Government Notices published in Government Gazette No. 21,692 of 24th July 2026

Appointment of Legal Aid Lawyers

IT is notified for general information that, in terms of Article 89 and 911(6) of Chapter 12 of the Laws of Malta, the Minister for Justice, Research and Innovation appointed the hereunder mentioned lawyers as Legal Aid Lawyers on the panels hereunder mentioned and on the panel of Official Curators, for the period as mentioned hereunder:

PANEL FOR COURT REPRESENTATION TO VICTIMS OF CRIME (MALTA) for the period from13th July, 2026  up to the 31st December, 2026:

Dr Roberta Spiteri

Dr Maya Xuereb

PANEL CRIMINAL COURT (MALTA) – INFERIOR AND SUPERIOR COURTS for the period from 13th July, 2026 up to the 31st December, 2026.

Dr Nicole Attard

In exercise of the powers conferred by Article 113 of the Civil Code (Cap. 16), the Minister for Justice, Research and Innovation has made this Order whereby the Adoption Order dated 7th March, 1974, issued by the Salford Juvenile Court, United Kingdom, 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 Clifton Grima

Minister for Justice, Research and Innovation

In exercise of the powers conferred by Article 113 of the Civil Code (Cap. 16), the Minister for Justice, Research and Innovation has made this Order whereby the Adoption Order dated 24th June, 2025, issued by the Child Adoption Board in Thailand 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 Clifton Grima

Minister for Justice, Research and Innovation

In exercise of the powers conferred by Article 113 of the Civil Code (Cap. 16), the Minister for Justice, Research and Innovation has made this Order whereby the Adoption Order dated 2nd August, 1974, issued by the Stratford on Avon County Court, United Kingdom, 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 Clifton Grima

Minister for Justice, Research and Innovation

In exercise of the powers conferred by Article 113 of the Civil Code (Cap. 16), the Minister for Justice, Research and Innovation has made this Order whereby the Adoption Order dated 28th May, 2025, issued by the Office of the District Magistrate, Koppal District, 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 Clifton Grima

Minister for Justice, Research and Innovation

In exercise of the powers conferred by Article 113 of the Civil Code (Cap. 16), the Minister for Justice, Research and Innovation has made this Order whereby the Adoption Order dated 15th May, 2024, issued by the District Magistrate, Ranchi, Jharkhand, 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 Clifton Grima

Minister for Justice, Research and Innovation

In exercise of the powers conferred by Article 113 of the Civil Code (Cap. 16), the Minister for Justice, Research and Innovation has made this Order whereby the Adoption Orders dated 27th April, 2015, and 17th February, 2016, issued by the Superior Court in Sacramento County, California, United States of America, are being specified as adoptions of the persons therein mentioned for the purposes of Articles 113, 130 and 130A of the Civil Code.

(Sgd) Dr Clifton Grima

Minister for Justice, Research and Innovation

In exercise of the powers conferred by Article 113 of the Civil Code (Cap. 16), the Minister for Justice, Research and Innovation has made this Order whereby the Adoption Order dated 24th October, 2008, issued by the Council of Ministers of the Kingdom of Cambodia and the adoption order dated 6th November, 2009, issued by the Children's Court for the District of the Cape held at Cape Town, South Africa, 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 Clifton Grima

Minister for Justice, Research and Innovation

In exercise of the powers conferred by Article 113 of the Civil Code (Cap. 16), the Minister for Justice, Research and Innovation has made this Order whereby the Adoption Order dated 24th October, 2008, issued by the Council of Ministers of the Kingdom of Cambodia and the adoption order dated 6th November, 2009, issued by the Children's Court for the District of the Cape held at Cape Town, South Africa, 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 Clifton Grima

Minister for Justice, Research and Innovation

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: