Government Notices published in Govt. Gazette No 20,433 of 3rd July 2020

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, 3rd July, 2020, during the absence from Malta of Hon. Robert Abela KUOM, BA, LLD, Adv Trib Melit, MP.

2nd July 2020

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

Bill No. 138 entitled the Maltese Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2020;

Bill No. 139 entitled the Maltese Language (Amendment) Act, 2020;

Bill No. 140 entitled the Constitution of Malta (Amendment) Act, 2020;

Bill No. 141 entitled the Constitution of Malta (Amendment No. 2) Act, 2020;

Bill No. 142 entitled the Various Laws (Removal from Office) (Amendment) Act, 2020;

Bill No. 143 entitled the Permanent Commission Against Corruption (Amendment) Act, 2020;

Bill No. 144 entitled the Civil Code and Various Laws (Amendment) Act, 2020.

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.