Government Notices published in Govt. Gazette No. 20,322 of 31 December 2019

IT is notified for general information that, acting on the advice of the Prime Minister, the President of Malta has directed that the Hon. Chris Fearne, MD, FRCS(Ed), MP, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Health, assumes the additional duties of the Prime Minister, on Friday, 27th December, 2019, during the absence from Malta of the Hon. Joseph Muscat, KUOM, BCom, BA (Hons), MA (European Studies), PhD (Bristol), MP.

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 Monday, 30th December, 2019, and that the arrangements made by Government Notice No. 1659 of the 27th December, 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 Charlò Bonnici, Dr Peter Fenech, Mr Frans Ghirxi and Dr Alessandro Lia to be members of the Broadcasting Authority for Malta for a period of two years with effect from 1st January, 2020.

THE President of Malta has been pleased to approve the retirement of Major Carmel Mercieca from the Regular Force of the Armed Forces of Malta, with effect from 16th January, 2020.

The President of Malta has been pleased to approve the transfer of Captain Philip Azzopardi from the Regular force of the Armed Force of Malta to the Individual Reserve Force, on retirement, with effect from 31st January, 2020.

IT is notified for general information that the following Legal  Notices  were  published  in  the  Supplement  to  the Government Gazette No. 20,319 of the 24th December, 2019 ,and No. 20,321 of the 27th December, 2019, respectively.

L.N.348 of 2019: Income Tax Act (Cap. 123); European Union Anti-Tax Avoidance Directives Implementation (Amendment) Regulations, 2019.

L.N.349 of 2019: Income Tax Act (Cap. 123); Employment and Industrial Relations Act (Cap. 452); National Minimum Wage National Standard Order, 2019.

L.N.350 of 2019: Employment and Industrial Relations Act (Cap. 452); Wage Increase (Employees) National Standard Order, 2019.

L.N.351 of 2019: Employment and Industrial Relations Act (Cap. 452); Adaptation of Laws (Wages Council Wage Regulation Orders) Order (Amendment No. 2), 2019.

L.N.352 of 2019: Traffic Regulation Ordinance (Cap. 65), Authority for Transport in Malta Act (Cap. 499); Micromobility Regulations, 2019.

THE Public Service Commission concurs to the Advice, in terms of article 92(4) of the Constitution, with the proposed appointment of Mr Bjorn Callus as Acting Director General (Fisheries and Aquaculture) in the Ministry for the Environment, Sustainable Development and Climate Change, with effect from 1st December, 2019, up to 29th February, 2020, or until the position is filled by an appointment, whichever is the earlier.

IT is hereby notified for general information that the Government of Malta has appointed Ms Karla Svobodová as Honorary Consul of Malta in Prague, Czech Republic.

The Honorary Consulate is situated at:

Spálená Str. 51

Prague 1, 110 00

Czech Republic

Telephone number: 00420 224 815 378

Mobile number: 00420 602 166 707

Email: (maltaconsul.prague@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: