Government Notices published in Government Gazette No. 21,215 of 2nd April 2024

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

Act No. XIII of 2024 entitled the Budget Measures Implementation Act, 2024.

IT is notified for general information that the following Legal Notices were published in the Supplement to the Government Gazette No. 21,212 of 26th March, 2024 (Legal Notices 75 to 76) and Government Gazette No. 21,214 of 28th March, 2024 (Legal Notices 77 to 78) respectively.

L.N. 75 of 2024: Veterinary Services Act (Cap. 437); Methods for the Identification of Equidae Rules, 2024.

L.N. 76 of 2024: Fisheries Conservation and Management Act (Cap. 425); Fishery (Amendment) Regulations, 2024.

L.N. 77 of 2024: Product Safety Act (Cap. 427); Restriction of Use of Hazardous Substances in Electrical and Electronic Equipment (Amendment) Regulations, 2024.

L.N. 78 of 2024: Malta Travel and Tourism Services Act (Cap. 409); Tourism and Hospitality Skills Pass Regulations, 2024.

Environment Report for Malta's NationalPolicy for the Development of OffshoreRenewable Energy

IN terms of Regulation 4(7) of 'Strategic Environmental Assessment Regulations of 2010' (S.L. 549.61), the Ministry for the Environment, Energy and Regeneration of the Grand Harbour (MEER) has published the Environment Report for Malta's National Policy for the Development of Offshore Renewable Energy for Public Consultation.

Malta's National Policy for the Development of Offshore Renewable Energy has identified six potential zones which could host future renewable energy installations.  Whilst the selection of these zones has already taken into consideration environmental sensitivity as well economic activity at the policy design stage, the policy is now being subjected to a Strategic Environment Assessment (SEA) in line with S.L. 549.61. The environment report assessed the environmental impacts of the policy by considering five different alternatives. The report assessed the impact on the following key environmental themes: air quality, climate change, cultural heritage, energy, geology and geomorphology and hydrography, landscape, marine, terrestrial and coastal biodiversity, maritime uses and transportation.

The public is being invited to review the Environmental Report through:

and provide feedback through:

(https://www.gov.mt/en/publicconsultation/Pages/2024/NL-0005-2024.aspx) 

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:

IT is notified for general information that Dr Joseph Brincat, LLD, will be resigning from Official Curator and Advocate for Legal Aid (Malta) with effect from 1st April, 2024.

27th March 2024

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.