Government Notices published in Govt. Gazette No. 21,556 of 16th December 2025

IT is notified for general information that the Hon. Robert Abela, KUOM, BA, LLD, Adv. Trib. Melit., MP, resumed duties as Prime Minister on Monday, 15th December, 2025, and that the arrangements made by Government Notice No. 1971 of the 12th December, 2025, ceased to have effect accordingly.

IN exercise of the powers vested in him by Article 44A (1) of the Animal Welfare Act, Cap. 439, the Prime Minister, after consultation with the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Animal Rights, has appointed Dr Fleur Abela as Commissioner for Animal Welfare with effect from 1st November, 2025.

IT is notified for general information that the following Legal Notices were published in the Supplement to the Government Gazette No. 21,551 of 9th December, 2025 (Legal Notices 281 to 282) and Government Gazette No. 21,553 of 12th December, 2025 (Legal Notices 283 to 285).

L.N. 281 of 2025: Public Administration Act (Cap. 595); European Union Programmes Agency(Establishment) (Amendment) Order, 2025.

L.N. 282 of 2025: Social Security Act (Cap. 318); Social Security Act (Amendment of the Fifth Schedule) (Amendment No. 2) Regulations, 2025.

L.N. 283 of 2025: Duty on Documents and Transfers Act (Cap. 364); Various Laws relating to Periods of Applicability of Exemptions under the Duty on Documents and Transfers Act (Amendment) Order, 2025.

​L.N. 284 of 2025: Income Tax Act (Cap. 123), Duty on Documents and Transfers Act (Cap. 364); Relief from Income Tax and from Duty on Documents and Transfers on Certain Property Transfers (Amendment No. 2) Rules, 2025.

L.N. 285 of 2025: Plant Quarantine Act (Cap. 433); Examination of Varieties of Agricultural Plant and Vegetable Species (Amendment No. 2) Regulations, 2025.

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 Elena Farrugia to be notary delegate and keeper of the Acts for Notary Dr Erica Soler for the period between the 15th December, 2025 and the 29th December, 2025.

Today Wednesday, 10th December, 2025

RUTH PISCOPO

Deputy Registrar, Court of Revision of Notarial Acts

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 Marco Burlò to be notary delegate and keeper of the Acts for Notary Dr Petra Burlò for the period between the 4th December, 2025 and the 7th December, 2025.

Today Wednesday, 10th December, 2025

RUTH PISCOPO

Deputy Registrar, Court of Revision of Notarial Acts

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

Micallef St John, Mr Matthew ‒ Second Secretary, Embassy of the Republic of Malta, Rome, The Italian Republic

Public Officers/Public Employees

Calleja, Mr William ‒ Unit Coordinator, Gozo Public Registry, Identità

D'Amato, Sergeant Cilio (Consiglio) ‒ Malta Police Force

Gatt, Sergeant Leon ‒ Malta Police Force

Advocates

Agius, Dr Martina

Attard, Dr Ramona

Buttigieg, Dr Melanie

Camilleri, Dr Axl

Grixti, Dr Neil

Vella, Dr Francesca

By Authority

Jonathan Attard                                                 

Minister for Justice and Reform of the Construction Sector

IT is notified for general information that Lawyer Julia Micallef Stafrace, M. Adv. shall resign from Official Curator and Advocate for Legal Aid (Malta) with effect from 1st January, 2026.

In exercise of the powers conferred by Article 113 of the Civil Code (Cap. 16), the Minister for Justice and Reform of the Construction Sector has made this Order whereby the Adoption Order dated 3rd September, 2025, issued by the People's Committee of Da Nang, Republic of Vietnam, is 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

In exercise of the powers conferred by Article 113 of the Civil Code (Cap. 16), the Minister for Justice and Reform of the Construction Sector has made this Order whereby the Adoption Order dated 23rd October, 1951, issued by the Juvenile Court Petty Sessional Division at North Aylesford, Chatham, Kent, United Kingdom, is 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

In exercise of the powers conferred by Article 113 of the Civil Code (Cap. 16), the Minister for Justice and Reform of the Construction Sector has made this Order whereby the Adoption Order dated 14th January, 1977, issued by Slough County Court, United Kingdom, is 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

In exercise of the powers conferred by Article 113 of the Civil Code (Cap. 16), the Minister for Justice and Reform of the Construction Sector has made this Order whereby the Adoption Order dated 14th January, 1972, issued by Slough County Court, United Kingdom, is 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

​In exercise of the powers conferred by Article 113 of the Civil Code (Cap. 16), the Minister for Justice and Reform of the Construction Sector has made this Order whereby the Adoption Order dated 26th July, 2025, issued by the District Magistrate, Kottayam, Kerala, India, is being specified as an adoption of the persons 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

In exercise of the powers conferred by Article 113 of the Civil Code (Cap. 16), the Minister for Justice and Reform of the Construction Sector has made this Order whereby the Adoption Order dated 17th January, 2025, issued by the District Magistrate, Jajpur, Odisha, India, is being specified as an adoption of the persons 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

Notice in terms of Articles 58 and 73

In terms of the proviso to Article 58(3) and Article 73(2) of the Value Added Tax Act, the Commissioner for Tax and Customs is hereby notifying the person/s listed hereunder that a demand notice for payment of tax, penalties and interest as per Article 59 of Cap. 406 has been issued in their regard.

Unless payment is affected within 30 days from the date of this notice, the Commissioner for Tax and Customs will proceed to enforce payment in terms of law.

Copies of said notices may be collected from the Collection Section, MTCA, Blk 5, Floriana.

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:

Decision No. 4 of the 10th December, 2025, issued in virtue of the Regulator for Energy

and Water Services Act (Cap. 545) withrespect to the request for an increase in the

commission ofholders of an authorisationto retail portable cylinders filled with LPG,

including retail from a fixed point of sale

The Regulator for Energy and Water Services notifies that on the 10th December, 2025, it has issued a Decision regarding an increase in the commission of holders of an authorisation to retail portable cylinders filled with LPG, including retail from a fixed point of sale.

The Decision may be downloaded from the following website link: