Government Notices published in Government Gazette No. 21,542 of 21st November 2025

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

Act No. XXXVIII of 2025 entitled the Registration and Warranting of Sign Language Interpreters Act, 2025.

IT is hereby notified for general information that, in exercise of the powers conferred by Article 57(1) of the Insurance Business Act (Cap. 403), the Minister for Finance has appointed Mr Gordon Micallef as a substitute Member on the Financial Services Tribunal for the purpose of procedures arising under the Insurance Business Act.

This appointment is valid for a period of three years with effect from 18th November, 2025.

Appointments on the Building and Construction Authority Board

It is hereby notified for general information that Dr Marouska Debono and Ms Jessica Schembri have resigned from their positions as member and secretary of the Building and Construction Authority Board. As per articles 11(1) and (3) of the Building and Construction Authority Act Cap. 623, the Minister for Justice and Reform of the Construction Sector, has nominated Dr Deborah Schembri as member and Mr Wayne Dimech as secretary of the same board. These appointments are valid for three (3) years as from 7th November, 2025.

THE MINISTER for Home Affairs, Security and Employment has the pleasure to approve the promotion of the under mentioned Officers to the rank of Major with effect from the date as shown against their names.

Captain Wayne Tonna                          4th September, 2023

Captain Christopher Micallef   5th February, 2025

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

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

Chircop Troisi, Mr Shaun ‒ First Secretary, Embassy of the Republic of Malta, Tripoli, The State of Libya

Engerer, Mr Jonathan ‒ First Secretary, Embassy of the Republic of Malta, Vienna, The Republic of Austria

Sant Fournier, Mr Andrew ‒ First Secretary, Embassy of the Republic of Malta, Tripoli, The State of Libya

Public Officers/Public Employees

Aquilina, Ms Gabrianne ‒ Administrative Officer I, Malta Public Registry, Identità

Barry, Mr Thomas ‒ Manager, Enforcement Directorate, Land Enforcement Department, Transport Malta

Ellul, Inspector Stephen ‒ Malta Police Force

Advocates

Borg, Dr Janice

Laferla, Dr Josef

                                                   By Authority

                                                  Jonathan Attard

Minister for Justice and Reform

of the Construction Sector

Flora, Fauna and Natural Habitats Protection Regulations, S.L. 549.44

IN accordance with the Flora, Fauna and Natural Habitats Protection Regulations (S.L.549.44), the Environment and Resources Authority hereby declares the sites listed hereunder to be Special Protection Areas:

Special Protection Areas

Sites on the Island of Malta

MT0000032 –  Irdumijiet ta' Malta: l-Inħawi taċ-Ċumnija sax-Xaqqa (as indicated on site plan on page 15,580).

Other islands of Malta

MT0000022 – Il-Gżejjer ta' San Pawl (Selmunett) (as indicated on site plan on page 15,581).

The map included in Government Notice 1522 of 2019  with respect to MT0000032 is being superseded by virtue of this Notice.

​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 Emma Amato to be notary delegate and keeper of the Acts for Notary Dr Pierre Cassar for the period between the 14th November, 2025 and the 30th November, 2025.

Today Wednesday, 19th November, 2025

Ruth Piscopo

Deputy Registrar, Court of Revision of Notarial Acts

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

Name and SurnameIdentity Card No.Address

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: