Government Notices published in Govt. Gazette no 20,757 of 24th December 2021

Appointment of Members of the Local Government Reform Steering Committee

It is hereby notified for general information that the Minister for the National Heritage, the Arts and Local Government has approved the appointment of the members of the Local Government Reform Steering Committee for a period of two (2) years with effect from 13th May 2020, as follows:

Chairperson

Mr Karl Parnis

Members

Mr Michael Cohen

Mr Joseph Scerri

Mr Vincent Bonello

Ms Rachelle Borg Dingli

Mr Albert Dimech

Mr Jason Joseph Agius (appointed on 16th November 2021)

Mr Ignatius Farrugia

Secretary

Ms Gabriella Agius

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 in Żejtun:

1. The mentioned subsoil rights consisting in the digging of a trench about 8 metres long, 1.4 metres deep and 0.85 metres wide and laying of services for an indefinite period, in a field of the area of about 74 metres square, which field is bounded on the North and North West by Government property and on the East by property of unknown owners.

2. The mentioned subsoil rights consisting in the digging of a trench about 42 metres long, 1.4 metres deep and 0.85 metres wide and laying of services for an indefinite period, in a field of the area of about 74 metres square, which field is bounded on the North and North West by Government property and on the East by property of unknown owners.

The above-mentioned land is shown on plan marked P.D. 2021_0234, which may be viewed on demand at the Lands Authority, Auberge de Baviere, Valletta.

(Sgd) Dr John Vassallo

Chairperson of the Board of Governors of the Lands Authority

Declaration by the LANDS AUTHORITY

Whereas by the Declaration of the Governor General of the 24th November, 1969, published in the Government Gazette of the 5th December, 1969, under Government Notice No. 1005, the President of Malta had declared that a plot of land measuring 2 Tomniet, 4 Siegħan u 7 Kejliet, bounded on the West and North West by Triq Tas-Sajtar, on the South West partly by property of Mrs Annunziata Xerri and others and partly by property of Mr Victor Xerri and others and on the South by property of Mr Rosario Mallia and others, required by the competent Government for a public purpose in accordance with the provisions of the Land Acquisition (Public Purposes) Ordinance (Cap. 88), and whereas part of this land is no longer so required, I hereby declare for all intents and purposes of law that the undermentioned land is no longer required by the competent authority for a public purpose and also according to the Government Lands Act (Cap. 573) of the Laws of Malta.

Description of the Land

The following land at Ħal Lija:

A plot of land measuring 1,994 square metres, bounded on the West by a public road, on the South East by property of Mac Holdings Ltd, and on the East by property of Frager Ltd.

The abovementioned land is shown marked with the colour blue on plan P.D.294_68_1, which may be viewed on demand at the Lands Authority, Auberge de Baviere, Valletta.

(Sgd) Dr John Vassallo

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 Angele Rapa to be notary delegate and keeper of the Acts for Notary Dr Marthese Felice, for the period between the 19th December, 2021 and the 4th January, 2022.

Today, the 21st December, 2021

Dr Maria Ruth Ciantar, Dip. Laws of Proc. (Melit.), LLB (Hons) (Melit.), M. Adv. (Melit.)

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 Gabrielle Lautier to be notary delegate and keeper of the Acts for Notary Dr Hans Karl Attard, for the period between the 28th December, 2021 and the 4th January, 2022.

Today, the 21st December, 2021

Dr Maria Ruth Ciantar, Dip. Laws of Proc. (Melit.), LLB (Hons) (Melit.), M. Adv. (Melit.)

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 Marco Buttigieg to be notary delegate and keeper of the Acts for Notary Dr  Michaela Pace, for the period between the 20th December, 2021 and the 24th December, 2021.

Today, the 22nd December, 2021

Dr Maria Ruth Ciantar, Dip. Laws of Proc. (Melit.), LLB (Hons) (Melit.), M. Adv. (Melit.).

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 Derek Bonavia to be notary delegate and keeper of the Acts for Notary Dr Andre Farrugia, for the period between the 26th December, 2021 and the 2nd January, 2022.

Today, the 22nd December, 2021

Dr Maria Ruth Ciantar, Dip. Laws of Proc. (Melit.), LLB (Hons) (Melit.), M. Adv. (Melit.).

Deputy Registrar, Court of Revision of Notarial Acts

Section 58 of the Development Planning Act, 2016

The Planning Authority considers that the following property:

Nri. 50, 51, 52, 53, Triq Wied is-Simar,

Il-Qala

(see site plan on page 13,478) are of historical, architectural and contextual value such that they should be listed as a Scheduled Property in terms of Article 57 of the Development Planning Act 2016.

The Authority feels that these properties are to be considered as “heritage at risk". This term refers to those sites that are more at risk of being lost as a result of neglect, decay or inappropriate development. The loss or partial loss of the properties will result in the irreversible loss of cultural heritage. Thus, the Authority is hereby issuing an Emergency Conservation Order (ECO) in respect of the above properties in accordance with Article 58 of the Development Planning Act 2016.

(i) The properties are to be considered as Grade 2 scheduled property as per SPED paragraph 1.13 by virtue of their historical, architectural, and contextual values.

(ii) Damage, demolition, development, dumping or movement of earth or removal of stones, excavations, or alterations, including fittings and apertures, within or nearby any part of the buildings is prohibited.

(iii) All uses within the aforementioned properties are to be covered by a valid permit from the Planning Authority.

(iv) All developments, alterations or interventions on these properties, which might be permissible, must be approved in advance by the Planning Authority in consultation with the Superintendence of Cultural Heritage.

(v) The works shall be monitored by the Planning Authority and Superintendence of Cultural Heritage at the expense of the owner.

(vi) The maintenance of the said buildings shall be exclusively the responsibility of the owner/s by means of a continuous maintenance programme.

The Order shall have effect for a period of 12 months from the date of publication of this order. In accordance with Section 58 (4) of the Act, any appeal to the Tribunal from this Emergency Conservation Order shall not stay the execution of such order.

All restoration works have to follow respective criteria established by the Council of Europe and UNESCO in their Conventions, Charters and Protocols, to which Malta is signatory.

If the properties are further damaged, altered, demolished or destroyed in contravention of this Order, the Authority will exercise its powers of enforcement as set out in the Development Planning Act, 2016. The Act provides for severe penalties for contraventions on Scheduled Property.

Government Scheme to Incentivise the Retrofittingof Dual Fuel Systems on Heavy-Duty Vehicleswith Diesel engines

IN terms of the provisions of paragraph 9 of the Government Notice No. 482 published in the Government Gazette No. 20,605 dated 9th April 2021, the Minister for Transport, Infrastructure and Capital Projects is amending the Scheme as follows:

1. Article 1 is being amended as follows:

(i) the definition 'heavy-duty dual fuel system' shall be substituted by the following definition:

“LPG' means Liquified Petroleum Gas;"

(ii) the definition 'heavy-duty motor vehicle' shall be substituted by the following definition:

“heavy-duty dual fuel system" means an engine retrofit system, meant to allow a retrofitted diesel engine to operate with a diesel fuel and a gaseous fuel simultaneously with both fuels being metered separately, and having a visible meter allowing Transport Malta officers, or delegates thereof, to confirm that the vehicle is being regularly run using gaseous fuel;" and

(iii) immediately after the definition 'heavy-duty motor vehicle' there shall be added the following new definition:

“heavy-duty motor vehicle" means a motor vehicle used for the carriage of goods or passengers which is powered by a compression-ignition (diesel) engine and which has a maximum permissible mass exceeding two thousand, six hundred and ten kilograms (2,610kg), as defined in, Article 1.1 of UN Regulation No. 49, and Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No. 595/2009;"

2. Article 2 shall be amended as follows:

(i) paragraph (b) of Article 2.1 shall be substituted by the following:

“(b) has been retrofitted with an HDDF system approved by a type-approval authority of any European Union Member State;" and

(ii) immediately after Article 2.1, there shall be added the following:

“2.2. Undertakings which retrofitted their vehicle with an HDDF system during the past years may still apply for this scheme."

