Government Notices published in Government Gazette No. 21,655 of 29th May 2026

​IT is hereby notified that in accordance with Article 29 (1) of the Ġieħ ir-Repubblika Act, the President of Malta, acting on the advice of the Prime Minister, has approved the recognition of the conferment of the following honours by the French Republic:

The Order of Palmes Académiques

Mrs Vicki Ann Cremona to the rank of Officer

Mrs Anne-Marie Bezzina to the rank of Chevalier

Mrs Marilyn Mallia to the rank of Chevalier

​Malta Psychology Profession Board

IT is hereby notified for general information that in exercise of the powers conferred by section 4 of the Psychology Profession Act (Cap .471), and for the purpose of that Act, the Minister for Social Policy and Children's Rights, has approved the appointment of the persons listed hereunder as members of the Malta Psychology Profession Board as follows:

Members

Dr Kristina Bettenzana, B.Psy.(Melit.), M.Sc. (Nott.) , Ph.D. (Nott.), D.Clin.Psy. (Nott.).

Dr Paul Daniel Micallef, B.A., D.Clin.Psych., C.Psychol., AFBPsyS

Ms Jo Christine Scicluna, M. Psy., B.A. (Hons) Psych, PGCE, Dip. in App. Sys. Proc., Cert. in Play Therapy

These appointments are for a period of two years with effect from 29th May, 2026.

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.

VAT NumberTax Payer

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:

Scheme to Sustain Energy and Water Efficiency within Voluntary Organisations

WITH reference to the Scheme, as established by Government Notice No. 468 published in the Government Gazette of 3rd May, 2022 and subsequent amendments, it is being notified that the Government Notice is hereby amended as follows:

 In Section 1, the definition of 'Premises' is to be replaced by the following text:

'Premises' means the immovable property in or upon which the interventions for which funding is sought under this Scheme are to be carried out, which immovable properly shall be used by the Applicant for the fulfilment of the purposes for which the VO was set up and which must fall under one of the criteria as laid out in Section 3 of the Scheme Rules shown in Schedule I to this Government Notice.

In Section 2, an additional point 5 is to be added in the end that states:

Transport related equipment.

In Section 5, the first paragraph is replaced with the following text:

An acknowledgment will be issued for the receipt of Applications as per procedure mentioned in Section 2 of the Scheme Rules shown in Schedule I to this Government Notice. The issuance of such acknowledgment shall not be construed as confirmation of eligibility or approval. A valid application which contains all necessary documentation as laid out in Section 9 of the Scheme Rules shown in Schedule I to this Government Notice. Applications will be assessed though a procedure as outlined in same section of the Scheme Rules.

It is hereby also being notified that a new Call for applications is being issued under this Scheme.

Applications for this Call may currently be validly received via the Agency's online portal.

Applications may only be submitted through the online application system accessible through the link provided in Schedule II. Such applications will be acknowledged, processed and ranked on a first come first served basis, subject to continued availability of funds.

The online application system shall generate an automated list of submissions and shall not accept further application submissions once the funds available for this Call have been provisionally allocated, subject to review and acceptance of submitted applications.

Applicants that have received a grant offer as a result of a successful application in any previous call under this Scheme, are eligible to apply for funding in this call.

The Call may be renewed, modified, closed or terminated, including for reasons of oversubscription, by means of a Notice in the Government Gazette as deemed necessary by the Agency.

The Agency shall have the right to make any amendments to the Scheme by means of a Notice published in the Government Gazette containing such amendments.

Schedule I

Scheme Rules applicable to this Call available on EWA website: (https://energywateragency.gov.mt/voluntary-organisations-scheme/)

Schedule II

Online Application System available on EWA website: (https://energywateragency.gov.mt/voluntary-organisations-scheme/)