Government Notices published in Govt. Gazette No. 20,286 of 29th October 2019

THE President of Malta has been pleased to approve the transfer of Lieutenant Colonel Christopher Xuereb from the Regular Force of the Armed Forces of Malta to the Individual Reserve Force, on retirement, with effect from 5th November, 2019.

IT is notified for general information that the following Legal  Notices  were  published  in  the  Supplement  to  the Government Gazette No. 20,283 of the 22nd October, 2019, and 20,285 of the 25th October, 2019, respectively.

L.N. 272 of 2019: Malta Armed Forces Act (Cap. 220); Appointments and Conditions of Service of the Regular Force (Amendment) Regulations, 2019.

L.N. 273 of 2019: Malta Enterprise Act (Cap. 463); Brexit Support Scheme Regulations, 2019.

L.N. 274 of 2019: Local Government Act (Cap. 363); Local Councils (Association) (Amendment) Regulations, 2019.

L.N. 275 of 2019: Malta Council for Economic and Social Development Act (Cap. 431); National Productivity Board Regulations, 2019.

With reference to notice No. 38 published in the Government Gazette on 11th January, 2019, the Parliamentary Secretary for Reform, Citizenship and Simplification appointed Ms Graziella Attard Previ and Dr Alessia Psaila Zammit on the Technical Committee for the Advancement of Representative Democracy after being nominated by the Leader of the Opposition following an invitation made by the Government.

These appointments are valid from 9th October, 2019, until 31st December, 2019.

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

Declaration by the LANDS AUTHORITY

I hereby declare that the under-mentioned land, which is Government property, is required for a public purpose in accordance with the provisions of the Government Lands Act (Cap. 573) of the Laws of Malta.

Description of the Land

The following land at Mqabba:

A plot of land measuring about 52 square metres, bounded on the North, West and on the South by Government property or more precise boundaries and is registered on Authority records as tenement number J01256.

The above-mentioned land in Triq Il-Belt Valletta, Mqabba, is being terminated for the widening of a road.

The above-mentioned land is shown marked with the colour blue on plan P.D. 2019_0499, which may be viewed on demand at the Lands Authority, Auberge de Baviere, Valletta.

(Sgd) Judge Emeritus C. Farrugia Sacco

Chairman Lands Authority

Declaration by the LANDS AUTHORITY

Whereas by the Declaration of the Governor General of the 20th December, 1973, published in the Government Gazette of the 28th December, 1973, under Government Notice No. 866, the Governor General had declared that the premises was required by the competent Government for a public purpose in accordance with the provisions of the Land Acquisition (Public Purposes) Ordinance (Cap. 88), and whereas this premises is no longer so required, I hereby declare for all intents and purposes of law that the undermentioned premises is no longer required by the competent authority for a public purpose and also according to the Government Lands Act (Cap. 573) of the Laws of Malta.

Description of the Land

The following premises in Valletta:

1. The Lotto Office at No. 181, Triq Santa Luċija.

The abovementioned premises is shown on plan L.D.304/73, which may be viewed on demand at the Lands Authority, Auberge de Baviere, Valletta.

(Sgd) Judge Emeritus C. Farrugia Sacco

Chairman Lands Authority

Electoral Registers

IN accordance with the provisions of section 33 of the General Elections Act 1991, as amended by Act XV of 1996, a revised Electoral Register is published with this Gazette.

Also being published with this Gazette, according to section 13 of the European Parliament Elections Act, 2003, is the European Union Electoral Register.

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 a Private Guard

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 Local Wardens Act, 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.

IT is hereby notified for general information that the following person has been appointed Deputy Executive Secretary of that Local Council with effect from 13th November, 2019:

Local Council Deputy Executive Secretary

Fgura                           Cynthia Plumpton

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: