Government Notices published in Govt. Gazette No. 20,278 of 11 October 2019
No. 1262
ACTING PRIME MINISTER
IT is notified for general information that, acting on the advice of the Prime Minister, the President of Malta has directed that the Hon. Evarist Bartolo, BA (Hons), MEd (Wales), MP, Minister for Education and Employment, assumes the additional duties of the Prime Minister, on Wednesday, 9th October, 2019, during the absence from Malta of the Hon. Joseph Muscat, KUOM, BCom, BA (Hons), MA (European Studies), PhD (Bristol), MP.
8th October 2019
No. 1263
PUBLICATION OF BILLS IN SUPPLEMENT
IT is notified for general information that the following Bills are published in the Supplement to this Gazette:
Bill No. 98 entitled the Agency for Infrastructure Malta (Amendment) Act, 2019; and
Bill No. 99 entitled the Various Financial Services Laws (Amendment No. 2) Act, 2019.
No. 1264
MALTA COMPETITION AND CONSUMER AFFAIRS AUTHORITY ACT (CAP. 510)
Competition and Consumer AppealsTribunal
The Ministry for Justice, Culture and Local Government notifies that as per Legal Notice 179 of 2019, Competition act and Consumer Affairs and Other Laws (Amendments) Act, the Competition and Consumer Appeals Tribunal has been abrogated with effect from 29th July, 2019.
No. 1265
APPOINTMENT OF ACTING DIRECTOR (CIVIL PROTECTION)
THE Permanent Secretary in the Ministry for Home Affairs and National Security has approved the following acting appointment:
| NAME | POST | DEPARTMENT | DATE |
| Mr Peter Paul Coleiro | Director | Civil Protection | 8 - 10.10.2019 |
No. 1266
APPOINTMENT OF ACTING DIRECTOR GENERAL (CUSTOMS)
THE Permanent Secretary in the Ministry for Finance has approved the following acting appointment:
| NAME | POSITION | DEPARTMENT | DATE |
| Ms Marisa Hewer | Director General | Customs | 24 - 25.10.2019 |
No. 1267
APPOINTMENT OF ACTING DIRECTOR GENERAL (COMMERCE)
THE Permanent Secretary in the Ministry for the Economy, Investment and Small Business has approved the following acting appointment:
| NAME | POST | DEPARTMENT | DATE |
| Mr Brian Montebello | Director General | Commerce | 8 - 11.10.2019 |
No. 1268
ORDER OF THE MINISTER FOR JUSTICE, CULTURE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT
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 5th April, 2019, issued by the Honourable Justice A.C. Raut of the District Court in Nagpur, 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, Culture
and Local Government
No. 1269
HONORARY CONSUL OF MALTA IN BARCELONA, SPAIN
IT is hereby notified for general information that the Government of Malta has appointed Dr Juan Ignacio Alonso-Dregi as Honorary Consul of Malta in Barcelona, Spain.
The Honorary Consulate is situated at:
Avenida Diagonal 477,
10C, Barcelona 08036,
Spain
Telephone number: 0034 93 241 38 40
Fax number: 0034 93 209 91 93
Email: (maltaconsul.barcelona@gov.mt)
No. 1270
GOLDSMITHS AND SILVERSMITHS ACT (CAP. 46)
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:
| Date | Pure Gold | Pure Silver |
|---|---|---|
| Grams | Grams | |
| 11.10.2019 | €44.457 | €0.554 |