Government Notices published in Government Gazette No. 21,089of 21st July 2023

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

Act No. XXIX of 2023 entitled the Artistic Expression (Enhancement) Act, 2023;

Act No. XXX of 2023 entitled the Environment Protection (Amendment) Act, 2023;

Act No. XXXI of 2023 entitled the Youth Work Profession (Amendment) Act, 2023; and

Act No. XXXII of 2023 entitled the Malta College of Arts, Science and Technology Act, 2023.

Board of Governors

It is hereby notified that, in terms of article 19 of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (Cap. 373), the Minister for Finance and Employment has appointed the following persons to serve as members on the Board of Governors of the Financial Intelligence Analysis Unit:

Mr Kenneth Farrugia

Mr Joseph Caruana

Mr Angelo Gafà

Dr Carl Brincat

Mr Claudio Ghirlando

Dr James Baldacchino

Mr Paul Caruana

Furthermore, in terms of article 20 of the same Act, the Prime Minister, in consultation with the Minister for Finance and Employment, has appointed from among the abovementioned members of the Board of Governors, Mr Kenneth Farrugia as Chairperson and Mr Joseph Caruana as Deputy Chairperson.

These appointments are valid for a period of five years up to 24th April, 2028.

Appointment of the Welfare Committee

In exercise of the powers conferred by Section 130 of the Social Security Act (Cap. 318) and for the purpose of that Act, the Minister for Social Policy and Children's Rights has appointed the Welfare Committee, established by and under the aforesaid Act as follows:

Chairperson

Mr Anthony Scicluna

Members

Ms Pamela Azzopardi

The Hon. Ivan Bartolo, MP

Mr Mario Caruana

Mr Manuel Cuschieri

Dr Renzo Degabriele

The Hon. Katya De Giovanni, MP

Dr Anthony Gatt

Mr Leonard Manicaro

Mr Martin Sultana

Dr Zaid Teebi

Secretary

Ms Silvana Mifsud

These appointments are valid for one year, with effect from 18th July, 2023.

ITS New Campus

IN terms of Legal Notice 131 of 2012 of the Education Act, the Minister for Tourism has appointed the following as Members of the Board of the ITS New Campus. These appointments remain valid up to the 14th June, 2024.

Chairperson

Dr Charles Mangion

Members

Mr Joseph Vella

Mr Joe Borg

Ms Graziella Fava Azzopardi

Mr Joseph Saviour Azzopardi

Mr Charles Pullicino

Ms Jeanelle Sciberras

Secretary

Dr John Bonello

IT is hereby notified for general information that the Minister for Tourism has approved the appointment of the Board of Directors of the Mediterranean Conference Centre. These appointments remain valid up to the 14th June, 2026.

Chairperson

Dr Kenneth Spiteri

Deputy Chairperson

Mr Chris Grima

Members

Mr Felix Galea Busuttil

Dr Joseph Chetcuti

Ms Davinia Laferla Turner

Ms Lara Azzopardi

Ms Joanne Xuereb

Mr Joe Julian Farrugia

Ms Nadia Portelli

Mr Norman Grech

Ms Anna Maria Vella

Secretary

Mr Kenneth Busuttil

THE Permanent Secretary in the Ministry for Health has approved the following acting appointment:

THE Permanent Secretary in the Ministry for Health has approved the following acting appointment:

Government Notice No. 974 published in the Government Gazette of the 14th July, 2023 is hereby being superseded.

IT is notified that in exercise of such powers as provided by Article (3) of the Commissioners for Oaths Ordinance (Cap. 79) the Minister for Justice appointed as Commissioners for Oaths, in the performance of their duties and for as long as they remain in such office, the undermentioned:

Public Officers/Employees

Abela, Dr Nicole, Legal Adviser – Malta Communications Authority

Bezzina, Ms Stephanie, Assistant Manager – Public Registry

Cachia, Ms Eloise, Senior Administrative Officer – Public Registry

Grixti, Ms Josephine, Senior Administrative Officer – Public Registry

Advocates

Cachia, Dr Daniel

Camilleri, Dr Rebecca

By Authority

Jonathan Attard

Minister for Justice

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 Joseph Abela to be notary delegate and keeper of the Acts for Notary Dr Francesca Mifsud for the period between the 14th July, 2023 till the 18th July, 2023.

Today the 17th July, 2023

Adrian Micallef

Deputy Registrar, Court of Revision of Notarial Acts

Application of the Proviso to Article 3(2)(b) of

the Small Business Act (Exemption) Order

IN exercise of the powers conferred by article 18(1) of the Small Business Act (Cap. 512), the Minister for the Economy, European Funds and Lands has made the following order:

The Light Passenger Transport Services and Vehicle Hire Services (Amendment No. 2) Regulations, 2023 are hereby exempt from the application of article 3(2)(b) of the Small Business Act for the reason that the measures established in the mentioned legislation are urgently required to ensure the safety of passengers of light passenger transport vehicles.

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.

Scheduling of Property

The Planning Authority is hereby declaring the property mentioned hereunder as included in the List of Scheduled Property (as shown on the maps on pages 8036 to 8038) in terms of Article 57 of the Development Planning Act, 2016, and paragraphs 1.13, 2.27, and policies TO8, UO2 and RO4 of the Strategic Plan for the Environment and Development (SPED) as follows:

The Planning Authority will exercise its powers of enforcement, as set out in Article 57 of the Act, in the case of any contravention to the provisions of the Development Planning Act 2016 as regards to scheduled property.

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: