Government Notices published in Govt. Gazette No. 20,734 of 12th November 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, 11th November, 2021, during the absence from Malta of the Hon. Robert Abela, KUOM, BA, LLD, Adv. Trib. Melit., MP.

THE President of Malta has been pleased to approve the retirement of Lieutenant Colonel Martin Sammut from the Armed Forces of Malta Regular Reserve of Officers, with effect from the 14th November, 2021.

Appointment of the Buildingand Construction Tribunal

IT is hereby notified for general information that, in exercise of the powers conferred by Article 34 of the Building and Construction Authority Act, the President of Malta, on the advice of the Prime Minister, has approved the following appointments:

Chairperson

Dr Christopher Vella

Members

Perit Samuel Formosa

Inġ. Johann A. Psaila

These appointments are effective from the 10th November, 2021, for a period of three (3) years.

Public Contracts Review Board

IT is notified for general information that, in exercise of the powers conferred by article 81(2) of the Public Procurement Regulations S.L. 601.03, the Prime Minister has appointed Ms Stephanie Scicluna Laiviera, BSc., BCom. (Hons)(Melit.), MBA (Leicester), as a Substitute Member of the Public Contracts Review Board in lieu of Mr Carmel Esposito, BA, MA. This appointment is valid for a period of three years with effect from 9th November, 2021.

IT is hereby notified that Dr Ezekiel Psaila has resigned from his position as secretary of the Drug Offenders Rehabilitation Board with effect from 10th September, 2021. In this regard the Minister for Justice and Governance has nominated Dr Anthea Galea to serve as secretary of the same board with effect from 5th November, 2021, for a period of 2 years.

Board of Agency for Infrastructure Malta

IT is notified for general information that, in terms of article 8 of the Agency for Infrastructure Malta Act (Cap. 588), the Minister for Transport, Infrastructure and Capital Projects has made the following appointments as members of the Board of the Agency for Infrastructure Malta:

Chairperson

Architect Raymond Farrugia

Deputy Chairperson

Ms Alison Zerafa Civelli

Members

Mr Charles Camilleri

Mr Paul Bugeja

Dr Graziella Tanti

Colonel (Retired) Raphael Farrugia

Architect Nadia Gatt Curmi

Secretary appointed by the Board in terms of article 9 of the Act

Dr Luciano Busuttil

These appointments are for a period of three (3) years with effect from 1st October, 2021.

Unfair Trading Practices in the Food Supply Chain Regulations, 2021 (Cap. 117)

Unfair Trading Practices (Agriculture and Fisheries) Board

IT is hereby notified for general information that in terms of the Supplies and Services Act (L.N. 266 of 2021), the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries, Food and Animal Rights has appointed the members of the Unfair Trading Practices (Agriculture and Fisheries) Board. The appointments are with effect from 5th November, 2021, for a period of three years.

Chairperson

Dr Michaela Spiteri

Members

Mr Marco Dimech

Mr Gilbert Balzan

Mr Brian Montebello

Mr William Sultana

Mr Carmel Camilleri

Mr Guido Vella

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 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:

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

Bonnici, Mr Danilo – Second Secretary, Embassy of Malta in Abu Dhabi

Gauci, Mr Liam – First Secretary, Tokyo

Littlejohn, Mr Karl – First Secretary, Athens

Micallef, Mr Ronald – Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Ethiopia

Mifsud, Ms Emily – Second Secretary, Vienna

Advocates

Tortell, Dr Elena

By Authority

Edward Zammit Lewis

Minister for Justiceand Governance

Legal Notice 6 (2012) Exemption from Motor Vehicles Registration Tax Rules, 2012

IN exercise of the powers conferred by Regulation 9(1)(b) of Legal Notice 6 of 2012 S.L. 368.01, the Minister for Finance and Employment has appointed Ms Gail Spiteri, BA (Hons.) Social Administration, as Member of the Review Board for Registration Tax Exemption in Favour of Persons with Special Needs. This appointment is valid up to 31st December, 2022.

THE Permanent Secretary in the Ministry for Finance and Employment has approved the following acting appointment:

Notice in terms of Article 61(1)

In Terms of the proviso to article 61 (1) of the Duty on Documents and Transfers 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 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: