Government Notices published in Govt. Gazette no 20,489 of 29th September 2020

IT is notified for general information that the following Legal Notices were published in the Supplement to the Government Gazette No. 20,488 of the 25th September, 2020.

L.N. 374 of 2020: Development Planning Act (Cap. 552); Development Planning (Health and Sanitary) (Amendment) Regulations, 2020.

L.N. 375 of 2020: Development Planning Act (Cap. 552); Regularisation of Existing Development (Amendment) Regulations, 2020.

L.N. 376 of 2020: Environment Protection Act (Cap. 549); Conservation of Wild Birds (Declaration on a Derogation for an Autumn 2020 Live-capturing Season for Song Thrush and Golden Plover) Regulations, 2020.

Board of Governors

IT is hereby notified for general information that in terms of the powers conferred upon him by Article 1 of the First Schedule of the Gaming Act (Cap. 583), the Parliamentary Secretary for Financial Services and Digital Economy has appointed the Board of Governors of the Malta Gaming Authority, as follows:

Acting Chairman

Mr Heathcliff Farrugia

Deputy Chairman

Dr Ryan Pace

Members

Dr Juliana Scerri Ferrante

Ms Ruth Trapani Galea Feriol

Mr Caeser Grech

Mr Roberto Francalanza

Ms Carmen Ciantar

Secretary

Mr Adrian Caruana

These appointments are valid for a period of one year with effect from 1st October, 2020.

IT is hereby notified for general information that, in exercise of the powers conferred by the Local Enforcement System (Establishment as an Agency) Order article 10 of S.L. 595.14, the Minister for Home Affairs, National Security and Law Enforcement has approved that the LESA Advisory Board be constituted as follows up to the 22nd September, 2021:

Chairperson

Mr Svetlick Flores

Members

Ms Margaret Baldacchino Cefai

Mr Kevin Farrugia

Mr Joseph Abela

Mr Godwin Vassallo

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 Ms Carmen Walls as a Member of the Malta Council for Science and Technology in lieu of Dr Elaine Degiorgio. This appointment is valid up to 21st June, 2023.

IT is hereby notified for general information that in exercise of the powers conferred by Art. 9(a) (b) (d) (g) 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 Medical Council for a period of three years.

President

Dr Simon Micallef Stafrace

Members

Dr Pauline Vassallo

Mr Philip Borg           

Mr David Caruana

THE Minister for Home Affairs, National Security and Law Enforcement had the pleasure to approve the promotion of the under mentioned Officers to the rank of Captain with effect from the date as shown against their names.

Lieutenant Mintoff Christopher  1st October, 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  Tel Aviv (Israel) with connection from Istanbul, Turkey with scheduled arrival in Malta at 9.30hrs on the 20th September, 2020, and departing from Malta to Istanbul, Turkey on the 28th September, 2020, with scheduled departure from Malta at 10.25hrs, shall be subject to those conditions of quarantine as communicated by the Superintendent.

Conservation and Protection Order

Palazz tal-Kaptani tal-Galeri, Birgu

The Superintendence of Cultural Heritage refers to the property in caption, currently subject to PA 2490/15 (renewal of PA 4262/01).

The Superintendence noted with disappointment that the envisaged restoration works that had to take place on this particular heritage building have not yet started notwithstanding that the original permit (PA 4262/01) for restoration was issued in July 2010. The building is in a dilapidated state and its deterioration is rapidly increasing.

In view of the above, the approved restoration works as per permit PA 2490/15 are to start within thirty days of the issue of this Conservation and Protection Order by virtue of the Cultural Heritage Act, Articles 57 and 63.

The possessors of the property are to notify the Superintendence, on restoration.sch@gov.mt, with the commencement date of the restoration works by not later than five (5) working days before the start of the said works;

The notification above is to include:

a) A programme of works;

b) The details of the conservation architect who will supervise the restoration works;

c) Details of a warranted conservator (stone);

d) Details of the contractor who will be carrying out the conservation works.

The engagement of the contractor, masons and restorers are to have proven experience in the restoration of heritage buildings and are to be approved by the Superintendence before the start of works.

In case of non-compliance to this Conservation and Protection Order, the Superintendence will proceed to act as deemed fit in line with the provisions of Articles 57 and 63 of the Cultural Heritage Act to ensure the protection and conservation of the property in question.

Any works carried out in contravention of this Conservation and Protection Order will constitute a breach of the Cultural Heritage Act and will be treated in terms of Articles 57 and 63 of the same Act.

This Conservation and Protection Order is hereby issued without prejudice to any further action as may be deemed necessary by the Superintendence of Cultural Heritage, or which may be taken by other authorities.

Fishing for Litter scheme

Opening date for applications: 16/09/2020

Closing date for applications: 30/09/2020

1. Objective of public call

1.1  The Department of Fisheries and Aquaculture (DFA) within the Ministry for Agriculture, Fisheries and Animal Rights (MAFA) hereinafter referred to as the 'Contracting Authority', is hereby publishing this call with the purpose of identifying eligible persons to participate within the Fishing for Litter scheme during the bottom trawling fishing seasons from September to December 2020.  Applicants must be in possession of a valid fishing licence and be authorised to operate bottom otter trawls.  These services will be provided during the period of the latter mentioned year.  After expiry of this period, the agreement with the selected list of successful applicants may be renewed on an annual basis under the same terms and conditions. 

1.2 Unsatisfactory performance may lead to the termination of the agreement according to established procedures and good practice.

 1.3 All references to any particular gender shall be construed to refer and include the other gender.

2. Applicable Rules and Regulations

The selected applicant/s shall be supplied with empty Jumbo Bags by the Department of Fisheries and Aquaculture free of charge. These will be used by the selected applicants to collect plastic litter that is recovered incidentally from the sea during normal bottom trawling fishing activities.  Once such a Jumbo Bag has been filled with marine plastic litter, the applicant is to inform the Department of Fisheries and Aquaculture that a Jumbo Bag will be landed at one of the designated collection sites as may be stipulated by the Department of Fisheries and Aquaculture from time to time.  This notification is to happen simultaneously with the mandatory notification that the vessel is returning to port from fishing activity.   On landing, a Department of Fisheries and Aquaculture official will be in attendance, make checks as may be necessary and insert an entry on the Fishing for Litter Form as provided by the same Department of Fisheries and Aquaculture and held by the Service Provider to confirm the landing. Replacement empty Jumbo Bags may be collected from the Department of Fisheries and Aquaculture.

The selected applicants shall act in all respects according to instructions and direction as given by the Director General (Department of Fisheries and Aquaculture) or his delegated representative.

3. Duration of Agreement and Payment

3.1 The agreement period shall commence on the day of the official letter from the Department of Fisheries and Aquaculture notifying the acceptance of the application. 

3.2 At the end of the fishing season, the service provider should submit the completed Fishing for Litter Form/s to the Department of Fisheries and Aquaculture.  Based on this submission, payment will be processed.  For each Jumbo Bag landed, filled tightly with recovered marine litter, the Service Provider will be paid €200.  Payment will be affected on an annual basis through the issuing of cheque payments or direct deposit in their bank account. 

3.3 The Contracting Authority reserves the right to annul the Expression of Interest (EOI) procedure and reject all applications without thereby incurring any liability to the affected applicants.  In so doing, the Contracting Authority shall not be liable to give any reason whatsoever.

4. Termination of Services

4.1 Termination of services shall be provided for in the letter of acceptance prior to commencement of services.

4.2 Should items other than marine plastic litter be deposited in the Jumbo Bags landed, the agreement with that particular applicant may be terminated forthwith.

5. Eligibility requirements

At the time of application, prospective applicants must be in possession of a valid fishing licence issued by the Department of Fisheries and Aquaculture and be authorised to operate bottom otter trawls. 

6. Application procedure

6.1 Properly filled application forms (to be collected from the Department of Fisheries and Aquaculture) must be deposited by hand in the tender box provided at the Department of Fisheries and Aquaculture by the closing time and date indicated at the top of this notice.

6.2 By the closing time and date, ALL applications must be physically deposited in the tender box provided at the Department of Fisheries and Aquaculture. In the event that the Contracting Authority extends the call for applications, the new time and date will be construed to mean the (new) submission date. Any application delivered/received after the lapse of the closing time and date shall be considered as a late submission. Late submissions shall not be accepted.

6.3 Submissions shall be contained in a sealed package/envelope with the Advert Number clearly marked on the outside of the package/envelope and submitted either by recorded delivery (official postal/courier service), or hand delivered and, in all instances, deposited in the Tender Box at the above address. Any other method of submission shall NOT be accepted.

7. Notification of acceptance for Service

The Contracting Authority shall notify in writing the successful applicant that his/her application has been accepted.

8. Amendments to the Scheme

Any necessary amendments to this scheme shall be made by publishing the said amendments in the Government Gazette.

Notice in terms of Article 61 (1)

In Terms of the proviso to article 61 (1) of the Duty on Documents and Transfer 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.

Name ID No.Claim No

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: