Government Notices published in Government Gazette No. 21,308 of 3rd September 2024

It is hereby notified for general information that, the President of Malta, acting on the advice of the Prime Minister in accordance with the provisions of Article 3 of the Permanent Commission Against Corruption Act (Cap. 326), has appointed Emeritus Judge Dr Lawrence Quintano as chairperson of the Permanent Commission Against Corruption for a period of five (5) years, with effect from 8th September, 2024.

IT is hereby notified for general information that the President of Malta, acting on the advice of the Prime Minister, in accordance with the provisions of Section 60 of the Constitution of Malta and Section 7(2) of the General Elections Act (Cap. 354), has appointed the following persons to be members of the Electoral Commission under the chairmanship of the Chief Electoral Commissioner:

Ms Melanie Azzopardi

Dr Veronique Dalli

Mr Richard Dimech

Dr Dianne Galea

Dr Ian Micallef

Ms Maria aka Marion Portelli

Mr Salvu Sant

Dr Victor Scerri

Mr Angelito Sciberras

Mr Joseph Scicluna

These appointments are for a period of three years with effect from 30th August, 2024.

Rent Regulation Board

IN exercise of the powers conferred by Article 17 of the Reletting of Urban Property (Regulation) Ordinance, the President of Malta approved the appointment of the following persons to form part of the Panel of Architects and Civil Engineers for the purpose of the said Ordinance for a period of two years from the 19th April, 2024:

Perit Kevin Abela                                                                       

Perit James Manduca

Perit Godwin Abela                                                                  

Perit Edward Micallef

Perit Arielle Agius                                                                    

Perit Philip Mifsud

Perit David Anastasi                                                                 

Perit Jean Pierre Attard

Perit Godwin Agius                                                                   

Perit Duncan Mifsud

Perit Alistair Avallone                                                               

Perit Edwin Mintoff

Perit Richard Aquilina                                                               

Perit Albert Cauchi

Perit Kevin Bencini                                                                   

Perit Reuben Cauchi

Perit Alexander Bigeni                                                             

Perit Daniel Cordina

Perit Joseph Bondin                                                                  

Perit Robert Musumeci

Perit Carmel Bonanno                                                              

Perit Alex Cutajar

Perit Elena Borg Costanzi                                                       

Perit Alexei Pace

Perit Kylie Ann Borg Marks                                                    

Perit Manuel Darmanin

Perit Marc Anthony Bonello                                                  

Perit Martin De Bono

Perit Ruben Paul Borg                                                             

Perit Emanuel Debattista

Perit Joseph Borg Grech                                                          

Perit Marvin Ellul

Perit Joseph Briffa                                                                     

Perit Carmel Farrugia

Perit Joseph Bugeja                                                                  

Perit Anthony Fenech Vella

Perit Deborah Busuttil                                                             

Perit Samuel Formosa

Perit Vincent Buhagiar                                                            

Perit Censu Galea

Perit Claude Busuttil                                                                

Perit Graziella Galea

Perit Denis Camilleri                                                                 

Perit Ivan Giordano

Perit David Cilia                                                                         

Perit Edgar Gatt

Perit David V. Camilleri                                                             

Perit Philip Grech

Perit Dylan Cutajar Davis                                                        

Perit Daniel Grima

Perit Mary Grace Camilleri Bartolo                                      

Perit Simon Bernard Grech             

Perit Kurt Camilleri Burlò                                                     

Perit Jonathan Grech

Perit Mark Camilleri                                                                 

Perit David Grima

Perit Edgar Caruana Montaldo                                              

Perit Odette Lewis

Perit Anthony Cassar                                                               

Perit Michael Lanfranco

Perit Godwin Cassar                                                                

Perit William Lewis

Perit Etienne Magri                                                                  

Perit Stephen Mangion

Perit Roberta Maria Mallia                                                     

Perit Kerstien Micallef

Perit Stephen Micallef                                                             

Perit Danica Mifsud

Perit James Mifsud                                                                   

Perit Edric Micallef

Perit Jesmond Mugliett                                                           

Perit Maria McKenna

Perit Duncan Mifsud                                                                

Perit Ronald Muscat Azzopardi

Perit Lorraine Cassar                                                               

Perit David Pace

Perit Andre Pizzuto                                                                   

Perit Ivan C. Pace

Perit Daniel Portelli                                                                   

Perit Kenneth Rausi

Perit Ivan Cachia                                                                       

Perit Anthony Robinson

Perit Mark Caruana                                                                  

Perit Edgar Rossignaud

Perit Simon Saliba                                                                     

Perit Alan Saliba

Perit Joseph Sapienza                                                              

Perit Marc Spiteri

Perit Edward Scerri                                                                   

Perit David Sultana

Perit Mary Louise Caruana                                                     

Perit Joseph Saliba

Perit Roderick Spiteri                                                               

Perit Giorgio Schembri

Perit Mario Cassar                                                                   

Perit Valerio Schembri

Perit Stephanie Cassar                                                            

Perit Ruben Sciortino

Perit Karl Cutajar                                                                       

Perit Melanie Spiteri

Perit Christian Spiteri                                                               

Perit Joseph Spiteri

Perit Mariello Spiteri                                                                

Perit Carmen Sutton

Perit Conrad Thake                                                                   

Perit Anton Valentino

Perit Rene Cutajar                                                                    

Perit Gordon Vella

Perit Johann Farrugia                                                               

Perit Cleaven Tabone

Perit Robert Fenech                                                                  

Perit Bernice Van Dijk

Perit Etienne Fenech                                                                

Perit Josianne Vassallo

Perit Guido Vella                                                                       

Perit Jevon Vella

Perit Catherine Galea                                                              

Perit Robert Vella

Perit Alan Galea                                                                        

Perit Godfrey Vella

Perit Damian Vella Lenicker                                                   

Perit David Xuereb

Perit Hector Zammit                                                                

Perit David Zahra

Perit Claude R. Mallia                                                                

Perit Leonard Zammit

Perit Anton Zammit                                                                   

Perit Duncan Muscat

Perit Robert Borg Hayman

Appointment of the Masons' Licensing Committee

It is hereby notified for general information that, in accordance with article 5 of the Masons' License Regulations, S.L. 623.12, the Minister for Justice and Reform of the Construction Sector has appointed the Masons' Licensing Committee as follows:

Chairperson

Arch. Godwin Agius

Deputy Chairperson

Mr Saviour Camilleri

Members

Arch. Karl Cutajar

Arch. Guido Vella

Mr Raymond Tabone

Mr Emanuel Pisani

Mr Frankie Xerri

Mr Silvio Cilia

Mr Saviour Cassar

Mrs Karen Schembri

Mr Martin Zammit

Secretary

Mrs Theresa Xuereb

These appointments are effective for a period of three (3) years as from 30th August, 2024.

It is hereby notified for general information that the remit of the Mason's Board will now be transferred to the Mason's Licencing Committee, established under the Masons' License Regulation, S.L. 623,12. Consequently, the Mason's Board will be dissolved as from 29th August, 2024.

IT is notified for general information that the following Legal Notices were published in the Supplement to the Government Gazette No. 21,304 of 27th August, 2024 (Legal Notices 199 to 200) and Government Gazette No. 21,307 of 30th August, 2024 (Legal Notices 201 to 207) respectively.

L.N. 199 of 2024: Animal Welfare Act (Cap. 439); Keeping of Animals in Zoos Regulations, 2024.

L.N. 200 of 2024: Fees Ordinance (Cap. 35); Fees (Keeping of Animals in Zoos) Regulations 2024.

L.N. 201 of 2024: Companies Act (Cap. 386); Companies Act (Cell Companies Carrying on Business of Insurance) (Amendment) Regulations, 2024.

​.L.N. 202 of 2024: Environment Protection Act (Cap. 549); Waste Management (End of Life Vehicles) (Amendment) Regulations, 2024.

L.N. 203 of 2024: Authority for Transport in Malta Act (Cap. 499); Passenger Transport Services (Amendment) Regulations, 2024.

L.N. 204 of 2024: Immovable Property (Acquisition by Non-Residents) Act (Cap. 246); Immovable Property (Acquisition by Non-Residents) Act (Amendment of First Schedule) Regulations, 2024.

L.N. 205 of 2024: Immovable Property (Acquisition by Non-Residents) Act (Cap. 246); Fort Chambray (Designated Special Area) (Amendment) Order, 2024.

L.N. 206 of 2024: Private Residential Leases Act (Cap. 604); Limitation of the Number of Residents who may occupy a Leased Dwelling House (Amendment) Regulations, 2024.

L.N. 207 of 2024: Various Laws Relating to Private Residential Leases (Amendment) Act, 2024 (Act No. XX of 2024); Commencement Notice.

The Permanent Secretary in the Ministry for Health and Active Ageing has approved the following acting appointment:

In  exercise of the powers conferred by Article 113 of the Civil Code (Cap. 16), the Minister for Justice and Reform of the Construction Sectorhas made this Order whereby the Adoption Order dated 8th March, 2010, issued by the Department of Civil Affairs of Gansu Provence, China, and subsequently issued also by the Probate Court, State of Vermont, District of Addison, SS, United States of America on 7th December, 2010, are being specified as an adoption of the person therein mentioned for the purposes of Articles 113, 130 and 130A of the Civil Code.

(Sgd) Dr Jonathan Attard

Minister for Justice and Reform of the Construction Sector

IT is hereby notified for general information that the following person has been temporarily appointed as Acting Executive Secretary of that Local Council with effect from 26th August, 2024.

IT is hereby notified that in virtue of article 10B (1) of the Notarial Profession and Notarial Archives Act, Notary Dr Chantelle Pauline Cassar changed her surname from Cassar to Cauchi, and therefore her name and surname now read Chantelle Pauline Cauchi.

Dr Keith Francis German

Chief Notary to Government

Notification of Affixation of Notice

It is notified for general information that in terms of Regulation No. 10 of Subsidiary Legislation 573.06, a notice has been affixed on the hereunder indicated sites informing co-tenants recognised in solidum with the submission of the application that has been made by other co-tenants on the same land. Applicant is responsible to ensure that the notice is to remain affixed on site for five (5) working days from the date of affixation.

If the notice is removed by third parties prior to the expiry of such date, the applicant must contact the Lands Authority on (enforcement.la@landsauthority.org.mt), so that the notice is re-affixed on site.

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:

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 aPrivate 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.