Government Notices published in Govt. Gazette No. 20,545 of 24th December 2020

Appointment of the Information and DataProtection Commissioner

IT is hereby notified for general information that according to article 11 of the Data Protection Act (Cap. 586), Mr Ian Deguara is being appointed as Information and Data Protection Commissioner. This appointment is valid for five (5) years with effect from 21st December, 2020.

Appointment of Legal Aid Lawyers

IT is notified for general information that, in terms of Article 89 of Chapter 12 of the Laws of Malta, the Minister for Justice, Equality and Governance appointed the following as Legal Aid Lawyers for civil and criminal matters, for the period between 1st January, 2021 and 31st December, 2023.

Malta

Dr Noel Bartolo, LLD

Dr Joseph P. Bonnici, LLD

Dr Joseph Brincat, LLD

Dr Victor Bugeja, LLD

Dr Yanika Bugeja, LLD

Dr Leontine Calleja, LLD

Dr Mario Caruana, LLD

Dr Charmaine Cherrett, LLD

Dr Christopher Chircop, LLD

Dr Ann Marie Cutajar, LLD

Dr Martin Fenech, LLD

Dr Jason Grima, LLD

Dr Maria Karlsson, LLD

Dr Simon Micallef Stafrace, LLD

Dr Martha Mifsud, LLD

Dr Mark Mifsud Cutajar, LLD

Dr Josette Sultana, LLD

Dr Benjamin Valenzi,a LLD

Gozo

Dr Deborah Camilleri, LLD

Dr Joseph Grech, LLD

Dr Kevin Mompalao, LLD

Appointment of Official Curators

IT is notified for general information that the Minister for Justice, Equality and Governance appointed the following on the list of Official Curators, in terms of Article 89 of Chapter 12 of the Laws of Malta, for the period between 1st January, 2021 and 31st December, 2023.

Malta

Dr Fransina Abela, LLD

Dr Noel Bartolo, LLD

Dr Joseph P. Bonnici, LLD

Dr Joseph Brincat, LLD

Dr Victor Bugeja, LLD

Dr Yanika Bugeja, LLD

Dr Leontine Calleja, LLD

Dr Mario Caruana, LLD

Dr Charmaine Cherrett, LLD

Dr Christopher Chircop, LLD

Dr Ann Marie Cutajar, LLD

Dr Martin Fenech, LLD

Dr Jason Grima, LLD

Dr Maria Karlsson, LLD

Dr Simon Micallef Stafrace, LLD

Dr Martha Mifsud, LLD

Dr Mark Mifsud Cutajar, LLD

Dr Josette Sultana, LLD

Dr Graziella Tanti, LLD

Dr Benjamin Valenzia, LLD

Gozo

Dr Deborah Camilleri, LLD

Dr Joseph Grech, LLD

Dr Kevin Mompalao, LLD

Legal Procurators

Mr Jean Pierre Busuttil

Ms Hilda Ellul Mercer

Ms Nadine Farrugia

Ms Gillian Muscat

Ms Veronica Rossignaud

Mr Quentin Tanti

Appointment of Legal Aid Lawyers at the Legal Aid Malta Agency

IT is notified for general information that the Minister for Justice, Equality and Governance appointed the following as Legal Aid Lawyers for civil and criminal matters for the period between 1st January, 2021 and 31st December, 2023, and will be assisting at the Legal Aid Malta Agency.

Dr Fransina Abela, LLD

Dr Graziella Tanti, LLD

Appointment of Legal Aid Procurators

IT is notified for general information that, in terms of Article 89 of Chapter 12 of the Laws of Malta, the Minister for Justice, Equality and Governance appointed the following as Legal Aid Procurators for civil and criminal matters, for the period between 1st January, 2021 and 31st December, 2023.

Mr Jean Pierre Busuttil

Ms Hilda Ellul Mercer

Ms Nadine Farrugia

Ms Gillian Muscat

Ms Veronica Rossignaud

Mr Quentin Tanti

Advocates for Legal Aid for Advice to Victims of Domestic Violence

IT is notified for general information that the Minister for Justice, Equality and Governance in terms of article 89 of Chapter 12 of the Laws of Malta appointed the following as Advocates for Legal Aid for advice to victims of domestic violence for the period between 1st January, 2021 and 31st December, 2023.

Dr Mary Muscat, LLD

Dr Juliana Scerri Ferrante, LLD

Dr Richard Sladden, LLD

Notice of Renewal and Modification of Scheme Established by means of Government Notice No. 408 of 2018

IT is hereby being notified that the scheme: Promotion of Energy Audits in Small and Medium Sized Enterprises Scheme – Scheme A applications under the De Minimis Regulation (Commission Regulation No. 1407/2013) A grant for small and medium enterprises following the execution of an energy audit identifying energy consumption, energy saving opportunities and investments, established by means of Government Notice No. 408 of 2018, is hereby being renewed until the 31st December, 2021.

It is furthermore being notified that Government Notice No. 408 published in the Government Gazette No. 19, 974 is hereby amended as follows:

In the description of Category 3 enterprises as found in Section 4 thereof, the words “that have an annual electricity consumption exceeding 75,000 kWhrs" shall be deleted.

The first paragraph in Section 8.1 thereof shall be reworded as follows:

This scheme will be implemented in line with Commission Regulation (EU) No. 1407/2013 of 18 December 2013 on the application of Articles 107 and 108 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union to de minimis aid (the de minimis Regulation), as amended by Commission Regulation (EU) 2020/972 of 2 July 2020 amending Regulation (EU) No. 1407/2013 as regards its prolongation and amending Regulation (EU) No. 651/2014 as regards its prolongation and relevant adjustments.

This scheme may be modified further or terminated before that date by means of a notice in the Government Gazette. The scheme may be renewed as may be deemed necessary by the Energy and Water Agency also by means of a notice in the Government Gazette.

Notice of Renewal and Modification of Scheme Established by means of Government

Notice No. 409 of 2018

IT is hereby being notified that the scheme: Promotion of Energy Audits in Small and Medium Sized Enterprises Scheme – Scheme B applications under the General Block Exemption Regulation, a grant for small and medium enterprises following the execution of an energy audit identifying energy consumption, energy saving opportunities and investments, established by means of Government Notice No. 409 of 2018, is hereby being renewed until the 31st December, 2021.

It is furthermore being notified that Government Notice No. 409 published in the Government Gazette No. 19, 974 is hereby amended as follows:

In the description of Category 3 enterprises as found in Section 4 thereof, the words “that have an annual electricity consumption exceeding 75,000 kWhrs" shall be deleted.

Section 8 thereof shall be amended in the following ways:

(a)The first paragraph thereof shall be reworded as follows:

The terms and conditions set out in this Government Notice are in line with Commission Regulation (EU) No. 651/2014 of 17 June 2014 declaring certain categories of aid compatible with the internal market in application of Articles 107 and 108 of the Treaty, as amended by Commission Regulation (EU) No. 2017/1084 of 14 June 2017 amending Regulation (EU) No. 651/2014 as regards aid for port and airport infrastructure, notification thresholds for aid for culture and heritage conservation and for aid for sport and multifunctional recreational infrastructures, and regional operating aid schemes for outermost regions and amending Regulation (EU) No. 702/2014 as regards the calculation of eligible costs, and by Commission Regulation (EU) 2020/972 of 2 July 2020 amending Regulation (EU) No. 1407/2013 as regards its prolongation and amending Regulation (EU) No. 651/2014 as regards its prolongation and relevant adjustments, and as may be subsequently amended; hereinafter referred to as the 'General Block Exemption Regulation'.

(b) In paragraph (b) of the second paragraph thereof, the words “Undertakings in difficulty as defined in terms of the Commission Regulation (EU) No. 651/2014 of 17 June, 2014" shall be replaced by the words “Undertakings in difficulty defined in terms of the General Block Exemption Regulation. However, the scheme will apply to those undertakings which were not an undertaking in difficulty on the 31st of December, 2019, but which became an undertaking in difficulty in the period from 1 January, 2020, to June, 2021."

This scheme may be modified further or terminated before that date by means of a notice in the Government Gazette. The scheme may be renewed as may be deemed necessary by the Energy and Water Agency also by means of a notice in the Government Gazette.