Government Notices published in Government Gazette No 21,697 of 4th August 2026

Appointment of Members of the Weapons Board

It is hereby notified for general information that the Minister for Home Affairs and Security has approved that the Weapons Board, appointed in terms of Article 49 of the Arms Act (Cap. 480), be constituted as follows up to 29th April, 2028:

Chairperson

Inġ. Lucas Micallef

Members

Mr Noel Massa

Mr Neville Camilleri

Mr Romain Galea

Mr Mark Mifsud Bonnici

Insp. Bernard Bunce

Mr Joseph Perici Calascione

Mr Chris Galea          

Mr Eamon Bugeja

Mr Martin Vella

Secretary

Ms Jacqueline Barbara

Prison Addiction Rehabilitation Management Board

It is hereby notified for general information that the Minister for Home Affairs and Security has approved that the Prison Addiction Rehabilitation Management Board, in terms of the Prison Regulations as amended by Legal Notice No. 435 of 2012, be constituted as follows up till the 11th of March, 2027:

Chairperson

Mr Oliver Scicluna

Members Representing Voluntary Organisations:

Sedqa

Mr Mike Orland

Alternate Member

Ms Antoinette Buttigieg Sciberras

Caritas Malta

Mr Ian Diacono

Alternate Member

Ms Deborah Farrugia

Ex Officio Member

Corradino Correctional Facility

Ms Mariella Camilleri

IT is notified for general information that the following Legal Notices were published in the Supplement to the Government Gazette No. 21,693 of 28th July, 2026 (Legal Notices 205 to 207), Government Gazette No. 21,695 of 31st July, 2026 (Legal Notices 208 to 209) respectively.

​L.N. 205 of 2026: Agriculture Act (Cap. 639) Categorisation of Farmers (Amendment) Regulations, 2026

L.N. 206 of 2026: Regulator for Energy and Water Services Act (Cap. 545); Promotion of Energy from Renewable Sources (Amendment) Regulations, 2026

L.N. 207 of 2026: Embryo Protection Act (Cap. 524); Embryo Protection Authority (Protocol) (Amendment) Regulations, 2026

L.N. 208 of 2026; Fees Ordinance (Cap. 35); Fees for the Supply of Electricity and Water to Fishermen Regulations, 2026

​L.N. 209 of 2026: Environment Protection Act (Cap. 549); Establishment of the White Rocks National Park Regulations, 2026

L.N. 210 of 2026: Income Tax Act (Cap. 123); Tax Exemption (Construction Waste Recycling) (2020-2026) (Amendment No. 2) Rules, 2026

IT is hereby notified for general information that the following person has been appointed Acting Executive Secretary of that Local Council with effect from the 22nd July, 2026.

​Notice in terms of Article 61(1)

In Terms of the proviso to article 61 (1) of the Duty on Documents and Transfers Act, the Commissioner for Tax and Customs hereby notifies the persons listed hereunder to call at the Capital Transfer Duty Department, 63, Triq Żekka, Valletta, to collect the notices made on such persons.

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 a Private 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 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: