Government Notices published in Govt. Gazette No. 20,650 of 25th June 2021

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, 24th June, 2021, during the absence from Malta of the Hon. Robert Abela, KUOM, BA, LLD, Adv. Trib. Melit., MP.

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

Act No. XXXIV of 2021 entitled the Persons with Disability (Employment) (Amendment) Act, 2021.

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

Bill No. 227 entitled the Criminal Code (Amendment No. 5) Act, 2021.

Bill No. 228 entitled the Competition Act and the Malta Competition and Consumer Affairs Authority (Amendment) Act, 2021.

Bill No. 229 entitled the Cultural Heritage (Amendment) Act, 2021.

Revenue Remissions Supervisory Board

It is notified for general information that in exercise of the powers conferred by Part III of the Commissioner for Revenue Act (Cap. 517), the Minister for Finance and Employment has made the following appointments on the Revenue Remissions Supervisory Board:

Chairman

Dr John Consiglio

Members

Mr Sergio Ebejer

Mr Manfred Barbara

Mr Bryan Degabriele

These appointments are valid for a period of three years with effect from 18th June, 2021.

IT is hereby notified for general information that in exercise of the powers conferred by section 3 of the Sports Act (Cap. 455), and for the purpose of this Act, the Minister for Inclusion and Social Wellbeing has appointed the Commission of Commercialisation  of Sports Facilities Board as follows:

Chairperson

Prof. Saviour Formosa

Members

Ms Christine Cachia

Dr Christian Bonett

Mr Jonathan Barbara

Mr James Grech

Mr Clint Tanti

Secretary

Mr Michael Mizzi

These appointments are valid till the 6th April, 2023.

It is hereby notified for general information that in accordance with the provisions of Section 120 of the Commercial Code (Chapter 13), the Council of the Malta Chamber of Commerce, Enterprise and Industry for the years 2021-2023 has been constituted as follows:

President

Ms Marisa Xuereb

Deputy President

Mr Chris Vassallo-Cesareo

Vice-Presidents

Ms Liz Barbaro Sant

Mr Nicholas Xuereb

Officers

Mr Norman Aquilina

Mr Mark Bajada

Mr Ian Casolani

Elected Members

Mr Alan Arrigo                

Ms Catherine Calleja

Mr Ruben Cuschieri

Mr Geoffrey Debono

Mr Andrew W.J. Mamo

Mr Marcel K. Mifsud

Mr Brian Muscat

Mr Joseph Pace

Mr Kevin J. Rapinett

Mr William Spiteri Bailey

Dr Alison Vassallo

Mr Charles A. Zahra

It is hereby notified for general information that, as per article 7 of the Proceeds of Crime Act (Cap. 621), the Minister for Justice, Equality and Governance has appointed the following to form the Asset Recovery Bureau.

Chairperson

The Hon. Emeritus Joseph David Camilleri

Members

Mr Frank Mercieca

Mr Kenneth Farrugia

Mr Marvin Gaerty

These appointments are valid for five (5) years as from 28th August, 2020.

Member

Dr Alexandra Mamo

This appointment is valid for five (5) years as from 4th January, 2021.

Board of Management and Administration

IT is notified for general information that, in exercise of the powers conferred by article 3 of the Arbiter for Financial Services Act, Cap. 555, the Minister for Finance and Employment has made the following appointments on the Board of Management and Administration.

Chairman

Mr Geoffrey Bezzina BA(Hons) Banking and Finance; MA European Studies

Members

Mr Peter Muscat BA; ACIB (LONDON)

Dr Anna Mallia LLD; LLM (LONDON), Dip. Tax (MIT) appointed by the Parliamentary Secretary for Consumer Protection and Public Cleansing

These appointments remain valid up to 28th April 2022.

  IT is notified that in exercise of such powers as provided by Article (3) of the Commissioners for Oaths Ordinance (Cap. 79) the Minister for Justice, Equality and Governance appointed as Commissioners for Oaths, in the performance of their duties and for as long as they remain in such office, the undermentioned:

Advocate

Micallef, Dr Mary Rose

By Authority

Edward Zammit Lewis

Minister for Justice, Equality and Governance

NGĦARRFU illi bis-saħħa tas-setgħat mogħtija bl-Artikolu (3) tal-Ordinanza dwar il-Kummissjunajri b'Setgħa li Jagħtu Ġurament (Kap. 79), il-Ministru għall-Ġustizzja, l-Ugwaljanza u l-Governanza ħatar bħala Kummissjunarji b'Setgħa li Jagħtu Ġurament, fil-qadi tad-doveri tagħhom u sakemm jibqgħu fil-kariga, lill-imsemmija hawn taħt:

Persons who perform functions relating to the foreign service of the Government outside Malta

Abela, Mr Mark Anthony – Counsellor, Berlin

Azzopardi, Ms Lisa – Second Secretary, Beijing

Baldacchino, Ms Michelle – Second Secretary, Geneva

Camilleri, Ms Laura – Counsellor, Rome

Cassar, Ms Francecsa – First Secretary, New York

Chircop, Mr Shaun – Second Secretary, Warsaw

Cutajar, Dr Theresa – Ambassador, Ankara

De Bono Sant Cassia, Mr Andrea – Second Secretary, New York

Gatt, Ms Francesca – Deputy Permanent Representative, New York

Pullicino, Mr Simon – Ambassador, Tunis

Spiteri, Mr Andre – Ambassador, Tokyo

Vella, Mr Lorenzo – Permanent Representative

Vella Fonde, Mr Kurt – Counsellor, Paris

Zammit, Ms Kimberly – Second Secretary, Rome

Public Officers/Employees

Camilleri, Dr Kenneth John, Principal Legal Officer, Asset Recovery Bureau

By Authority

Edward Zammit Lewis

Minister for Justice, Equality and Governance

PROCLAMATION by the LANDS AUTHORITY

Whereas by the provisions of section 71 in accordance with the Government Lands Act (Cap. 573) of the Laws of Malta, the Board of Governors of the Lands Authority can for public purposes, declare that the land is subject to clearance rights or subsoil rights.

And whereas it is required that the property mentioned in this schedule is declared subject to subsoil rights.

Now, therefore, I, by means of the powers of section 71 of the mentioned Act, hereby declare that the property mentioned in this schedule is subject to subsoil rights.

Schedule

Land at Marsaxlokk:

1. The mentioned subsoil rights consisting in the digging of a trench about 21 metres long, with a depth of 1.4 metres and 1.2 metres wide and laying of services for an indefinite period, in a field of the area of about 2,046 metres square, which field is bounded on the North and on the South East by a public road and on the East by property of unknown owners.

2. The mentioned subsoil rights consisting in the digging of a trench about 62 metres long, with a depth of 1.4 metres and 1.2 metres wide and laying of services for an indefinite period, in a field of the area of about 2,612 metres square, which field is bounded on the North and on the South East by a public road and on the East by property of unknown owners.

3. The mentioned subsoil rights consisting in the digging of a trench about 72 metres long, with a depth of 1.4 metres and 1.2 metres wide and laying of services for an indefinite period, in a field of the area of about 3,657 metres square, which field is bounded on the North and on the South East by a public road and on the East by property of unknown owners.

The above-mentioned land is shown on plan marked P.D.2021_0223, which may be viewed on demand at the Lands Authority, Auberge de Baviere, Valletta.

(Sgd) Dr John Vassallo, LLD

Chairperson of the Board of Governors of the Lands Authority

PROCLAMATION by the LANDS AUTHORITY

Whereas by the provisions of section 71 in accordance with the Government Lands Act (Cap. 573) of the Laws of Malta, the Board of Governors of the Lands Authority can for public purposes, declare that the land is subject to clearance rights or subsoil rights.

And whereas it is required that the property mentioned in this schedule is declared subject to subsoil rights.

Now, therefore, I, by means of the powers of section 71 of the mentioned Act, hereby declare that the property mentioned in this schedule is subject to subsoil rights.

Schedule

Land at Għajnsielem:

1. The mentioned subsoil rights consisting in the digging of a trench about 8 metres long, with a depth of 1.80 metres and 0.85 metres wide and laying of services for an indefinite period, in a field of the area of about 241 metres square, which field is bounded on the North, on the East and on the South by property of unknown owners.

2. The mentioned subsoil rights consisting in the digging of a trench about 25 metres long, with a depth of 1.80 metres and 0.85 metres wide and laying of services for an indefinite period, in a field of the area of about 227 metres square, which field is bounded on the North, on the East and on the South by property of unknown owners.

3. The mentioned subsoil rights consisting in the digging of a trench about 16 metres long, with a depth of 1.80 metres and 0.85 metres wide and laying of services for an indefinite period, in a field of the area of about 148 metres square, which field is bounded on the North, on the East and on the South by property of unknown owners.

4. The mentioned subsoil rights consisting in the digging of a trench about 63 metres long, with a depth of 1.80 metres and 0.85 metres wide and laying of services for an indefinite period, in a field of the area of about 670 metres square, which field is bounded on the North, on the East and on the South by property of unknown owners.

The above-mentioned land is shown on plan marked P.D. 2021_0186, which may be viewed on demand at the Lands Authority, Auberge de Baviere, Valletta.

(Sgd) Dr John Vassallo, LLD

Chairperson of the Board of Governors of the Lands Authority

PROCLAMATION by the LANDS AUTHORITY

Whereas by the provisions of section 71 in accordance with the Government Lands Act (Cap. 573) of the Laws of Malta, the Board of Governors of the Lands Authority can for public purposes, declare that the land is subject to clearance rights or subsoil rights.

And whereas it is required that the property mentioned in this schedule is declared subject to subsoil rights.

Now, therefore, I, by means of the powers of section 71 of the mentioned Act, hereby declare that the property mentioned in this schedule is subject to subsoil rights.

Schedule

Land at Ħ'Attard:

The mentioned subsoil rights consisting in the digging of a trench about 66 metres long, with variable depth and 0.85 metres wide and laying of services for an indefinite period, in a field of the area of about 1,262 metres square, which field is bounded on the North by a public road, on the West and on the East by property of unknown owners.

The above-mentioned land is shown on plan marked P.D. 2021_0187, which may be viewed on demand at the Lands Authority, Auberge de Baviere, Valletta.

(Sgd) Dr John Vassallo, LLD

Chairperson of the Board of Governors of the Lands Authority

PROCLAMATION by the LANDS AUTHORITY

Whereas by the provisions of section 71 in accordance with the Government Lands Act (Cap. 573) of the Laws of Malta, the Board of Governors of the Lands Authority can for public purposes, declare that the land is subject to clearance rights or subsoil rights.

And whereas it is required that the property mentioned in this schedule is declared subject to subsoil rights.

Now, therefore, I, by means of the powers of section 71 of the mentioned Act, hereby declare that the property mentioned in this schedule is subject to subsoil rights.

Schedule

Land at Rabat, Malta:

The mentioned subsoil rights consisting in the digging of a trench about 66 metres long, with variable depth and 0.85 metres wide and laying of services for an indefinite period, in a field of the area of about 1,832 metres square, which field is bounded on the North and on the North West by Government property amd on the West by property of unknown owners.

The above-mentioned land is shown on plan marked P.D. 2021_0154, which may be viewed on demand at the Lands Authority, Auberge de Baviere, Valletta.

(Sgd) Dr John Vassallo, LLD

Chairperson of the Board of Governors of the Lands Authority

Appointment of Notary Delegate/Keeper

IT is hereby notified that in exercise of the powers conferred by Section 20 of the Notarial Profession and Notarial Archives Act, the Court of Revision of Notarial Acts has appointed Notary Dr Anthony Abela to be notary delegate and keeper of the Acts for Notary Dr Kristina Gatt, for the period between the 15th June, 2021 and the 21st June, 2021.

Today, the 16th June, 2021

Maruska Baldacchino

Deputy Registrar, Court of Revision of Notarial Acts

Appointment of Notary Delegate/Keeper

IT is hereby notified that in exercise of the powers conferred by Section 20 of the Notarial Profession and Notarial Archives Act, the Court of Revision of Notarial Acts has appointed Notary Dr Luke Caruana to be notary delegate and keeper of the Acts for Notary Dr Keith Zammit, for the period between the 28th June, 2021 and the 9th July, 2021.

Today, the 23rd June, 2021

Maruska Baldacchino

Deputy Registrar, Court of Revision of Notarial Acts

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 persons on essential travel from Muscat, Oman, on the 22nd June, 2021, with connection from Doha, Qatar, on the 22nd June, 2021, and with additional connection from Rome, Italy, on the 22nd June, 2021, with scheduled arrival in Malta on the 22nd June, 2021, at 17.00hrs, have been subject to those conditions provided by the Superintendent of Public Health.

In exercise of the powers conferred by Article 113 of the Civil Code (Cap. 16), the Minister for Justice, Equality and Governance has made this Order whereby the Adoption Order dated 22nd March, 2021, issued by the Family Court of Dhule, India, is being specified as an intercountry adoption of the person therein mentioned for the purposes of Articles 113, 130 and 130A of the Civil Code.

(Sgd) Dr. Edward Zammit Lewis

Minister for Justice, Equalityand Governance

Lower Barrakka Garden

With reference to Government Notice No. 624 published in Government Gazzette No. 20,622 of the 7th May, 2021, it is notified for general information that this notice has been cancelled.

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.

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:

Incentive Scheme for Sustainable Fishing

The scheme aims to encourage fishers to adopt measures for sustainable fishing, through selective fishing and the derating of engines. Through selective fishing methods, fishing gears target and capture organisms by size or species during the fishing operation, allowing non-targeted specimens to be avoided or released unharmed. This reduces unwanted catches and minimises the negative impact of fishing activities on the marine environment. The use of biodegradable fishing gear will be encouraged as part of the solution to ghost fishing and marine pollution. The reduction of engine power also helps to limit the emission of nitrogen oxides from marine diesel engines, in an effort to reduce the impact on the environment.

There are two streams for claiming financial aid. The first option consists of financial reimbursement capped at €700 per vessel for the cost of purchasing environment-friendly fishing gear. Under the second option, fishers who opt to derate the power of the main engine on their vessel without affecting their operations, will receive financial compensation for five years running from the year when derating takes place, on the condition that the derating remains in place without time limit and the vessel remains operational and registered as MFA or MFB. These two streams of assistance are detailed further below.

1. Definitions

In this scheme, unless the context requires otherwise:

“Minister" means the Minister responsible for Agriculture, Fisheries, Food and Animal rights.

“Director General" means the Director General responsible for Fisheries and Aquaculture.

“Department" means Department of Fisheries and Aquaculture.

“Owner/s" means the natural or legal person/s under whom the ownership of a fishing vessel is registered.

“Applicant" carries the same meaning as “owner".

2. Who is eligible for such assistance?

Owners of vessels registered with the Department of Fisheries and Aquaculture as either MFA or MFB are the main scheme beneficiaries.

3. How does one acquire the right for this assistance?

To benefit from this scheme applicants are required to choose between the following two separate streams of eligibility:

Option A: Reimbursement for the Cost of Environment-Friendly Fishing Gear

Under this option, theapplicant will be able to apply for reimbursement for the cost of environmentally friendly fishing gear consisting of pingers, hemp rope, fishing trammel nets with thicker braiding from 33mm upwards, circle hooks, biodegradable fishing lures and lines and non-toxic fishing weights. The amount of reimbursement will be capped at €700 for every vessel, and this will be a one-time grant.Itemised receipts should be dated between 1 July, 2021, and 15 April, 2022. Only fiscally valid itemised receipts will be accepted, and the reimbursement will have the VAT component deducted in cases where the fisher is registered under Article 10 of the VAT Act. There will be two periods when receipts will be received. It is important to note that there is no guarantee for reimbursement of receipts submitted between November and December 2021, since eligibility will only be determined in February 2022. If applicants prefer to have a guarantee of reimbursement (subject to all eligibility criteria being met), they should wait to be notified about the eligibility of their application and purchase the equipment afterwards. The reimbursement for such receipts would be affected in May/June 2022. On the other hand, fishers who still opt to buy equipment without a guarantee of reimbursement during 2021 will be reimbursed by March if they are eligible.

To benefit under this stream of assistance, clear and legible photocopies of the receipts are to be received by the Department by no later than 17th December 2021 for receipts submitted in 2021 and 30th April, 2022, for receipts submitted in 2022. Receipts are to be submitted by post to the following address:

Projects Unit

Department of Fisheries and Aquaculture

Agricultural Research and Innovation Hub

Triq l-Ingiered

Ħal Luqa LQA 3300

Option B: Derating of the Vessel's Main Engine

Under Option B, the applicant will opt to derate the vessel's main engine. The derating of the vessel's main engine is to be done following a report by an engineer who is registered with Transport Malta as a Vessel Surveyor, which specifies whether the main engine can be derated while not affecting the fishing operations of the vessel. A list of surveyors can be accessed online from (https://www.transport.gov.mt/list-of-authorised-ship-surveyors-September-2020_-23-09-2020.pdf-f5452).

In order to be eligible under this option, the derating of the vessel should respect the following minimum limits set out below, for the corresponding compensation amounts for five consecutive years:

The applicant will be responsible to obtain and pay for the surveyor's report in order to determine whether the vessel's main engine can be derated without affecting the fishing operations of the vessel and will be required to submit this document in support of the application. In addition, following the derating of the main engine, any auxiliary engines need to be derated individually accordingly with the same proportion, so as not to exceed the power of the main engine. The expenses and work required to derate the engine will be paid by the applicant, and then reimbursed by the Department. The same Vessel Surveyor to issue the initial report will test the relevant engines once the work has been done to measure the propulsion engine power of the fishing vessel and issue a new engine certificate accordingly. The Department will reimburse applicants for this expense upon the submission of the engine certificate following the derating together with the fiscal document showing that this expense has been paid in full.

The derating of the engine must take place between 1st August and 10th December, 2021. As a Department official shall be present during the derating of the engine, applicants are to notify the Department at least one week before the derating of the engine takes place so that an appointment can be set. The Vessel Surveyor report, engine certificate and fiscal receipts for the initial survey, engine derating and subsequent certification are to be submitted to the Department by no later than the 17th December, 2021.

The derating of the engine will remain in place without any time limit, meaning that there will be no right to reserve the derated kW. The derated kW will be returned to Malta's reserve. In addition, any fisher opting for this scheme will forfeit any rights on the remaining balance of kW deriving from the derating of auxiliary engines. Applicants opting for this stream of assistance shall be eligible to receive the respective grant as detailed above for an uninterrupted period of five (5) years. The Department has the right to conduct checks to periodically verify this. If the engine derating does not remain in place, the grant will be forfeited and procedures will be initiated to recuperate the aid granted, even after the five (5) years lapse.

4. Are there any more requirements?

Yes. The scheme is available for fishermen who declare at least 25% of their landings between 1st July and 31st December 2021 at the Fish Market and participate in the auctions which take place at the Fish Market.

5. How will we know what percentage of catch is declared?

The Department reserves the right to use the data submitted electronically so that the percentage of catch sold to the Fish Market is verified.

6. How is support calculated?

Support shall be calculated as described in Point 3 entitled How does one acquire the right for this assistance? of this notification.

7. What happens if there is more than one owner?

When a vessel has more than one owner, or where one has a share in the vessel or its fishing activities, the primary owner shall be the applicant. This individual will be nominated by the all the co-owners of the vessel. Ultimately the aid will be given to the nominated individual. It should then be split up according to the percentage of ownership of each individual.

8. What does such assistance consist of?

Aid shall be in the form of a Direct Financial Grant.

The scheme grant will be given as de minimis aid. This means that the aid given to every undertaking, under this scheme and any other scheme regulated by the de minimis aid regulations, cannot exceed the ceiling of €30,000 per beneficiary over any period of three calendar years according to Commission Regulation 717/2014, as amended.

9. What happens if I have forgotten what financial aid I have been given in the last three years?

You are to call the Department and confirm what aid you have been granted. Aid under any other schemes pertaining to other departments or ministries, should be stated in the application and verified with the respective departments.

10. How shall it be paid?

Following the vetting of all documentation submitted and the necessary checks by the Department, applicants shall be formally notified about the eligibility of their application via an official letter. The letter shall also confirm the premium that is to be paid to the applicant, when the receipt have been submitted. The amount shall be paid out through a bank transfer to the primary owner's bank account.

Applicants that opt for Option B shall be eligible to receive the grant for an uninterrupted period of five (5) years. Further communication about the disbursement of grants following 2022 will be communicated to eligible applicants in due course.

11. Whenever false information is given or failure to conform to the provisions of the scheme

Any false declaration/s shall be considered as being a criminal offence. The applicant shall be held personally liable to return any monies received if payments would have already been processed. One will also be automatically disqualified from this scheme and potentially from other future schemes to be issued by the Department. This clause does not have an applicable time limit and shall remain in force indefinitely.

12. Duration of the scheme

The scheme will be launched for the first time in 2021. It will be announced in June 2021 and receive applications until end August. By February of the following year, the amount of sales registered at the Fish Market should be known and aid amounts will be calculated. Before payments are affected each and every applicant shall receive the result of their application. The payments should be affected by end March for applicants under Option A who send in receipts during 2021 and by end June 2022 for those who submit receipts during 2022. Applicants under Option B will be paid by the end of March 2022. This cycle will be repeated for 5 years with the final payments being made by March 2026.

13. Amendments to the scheme

The Minister shall make the necessary amendments to this scheme by publishing the said amendments in the Government Gazette.

Covid-19 Wage Supplement Scheme

THIS Government Notice updates and changes, where necessary, the provisions of Government Notice No. 389 published in the Government Gazette of 13th April, 2020, in order to reflect the latest changes to the Covid-19 Wage Supplement Scheme as announced by Government.

1. Interpretation

The definitions contained in Government Notice 389 of 2020 shall also apply to this Notice, mutatis mutandis.

The Covid-19 Wage Supplement ensures a minimum income to employees and supports the sustainability of business affected by the Covid-19 pandemic. In the initial implementation period, the data available on the effects of the pandemic on businesses was limited and the aid was determined on the basis of what was considered as a fair apportionment of a maximum monthly wage supplement of Euro 800 which was based on the main activity of a business. Considering that in most instances financial data is now more readily available, a new approach which provides a more objective distribution shall be implemented. The baseline monthly wage supplement of Euro 800 remains the guiding principle in providing the maximum support to those sectors which were most severely affected by the pandemic.

2. Applicability

This Notice shall have the same applicability as established in the Covid-19 Wage Supplement Scheme as announced in Government Notice 389 of 2020 (hereinafter 'the Scheme').

3. Details of Updates to the Scheme

3.1 In order to adjust to the dynamic situation as from 29th May, 2020, a partial supplement equivalent to three-fourths of the full supplement of €800 per month was introduced. This category is applicable to employment in businesses that could conduct their economic activity but were expecting limited economic return due to the situation and their dependency on the most severely hit sectors.

The maximum Rate of €800 per month shall be applicable to all those employees engaged in businesses which have been ordered to suspend operations by the relevant authorities as a measure to limit the spread of the Covid-19 virus.

3.2 Article 3.10 of the scheme shall be replaced with the following:

The applicant is to ensure that the provision of Covid-19 Wage Supplement must not, at any time, result in a global salary package in excess of that employee's average basic salary for January and February, 2020 or the employee's expected salary when taking in consideration historical data for an equivalent period prior to the Covid-19 outbreak. Should this occur, the applicant will be liable to effect a full or partial refund of the Covid-19 Wage Supplement which shall be equal to the amount in excess of the above-stated amount.

3.3 From January 2021 the supplement shall be established in relation to the decrease in sales as established through VAT submission and any other official documentation which the Corporation may deem to be relevant. Articles 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 3.4, 3.5 and 3.6 of Government Notice No. 389 of 2020 shall, as from January 2021, be applicable only to businesses with no VAT records related to their sales in 2019 either because they are VAT Exempt or had not been in operation during part of 2019 or due to any other valid reasons as may be determined by the Corporation. In all other cases, the Wage Supplement shall be calculated as provided in the table below:

No Wage Supplement shall be provided to businesses that registered an increase in sales or a decrease in sales of less than 10%.

Any adjustment to the amount of Covid-19 Wage Supplement payable to employees as a result of the changes to the Scheme being introduced by means of this Notice shall be automatically applied by Malta Enterprise without the need of any application from the employees and/or their employers.

4. Employees in receipt of pension or stipend

Employees who are in receipt of any retirement or services pension or a student stipend who were employed and registered with Jobsplus as employees prior to the 9th March, 2020, may be awarded a Covid-19 Wage Supplement, as from the wage supplement payable for the month of July 2020, in the event that the pension or stipend which they receive results to be of a minimal amount and insufficient to guarantee a decent living income, and this as shall be determined by Malta Enterprise on a case-to-case basis.

5. Replacement of Employees in receipt of wage supplement

Employees that are engaged by a business to replace employees who had been receiving a wage supplement and voluntarily resigned, shall be eligible to receive a Wage Supplement as from October 2020 or later if such replacement occurred later; provided that the conditions for the new employment are not less favourable than those of the employee who had to be replaced and the number of employees receiving the wage supplement shall not exceed the number of employees on a wage supplement as of 29th of May, 2020.

Provided that employers may request a wage supplement commencing from March 2021 in respect of any employee engaged in activities order to suspend operation as from March 2021. 

6. Continued applicability of provisions of the Scheme

Sub-articles 3.7, 3.8 and Articles 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10 and 11 of the Scheme shall continue to apply, mutatis mutandis.