Notices published in Govt. Gazette No. 19,964 of 16th March 2018

Part II: Written Examinations

The Director of Examinations notifies that the result forPart II (Written Tests) of the above examination have been published and may beseen at the Examinations Department, Floriana and at the Examinations Centre,Victoria, Gozo during office hours.

Those candidates who have not received the notice areinvited to contact the Department of Examinations, Floriana, on 2598 2968immediately.

Photographic Competition in connection with the European Year ofCultural Heritage

The CulturalDirectorate informs the general public that a Photographic Competition is beingorganised.  Regulations and applicationforms are available at (www.eych2018.gov.mt). Queries are to be sent to(eych2018malta@gov.mt).  This competitionis part of the celebration of the European Year of Cultural Heritage.  The closing date is Saturday, 15th September,2018.

The NationalBook Prize 2018(Books 2017)

1. The NationalBook Council notifies that in order to give due recognition to authors: a)writing in either Maltese or English; and b) publishing in Malta, awards andgrants are to be accorded to literary and non-literary works presented in theselanguages. These works must have been published in book form during the year2017.

2. In order for abook to be elegible for participation, it must have:

a) thepublication date (2017) printed in the book;

b) 80% of itscontent must not have been published before;

c) the ISBNnumber issued by the National Book Council;

d) not won aprize in any of the previous competitions organised by the National BookCouncil;

e) a copy of thepublication already legally deposited at the National Library of Malta.

3. Every bookwill be evaluated according to criteria set down by the National Book Council.The Adjudicating Board will be short listing a number of books in each categoryin order to award the best publication, only if the required level is reached.The Board may not award the prize if there is no publication that satifies anumber of set criteria.

4. These prizeswill be awarded to winners in every category:

An award of a€2,000, a trophy and a certificate will be awarded for entries in everycategory which have exceeded 90 marks;

A certificate willbe awarded to publishers of winning books in every category as well as to everyauthor and publisher whose book has been shortlisted;

Two months priorto the National Book Prize ceremony, the shortlisted nominees will beannounced.

5. Prizes for literaryworks:

a) The Novel

b) The ShortStory

c) Poetry

d) Drama

e) Translation*

*For this Prize,only translations of literary texts into Maltese from the following languageswill be accepted: a) English; b) Italian; c) French; d) Spanish; e) German. Incases of translation from any other language into Maltese, the submittedpublicationmust be accompanied by a bridge language text in English. Bookstranslated from English, Italian, French, Spanish and German must beaccompanied by the original version of the work in question. Books submittedfor the competition unaccompanied by the original version or bridge languagetext will not be considered as eligible.

6. Prizes fornon-literary works

a) Works ingeneral research

b) Works inbiographical and historiographic research

7. Other Prizes

a) €2,000, atrophy and a certificate of merit will also be awarded to the publication housewhich has produced the best-looking book for 2017.

b) €2,000, atrophy and a certificate of merit will be awarded to that person who has givena notable contribution to the fields of literature or book publishing. Thisprize is adjudicated by the National Book Council. Only the name of the winnerwill be announced.

c) A trophy, aprize of €1,000 and a certificate of merit will be awarded to a young authorwho started writing recently and who has distinguished himself/herself byhis/her writings and books. This prize is adjudicated by the National BookCouncil. Only the name of the winner will be announced.

8. Submissions

a) Participantsmust submit an application for every book entered for the competition on anapplication form which along with a copy of these regulations may be collectedfrom the Secretary, National Book Council, c/o Central Public Library,Floriana; tel. 2122 2654.

Alternativelysend an email to (joe.debattista@gov.mt) to receive the form via electronicmail.

The applicationform may also be found on the official website (www.ktieb.org.mt).

b) Entries forthe competition may be submitted by: the authors themselves* or those personswho have the authors’ publishing rights with the consent of the publishers; thepublishers with the consent of the authors or those persons who have theauthors’ rights.

c) Participantsare to indicate clearly under which category the book is being entered. TheNational Book Council reserves the right to change a category indicated by theauthor/s and/or publishers if, in the opinion of the adjudicating board, it isdecided that said work has been entered in the wrong category.  In this case participants will be informedaccordingly.

d) Participantsare to send four copies of the book to this address:

The Secretary

The National BookPrize 2018

Attn. Mr JosephDebattista

The CentralPublic Library

Triq Joseph J.Mangion

Floriana FRN 1800

e) The fourcopies submitted (which are not returnable) should reach the Secretary at theCentral Public Library by not later than noon of Friday, 20th April, 2018.

For the purposesof these regulations, the National Book Council is providing these definitions:

Author – thewriter of creative works of an original nature (except for cases oftranslation)

Book – a printedas well as ebook with an ISBN issued by the National Book Council

Publisher – anindividual or grop of individuals that have published at least one book

All decisionstaken by the National Book Council are final and binding.

The NationalBook Prize for Children and Adolescents 2018 (Books 2017)

1. Terramaxka –The National Book Prize for Children and Adolescents is a prize for authorsthat: a) write in Maltese or English; and b) publish in Malta. The winners willbe given awards and prizes for the best literary works for children andadolescents. Submissions must have been published in book form throughout 2017.

2. In order for abook to be elegible for participation, it must have:

a) thepublication date (2017) printed in the book;

b) 80% of itscontent must not have been published before;

c) the ISBN numberissued by the National Book Council;

d) not won aprize in any of the previous competitions organised by the National BookCouncil.

e) a copy of thepublication already legally deposited at the National Library of Malta.

3. Every bookwill be evaluated according to criteria set by the National Book Council; theAdjudicating Board will be short listing a number of books in each category inorder to award the best publication, only if the required level is reached. TheBoard may not award the prize if there is no publication that satisfies anumber of set criteria.

4. The followingprizes will be given to winning entries in every category:

a) The prize forevery category is a €2,000, a trophy and a certificate for books that exceed 90marks;

b) In thecategories for original books (not translated), the illustrator is as eligiblefor a prize as the author;

c) A certificatewill also be given to the publishers of the winning books in every category aswell as to those authors and publishers whose books have been shortlisted;

d) Two monthsprior to the date of the National Book Prize ceremony the shortlisted titles inevery category will be announced.

5. Prizes:

a) Books forchildren (ages 0-7)

b) Books forchildren (ages 8-12)

c) Books for adolescents(ages 13-16)

d) Bookstranslated into Maltese (ages 0-7)

e) Bookstranslated into Maltese (ages 8-12)

f) Bookstranslated into Maltese (ages 13-16)

Note regardingprizes for Books translated into Maltese: For these prizes, only translationsinto Maltese from the following list of languages are accepted: a) English; b)Italian; c) French; d) Spanish; e) German. In cases of translation into Maltesefrom any other language, the book submitted for the prize must be accompaniedby a bridge language text in English. Books translated from English, Italian,French, Spanish and German must be accompanied by a version of the originaltext. Books submitted for the prize without an accompanying original version orbridge language (depending on the case) will be disqualified.

Note:  When books are submitted to a category that,when considered en-masse create a distinction between books that are of aliterary or a non-literary nature, then such books will be placed underdifferent categories.

6. Other Prizes:

€2,000, a trophyand certificate of merit will also be awarded to the publishing house that hasproduced the best-looking book for 2017.

7. Submissions:

a) Participantsmust submit an application for every book entered for the competition byfilling in a prescribed application form that together with a copy of theseregulations may be collected from the Secretary, National Book Council, c/oCentral Public Library, Floriana; tel. 2122 2654; email: (joe.debattista@gov.mt).Applications must be sent in via email.

b) Entries forthe competition may be submitted by: the authors themselves or those personswho have the authors’ publishing rights with the consent of the publishers; aswell as publishers with the consent of the authors or those persons who havethe authors’ rights.

c) Entrants areto indicate clearly under which category the book is being entered. TheNational Book Council reserves the right to change a category indicated by theauthors and/or publishers if, in the opinion of the pre-adjudicating board, itis decided that works were entered in the wrong category.  In this case participants will be informedaccordingly.

d) Participantsare to deliver four copies of the book at this address:

The Secretary

The National BookPrize 2018

Attn. Mr JosephDebattista

The CentralPublic Library

Triq Joseph J.Mangion

Floriana FRN 1800

e) The fourcopies submitted (which are not returnable) should reach the Secretary at theCentral Public Library, by not later than noon of Friday, 20th April, 2018.

For the purposeof these regulations the National Book Council is providing these definitions:

Author – writerof creative and original work (except in cases of translation).

Book – a printedas well as ebook published under an ISBN issued by the National Book Council.

Publisher – aperson or group of persons that have published at least one book.

All decisionstaken by the National Book Council are final and binding.

AgriculturalMarketing Centres Regulations, 1975

Notice of Opening Hours

In exercise ofhis duties in terms of regulation 4 of the Agricultural Marketing CentresRegulations, 1975, the Director responsible for wholesale markets herebyinforms that in view of Friday, 30th March, 2018, being Good Friday, theagricultural marketing centre (Pitkalija) will be open as follows:

On  Monday, 26th  March,  2018, and   Wednesday, 28th  March, 2018,  on  normal business hours.

Notice toOwners of Vehicles Removed from the Road

In accordancewith the Clamping and Removal of Motor Vehicles and Encumbering ObjectsRegulations S.L. 65.13, Transport Malta is hereby publishing a list of vehiclesthat were removed from the road for being in breach of the Motor VehiclesRegistration and Licensing Act (Cap. 368) and the Registration and Licensing ofMotor Vehicles Regulations S.L. 368.02 and which have not been retrieved bytheir lawful owners.

The list includesa description of the removed motor vehicles. The vehicles are currently beingstored at Transport Malta’s compound.

Respective ownersare to retrieve their motor vehicle from Transport Malta upon submission ofproof of ownership and upon payment of the applicable registration tax,licences, contraventions and other administration fees that may be due.

Vehicles whichare not retrieved and for which any applicable registration tax, licences,contraventions and other fees are not paid by the 31st March, 2018 will beauctioned and, if not sold, will be destroyed.

Further information may be obtained on Tel. No. 2555 5446/70 between7.30 a.m. and noon or from (auctions.tm@transport.gov.mt).

MITA Tenders awarded list Gaz 16.3.pdf

MarsaskalA LOCAL COUNCIL

The MarsaskalaLocal Council notifies that vehicle which was parked for a long period in TriqSalvu Buhagiar, Marsaskala the car type being a white Fiat Punto with anexpired licence for more than one year and without any number plate was towedon 12th March, 2018, by Marsaskala Local Council and taken to Ta’ RobbaRecycling Plant, Ħal Kirkop, after being notified for 8 days as in virtue ofSection 8A, of Legal Notice 94 of 1977 as amended with Legal Notice 123 of 2001(Traffic Regulations regarding Clamping and Removal of Encumbering Objects).

If the owner ofthe said vehicle does not show up within the stipulated time frame according tolaw, the said will be scrapped.

The MarsaskalaLocal Council notifies that vehicle which was parked for a long period in Triql-Aħmar, Marsaskala the car type being a silver Ford Ka with an expired licencefor more than one year and without any number plate was towed on 12th March,2018, by Marsaskala Local Council and taken to Ta’ Robba Recycling Plant, ĦalKirkop, after being notified for 8 days as in virtue of Section 8A, of LegalNotice 94 of 1977 as amended with Legal Notice 123 of 2001 (Traffic Regulationsregarding Clamping and Removal of Encumbering Objects).

If the owner ofthe said vehicle does not show up within the stipulated time frame according tolaw, the said will be scrapped.

AnnualLocality Meeting

The Paola LocalCouncil notifies that in accordance with section 70 of the Local Councils Act(Cap. 363), an Annual Public Meeting will be held on Wednesday, 21st March,2018, at 4.00 p.m., at the Local Council’s Hall Casal Paola, Pawlu BoffaGardens, Triq il-Knisja, Paola.

All residentswhose names appear in the last Paola Local Council’s Electoral Register areurged to attend and to participate in the discussion.

Representativesfrom the Consultative Council for the South of Malta will be discussing theprogress of the Paola Square Project.

Agenda:

1.Welcome/Introduction

2. AdministrativeReport 2016-2017

3. Business Planfor the year 2018

4. Paola SquareProject

5. Comments andsuggestions

Suspension ofTraffic and Parking

The SiggiewiLocal Council informs that on Tuesday, 20th and Wednesday, 21st March, 2018,parking will not be possible in Triq il-Parroċċa, from 7.00 a.m. to 4.00 p.m.

Access to Triqil-Parroċċa will be closed for ongoing traffic except for public transport.

Parked cars willbe towed.

Suspensionof Traffic

TheĦal Luqa Local Council herebry notifies that the streets mentioned hereunderwill be closed to traffic on the dates and times indicated below:

OnFriday, 16th March, 2018 from 6.30 p.m. till 8.00 p.m., through Misraħ Sant’Andrija, Triq Sant’Andrija, Triq San Ġużepp, Triq San Ġorġ and Misraħil-Parroċċa.

OnFriday, 23rd March, 2018 from 7.00 p.m. till 9.00 p.m., minn PjazzaSant’Andrija, Misraħ il-Parroċċa, Triq San Pawl, Triq Dokkiena, Triq il-Ġdida,Triq Dun Pawl and Triq San Ġorġ.

OnSunday, 25th March, 2018 from 8.00 a.m. till noon through Misraħ Sant’Andrija,Triq Dun Pawl, Misraħ iż-Żgħażagħ, Triq San Ġorġ and Triq Sant’Andrija

OnFriday, 30th March, 2018 from 5.00 p.m. till 9.30 p.m. through Misraħ Sant’Andrija, Triq Sant’Andrija, Triq il-Ġdida, Triq Dun Pawl, Triq San Ġorġ, TriqSan Ġużepp, Misraħ il-Parroċċa, Triq San Pawl, Triq Mons. G. Debono, Triqir-Rixtellu and Triq il-Karmnu.

OnSunday, 1st April, 2018 from 9.00 a.m. till noon through Triq il-Karmnu, TriqSan Pawl, Pjazza Sant’ Andrija, Triq Sant’ Andrija, Misraħ il-Parroċċa, TriqMons. G. Debono, Triq ir-Rixtellu, Triq G. Tragance, Triq Indri Micallef, TriqĊensu Decandia, Triq Tumas Galea, Triq Ġorġ Zahra and Triq Sir Ugo Mifsud.