Government Notices published in Government Gazette No. 21,066 of 6th June 2023

IN exercise of the powers conferred by Article 91 (1) and by Article 124 (5) (a) of the Constitution of Malta, the President of Malta, acting on the advice of the Prime Minister, has approved the appointment as Acting Attorney General of Dr Philip Galea Farrugia, Deputy Attorney General, from 2nd June till 5th June, 2023.

IT is notified for general information that the following Legal Notice was published in the Supplement to the Government Gazette No. 21,063 of 2nd June, 2023 (Legal Notice 115).

L.N. 115 of 2023: Animal Welfare Act (Cap. 439); Owning and Keeping of Dangerous Animals (Amendment) Regulations, 2023.

IN terms of Article 5 of the Trade Licences Act (Cap. 441), the Minister for the Economy, EU Funds and Lands has appointed the Licensing Appeals Board as follows:

Chairman

Dr David Camilleri

Members

Mr Malcolm Abdilla

Mr Emanuel Zahra

Secretary

Ms Claire Decelis

These appointments expire on 16th October, 2027.

IN virtue of the powers conferred by Article 45 of the Copyright Act, the Minister for the Economy, EU Funds and Lands has appointed the Copyright Board as follows:

Chairman

Dr Ivan Sammut

Members

Mr Frederick Cutajar

Mr Howard Keith Debono

Substitute Member

Dr Desirée Cassar

Secretary

Mr Mark Borg

These appointments expire on 24th May, 2025.

Board of Directors

IT is hereby notified that the Engineering Resources Ltd Board of Directors has been appointed as shown below with effect from 20th April, 2023, for a period of one (1) year.

Chairperson

Mr Kevin Chircop

Members

Ms Nevise Borg Caligari

Ms Kelly Cesare

Ms Rachel Debono

Mr Raymond Falzon

Perit William Lewis

Dr Alessandro Lia

Ms Sharon Penza

Dr Alex Scerri Herrera

Mr Ronnie Vella

Secretary

Dr Ryan C. Pace

Appointment of Acting Executive Secretary,Public Service Commission

IT is hereby notified that in terms of Regulation 15(5) of the Public Service Commission Regulations, it is being approved that Ms Angele Cilia Degiorgio will be appointed as Acting Executive Secretary for the period with effect from 9th June, 2023 up to 19th June, 2023.

THE Permanent Secretary in the Ministry for the Economy, European Funds and Lands has approved the following acting appointment:

Sustainable Development Network

IT is notified for general information that, in the exercise of the powers conferred by Article 9 of the Sustainable Development Act (Cap. 521), the appointment of the following persons to serve on the Sustainable Development Network has been approved for a period of three (3) years effective from 21st March, 2023.

President

Mr Marvin Zammit

Vice-President

Prof. Saviour Formosa

Members

Mr Eucharist Bajada

Dr Maria Brown

Mr Joseph F. Caruana

Ms Romina Fenech

Mr Ronald Mizzi

Mr Mark Musù

Secretary

Dr Dirk Urpani

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 Nicolette Vella to be notary delegate and keeper of the Acts for Notary Dr John Debono for the period between the 27th of June, 2023 and the 4th of July, 2023, both days inclusive.

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

EU sanctions against Myanmar Timber Enterprise (MTE)

The European Union adopted sanctions against MTE on 21st June, 2021. Since, according to Myanmar law, all timber for export must be sold from MTE timber depots and economic transactions with MTE is subject to the sanctions, all timber exported from Myanmar to the EU will be regarded as illegal according to the EU Timber Regulation (Article 6, b). The EU's restrictive measures are largely aligned with those of major international partners where the US also has placed sanctions against MTE.

Myanmar Timber Enterprise (a.k.a. Myanmar Timber Enterprise/MTE) is a state-owned enterprise operating under the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Conservation (MONREC). MTE has exclusive rights on the production and the export of timber in Myanmar/Burma. On 1st February, 2021, the Myanmar Armed Forces (Tatmadaw), led by Commander-in-Chief Min Aung Hlaing, seized power from the civilian legitimate Government in a coup d'état and established the State Administration Council (SAC) to exercise legislative, executive, and judicial powers of the State. On 2nd February, 2021, the military regime appointed a new cabinet, including a new minister for Natural Resources and Environmental Conservation (MONREC). Through the SAC and the new cabinet, the military regime acquired control over and benefits from state-owned enterprises, including MTE. Therefore, the Myanmar Timber Enterprise and its subsidiaries are controlled by and generate revenue for the Tatmadaw, therefore contributing to its capabilities to carry out activities undermining democracy and the rule of law.

Based on the above, all relations with MTE and MONREC related to trade and timber production should be put to a hold. At the same time, all relations regarding forest management and trade developments where MTE may be involved should be brought to a hold at least until the sanctions are lifted.

More detailed information can be found on:

Official Journal of the EU, 21st June, 2021 (including a list of the sanctioned individuals and entities)

More information:

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:

Notice in terms of Article 29 of the Income Tax Management Act, Cap. 372; and Article 73(2) Value Added Tax Act, Cap. 406

In terms of the proviso to article 29(1) of the Income Tax Management Act and/or article 73(2) of the Value Added Tax Act, the Commissioner for Revenue hereby notifies the persons/companies listed hereunder to call at the Compliance and Investigations Directorate, Office of the Commissioner for Revenue, 7, Triq il-Masġar, Ħal Qormi QRM 3217, within thirty days of this notice to collect the notices made on such persons/companies.

Name Reference

Daniel Borg Cardona 422290M