Government Notices published in Government Gazette No. 20,998 of 31st January 2023

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

Bill No. 44 entitled the Criminal Code (Amendment) and to regulate other criminal matters Act, 2023; and

Bill No. 45 entitled the Affirmation of Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity and Gender Expression (Amendment) Act, 2023.

IT is notified for general information that the following Legal Notices were published in the Supplement to the Government Gazette No. 20,995 of 24th January, 2023 (Legal Notices 12 to 13) and No. 20,997 of 27th January, 2023 (Legal Notices 14 to 15) respectively.

L.N. 12 of 2023: Local Government Act (Cap. 363); Local Government (Amendment of First Schedule) Regulations, 2023.

L.N. 13 of 2023: Healthy Lifestyle Promotion and Care of Non-Communicable Diseases Act, 2016 (Act No. III of 2016) (Cap. 550); Commencement Notice.

L.N. 14 of 2023: Consumer Affairs Act (Cap. 378); Consumer Claims Tribunal (Designation of Places) (Amendment) Order, 2023.

L.N. 15 of 2023: Consumer Affairs Act (Cap. 378); Consumer Claims Tribunal (Arbiters' Remuneration) Notice, 2023.

Appointment of the Council of Administrators

IT is notified for general information that in accordance with the Statute of the Foundation for Affordable Housing, the Minister for Social and Affordable Accommodation Hon. Roderick Galdes together with His Excellency the Archbishop Mons. Charles J. Scicluna have approved the appointment of the Council of Administrators, as follows:

Chairperson

Dr Stefan Cutajar – appointed by the Government of Malta

Members

Dr Frank Psaila – appointed by the Government of Malta

Rev. Charles Cordina – appointed by the Archdiocese of Malta

Mr Roberto Buontempo – appointed by the Archdiocese of Malta

Treasurer

Ms Rose-Ann Abdilla – appointed by the Archdiocese of Malta

Secretary

Mr Dominic Sciberras – appointed by the Government of Malta

These appointments shall remain valid until 13th January, 2024.

This Government Notice supersedes the one published in Government Gazette No. 20,892 of the 15th July, 2022.

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 a Community Officer

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.

Register of Cultural Heritage NGOs

The following register of cultural heritage NGOs is being published hereunder, in terms of Article 7(5)(m) of the Cultural Heritage Act (Cap. 445).

The Superintendence of Cultural Heritage invites cultural heritage NGOs that have not yet registered their entity, and wish to do so, to send an email to (heritage.superintendence@gov.mt) requesting further information on the eligibility criteria, the application and adjudication process.

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 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: