author;

(ii) Where there is more than one author of a work, the author’s half will be divided equally between all its authors;

(iii) For the purposes of this sub-Clause, in the case of an anthology the work’s editor shall be deemed to be one of its authors;

(iv) In the case of a self-published work, the entire amount due for said work will be payable to the author;

(v) In the case of a work where no author is listed, the entire amount due for said work will be payable to the publisher.”

12. It appears from the foregoing that the organisation MRRO possesses the capacity and reliability necessary for the exercise of the activity as a collecting society.

13. Apart that there was no objection to the tariffs proposed by MRRO, these charges do not appear to be unacceptable. It also follows that from the proposed fee of €2.00 per student, for each scholastic year, the monetary advantage to be derived from the exploitation of the protected work is normal compared to the proportion of how much work is used in total exploitation. In this regard the Board also took into account the category and nature of users involved, including the type of business and the cultural and social element involved.

Conclusion

14. The Board, after having seen the acts and documents referred to above, and after making the stated considerations:

(a) accedes to the organisation MRRO’s request, and approves the Malta Reproduction Rights Organization (MRRO) as a collecting society or a collective management organisation and,

(b) Orders:

(i) that a copy of this decision and approved tariff be sent to the said organisation,

(ii) that a copy of this decision and tariff be published in the Government Gazette; and

(iii) the fees and expenses of this publication in the Gazette, as well as those of the proceedings before this Board be paid by MRRO.

Adv. Ivan Sammut Chairman

Mr Frederick Cutajar Member

Ms Stephanie Pace Hili Member

NOTICE is hereby given that I have received an application for the registration of and/or amendment to rules regulating the following condominia:

Condominium NumberAddress of CondominiumRemarksDate of Registration

32239, The Bridge, Triq Dr Ġużè Miceli, 

Il-GżiraRegistration of Rules05/09/2019

3235222, Triq Leli Falzon, In-NaxxarRegistration of Rules13/09/2019

2359The Muses Residence, Harmonica Court, Triq John Delia, Ħaż-ŻabbarRegistration of Rules09/09/2019

324845, Triq l-Empire Stadium, Il-GżiraRegistration of Rules24/09/2019

Dr Claude Sapiano, LLD

Acting Land Registrar

Promotion of Energy Audits in Small and Medium Sized Enterprises Scheme – Scheme A Applications under the De Minimis Regulation (Commission Regulation No. 1407/2013)

Scheme A Amendment

WITH reference to Government Notice No. 408 published in the Government Gazette No. 19,974 of the 6th April, 2018, as amended by Government Notice No. 485 published in the Government Gazette No. 19,982 of the 24th April, 2018, it is notified that in the second paragraph of Point 1. Scheme Description, the sentences:

“After reviewing the Application, the Agency will inform the enterprise through a letter of notification whether it can proceed with the audit. The audit is to be presented to the Agency within 6 months from the date of the letter of notification issued. Once the energy audit is complete and submitted to the Energy and Water Agency, the latter will ensure that the report meets the minimum requirements as detailed in the Schedule. Post verification of the audit, the single undertaking will then receive payment for the energy audit exercise based on the original fiscal receipt forwarded to the Agency indicating the actual cost of the energy audit. The amount refunded will be capped as shown in Section 4.”

Are replaced with:

“After reviewing the Application, the Agency will inform the enterprise through a letter of notification whether it can proceed with the audit. The audit is to be presented to the Agency within 6 months from the date of the letter of notification issued, provided that the Agency may, at its discretion, grant a one-time only extension to this period upon request from the enterprise. Once the energy audit is complete and submitted to the Energy and Water Agency, the latter will ensure that the report meets the minimum requirements as detailed in the Schedule. Post verification of the audit, the single undertaking will then receive payment for the energy audit exercise based on the original fiscal receipt forwarded to the Agency indicating the actual cost of the energy audit. The amount refunded will be capped as shown in Section 4.”

Promotion of Energy Audits in Small and Medium Sized Enterprises Scheme – Scheme B

Applications under the General Block Exemption Regulation

Scheme B Amendment

WITH reference to Government Notice No. 409 published in the Government Gazette No. 19,974 of the 6th April, 2018, as amended by Government Notice No. 486 published in the Government Gazette No. 19,982 of the 24th April, 2018, it is notified that in the second paragraph of Point 1. Scheme Description, the sentences:

“After reviewing the Application, the Agency will inform the enterprise through a letter of notification whether it can proceed with the audit. The audit is to be presented to the Agency within 6 months from the date of the letter of notification issued. Once the energy audit is complete and submitted to the Energy and Water Agency, the latter will ensure that the report meets the minimum requirements as detailed in the Schedule. Post verification of audit, the enterprise will then receive payment for the energy audit exercise based on the original fiscal receipt forwarded to the Agency indicating the actual cost of the energy audit. The amount refunded will be capped as shown in Section 4.”

Are replaced with:

“After reviewing the Application, the Agency will inform the enterprise through a letter of notification whether it can proceed with the audit. The audit is to be presented to the Agency within 6 months from the date of the letter of notification issued, provided that the Agency may, at its discretion, grant a one-time only extension to this period upon request from the enterprise. Once the energy audit is complete and submitted to the Energy and Water Agency, the latter will ensure that the report meets the minimum requirements as detailed in the Schedule. Post verification of audit, the enterprise will then receive payment for the energy audit exercise based on the original fiscal receipt forwarded to the Agency indicating the actual cost of the energy audit. The amount refunded will be capped as shown in Section 4.”

Declaration of Xlendi Underwater Archaeological Park

THE Superintendence of Cultural Heritage is hereby declaring the site mentioned hereunder as included in the list of protected sites, in terms of the Cultural Heritage Act 2019 (Cap 445), Article 45. 

SitePosition (within the following co-ordinates)

Xlendi Underwater Archaeological Park 

South Eastern corner: 

36.022733°N  

14.208227°E

North Eastern corner: 

36.025438°N  

14.210470°E

North Western corner: 

36.027291°N  

14.204977°E

South Western corner:

36.025308°N  

14.203589°E

The Superintendence of Cultural Heritage will exercise its powers to ensure the protection of the site, as provided by the Cultural Heritage Act 2019 as regards to cultural heritage.

Access to the site mentioned above shall be subject to permission from (uchu@heritagemalta.org) and (heritage.sch@gov.mt).