Government Notices published in Govt. Gazette No. 20,388 of 14 April 2020

IT is notified for general information that the following Legal Notices were published in the Supplement to the Government Gazette No. 20,386 of the 9th April, 2020 and No. 20,387 of the 13th April, 2020, respectively.

L.N. 139 of 2020: Environment Protection Act (Cap. 549); Framework for Allowing a Derogation Opening a Spring Hunting Season for Turtle Dove and Quail (Amendment) Regulations, 2020.

L.N. 140 of 2020: Environment Protection Act (Cap. 549); Conservation of Wild Birds (Declaration on a Derogation for a 2020 Spring Hunting Season for Quail) Regulations, 2020.

L.N. 141 of 2020: Legal and Other Time Periods (Suspension and Interruption) Act (Cap. 609); General Provisions applying to the Suspension of Legal and Judicial Times Regulations, 2020.

L.N. 142 of 2020: Public Health Act (Cap. 465); Moratorium on Credit Facilities in Exceptional Circumstances Regulations, 2020.

L.N. 143 of 2020: Identity Card and Other Identity Documents Act( Cap. 258); Issue and Validity of Identity Cards (Amendment) Regulations, 2020.

L.N. 144 of 2020: Plant Quarantine Act (Cap. 433); Fruit Trees Propagation Material (Amendment No. 2) Regulations, 2020.

Appointment of the Board of the Environment and Resources Authority

IT is hereby notified for general information that in exercise of the powers conferred by Article 6 of the Environment Protection Act (Cap. 549), the Minister for the Environment, Climate Change and Planning has appointed the Board of the Environment and Resources Authority as listed below.

These appointments are effective from the date of this notification for a period of three years, but may lapse at an earlier date upon attainment of the maximum period of seven years, in accordance with Sub-article 6(8) of the said Act.

Chairperson

Prof. Victor Axiak

Vice-Chairperson

Ms Carmen Buttigieg

Members

Prof. Alan Deidun

Mr Alan Pulis

Prof. Alfred Vella

Dr Jason Bonnici

Dr Simon Mizzi

Ms Alexia Pisani

Ms Marika Sammut Dimech

Ms Joanne Galdes

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

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.

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

Dr Claude Sapiano, LLD

Land Registrar

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: