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Government Notices published in Govt. Gazette No. 18,999 of the 7th December 2012
01/01/2012
No. 1228
ACTING PRIME MINISTER
IT is notified for general information that, acting on the advice of the Prime Minister, the President of Malta has directed that the Hon. Giovanna Debono, B.A.(Educ), M.P., Minister for Gozo, assumes the additional duties of the Prime Minister, on Friday, 7th December 2012, during the absence of the Hon. Lawrence Gonzi, K.U.O.M., LL.D., M.P.
No. 1229
ENVIRONMENT AND PLANNING REVIEW TRIBUNAL
Member Ad Hoc of the Environment and Planning Review Tribunal
IN terms of Article 40 of the Environment and Development Planning Act (Cap. 504), the President of Malta has appointed Architect Svetlana Sammut to sit, on an ad hoc basis, as Member of the Environment and Planning Review Tribunal with effect from 12th November 2012.
No. 1230
APPOINTMENT OF ACTING DIRECTOR GENERAL (INTERNAL AUDIT
AND INVESTIGATION), OFFICE OF THE PRIME MINISTER
THE Prime Minister has approved the following acting appointment:–
NAMEPOSTDepartmentDATE
Mr Kenneth FarrugiaDirector GeneralInternal Audit and InvestigationFrom 26.11.2012
Department, OPM
No. 1231
APPOINTMENT OF ACTING DIRECTOR GENERAL (SOCIAL SECURITY)
THE Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Justice, Dialogue and the Family has approved the following acting appointment:–
NAMEPOSTDEPARTMENTDATE
Mr Mark MusùDirector General Social Security06.12 - 07.12.2012
No. 1232
RENUMBERING OF DOORS AT IN-NAXXAR
WITH reference to Government Notice No. 1214 published in Government Gazette No. 18,996 dated 4th December, 2012 it is notified for general information that the first name of the street at In-Naxxar should be ‘Triq San Mark’.
No. 1234
CONDOMINIUM ACT
Cap. 398
Notice is hereby given that I have received an application for the registration of and/or amendment to rules regulating the following condominia:-
Condominium Number Address of CondominiumRemarksDate of Registration
8079, ‘Sunrise Court’,Registration of Rules21/11/2012
Triq F.M. Ferretti,
Birżebbuġa
814‘Martina Court’,Registration of Rules28/11/2012
Triq iċ-Ċimiterju,
Żabbar
81847, ‘Sir Luigi Complex’,Registration of Rules03/12/2012
Triq Sir Luigi Camilleri,
Sliema
Dr Keith Francis German, LL.D.
Land Registrar
No. 1235
CONSERVATION ORDER
Section 81 of the Environment and Development Planning Act 2010
The Malta Environment and Planning Authority is of the opinion that the following property, namely:
Wied il-Qlejgħa (Chadwick Lakes) Rabat, Malta
(as shown on Map A on page 13,621) is of Ecological and Scientific Importance such that the site has been included in the list of Scheduled Properties in terms of Section 81 of the Environment and Development Planning Act 2010 (Government Notice No. 1236 on page 13,631).
The Authority also believes that the property will benefit from further conservation measures and is hereby issuing a conservation order in respect of the above site, in accordance with Section 81 of the Environment and Development Planning Act 2010.
Conservation in this context refers to:
The sustaining of the ecological equilibrium of the area;
The proper maintenance and restoration of existing structures and ecosystems; and
The rehabilitation of degraded areas.
Whereas Wied il-Qlejgħa is of considerable value from an Ecological and Scientific point of view, maintenance (including cleaning) and rehabilitation works may affect its state of conservation:
(i) The area is to be maintained and conserved by means of a continuous maintenance program, within the parameters used for the scheduling of the same area and according to the various levels of protection (as per Clauses 15.34 to 15.40 of the Explanatory Memorandum of the Structure Plan for the Maltese Islands, and according to international conventions, treaties or directives that Malta may be party to or is required to uphold).