3. Article 3(ii) shall be amended as follows:

(i) paragraph (a) shall be substituted by the following:

“(a) a copy of the approval certificate for the installed HDDF system issued by a Type-Approval Authority of any European Union Member State on behalf of the manufacturer of the HDDF System;"

(ii) paragraph (b), (c), (d), (e), (f) and (g) shall be renumbered (c), (d), (e), (f), (g) and (h) respectively;

(iii) immediately after paragraph (a) the following shall be inserted:

“(b) a copy of the calibration and installation instructions published by the manufacturer of the HDDF system;" and

(iv) paragraph (c) as renumbered shall be substituted by the following:

(c) in the case where the above-mentioned approval certificate does not apply for the use of LPG, a declaration from the manufacturer that the HDDF systems to be used in the Maltese market shall be adapted to operate with LPG;".

4. Article 4 shall be amended as follows:

(i) paragraph (c) of sub-article (ii) shall be substituted by the following:

“(c) shall be retrofitted with an HDDF system by a competent person;"

(ii) paragraph (d) of sub-article (ii) shall be deleted;

(iii) paragraph (e) of sub-article (ii) shall be renumbered as paragraph (d); and

(iv) immediately after sub-article (iii), there shall be added the following new sub-article:

“(iv) Transport Malta reserves the right to inspect vehicles following the retrofitting of the HDDF system and prior to the approval of the related grant. Such inspection shall focus on the safety of the installation and its impact on the overall safety and function of the concerned vehicle."

Save for the above, all other provisions stipulated in the Scheme shall remain firm, valid and unimpaired.

Government Grants including Scrappage Schemes for the Purchase of Electric Vehicles for Private Individuals, Local Councils, Non-Government Organisations, Businesses and Private Companies

IN terms of the provisions of paragraph 8 and 10 of the Government Notice No. 517 published in the Government Gazette No. 20,609 dated 16th April 2021, the Minister for Transport, Infrastructure and Capital Projects is extending this grant scheme so that such scheme shall be valid until the total amount of grants reaches the amount of €8,300,000 (in lieu of the original amount of €2,500,000). Once this amount of €8,300,000 is reached, the scheme, as extended, will be automatically terminated.

Furthermore, the Scheme is being amended as follows:

1. Paragraphs (a) and (b) of sub-articles 2.2.1, 2.2.2 and 2.2.3 of Article 2 of the Scheme are being substitued by the following:

“a) As of 12th October 2021, €12,000 when registering a new electric vehicle falling under category M1 or N1 while de-registering and scrapping another M or N Category ICE vehicle which is at least 10 years old from its year of manufacture:

Moreover, an additional €1,000 will be given to a vehicle owner who registers a new electric or plugin-hybrid vehicle and scraps a motor vehicle (M1 or N1 Category) which has been registered in Gozo and is 10 years or older at the date of application and which vehicle was already registered, garaged or licensed in his/her name prior to the 11th October 2021.

b) As of 12th October 2021, €11,000 (instead of €8,000) when registering a new electric vehicle falling under category M1 or N1 without de-registering and scrapping another ICE vehicle.

2. In Article 8, the amount of €2,500,000 is being substituted by the amount of €8,300,000.

Save for the above, all other provisions stipulated in the Scheme shall remain firm, valid and unaltered.

Government Grant including Scrappage Scheme on the Purchase of Pedelecs and Category L Vehicles

IN terms of the provisions of paragraph 8 and 9 of the Government Notice No. 481 published in the Government Gazette No. 20,605 dated 9th April 2021, the Minister for Transport, Infrastructure and Capital Projects is extending this grant scheme so that such scheme shall be valid until the total amount of grants reaches the amount of €4,100,000 (in lieu of the original amount of €700,000). Once this amount of €4,100,000 is reached, the scheme, as extended, will be automatically terminated.

Furthermore, the Scheme is being amended as follows:

1. In Article 8, the amount of €700,000 is being substituted by the amount of €4,100,000.

Save for the above, all other provisions stipulated in the Scheme shall remain firm, valid and unaltered.

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: