Government Notices published in Government Gazette No. 21,170 of 26th December 2023

IT is notified for general information that the President of Malta, acting on the advice of the Prime Minister, in accordance with the provisions of Section 118(2) of the Constitution, has re-appointed Mr Charlò Bonnici, Dr Peter Fenech, Mr Frans Ghirxi and Dr Alessandro Lia as Members of the Broadcasting Authority for Malta for a period of two years with effect from 1st January, 2024.

IT is notified for general information that the following Legal Notices were published in the Supplement to the Government Gazette No. 21,167 of 19th December, 2023 (Legal Notice 298) and Government Gazette No. 21,169 of 22nd December, 2023 (Legal Notices 299 to 305) respectively.

L.N. 298 of 2023: Income Tax Act (Cap. 123); Fringe Benefit (Amendment) Rules, 2023.

L.N. 299 of 2023: Accountancy Profession Act (Cap. 281); Accountancy Profession (General Accounting Principles in respect of certain Eligible Entities related to the business of Insurance) Regulations, 2023.

L.N. 300 of 2023: Malta Financial Services Authority Act (Cap. 330); Recovery and Resolution (Amendment) Regulations, 2023.

L.N. 301 of 2023: Income Tax Act (Cap. 123); Tax Exemption (Construction Waste Recycling) (2020-2023) (Amendment) Rules, 2023.

L.N. 302 of 2023: Code of Organization and Civil Procedure (Cap. 12); Salary or Wage (Exemption from Attachment) Order, 2023.

L.N. 303 of 2023: Immigration Act (Cap. 217); Conditions of the Entry and Residence of Third-Country Nationals for the Purpose of Highly Qualified Employment Regulations, 2023.

L.N. 304 of 2023: Air Navigation Act, 2023 (Act No. Xl of 2023) (Cap. 641); Commencement Notice.

L.N. 305 of 2023: Building and Construction Authority Act (Cap. 623); Energy Performance of Buildings (Amendment) Regulations, 2023.

Establishment of the Park Nazzjonali tal-Inwadar Regulations (S.L. 549.109)

Appointment of the Park Nazzjonali tal-Inwadar Management Board

IN terms of Regulation 8 of the Establishment of the Park Nazzjonali tal-Inwadar Regulations (S.L. 549.109), the Minister for the Environment, Energy and Enterprise has approved the appointment of the following persons to serve on the Park Nazzjonali tal-Inwadar Management Board.

Chairperson

Mr Steve Borg

Members

Mr Malcolm Borg

Mr Mario Calleja

Mr Bryan Degabriele

Mr Claude Ebejer

Dr Kathleen Grima

Mr Nicholas Mallia

The Minister for the Environment, Energy and Enterprise has also approved the appointment of Mr Matthew Chetcuti as Secretary to the said Board.

All appointments are effective from 29th November, 2023, for a period of one (1) year.

Board of Directors

It  is notified for general information that, in exercise of the powers conferred by article 21(2)(a) and (c) of the Malta Development Bank Act, Cap. 574, the Minister for Finance and Employment has made the following appointments on the Malta Development Bank Board of Directors:

Chairman

Mr Leo Brincat

Directors

Mr Victor Carachi

Mr Norbert Grixti

These appointments are valid for a period of six years as stipulated in article 21(5) and (6) of the said Act, with effect from 20th December, 2023.

Board of Directors

IT is notified that the Petromal Co. Ltd. Board of Directors has been appointed as shown below with effect from 29th November, 2023, for a period of one (1) year.

Chairperson

Mr Francis Cassar

Directors

Mr Kevin Chircop

Mr Christopher Galea

Mr Ethelbert Schembri

Mr Owen Vella

Secretary

Ms Marisa Ciappara

Board of Directors

IT is notified that the Enemalta Board of Directors has been appointed as shown below with effect from 29th November, 2023, for a period of one (1) year.

Chairperson

Inġ. Ryan Fava

Deputy Chairperson

Mr Zhou Yao

Directors

Inġ. Trustin Farrugia Cann

Ms Paula Grech Bonnici

Mr Zhang Huifeng

Mr Jun Shi

Ms Maria Mifsud

Mr Kenneth Swain 

Mr Brian Tabone

Secretary

Dr Andrew Saliba

Board of Directors

IT is notified that the Enemed Co. Ltd Board of Directors has been appointed as shown below with effect from 29th November, 2023, for a period of one (1) year.

Chairperson

Mr Kevin Chircop

Directors

Mr Jeffrey Camilleri

Ms Sarah Camilleri

Mr Francis Cassar

Ms Stephanie Pace Hili

Mr Emanuel Vassallo

Ms Nikita Zammit Alamango

Secretary

Dr Noel Bezzina

Board of Directors

IT is notified for general information that, in the exercise of the powers conferred by Article 5 of the Water Services Corporation Act (Cap. 355), the Minister for the Environment, Energy and Enterprise has appointed the Water Services Corporation Board of Directors as shown below with effect from 29th November, 2023, for a period of one (1) year.

Chairperson

Mr Joseph Vella

Vice-Chairperson

Mr Louis Gatt

Members

Dr Juanita Agius Galea

Ms Mirana Agius Silvio

Inġ. Raymond Azzopardi

Dr Vincent Micallef

Ms Silvana Mifsud

Ms Marion Parnis

Mr Ethelbert Schembri

Secretary

Dr Andrew Sciberras

The Clerk of the House of Representatives has approved the following temporary appointment:

Court Appointed Experts – Engineers 2024

IT is notified for general information that the persons mentioned hereunder have been nominated on the Panel of Engineers for the period from the 1st January, 2024 to the 31st December, 2024, or for such a shorter term as may be decided by a Board appointed for such purpose:

Eng. Abela, Simon Paul – B. Eng. (Hons) (Elec.)

Eng. Bartolo, Samuel – B. Mech. Eng. (Hons), Masters in Maritime Engineering

Eng. Bellizzi, Nicholas – B. Mech. Eng., M. Sc., Eur. Ing.

Eng. Bullock, Lee – B. Eng. (Hons)

Eng. Cassar, Pierre – B. Eng. (Mech.), MSc. Eng. Prjt. Mgmt – Australia

Eng. Grech, Sergio – B. Mech. Eng. (Hons)

Eng. Micallef, Joseph – B. Elec. Eng. (Hons)

Eng. Mifsud, Darren – Ph.D. in Fluid Mechanics (Cranfield University)

Eng. Muscat, Godfrey – B. Eng. (Mech.), B. Eng. (Hons) (Mech. Eng.)

Eng. Sammut, Christopher – B. Eng. (Hons) (Mech. Eng.), M. Sc. (Brunel) – Building Services Engineering Management

Eng. Scerri, Jonathan – B. Eng. (Hons), M. Sc.

Eng. Vassallo, Owen – B. Eng. (Hons), M. Sc. (Brunel); AIFireE

Eng. Vella, Rudie – B. Eng. (Hons), M. Sc. in Engineering

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

Agius, Mr Adrian – Senior Administrative Officer, Public Registry

Muscat, Ms Daniela – Senior Administrative Officer, Public Registry

Sammut, Ms Daphne – Manager, Public Registry

Schembri, Ms Maria Dolores – Senior Administrative Officer, Public Registry

Executive Police

Masiwawa Makombo, Sergeant Jeanelle

Persons who perform functions relating to the foreign service of the Government outside Malta

Azzopardi, Ms Lisa, Consul General, Consulate General of Malta in Shangai, the People's Republic of China

Schembri, Dr Gioconda, Consul General, Consulate General of Malta in Melbourne, Australia​

Advocates

Attard, Dr Yasmin Joy

Bondin, Dr Annalise

Cassar, Dr Terence

Ciliiberti, Dr Rosanna

Cremona, Dr Anthony

Galea, Dr Michela

Mangion, Dr Mireille

Tufigno, Dr Robert

Vella, Dr Joanne

By Authority

Jonathan Attard

Minister for Justice

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 Tax and Customs hereby notifies the persons/companies listed hereunder to call at the Verification and Audit Directorate, Office of the Commissioner for Tax and Customs, 7, Triq il-Masġar, Ħal Qormi QRM 3217, within thirty days of this notice to collect the notice/s issued on such persons/companies.

Name Reference

Government Grant on the purchase of Wheelchair-Accessible Vehicles to be used for the Transport of Passengers for Hire or Reward

IN terms of the provisions of paragraphs 8 and 9 of the Government Notice No. 365 published in the Government Gazette No. 21,024, dated 21st March, 2023, the Minister for Transport, Infrastructure and Capital Projects is extending this grant scheme so that such scheme shall be valid until the total amount of grants reaches the amount of €510,000 (in lieu of the original amount of €150,000). Once this amount of €510,000 is reached, the scheme, as extended, will be automatically terminated.

Furthermore, the Scheme is being amended as follows:

1. The amount of one hundred and fifty thousand euro (€150,000) is being substituted by the amount of five hundred and ten thousand euro (€510,000).

Save for the above, all other provisions stipulated in the Scheme shall remain firm, valid and unaltered. 

Government Grant Scheme, including Scrappage Scheme for the Purchase of New Category L Petrol Motorcycles, for Persons, Local Councils, Voluntary Organisations and Undertakings

IN terms of the provisions of paragraphs 8 and 9 of the Government Notice No. 802 published in the Government Gazette No. 20,886, dated 5th July, 2022, the Minister for Transport, Infrastructure and Capital Projects is extending this grant scheme so that such scheme shall be valid until the total amount of grants reaches the amount of €3,370,000 (in lieu of the original amount of €370,000). Once this amount of €3,370,000 is reached, the scheme, as extended, will be automatically terminated.

Furthermore, the Scheme is being amended as follows:

1. The amount of €370,000 is being substituted by the amount of €3,370,000.

Save for the above, all other provisions stipulated in the Scheme shall remain firm, valid and unaltered.

Scheme to Promote LPG as Fuel for Vehicles

IN terms of the provisions of paragraphs 8 and 9 of the Government Notice No. 364 published in the Government Gazette No. 21,024, dated 21st March, 2023, the Minister for Transport, Infrastructure and Capital Projects is extending this grant scheme so that such scheme shall be valid until the total amount of grants reaches the amount of €160,000 (in lieu of the original amount of €60,000). Once this amount of €160,000 is reached, the scheme, as extended, will be automatically terminated.

Furthermore, the Scheme is being amended as follows:

1. The amount of sixty thousand euro (€60,000) is being substituted by the amount of one hundred sixty thousand  euro (€160,000).

Save for the above, all other provisions stipulated in the Scheme shall remain firm, valid and unaltered. 

National Inventory of the Cultural Property of the Maltese Islands

The Superintendence of Cultural Heritage is publishing the sites listed hereunder as an addition to the National Inventory, in terms of Article 7(5)(a) and Article 53 of the Cultural Heritage Act (Cap. 445).

In line with Article 59(1) and Article 70, no person shall make any development or intervention to any of these properties without having first obtained a permit from the Superintendent, and no person shall cause damages to any of the properties listed, even if such property is owned by the person, and doing so will constitute an offence punishable by law.

Further details on the inventory can be obtained from:

(https://schmalta.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html)