Government Notices published in Govt. Gazette No. 21,490 of 19th August 2025

Appointment of Members of the Local Governance Board

It is hereby notified for general information that the Minister for Culture, Lands and Local Government has approved the appointment of the members of the Local Governance Board for a period of three (3) years with effect from the 21st July, 2025, as follows:

​Chairperson

Mr Simon Abela

Members

Ms Sarah Lee Zammit

Dr Sarah Mifsud

Mr Joseph Scerri

Secretary

Mr Pablo Cachia Belli

These appointments are for a period of three (3) years valid up to 20th July, 2028.

Authority for Transport in Malta

IT is notified for general information that, in exercise of the powers conferred by Article 5 of the Authority for Transport in Malta Act (Cap. 499), the Minister for Transport, Infrastructure and Capital Projects has made the following appointments as members of the Authority for Transport in Malta:

Chairperson

Mr Michael Callus

Deputy Chairperson

Mr Christian Sammut

Members

Ms Dorienne Abela

Mr Jesmond Abela

Ms Mariella Aguis

Ms Marlene Attard

Mr Matthew Chetcuti

Mr Victor Dimech

Mr Joe Mizzi

Mr Joseph Rodgers

Mr Joseph Theuma

Ms Celine Vella

Secretary

Ms Carmen Buttigieg

These appointments remain valid for a period of one year with effect from the 13th August, 2025.

Agency for Infrastructure Malta

IT is notified for general information that, in exercise of the powers conferred by Article 9 of the Agency for Infrastructure Malta Act (Cap. 588), the Minister for Transport, Infrastructure and Capital Projects has made the following appointments as members of the Board of the Agency for Infrastructure Malta:

Chairperson

Arch. Raymond Farrugia

Deputy Chairperson

Mr Josef Azzopardi

Members

Ms Dorcas Camilleri

Mr Mario Caruana

Ms Silvana Civelli

Col. (ret.) Raphael Farrugia

Ms Yorana Penza

It is also notified that the Board of the Agency for Infrastructure Malta within the Ministry for Transport, Infrastructure and Capital Projects has made the following appointment:

Secretary

Dr Erica Grech

These appointments remain valid for a period of three (3) years with effect from the 13th August, 2025.

IT is notified for general information that the following Legal Notices were published in the Supplement to the Government Gazette No. 21,486 of 12th August, 2025 (Legal Notices 176 to 177) and Government Gazette No. 21,487 of 13th August, 2025 (Legal Notice 178) respectively.

L.N. 176 of 2025: Traffic Regulation Ordinance (Cap. 65); Motor Vehicles (Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Road) (Amendment) Regulations, 2025.

L.N. 177 of 2025: Duty on Documents and Transfers Act (Cap. 364), Income Tax Management Act (Cap. 372), Value Added Tax Act (Cap. 406); Determination of Additional Penalty Rules, 2025.

L.N. 178 of 2025: Tobacco (Smoking Control) Act (Cap. 315); Manufacture, Presentation and Sale of Tobacco and Related Products (Amendment) Regulations, 2025.

the Electoral Commission notifies that the candidate elected as Councillor in the casual election held on Tuesday, 19th August, 2025 for the Local Council of Is-Siġġiewi to fill the post vacated by Ms Francine Farrugia is that whose name is shown hereunder:

VASSALLO STEPHANIE

J. CAMILLERI

Chief Electoral Commissioner

Office of the Electoral Commission,

Ex-Trade Fair Grounds,

In-Naxxar.

Explanatory Notes

1. Introduction

2. Summary and background

The Regulations for the Control of Promotion and Selling Activities from Public Spaces aim to safeguard the proper use and regulation of public spaces in Malta by regulating the offering, sale, distribution and promotion of tickets and commercial materials from public spaces.

These regulations prohibit unauthorised individuals and entities from promoting, selling or distributing such materials unless they hold a valid permit or licence from a competent authority.

3. Overview of the Structure of the Instrument

These regulations consist of the following:

​1. Title and commencement;

2. Scope;

3. Interpretation;

4. Prohibition of certain activities;

5. Removal of unauthorised advertisements;

6. Fines, penalties and additional enforcement provisions;

7. Communication of data by the competent authority;

4. Commentary

Regulation 2 establishes that the scope of these regulations is to regulate the conduct of any person who sells or distributes, or allows the sale and distribution of tickets and promotional material for commercial purposes in order to eliminate unlicensed advertising in spaces which are public or accessible to the public.

Regulation 3 provides for the definitions which are necessary in the context of these regulations, particularly “advertisement" which means any image, word, letter, model, sign, poster, product, device, board, notice, leaflet, brochure or design, representation or communication, notice or direction whether illuminated or otherwise, physical or digital, that has the character of advertising and is used wholly or partially for that purpose, and includes any billboard or similar structure, platform or other medium, used or adapted to display an advertisement, including but not limited to electronic means and these regulations shall be enforced by the “competent authority" which means any section, department, body, agency or authority under the law, that issues a licence or permit in respect of a person or commercial establishment and, or who may enforce the law, including the Police Force, or any contractor duly authorised by the said competent authority in accordance with these regulations. This regulation also provides for the definition of “public space" which means any location to which the public generally has free and unrestricted access or use, including but not limited to public domain urban spaces such as streets and squares, as well as open and recreational spaces.

Regulation 4 prohibits a person from offering, giving, promoting, selling or distributing any product, service, ticket or promotional material from a public space, unless specific conditions are met. These activities are only allowed if they take place from a fixed location or structure that is licensed or permitted for that purpose by a competent authority. There is an exception for authorized events in public spaces provided that the selling, distribution and, or the promotion of material takes place strictly within the timeframes and conditions established in the event's official permits or licences, as authorized by the competent authority. Theatres, museums and cinemas are also excluded from the applicability of these regulations provided that the activity takes places in their own premises.

Regulation 5 provides for enforcement powers to the competent authority including the Police and Local Councils to remove any unauthorised promotional material from public spaces immediately and without prior notice. The material shall be stored and disposed of at the offender's expense, provided that the officers catalogue and draw up an inventory of all removed items, and provide a copy to the person concerned. It establishes that materials may not be returned unless any applicable fines are paid. Authorities are also exempted from liability for any damage which may be caused during their removal.

Regulation 6 empowers authorised officers to issue fines and penalties to any person involved in any unauthorised activity. The law also provides for the recovery of any costs incurred by the authority as a civil debt, meaning that government agencies may recover expenses directly from the offenders.

Regulation 7 permits competent authorities to share personal data and information regarding offenders for enforcement purposes, but only where necessary and under appropriate legal safeguards. The data shall be processed limitedly to what is required for enforcement under these regulations in accordance with the appropriate legal provisions for the protection of data.

5. Concluding Sections

These regulations shall come into force within 2 months from the date of their publication in the Government Gazette.

For further information you can contact the Malta Tourism Authority on licencing.mta@visitmalta.com or Tel: 22915000

N.B. These Explanatory Notes are not intended to be an exhaustive description of the instrument nor a substitute thereof or a legislative supplement to it. These Explanatory Notes do not purport to be an authoritative ruling on the interpretation of the legislation.

Mr Godwin Warr, Director General (Commerce), resumed duties on 18th August, 2025, and the arrangements referred to in the Government Notice No. 1259 of 11th August, 2025, are hereby being cancelled.

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                

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 Mall

It is notified for general information that as enabled by Section 2 of the Public Gardens (Closing) Ordinance (Cap 34) the Director of Agriculture has approved that The Mall will be closed to the public on Friday, 29th August, 2025, and Saturday, 30th August, 2025, from 6.00 a.m. onwards and will be under the control of TEC Ltd.

Notification of Affixation of Notice (Deceased Applicant)

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.

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: