Government Notices published in Government Gazette No. 21,714 of 4th September 2026

IN exercise of the powers conferred by Article 91 (1) and by Article 124 (5) (a) of the Constitution of Malta, the President of Malta, acting on the advice of the Prime Minister, has approved the appointment as Acting Attorney General of Dr Abigail Caruana Vella, Senior Lawyer, between the 3rd and the 8th of September, 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 1916 Centenary Commemorative Medal, conferred to Captain Shaun Ciantar  in 2016 by the Republic of Ireland.

THE Permanent Secretary in the Ministry for the Economy, Technology and Strategic Projects has approved the following Acting Appointment.

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 1st September, 2026.

Legal Notice 6 of 2012, Exemption from Motor Vehicles Registration Tax Rules, 2012

IN exercise of the powers conferred by Regulation 9(1)(b) of Legal Notice 6 of 2012 (S.L. 368.01), the Minister for Finance has appointed Mr Paul Micallef in lieu of Mr Brian Farrugia as a member on the Review Board for Exemptions/Reductions/Grants related to Motor Vehicles for Persons with Disability Scheme.

This appointment is valid up to 31st December, 2026. 

Appointment of Fishermen Representatives on the Fisheries Board

IN terms of Article 5 of the Fisheries Conservation and Management Act (Cap. 425), the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Supply invites interested fishermen to express their interest in being considered for appointment as members of the Fisheries Board established under the Act.

Interested applicants must be active operators of vessels authorised according to Cap. 425 and falling in one of the following categories:

i. Operating fishing vessels of less than twelve (12) metres length which do not use towed gear;

ii. Operating fishing vessels of less than twelve (12) metres length which are subject to a fishing quota for specific fish;

iii. Operating fishing vessels of twelve (12) metres length or more which use towed gear;

iv. Operating fishing vessels of twelve (12) metres length or more which are subject to a fishing quota for specific fish;

v. Operating fishing vessels authorised to fish for lampuki with kannizzati (fishing aggregating devices).

Interested fishermen are invited to request a copy of the Expression of Interest from the offices of the Department for Fisheries and Aquaculture located in Marsaxlokk, St Paul's Bay and Mġarr (Gozo). More information can also be obtained via email to (permanentsecretary.maff@gov.mt), or by telephone number 2292 4926.

Submissions must be received at the Marsaxlokk, St Paul's Bay and Mġarr (Gozo) offices of the Department for Fisheries and Aquaculture by not later than Friday, 18th September, 2026.

​Declaration by the Lands Authority

I hereby declare that the undermentioned land, which is Government property, is required for a public purpose in accordance with the provisions of the Government Lands Act (Cap. 573) of the Laws of Malta.

Description of the Land

The following land in Mellieħa:

A plot of land measuring about 341 square metres, bounded on the North by a public road, on the South and West by Government property or more precise boundaries and is registered in the records of the Authority as part of Tenement number E02181.

The abovementioned land is being terminated in connection with the replacement of three main water pipes.

The abovementioned land is shown marked with the colour blue on plan P.D. 2008_307_1, which may be viewed on demand at the Lands Authority, Auberge de Baviere, Valletta.

(Sgd) Dr John Vassallo, LLD

Chairperson of the Board of Governors of the Lands Authority

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 Charmaine Bonnici to be notary delegate and keeper of the Acts for Notary Dr Krista Ann Ciantar for the period between the 31st August, 2026 and the 15th September, 2026.

Today Monday, 31st August, 2026

RUTH PISCOPO

Deputy Registrar, Court of Revision of Notarial Acts

Abandonment, Dumping and Disposal of Waste in Streets and Public Places or Areas Regulations (S.L. 549.40)

IN exercise of the powers conferred by Schedule 3 of the Abandonment, Dumping and Disposal of Waste in Streets and Public Places or Areas Regulations, the Environment and Resources Authority, following a communication from the Local Government Division, hereby gives notice that the applicable waste collection time for the Local Council of Paola, as published in Government Notice No. 241 of Government Gazette No. 21,195 of 20th February, 2024, is being amended.

Accordingly, the entry:

PORT REGION

shall be changed to:

PORT REGION

All the other collection times specified in Government Notice No. 241 of 2024 shall remain in force without amendment.

​Place of Sitting

IT is hereby notified for general information that in exercise of the powers conferred by section 412 (3) of the Criminal Code (Cap. 9), the Minister for Justice, Research and Innovation has approved the Żejtun Residential Home for the Elderly, Triq id-Daħla ta' San Tumas, Żejtun, as the place where the said Court may hear the evidence of the case, The Republic of Malta (Inspector Omar Zammit) vs Galea Pauline, on the 29th September, 2026, at 9.00 a.m.

Co-option of a Councillor of the Gżira Local Council

It is hereby notified for general information that, in terms of article 8(4B) of the Local Councils Act, Vanni Buhagiar was co-opted Councillor of the Gżira Local Council on the 25th August, 2026.

A grant on the purchase of Renewable Energy Systems in the Domestic Sector – Call 2026/RES

IN accordance with section 5 (Amendments to the Scheme) of Government Notice No. 597, published in the Government Gazette of the 17th April, 2026, the Regulator for Energy and Water Services is making the following amendments to the Scheme:

The Schedule  to the Notice shall be substituted by the following new Schedule:

“ SCHEDULE

With effect from the 12th September, 2026, the Regulator for Energy and Water Services shall no longer accept applications from the public under Call 2026/RES in respect of Option A ‒ PV system with hybrid inverter and Option B ‒ PV system with hybrid inverter and battery storage."

​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 effected 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: