Government Notices published in Government Gazette No. 21,269 of 18th June 2024

It is notified for general information that the President of Malta has resumed the functions of the Office of the President on Monday, 17th June, 2024.

Dr Francis Zammit Dimech has ceased to perform the function of President.

IT is notified for general information that acting on the advice of the Prime Minister, the President of Malta has directed that Hon. Owen Bonnici, BA, LLD, MP, Minister for the National Heritage, the Arts and Local Government, assumes the additional duties of the Prime Minister on Monday, 17th June, 2024 during the absence from Malta of Hon. Robert Abela, KUOM, BA, LLD, Adv. Trib. Melit., MP.

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

Act No. XX of 2024 entitled the Various Laws relating to Private Residential Leases (Amendment) Act, 2024.

Appointment on the Building and Construction Consultative Council

It is hereby notified for general information that, as per article 49 of the Building and Construction Authority Act (Cap. 623) and article 3(1)(b) of the Building and Construction Consultative Council Regulations (SL 623.10) the Minister for Justice and Reform of the Construction Sector has appointed Mr Michael Cutajar as member of the Building and Construction Consultative Council.

This appointments is valid for a period of three (3) years as from 29th May, 2024.

IT is notified for general information that the following Legal Notices were published in the Supplement to the Government Gazette No. 21,266 of 14th June, 2024 (Legal Notices 132 to 135).

L.N. 132 of 2024: Malta Digital Innovation Authority Act (Cap. 591); Innovative Technology Arrangements and Services (ITAS) Certification Regulations, 2024.

L.N. 133 of 2024: Malta Digital Innovation Authority Act (Cap. 591); Cybersecurity Certification Regulations, 2024.

L.N. 134 of 2024: Virtual Financial Assets Act (Cap. 590); Virtual Financial Assets (Amendment) Regulations, 2024.

L.N. 135 of 2024: Cultural Heritage Act (Cap. 445); Organisation of Wedding Receptions at the Citadel Ditch Regulations, 2024.

Article 69 of the Environment Protection Act

Ir-Ramla tal-Mixquqa (Golden Bay) Turtle

Nesting Emergency Conservation Order

THE Environment and Resources Authority is hereby issuing an Emergency Conservation Order in respect of the site as described below in accordance with Article 69 of the Environment Protection Act, for the purpose of the conservation of:

Ir-Ramla tal-Mixquqa (Golden Bay)

and its surroundings as per site plan under Schedule I (see site plan on page 21,260), hereinafter referred to as “the Emergency Conservation Area", due to the ecological and scientific importance of the site and the need for conservation.

The following regulations shall apply:

1. For the purpose of the Emergency Conservation Order, the terms “Authority"; “conservation"; and “person" shall have the same meaning as that defined in the Environment Protection Act.

2. The Emergency Conservation Area may be monitored continuously inter alia by means of a temporary site post.

3. No person shall, within the Emergency Conservation Area, unless authorised by the Authority:

(a) in any way, take or attempt to take, disturb, damage or destroy any eggs, turtle hatchlings or adult marine turtle, whether alive or dead;

(b) enter or attempt to enter, or in any way assist any other person to enter the area cordoned-off by the Authority;

(c) remove any portion of, or object making up, the cordoning installed by the Authority or any ancillary installation or any official signage installed by the Authority;

(d) hang, affix or append or attempt to hang, affix or append any object on the cordoning installed by the Authority around the nest or in any manner compromise or attempt to compromise the integrity of the cordoning;

(e) place or attempt to place any object or material into the area cordoned off by the Authority;

(f) allow any animal under his ownership or responsibility to enter or attempt to enter the area cordoned-off by the Authority or to otherwise damage the cordoning so installed;

(g) remove any litter, waste or article whatsoever from the area cordoned-off by the Authority;

(h) place or attempt to place any object that, at any time between sunrise and sunset, may cast a shadow inside the area cordoned-off by the Authority;

(i) deposit any litter, unless this is deposited in the litter bins or other litter collection facilities provided for such purpose;

(j) from half past six in the evening (6.30 p.m.) of any day until half past seven in the morning (7.30 a.m.) of the following day, camp or participate in any camping activity;

(k) participate in any organised activity involving a group of more than 10 persons;

(l) drive, manoeuvre or park any vehicle over the sand;

​(m) utilise fuel powered electricity generators or fuel powered mechanised equipment on land;

(n) make use or be in possession of any device capable of emitting electromagnetic waves or any kind of radiation which is purposely manufactured to scan below the surface of the ground or through objects;

(o) play loud music;

(p) be in possession of, set up, light up or let off any sort of pyrotechnic material, fireworks or explosives;

(q) install any trap, net, any type of long-line or similar devices that in any way may catch or harm any turtle egg, turtle hatchling or adult marine turtle;

(r) deploy or be in possession of any gill net; trammel net or fishing net of any sort; or

(s) remove any Posidonia oceanica or Cymodocea nodosa wrack (alka) from the seaward side in front of the area cordoned-off by the Authority unless by hand or with the use of hand-held unmechanised tools.

4. No person shall within the area subject to further restrictions as indicated in the site plan in Schedule I, participate in any catering activity or any barbecue, on land.

5. Without prejudice to the above provisions, from the 29th July, 2024, from half past six in the evening (6.30 p.m.) of any day until half past seven in the morning (7.30 a.m.) of the following day, no person shall within the area subject to further restrictions as indicated in the site plan in Schedule I:

(a) place, deposit or install any object, or attempt to place, install or deposit any object, that in any way may hinder or has the potential to hinder the safe passage of juvenile marine turtles from the area cordoned-off by the Authority to the sea;

(b) at sea, place or deploy any object or installation or attempt to place or deploy any object or installation, that in any way may reasonably hinder or has the potential to reasonably hinder the safe passage of juvenile marine turtles towards the open sea;

(c) dig any holes in the sand;

(d) utilise or be in possession of any sort of lighting device for fishing purposes or the capturing of any fauna:

Provided that the above provisions shall also apply at any time in the event of a hatching episode occurring outside of such restricted times.

6. Notwithstanding any authorisations or permits already afforded by the Authority or any other permits or authorisations issued under any other law, no form of mechanised beach cleaning activity or mechanical interventions shall occur within the Emergency Conservation Area designated under Schedule I, unless duly permitted by the Authority.

7. From 29th July, 2024 until the date indicated in paragraph 9, no person shall within the Emergency Conservation Area or in the vicinity of the Emergency Conservation Area, from half past six in the evening (6.30 p.m.) of any day until half past seven in the morning (7.30 a.m.) of the following day, generate any light unless screened in such a way as not to be directly visible from the area cordoned-off by the Authority or such light covered with a red coloured filter:

Provided that this provision shall not apply to compulsory navigational lights of seagoing vessels.

8. No person shall within the Emergency Conservation Area or in the vicinity of the Emergency Conservation Area generate any excessive noise or vibrations.

9. This Emergency Conservation Order shall be valid from the date of issue up to the 25th August 2024 and shall be without prejudice to the Flora, Fauna and Natural Habitats Protection Regulations (S.L. 549.44) and the Reptile (Protection) Regulations (S.L. 549.02).

10. (1) The protection allocated to the Emergency Conservation Area has the same effect as the inclusion of the area in the National Ecological Network and Special Areas of Conservation in terms of the Flora, Fauna and Natural Habitats Protection Regulations (S.L. 549.44).

(2) The provisions included in this Emergency Conservation Order are:

(i) considered as conservation measures addressing the overall conservation objective aimed at protecting the loggerhead turtle, Caretta caretta, in its nesting site; and

(ii) required for such protected site in line with the requirements of regulations 14 and 19 of the Flora, Fauna and Natural Habitats Protection Regulations (S.L. 549.44).

11. Any person who acts in contravention of any provision of this Emergency Conservation Order shall be punishable in accordance with the Environment Protection Act (Cap. 549).

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 Private Guard Agency

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.

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 Tax and Customs 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.

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 is hereby given that I have received an application for the registration of and/or amendment to rules regulating the following condominia:

Dr Claude Sapiano, LLD

Land Registrar

Heraldry and Genealogy Regulations

IN terms of the proviso to article 9(2) of the Heraldry and Genealogy Regulations 2021 (L.N. 489 of 2021) (S.L. 445.07), the Chief Herald of Arms of Malta hereby notifies that the persons listed hereunder have applied for the provision/registration of heraldic arms from the Office of the Chief Herald of Arms of Malta.

Anyone is to inform the Chief Herald of Arms of Malta by not later than twenty one (21) days after publication of any valid and cogent representations for or against the application. Such representations shall be addressed to the Registrar either in writing by means of registered mail to the Office of the Chief Herald or electronically by means of email to the email address (chiefherald@gov.mt).

R0068: Rev. Don Reynord Hernando Araya Morales Dr. h.c. (Costa Rica)

Per pale Gules in pale two cauldrons Or (for Araya) and quarterly,

1st & 4th Argent bendy of three Sable

2nd & 3rd Argent in pale a Mulberry tree proper (for Morales)

Overall on an inescutcheon Azure an image of Our Blessed lady cradling the infant Jesus, Argent upon in base a crescent Or.

Upon the shield is the coronet of a Viscount.

For supporters two talbots combatant regardant silver gray, gorged Or langued Gules

Motto: AVE MARÍA GRATIA PLENA

G0114: Therese Antoinette Connolly (Mrs Malcolm Battye)-Posthumous (Ireland)

Azure a lymphad proper in full sail Argent a cross formy Gules, its flags and pennon flying of the Last, upon a base barry wavy of five alternating of the Second and of the First and in chief dexter a mullet Or.

Motto: FIDES HONOREM TENUIT

Dr Charles A. Gauci

Chief Herald of Arms of Malta