Government Notices published in Government Gazette No. 21,352 of 29th November 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 approved the following changes in designation of Ministers, with effect from 26th November, 2024:

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign and European Affairs and Trade to be changed to Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Tourism;

Minister for the Environment, Energy and Regeneration of the Grand Harbour to be changed to Minister for the Environment, Energy and Public Cleanliness.

IN exercise of the powers conferred by Section 88 of the Constitution of Malta, the President of Malta, acting in accordance with the advice of the Prime Minister, has approved the following change in designation of Parliamentary Secretaries, with effect from 26th November, 2024:

Parliamentary Secretary for Public Cleanliness in the Ministry for the Environment, Energy and Public Cleanliness.

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 the following business of the Government of Malta, including the administration of Departments of Government with effect from 26th November, 2024, as follows:

Office of the Deputy Prime Minister and Ministry for Foreign Affairs and Tourism

Tourism

Tourism Studies

Ministry for the Environment, Energy and Public Cleanliness

Public Cleansing and Maintenance

Ministry for the National Heritage, the Arts and Local Government

Film Industry

IT is hereby notified for general information that in exercise of the powers conferred by Article 49 of the Health Care Professions Act (Cap. 464), the Minister for Health and Active Ageing has made the following appointments on the Health Care Professionals Appeals Committee for a period of three years.

President

Dr Kevin Mompalao

Member ‒ Ex-officio

Dr Mario John Vassallo

Chairperson ‒ Ex-officio

Prof. Charmaine Gauci

Members

Dr Isabella Borg

Ms Karen Vella Sciberras

Ms Muriel Buttigieg

Mr Pierre Demicoli

Secretary

Dr Anthony Gatt

Appointment on the board of the Malta Mediation Centre

It is hereby notified for general information that, Dr Vincent Micallef resigned as chairperson of the Malta Mediation Centre as from 15th October, 2024. In this regard, according to article 7 of the Mediation Act (Cap. 474), the Minister for Justice and Reform of the Construction Sector has appointed Dr Carlos Bugeja as chairperson of the Malta Mediation Centre. This appointment is valid from 20th November, 2024 for a period of four (4) years.

Appointment on the Building and Construction Authority Board

It is hereby notified for general information that, as per article 11(1) of the Building and Construction Authority Act (Cap. 623), the Minister for Justice and Reform of the Construction Sector has appointed Perit Jesmond Mugliett as member of the Building and Construction Authority Board. This appointment is effective from 20th November, 2024 until 2nd May, 2027.

Panels on the Administrative Review Tribunal

IT is notified that in terms of the Administrative Justice Act, the appointment of Assistant within the Administrative Review Tribunal was approved as follows:

Communications Panel

Eng. Andrè Cauchi

Mr Alexander Galea

for a period of 4 years from the 27th June, 2024.

It is hereby notified for general information that, in accordance with article 23 of Health and Safety at Work Act, the Minister for Justice and Reform of the Construction Sector has appointed the Health and Safety Tribunal as follows:

Chairperson

Dr Ilona Schembri

Members

Dr Jan Chircop

Perit Roderick Spiteri

Secretary

Ms Janelle Gauci

These appointments are effective for a period of three (3) years as from 26th November, 2024.

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 and Reform of the Construction Sector appointed as Commissioners for Oaths, in the performance of their duties and for as long as they remain in such office, the undermentioned:

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

Farrugia, Ms Ruth Mary - Consul General, Consulate General of Malta in Toronto, Canada

Demanuele, Ms Gail –  Senior Counsellor, Embassy of  Malta in Berlin, Germany

Public Officers/Public Employees

Vella, Sergeant Loren – Malta Police Force

Spiteri, Sergeant Anne Marie – Malta Police Force

Mifsud, Sergeant Ivan – Malta Police Force

Busuttil, Dr Bernard Anthony, Director of Investigations, Compliance and Enforcement, Commission for the Rights of Persons with Disability

Gilson, Mr Jason – Manager, Enforcement Unit, Commission for the Rights of Persons with Disability

Portelli, Mr Clifford – Customer Care Manager, Commission for the Rights of Persons with Disability

Advocates

Conti, Dr Sergio

​By Authority

Jonathan Attard

Minister for Justice and Reform of the Construction Sector

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

​Appointment of Notary Keeper

IT is hereby notified that in virtue of Article 17 of the Notarial Profession and Notarial Archives Act (Cap. 55) and by Decree issued by the Court of Revision of Notarial Acts on the 19th November, 2024 (Application 1307/2024), declared that Notary Doctor Maria Barbara ceased to exercise her profession of Notary Public and therefore appointed  the Chief Notary to Government as her Notary Keeper, of all deeds and public wills and their respective Registers.

Dr Keith Francis German

Chief Notary to Government

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).

Additional to G0118:to Jeep, Col. Edward Louis (USA)

Standard: Of four yards in length fringed compony Argent and Sable rounded in the fly, the Arms in the hoist, the livery field Argent  is split into three by two transverse bands Sable bearing the motto Semper Fidelis , in the dexter part is a Badge, in pale the tail feathers of a black grouse proper enfiled by a ducal coronet Vert charged with three Bishop's mitres Or, in the sinister part is a second Badge,  below a naval crown Or in saltire an arrow Vert flighted upwards  to sinister and  a human femur proper, its head rotated upwards also to sinister.

G0124: Prof. Luigi Gerard Martini (UK)

Gules three antique crowns Or (2,1) all within a bordure of the Same , above the shield a helm befitting his degree with mantling Gules doubled Or, bearing for a Crest, upon a torse of the liveries and within a wreath of Olive Vert and Or fructed Vert and Sable a mortar and pestle Or .

Motto: Solum fortes procedunt

G0126: Mary Josephine Therese Costello (UK)

Arms borne on an oval Sable,  in base upon an escutcheon Or, three lozenges Azure (2,1), the chief two bearing a castle of the First with three towers of the Same,  windows and gate of the Field, the one in base bearing  galley with oars in action and sails unfurled of the First.

In chief issuant from a castle tower masoned proper a tree eradicated proper

Motto: Audaces Fortuna Juvat

Dr Charles A. Gauci

Chief Herald of Arms of Malta

The Permanent Secretary in the Ministry for  Finance, has approved the following acting appointment:

Appointment of Notary Delegate/Keeper

It is hereby notified that in exercise of the powers conferred by Section 20 of the Notarial Profession and Notarial Archives Act, the Court of Revision of Notarial Acts has appointed Notary Dr Paul Callus to be notary delegate and keeper of the Acts for Notary Dr Keith German for the period between the 1st December, 2024 and the 5th December, 2024.

Today Tuesday, 26th November, 2024

Adrian Micallef

Deputy Registrar, Court of Revision of Notarial Acts

Notice in terms of Article 29

In terms of the proviso to article 29(1) of the Income Tax Management Act, the Commissioner for Tax and Customs hereby notifies the persons listed hereunder by a notice that has been issued by the Malta Tax and Customs Administration. Thus, it is in their own interest to call at the Collection Section at Block 5, Office of the Commissioner for Tax and Customs, Floriana, within five days of this notice to collect the mentioned notices.

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: