Government Notices published in Govt. Gazette No. 20,292 of 8 November 2019

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 Tuesday, 5th November, 2019, and that the arrangements made by Government Notice No. 1384 of the 4th November, 2019, ceased to have effect accordingly.

IT is notified for general information that the President of Malta, acting on the advice of the Prime Minister, in accordance with the provisions of Section 118(2) of the Constitution, has appointed Mr Frank V Farrugia as Chairperson of the Broadcasting Authority for Malta for a period of two years with effect from 4th November, 2019.

IT is notified for general information that the following Act is published in the Supplement to this Gazette:

Act No. XXVIII of 2019 entitled the Private Residential Leases Act, 2019.

IT is notified for general information that the following Bills are published in the Supplement to this Gazette:

Bill No. 104 entitled the National Interest (Enabling Powers) (Amendment) Act, 2019; and

Bill No. 105 entitled the Prevention of Money Laundering (Amendment) Act, 2019.

Appointment of New Members on the Fostering Board

IT is hereby notified for general information that in exercise of the powers conferred by section 3 of the Foster Care Act (Cap. 491), and for the purpose of that Act, the Minister for the Family, Children's Rights and Social Solidarity has approved the appointment of Dr Nerissa Bonavia Gatt and Mr Raymond Arpa as members of the Fostering Board.

These appointments are for a period of two years with effect from 4th November, 2019.

The Ministry for Justice, Culture and Local Government would like to inform the general public of the following acting appointment:

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

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 4th December, 2017, issued by the District Judge Agata Burkusova of the District Court Kosice II, Slovakia, 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

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 Orders dated 2nd May, 2019, issued by the Family Court at Croydon, United Kingdom, is being specified as an adoption of the person therein mentioned for the purposes of Articles 113 and 130 of the Civil Code.

(Sgd) Owen Bonnici

Minister for Justice, Cultureand 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 31st July, 2019, issued by the District Judge Sri. Bidyut Kumar Mishra of the District Court in Puri, 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

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 Marco Burlò to be Notary delegate and keeper of the Acts for Notary Petra Burlò for the period between the 2nd November, 2019, and the 5th November, 2019.

Today, the 5th day of November, 2019

JANET CALLEJA

F/Registrar, Court of Revision of Notarial Acts

Notice in terms of Article 61(1)

In Terms of the proviso to article 61(1) of the Duty on Documents and Transfers Act, the Commissioner for Revenue hereby notifies the persons listed hereunder to call at the Capital Transfer Duty Department, 46, Triq il-Merkanti, Valletta, to collect the notices made on such persons.

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: