Government Notices published in Govt. Gazette No. 20,955 of 8th November 2022

IT is notified for general information that acting on the advice of the Prime Minister, the President of Malta has directed that the Hon. Owen Bonnici, BA, LLD, MP, Minister for the National Heritage, the Arts and Local Government, assumes the additional duties of the Prime Minister on Sunday, 6th November, 2022, during the absence from Malta of the Hon. Robert Abela, KUOM, BA, LLD, Adv. Trib. Melit., MP.

Environment Protection Act (Cap. 549)

Strategic Environmental Assessment for the UpdatedNoise Action Plan for Malta

In terms of Regulation 4(7) of the Strategic Environmental Assessment Regulations of 2010 (S.L. 549.61), the Environment and Resources Authority notifies that the SEA Screening Template for the updated Noise Action Plan for Malta has been drafted in order to assess whether this strategy requires the preparation of a Strategic Environmental Assessment. In accordance with the SEA screening template, the updated Noise Action Plan for Malta does not require a Strategic Environmental Assessment. The SEA Screening Template can be found on the website (https://era.org.mt/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/CEO-signed-SEA-screening.pdf).

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 Maria Spiteri to be notary delegate and keeper of the Acts for Notary Dr Jessica Bugeja for the period between the 1st January, 2023 and the 31st December, 2023.

Today the 4th November, 2022

adv. MARIA RUTH CIANTAR, DIP. LAWS OF PROC. (MELIT.), LLB (HONS) (MELIT.), M. ADV. (MELIT.), M.  NOT. St (melit)

Deputy Registrar, Court of Revision of Notarial Acts

THE Commissioner of Police, in terms of articles 7 and 8 of the Private Guards and Community Officers Act 1996, hereby notifies that the following applications as mentioned hereunder have been received:

Application for licence of aPrivate Guard

Any person may, within one month from the publication of this notice, object in writing to the Commissioner about the issue of the above licences on any of the grounds listed in section 10 of the Private Guards and Community Officers Act 1996, which are:

(a) where the applicant or any officer of the applicant or any person who has an effective control of the services to be provided by the applicant.

(i) has been convicted in Malta or elsewhere of any crime against the safety of the state, or of any crime of voluntary harm or injury to any person or any crime against property or public trust or any other serious crime; or

(ii) has been declared bankrupt or his financial position is precarious or otherwise renders the applicant unsuitable; or

(iii) has been discharged from the police or armed forces or the prison services because of any offence or other misbehaviour; or

(iv) is a public officer or a member of the police or armed forces or the prison services; or

(b) when information is available which is in the public interest; or

(c) where the applicant does not possess the necessary qualifications as may be prescribed by or under the Act.

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: