Government Notices published in Govt. Gazette no 20,725 of 26th October 2021

IT is notified for general information that the Hon. Robert Abela, KUOM, BA, LLD, Adv. Trib. Melit., MP, resumed duties as Prime Minister on Friday, 22nd October, 2021, and that the arrangements made by Government Notice No. 1395 of 20th October, 2021, ceased to have effect accordingly.

Appointment of Adjudicator on the Small Claims Tribunal

IT is notified for general information that in terms of sub-articles (2) and (5) of Article 4 of the Small Claims Tribunal Act (Cap. 380 of the Laws of Malta), the President of Malta, acting on the advice of the Prime Minister, has appointed Dr Leontine Calleja as Adjudicator on the Small Claims Tribunal for a period of five (5) years commencing on the 3rd November, 2021.

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

Act No. LX of 2021 entitled the Companies (Amendment) Act, 2021; and

Act No. LXI of 2021 entitled the Trading Licences (Amendment) Act, 2021.

IT is notified for general information that the following Legal Notices were published in the Supplement to the Government Gazette No. 20,721 of 19th October, 2021 (Legal Notices 391 to 396) and No. 20,724 of 22nd October, 2021 (Legal Notices 397 to 399), respectively.

L.n. 391 of 2021: Conduct Certificates Ordinance (Cap. 77); Conduct Certificates Ordinance (Amendment No. 2) Regulations, 2021.

L.n. 392 of 2021: Public Health Act (Cap. 465); Period of Quarantine (Amendment No. 7) Order, 2021.

L.n. 393 of 2021: Public Health Act (Cap. 465); Travel Ban (Extension to All Countries) (Amendment No. 7) Order, 2021.

L.n. 394 of 2021: Environment Protection Act (Cap. 549); Conservation of Wild Birds (Framework for Allowing a Derogation to Carry out Scientific Research on Seven Finch Species) Regulations, 2021.

L.n. 395 of 2021: Environment Protection Act (Cap. 549); Conservation of Wild Birds (Declaration on a Derogation Allowing Scientific Research on Seven Finch Species) Regulations, 2021.

L.n. 396 of 2021: Environment Protection Act (Cap. 549); Conservation of Wild Birds (Declaration on a Derogation for an Autumn 2021 Live-capturing Season for Song Thrush and Golden Plover) Regulations, 2021.

L.n. 397 of 2021: Authority for Transport in Malta Act (Cap. 499), Traffic Regulation Ordinance (Cap. 65); Motor Vehicles (Weights, Dimensions and Equipment) (Amendment) Regulations, 2021.

L.n. 398 of 2021: Traffic Regulation Ordinance (Cap. 65), Authority for Transport in Malta Act (Cap. 499); Motor Vehicles (Interoperability of Electronic Road Tolls Systems) (Amendment) Regulations, 2021.

L.n. 399 of 2021: Public Administration Act (Cap. 595), Tourism Zones Regeneration Agency (Establishment) Order, 2021.

THE Permanent Secretary in the Ministry for Justice and Governance has approved the following acting appointment:

Notice is hereby given that I have received an application for the registration of and/or amendment to rules regulating the following condominia:

Dr Claude Sapiano, LLD

Land Registrar

Subsidiary Legislation 465.26and Article 2 of Period of Quarantine Order, 2021

Subsidiary Legislation 465.13

The Superintendent of Public Health hereby notifies that the following vaccination certificates with European Medicines Agency approved vaccines shall be accepted as from the 26th October, 2021.

Republic of Azerbaijan Vaccination card – with 2 doses of EMA approved vaccine + 14 days

Official Chile's Digital Vaccination Certificate – with 2 doses of EMA approved vaccine + 14 days

MiVacuna COVID-19 Vaccination Certificate – Colombia – with 2 doses of EMA approved vaccine + 14 days

Japan – Vaccination Certificate of COVID-19 (verified using VeriFLY) – with 2 doses of EMA approved vaccine + 14 days

Sultanate of Oman Immunisation Certificate for COVID-19 – with 2 doses of EMA approved vaccine + 14 days

Libya – National Center for Disease Control – Libya State of Libya COVID-19 Vaccination Certificate – with 2 doses of EMA approved vaccine + 14 days

IN accordance with the Flora, Fauna and Natural Habitats Protection Regulations (S.L. 549.44), and in furtherance to the Management Plan for Kemmuna u l-Gżejjer ta' Madwarha published by virtue of Government Notice No. 1379 published on 14th December, 2016, the Environment and Resources Authority hereby is publishing the following:

Campsite Rules for camping in the Site of

Tal-Ful, Comino

The following rules apply for camping carried out in the Tal-Ful Campsite as delineated in Figure 1:

Definitions:

For the purpose of these campsite regulations, the following definitions apply:

“camper" means any vehicle propelled by mechanical power, whether working or not and whether resting on wheels or otherwise, which was designed primarily for the transport of persons and which is equipped with facilities whose primary objective is to facilitate lodging and which may include inter alia sleeping, food preparation, or sanitary facilities;

“caravan" means any vehicle, without mechanical power of its own, whether resting on wheels or otherwise, which is equipped with facilities whose primary objective is to facilitate lodging and which may include inter alia sleeping, food preparation, or sanitary facilities.

“camping" means the erection of a tent and any ancillary activity for temporary lodging including cooking, the setting up of temporary equipment usually associated with camping activity such as tables and chairs and laying of ground sheets;

“camp footprint" means an area of maximum thirty square meters (30m2) and includes the area of the base of the camp that is laid on the ground, the area under the flysheet and anchoring ropes, and any additional prefabricated covered porch;

“campsite" shall mean the area delineated under Fig. 1; on page 11,007;

“bonfire" or “campfire" shall mean an open-air fire of any size, whether intended for cooking or burning of material or any other purpose;

Site Regulations

1. All camps shall be temporary and shall only consist of a commercially pre-fabricated portable shelter made of fabric, supported by a thin frame and anchored by rope and pegs driven into the ground.

2. The only furniture that is allowed to be set up within the campsite shall be collapsible tables and chairs and not more than one umbrella per camp having a diameter of not more than 2 metres and which when set up collectively do not occupy a footprint of greater than 6 square metres.

3. The setting up of any ancillary structure including external canopies or frames, platforms, fences and any form of enclosure, tanks, furniture, or ovens within the campsite is prohibited.

4. The use of ground cover outside the camp footprint is prohibited except for the use of a ground sheet under the camp which shall not exceed the camp footprint by more than thirty centimetres (30cm) from any side and the temporary use of picnic mats that shall not exceed four square meters (4m²).

5. Camps or camping equipment whether erected or not and whether accompanied by any person or not shall not be left for a period exceeding thirty (30) days.

6. Parking or access to the site by motor or electric vehicles, campers, campervans, kiosks or any other vehicle or any towed vehicle or parts thereof is prohibited at all times.

7. Physical modification of the site, including but not limited to, excavation of soil or rock or levelling of soil is prohibited.

8. The distance between two (2) camp footprints shall not be less than two (2) meters.

9. The distance between a camp footprint and any tree trunk or shrub shall not be less than two (2) metres and no camp or other equipment shall be tied or in any way attached to trees.

10. Activites or actions that cause or could potentially cause the dismantling or damaging of any rubble wall, rural structure, fence or gate; or could in any way endanger the stability of any rubble wall, rural structure, fence, or gate are prohibited.

11. Damage to any flora or fauna is prohibited.

12. Any artificial light shall be directed only towards the ground and kept in the immediate vicinity of the camp footprint. No light shall be directed towards the sky or sea.

13. No artificial light can be visible from outside the camp after 11.00 p.m. of any day until 7.00 a.m. of the following day. 

14. The generation of vibrations or sound exceeding 60dB measured at a 10 metre distance from the point of source is prohibited.

15. Only one generator is allowed per camp footprint.

16. Only generators that are portable, silent inverter type and that generate up to a maximum output of 2.2kW and that emit sounds not exceeding 60dB beyond a 10 meter distance from it, are allowed.

17. Generators shall be switched off by midnight of any day and not switched on before 6.00 a.m. of the following day.

18. The storage of fuel is prohibited except for a maximum of 10 litres of fuel for a generator and a maximum of 2kg of gas for cooking or lighting purposes at any moment per camp.

19. The kindling of campfires, bonfires, the burning of firewood or charcoal, or the kindling of any naked flames shall be prohibited. Only gas may be used to fuel cooking stoves.

20. No fires shall be generated and no fuels or combustible material shall be stored within a distance of less than five metres (5m) from the circumference of any tree canopy or within a distance of less than ten metres (10m) away from the tree trunk, whichever is the larger.

21. Possession or letting off of any fireworks is prohibited.

22. Fuel, combustible material, oils, lubricants, paints or other deleterious substances shall be stored in sealable and leak proof containers in such a way that it can be contained and easily cleaned-up in case of accidental leak.

23. No person shall allow any waste, fuel, oils, burnt material, or deleterious substances to leach or contaminate the site.

24. Camp site users should ensure that the site is kept clean at all times and that waste is disposed only in authorised sites or official waste bins.

25. It is prohibited to leave behind any left-over material of whatever nature brought to the campsite.

26. No person shall leave on site any form of waste or deleterious substance unless in official refuse facilities specifically intended for such purpose.

27. No person shall, within the camping site, carry out any activity, intervention, operation or endeavour which is commercial in nature or which does not primarily constitute camping for the purpose of leisure.

28. Human excrement may only be disposed of in official sanitary facilities on Kemmuna.

29. Any person who acts in contravention of any provision of these Rules shall be guilty of an offence, punishable in accordance to regulation 49 of the Flora, Fauna and Natural Habitats Protection Regulations (S.L. 549.44)

This Government Notice supercedes the one published in Government Gazette No. 20,694 of the 3rd September, 2021.  

The Director General Standards and Metrology Institute 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: