Government Notices published in Government Gazette No. 21,054 of 16th May 2023

IT is notified for general information that, acting on the advice of the Prime Minister, the President of Malta has directed that Hon. Chris Fearne, MD, FRCS(Ed), MP, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Health assumes the additional duties of Prime Minister on Tuesday, 16th May, 2023, during the absence from Malta of the Hon. Robert Abela, KUOM, BA, LLD, Adv. Trib. Melit., MP.

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

Bill No. 57 entitled the Consumer Affairs Act and the Consumer Claims Tribunal Rules (Amendment) Act, 2023.

IT is notified for general information that the following Legal Notices were published in the Supplement to the Government Gazette No. 21,053 of 12th May, 2023 (Legal Notices 105 to 106).

L.N. 105 of 2023: Public Health Act (Cap. 465); National Antimicrobial Resistance Committee Regulations, 2023.

L.N. 106 of 2023: Health Care Professions Act (Cap. 464); Health Care Professions Act (Amendment of Fourth Schedule) Regulations, 2023.

In exercise of the powers conferred by Article 113 of the Civil Code (Cap. 16), the Minister for Justice has made this Order whereby the Adoption Order dated 25th January, 2022, issued by the Judge Abdul Quddhose, India, is being specified as an adoption of the person therein mentioned for the purposes of Articles 113, 130 and 130A of the Civil Code.

(Sgd) Dr Jonathan Attard

Minister for Justice

WITH referebce to Government Notice No. 1106, published in the Government Gazette No. 20,914 of 30th August, 2022, it is notified that in the appointment of Commissioners for Oaths the following correction is being made:

Public Officers/Employees

Bartolo Cutajar, Ms Rebecca (not, Roberta) – Senior Manager, Authority for Transport in Malta.

Appointment of member on the Council for Children

IT is hereby notified for general information that in exercise of the powers conferred by section 12 of the Commissioner for Children Act of 2003 (Cap. 462), and for the purpose of this Act, the Minister for Social Policy and Children's Rights has appointed the Hon. Katya De Giovanni as member of the Council for Children instead of the Hon. Rosianne Cutajar.

This appointment shall remain valid until 3rd July, 2023.

Appointment of Umpire

IN exercise of the powers conferred by section 107 of the Social Security Act (Cap. 318), the Minister for Social Policy and Children's Rights is pleased to appoint Dr Nadia-Helena Vella, BA, LLD, Adv. Trib. Eccl. Melit. to be Umpire for the purposes of the said Act.

This appointment is for a period of one year with effect from 2nd May, 2023.

Co-Option of a Councillor of Mosta Local Council

IT is hereby notified for general information that, in terms of article 8(4B) of the Local Councils Act, Jesmond Gauci was co-opted Councillor of the Mosta Local Council on the 24th April, 2023.

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ACQuisition of land

Amendment

IT is hereby notified that, with reference to Government Notice No. 381, published in Government Gazette No. 21,026 of the 23rd March, 2023, where a plot of land at Ħaż-Żabbar was acquired by absolute purchase (file reference: L280/1979/), the site plan indicated in the declaration P.D. no. 2022_0642 was not correct and so it is being substituted by site plan P.D. no. 2022_0642_1, which may be viewed on demand at the Lands Authority, Auberge de baviere, Valletta.

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:

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

Name and SurnameIdentity Card No.Address

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.

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.