Government Notices published in Government Gazette No. 21,246 of 21st May 2024

IN exercise of the powers conferred by article 82 of the Constitution of Malta, the President of Malta, acting in accordance with the advice of the Prime Minister, has assigned to the Minister for the National Heritage, the Arts and Local Government the additional responsibility for Parliamentary Affairs.

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

Bill No. 99 entitled the Gender Identity, Gender Expression and Sex Characteristics (Amendment) Act, 2024.

IT is notified for general information that the following Legal Notice was published in the Supplement to the Government Gazette No. 21,244 of 17th May, 2024 (Legal Notice 112).

L.N. 112 of 2024: Public Administration Act (Cap. 595); Science Malta (Establishment as an Agency) Order, 2024.

Declaration by the Lands Authority

I hereby declare that in accordance with article 43 of Chapter 573 of the Laws of Malta regarding Government Lands, I am revoking the Declaration issued by the President of Malta published in the Government gazette of the 7th April, 2008, under Government Notice No. 297.

Description of the Land

The following land in Xgħajra in the limits of Ħaż-Żabbar:

A plot of land measuring about 674 square metres, bounded on the northwest and on the west by a public road and on the southeast by property of unknown owners or more precise boundaries.

It is being declared that the abovementioned land is no longer required and so this revocation is being made by which the mentioned land will be given back to the owners.

The abovementioned land is shown delineated with the colour red and marked with the number '1' on plan P.D. 2007_103A, which may be viewed on demand at the Lands Authority, Auberge de Baviere, Valletta.

(Sgd) Dr John Vassallo

Chairperson of the Board of Governors of the Lands Authority

THE Permanent Secretary in the Ministry for the Economy, Enterprise and Strategic Projects has approved the following Acting Appointment:

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 a Private 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.

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: