Government Notices published in Govt. Gazette No 20,443 of 17 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 Thursday, 16th July, 2020, during the absence from Malta of the the Hon. Robert Abela, KUOM, BA, LLD, Adv. Trib. Melit., MP.

15th July 2020

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

Act No. XXXVI of 2020 entitled the Various Laws (Environment and Climate) (Amendment) Act, 2020.

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

Bill No. 151 entitled the Malta Financial Services Authority (Amendment) Act, 2020;

Bill No. 152 entitled the EquestriMalta Act, 2020; and

Bill No. 153 entitled the Voluntary Organisations and other Laws (Amendment) Act, 2020.

Delegation of Certain Powers Respecting the Public Service

BY the Honourable Dr Robert Abela, KUOM, BA, LLD, Adv., Trib., Melit., MP, Prime Minister.

WHEREAS article 110 of the Constitution of Malta provides that power to make appointments to public offices and to remove persons holding or acting in any such offices shall vest in the Prime Minister, acting on the recommendation of the Public Service Commission;

AND WHEREAS it is further provided in the same article that the Prime Minister, acting on the recommendation of the Public Service Commission, may delegate in writing any of the aforementioned powers to such public officer or other authority as may be specified in the Instrument of Delegation;

AND WHEREAS by Instrument of Delegation dated 16th September 2015, the Prime Minister, acting on the recommendation of the Public Service Commission, delegated, inter alia, the power to make appointments to public offices under article 110 of the Constitution, other than headship positions, to Permanent Secretaries, provided that such appointments are made following a competitive selection process and on the basis of a valid order of merit;

AND WHEREAS by the aforementioned Instrument of Delegation, the Public Service Commission reserved the right, inter alia, to make, at any time, a recommendation to the Prime Minister that the Instrument of Delegation be amended;

AND WHEREAS the Public Service Commission has recommended that:

1. the power to make appointments to assistant directorship positions should no longer be delegated to Permanent Secretaries and paragraph numbered 4 of the Instrument of Delegation dated 16th September 2015 should be amended to read as follows:

“the power to make appointments to public offices under article 110 of the Constitution, other than headship and assistant directorship positions, should be delegated to Permanent Secretaries, provided that such appointments are made following a competitive selection process and on the basis of a valid order of merit";

2. for the purpose of this Instrument of Delegation, the process for the nomination and selection of public officers for assistant directorship positions shall be presided by an advisory committee in the same manner as that of headship positions;

3. for the purpose of this Instrument of Delegation, the reports of the advisory committee nominating officers for assistant directorship positions shall be referred to the Commission for its approval, following which, the Commission shall make a recommendation for appointment to the Prime Minister in terms of article 110 of the Constitution;

and

4. all the preambles and all the remaining provisions of the Instrument of Delegation dated 16th September 2015 should remain in force;

 AND WHEREAS I agree with the said recommendations:

NOW, THEREFORE, I, ROBERT ABELA KUOM, BA, LLD, ADV. TRIB. MELIT., MP, PRIME MINISTER, in exercise of the powers conferred by article 110 of the Constitution, do hereby direct that the power to make appointments to assistant directorship positions should no longer be delegated to Permanent Secretaries but should be exercised following a recommendation made by the Public Service Commission in terms of article 110 of the Constitution.

 THIS INSTRUMENT of delegation shall be in addition and without prejudice to other Instruments of Delegation which have been issued in terms of article 110 of the Constitution, except as provided in paragraphs 1-3 hereof.

GIVEN under my hand at the

Auberge de Castille, Valletta

this 11th day of February, 2020

Delegation of Certain Powers Respecting the Public Service

BY the Honourable Dr Robert Abela, KUOM, BA, LLD, Adv., Trib., Melit., MP, Prime Minister.

WHEREAS article 110 of the Constitution of Malta provides that power to make appointments to public offices and to remove persons holding or acting in any such offices shall vest in the Prime Minister, acting on the recommendation of the Public Service Commission;

AND WHEREAS it is further provided in the same article that the Prime Minister, acting on the recommendation of the Public Service Commission, may delegate in writing any of the aforementioned powers to such public officer or other authority as may be specified in the Instrument of Delegation;

AND WHEREAS by Instrument of Delegation dated 16th September 2015, the Prime Minister, acting on the recommendation of the Public Service Commission, delegated, inter alia, the power to make appointments to public offices under article 110 of the Constitution, other than headship positions, to the said Commission in situations where such delegation of powers cannot, for any reason, be exercised by Permanent Secretaries in terms of the provisions of the concurrent Instrument of Delegation bearing the same date;

 AND WHEREAS by the aforementioned Instrument of Delegation, the Public Service Commission reserved the right to make, at any time, a recommendation to the Prime Minister that this Instrument of Delegation be withdrawn;

AND WHEREAS the Public Service Commission has recommended that:

1. the delegation of the power to make appointments to assistant directorship positions should be withdrawn and should no longer be delegated to the Public Service Commission in situations where such delegation of powers cannot, for any reason, be exercised by Permanent Secretaries, and paragraph numbered 2 of the Instrument of Delegation dated 16th September 2015 should read as follows:

“power to make appointments to public offices under article 110 of the Constitution, other than headship and assistant directorship positions, be delegated to the Commission";

2. for the purpose of this Instrument of Delegation, the process for the nomination and selection of public officers for assistant directorship positions shall be presided by an advisory committee in the same manner as that of headship positions;

3. for the purpose of this Instrument of Delegation, the reports of the advisory committee nominating officers for assistant directorship positions shall be referred to the Commission for its approval, following which, the Commission shall make a recommendation for appointment to the Prime Minister in terms of article 110 of the Constitution;

and

4. all the preambles and all the remaining provisions of the Instrument of Delegation dated 16th September 2015 should remain in force;

AND WHEREAS I agree with the said recommendations:

NOW, THEREFORE, I, ROBERT ABELA KUOM, BA, LLD, ADV. TRIB. MELIT., MP, Prime Minister, in exercise of the powers conferred by article 110 of the Constitution, do hereby direct that the power to make appointments to assistant directorship positions, in situations where such delegation of powers cannot, for any reason, be exercised by Permanent Secretaries, should no longer be delegated to the Public Service Commission but should be exercised following a recommendation made by the said Commission in terms of article 110 of the Constitution.

THIS INSTRUMENT of delegation shall be in addition and without prejudice to other Instruments of Delegation which have been issued in terms of article 110 of the Constitution, except as provided in paragraphs 1-3 hereof.

GIVEN under my hand at the

Auberge de Castille, Valletta

this 11th day of February, 2020

Period of Quarantine Order, 2020

The Superintendent of Public Health notifies that in accordance with article 2 (1) of the Period of Quarantine Order, 2020 the quarantine of the persons travelling from Shannon, Ireland on the 14th July, 2020, with scheduled arrival at 20.00hrs and departing from Malta to Shannon, Ireland on the 17th July, 2020, with scheduled departure from Malta at 7.30hrs shall be subject to those conditions of quarantine as communicated to them by the Superintendent.

IT is hereby notified for general information that in exercise of the powers conferred by Legal Notice 72 of 2014 of the Health Act (Cap. 528), and for the purposes of that Act, the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Health has made the following appointments on the General Services Board for a period of one year.

Chairperson – Ex-officio

Dr Charmaine Gauci

Member – Ex-officio

Arch. Lawrence Buttigieg

Members

Dr Ramon Tonna

Dr Alfred Grech

Dr Christine Baluci

Arch. John Papagiorcopulo

Arch. Christopher Bongailas

Arch. Lino Bianco

Member – Ex-officio (Director Env. Health)

Mr Clive Tonna

Secretary

Ms Moira Azzopardi

IT is hereby notified for general information that in exercise of the powers conferred by the Embryo Protection Act 2013, Cap. 524 Clause 3 (1), and for the purposes of that Act, the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Health has made the following appointments on the Embryo Protection Authority for a period of five years.

Chairperson

Judge Philip Sciberras

Vice-Chairperson

Ms Josephine Abdilla

Members

Dr Patrick Sammut

Ms Sarah Camilleri

Ms Mariella Meachen

Prof. Victor Grech

Secretary

Ms Moira Gialanzè

IT is hereby notified for general information that in exercise of the powers conferred by L.N. 58/2009 Art. 10, and for the purposes of that Act, the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Health has made the following appointments on the Government Formulary List Appeals Committee for a period of three years.

Chairperson

Dr Vincent Micallef

Members

Dr Norman Shaw

Mr Adrian Meli

IT is hereby notified for general information that in exercise of the powers conferred by L.N. 58 of 2018 and S.L 528.08 (4), and for the purposes of that Act, the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Health has made the following appointments on the Exceptional Medical Treatment Committee for a period of one year.

Chairperson

Ms Isabelle Zahra Pulis

Members

Dr Sasha Reiff

Ms Diane Balzan

Ms Daniela Mallia     

Dr Angela Borg Cauchi

Dr Bernadette Spiteri

Mr Mark Zammit

Mr Joseph Falzon

Secretary

Ms Marcelle Fenech

It is hereby notified for general information that in exercise of the powers conferred by Schedule A (Art. 15)(2)  of Act No. XI of the Health Act 2013, and for the purposes of that Act, the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Health has made the following appointments on the Health Policy and Strategy Board for a period of one year.

Chairperson – Ex-officio

Hon. Mr Christopher Fearne

Deputy Chairperson – Ex-officio

Mr Joseph Rapa

Members – Ex-officio

Mr Clarence Pace

Dr Denis Vella Baldacchino

Dr Charmaine Gauci

Mr Edgar Borg

Members

Ms Carmen Ciantar

Dr Joseph Zarb Adami

Ms Doreen Ellul

Ms Celia Falzon

Secretary

Ms Tania Borg Cardona

It is hereby notified for general information that in exercise of the powers conferred by Article 21 and the First Schedule (Art. 6) of the Health Care Professions Act (Cap. 464), the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Health has made the following appointments on the Council for Nurses and Midwives for a period of three years.

President

Dr Andy Ellul

Member (ex-officio)

Mr Vincent Saliba

Members

Dr Victoria Sultana

Ms Marthese Spiteri

Ms Grace Marie Mallia née Zerafa

Ms Rita Law

Elected Members

Mr Geoffrey Axiak

Mr William Grech

Ms Claire Farrugia

Mr Kevin Gafà

Mr Mario Aquilina

Ms Pauline Borg

Ms Antoinette Saliba

Registrar

Ms Elizabeth Bonett

It is hereby notified for general information that in exercise of the powers conferred by Article 26 and Article 6 of the First Schedule of the Health Care Professions Act (Cap. 464), the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Health has made the following appointments on the Council for the Professions Complementary to Medicine for a period of three years.

President

Dr Paula Cauchi

Members

Ms Speranza Chircop

Mr Mario Caruana

Ms Veronica Montebello

Ms Glorianne Busuttil

Elected Members

Ms Liliana Agius

Mr Andrew Camilleri

Ms Marisa Camilleri

Mr Mark Farrugia

Dr Alfred Gatt

Mr Edward Gruppetta

Mr Renato Zerafa

Registrar

Ms Christina Vassallo

It is hereby notified for general information that in exercise of the powers conferred by Article 15 and the First Schedule (Art. 6) of the Health Care Professions Act (Cap. 464), the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Health has made the following appointments on the Pharmacy Council for a period of three years.

President

Dr Joseph Chetcuti

Members

Mr Reginald Fava

Prof. Lilian Azzopardi

Mr Tony Nicholl

Ms Anthea Brullo

Ms Dorothy Meli

Ms Ilona Callus

Mr Stephen Farrugia

Elected Members

Mr Jurgen Azzopardi

Ms Mary Anne Ciappara

Ms Elena Misud

Mr John Vella

Dr Claire Shoemake

Mr Michael Bajada

Mr Jonathan Farrugia

Registrar

Mr Joseph Busuttil

It is hereby notified for general information that in exercise of the powers conferred by Article 30(2) and the First Schedule of the Health Care Professions Act (Cap. 464), the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Health has made the following appointments on the Medical Specialist Accreditation Committee for a period of three years.

Chairperson

Prof. Stephen Fava

Members

Dr Daniel Farrugia

Mr Mark Schembri

Dr Anton Grech

Prof. Stephen Fava

Dr Marique Sciberras

Dr Robert Xuereb

Dr Lawrence Scerri

Dr Susan Aquilina

Dr Anna Spiteri

Dr Edward Zammit

Dr Mark Anthony Vassallo

Prof. Raymond Galea

Mr Francis Carbonaro

Mr Raymond Gatt

Dr Patrick Sammut

Dr Bridget Ellul

Prof. David Mamo

Dr Christine Baluci

Dr Rueben Depasquale

Prof. Joseph Galea

Dr Mario Vassallo

Ms Alison Abdilla

Substitute Members

Dr Joseph Cassar

Prof. Josanne Vassallo

Dr Martin Balzan

Dr Paul Calleja

Dr Alex Borg

Dr Agnes Portelli

Dr John Cordina

Dr Katia Vella

Dr Paul Soler

Dr Christopher Barbara

Dr Nigel Camilleri

Dr Mariella Borg Buontempo

Dr Adrian Mizzi

Mr Gordon Caruana Dingli

Mr John Cutajar

Registrar

Ms Gillian Mifsud

The Minister for Gozo has appointed the Gozo Street Naming Committee as follows:

Chairperson

Rev. Dr Joseph Bezzina

Vice-Chairperson

Mr Joseph Grech

Secretary

Dr Marlene Cini

Members

Dr Marica Borg

Mr Joseph Camilleri

Ms Maria Natoli

Electoral Commission Representative

Ms Marlene Meilak

These appointments remain valid up to the 29th June, 2021.

IT is notified for general information that, in exercise of the powers conferred by article 8 of the Building and Construction Agency (Establishment) Order – S.L 595.33, the Minister for Transport, Infrastructure and Capital Projects has approved the appointment of the Building and Construction Agency Board of Directors:

Chairperson

Mr Jesmond Zammit

Deputy Chairperson

Mr Michael Ferry

Members

Dr Alexander Scerri Herrera

Mr Karl Azzopardi

Mr Kevin Farrugia

Mr Chris Grech

Mr Mario Cassar

Secretary

Mr Kyle Mifsud

These appointments remain valid for a period of two years with effect from 11th June, 2020.

Board of Appeal

IT is hereby notified for general information that in exercise of the powers conferred by article 64 of the Minor Protection (Alternative Care) Act (Cap. 602) and for the purpose of that Act, the Minister for the Family, Children's Rights and Social Solidarity has approved the appointment of the Board of Appeal as follows:

Chairperson

Dr Deborah Schembri

Members

Ms Consiglia k/a Connie Bonello

Mr Andrew Vella

These appointments are valid for a period of three (3) years with effect from 1st July, 2020.

This Government Notice supersedes the ones published in Government Gazettes No. 19,918, 20,171 u 21,725 of the 12th December, 2017; 16th April, 2019; and 6th September,  2019, resepectively.

Appointment of the Malta Council for Science and Technology

IT is hereby notified for general information that the Parliamentary Secretary for Financial Services and Digital Economy has appointed the Malta Council for Science and Technology as follows:

Chairperson

Dr Jeffrey Pullicino Orlando

Deputy Chairperson

Mr David Matrenza

Members

Prof. Ing. Saviour Zammit

Ms Abigail Mamo

Ms Marisa Xuereb

Mr Godwin Mifsud

Dr Ing. Alex Rizzo

Dr Ian Ellul

Dr Elaine Degiorgio

Dr Joseph Borg

Ms Joanne Grima

Ms Nadia Pace

Mr Mark Borg

Ms Nadia Vassallo

Dr Chris Vella

Secretary

Dr Vincent Micallef

These appointments are valid for a period of three years with effect from 22nd June, 2020.

Council for the Counselling Profession

IT is hereby notified for general information that in exercise of the powers conferred by article 4 of the Counselling Profession Act, (Cap. 538), the Minister for the Family, Children's Rights and Social Solidarity has approved the appointment of Mr Josef Mizzi as member of the Council for the Counselling Profession instead of Ms Suzanne Mohnani.

This appointment shall remain valid until 4th August, 2022.

THE Permanent Secretary within the Ministry for Health has approved the following acting appointment:

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:

Traffic Regulation Ordinance (Cap. 65)

Prescribed Speed Monitoring Devices in terms of Regulation 127 of the Motor Vehicles Regulations (S.L. 65.11)

IT is hereby being notified that in terms of the provisions of sub-regulations (3) and (4) of Regulation 127 of the Motor Vehicles Regulations, the Minister for Transport and Infrastructure has prescribed the following speed monitoring devices in terms of the said regulations:

Kustom Signals, Inc. LASER CAM 4

Serial Number: LE0904 Speed recording device, Handheld Digital Video LIDAR

Laser Technology Inc., LTI 20:20 TRUCAM II

Serial Number: TC007687/500001TC

Speed recording device, Photo/Video Laser