(ii) The agency responsible for the maintenance of the property reaches a contractual agreement with the Malta Environment and Planning Authority regarding the management and conservation of the site.
(iii) Maintenance of the property, including removal of debris and dredging works shall be subject to a method statement approved in advance by the Malta Environment and Planning Authority and no work shall be taken in hand prior to such approval by the Authority. Any other approvals which may be required by law shall also remain applicable.
Unless otherwise prescribed by the Authority in respect of any proposed works, the following conditions and provisions are to be applied:
A. General conditions
1. Works shall only be carried out using best conservation practice and techniques and shall only be permitted if the Malta Environment and Planning Authority considers such works to be necessary or appropriate in the interest of effective conservation of the site, together with other considerations that include maintenance aspects, security and public health and safety, valorisation of the property and sensitive access.
2. The uppermost layer of the silted watercourse, which typically contains a dried swathe of Cladophora sp. during the dry season and sustains important propagules for regeneration of watercourse species, is to be conserved in situ.
3. The timing and duration of maintenance works shall be duly adapted to seasonal conditions that affect the site, such that adverse impact on the site is kept to a minimum and ecological regeneration potential is maximised. As a general guideline, and subject to any other environmental consideration deemed by the Authority to have overriding importance, maintenance works should be carried out during the dry months and should only commence once the valley bed and substrate are completely dry.
B. Cleaning works
1. Cleaning and dredging operations shall be limited to the removal of accumulated silt, soil and debris from the watercourse. Cleaning works shall leave adequate undisturbed pockets and verges to enable the effective regeneration of characteristic species.
2. As a general guideline, no interventions shall be carried out where the silt and/or swathes of Cladophora sp. are located close to the bedrock level.
3. The removal of silt shall be limited to the area abutting the internal (upstream) part of the existing dams, shall be limited solely to the silted part and shall not extend onto areas that are in a natural state.
4. No excavation, breaking or cutting of underlying bedrock shall be carried out or permitted to occur, and accidental damage to bedrock shall be duly avoided during works through the adoption of appropriate precautionary measures.
C. Restoration works
1. Only the maintenance, repair and restoration of existing structures, features or habitats shall be permitted within the boundary of the conservation area. Such interventions shall, at all times, be carried out using best practice.
D. Regulation of Activities
1.No offroading (or off-road motorcycle scrambling) shall be allowed. Other vehicular access (including motor-cycles), as well as cycling or horse riding, shall be limited to existing roads and hard surfaces.
2.No uprooting, removal or destruction of any native flora and fauna, or removal or hard-pruning of existing mature trees, shall be allowed, except where the Authority explicitly indicates that such removal, destruction or pruning is:
in the interest of effective site management or conservation; or sufficiently justified in terms of other environmental or safety concerns.
3.No littering shall be allowed.
If the scheduled property is damaged or altered in contravention of this Order, the Authority will exercise its powers of enforcement, as set out in Articles 81, 86, 87, 88 & 90 of the Act.The Act provides for severe penalties for contravention of control on Scheduled Property.
No. 1236
ENVIRONMENT AND DEVELOPMENT PLANNING ACT, 2010
ARTICLE 81
Scheduling of Property
The Malta Environment and Planning Authority is hereby declaring the following property, namely: -
Salina Valley System from Djar il-Bniet and Wied Liemu toWied taċ-Ċawsli, limits of Dingli,
Rabat, Mosta, Naxxar
and Saint Paul’s Bay
(see maps on pages 13,623 and 13,638) as included in the list of Scheduled Property in terms of section 81 of the Environment and Development Planning Act, 2010.
Natural Heritage
On the basis of Structure Plan Policies RCO 10 (1, 4, 9), RCO 11 (1, 2, 7, 8), RCO 12 and RCO 15, the Authority declares this property protected as follows:
Wied il-Qlejgħa, Wied l-Isperanza and Wied il-Għasel as a Level One (1) Site of Scientific Importance (Ecology) [RCO 11 (1, 2)];
Ta’ Koronja in Wied tal-Fiddien as a Level One (1) Area of Ecological Importance [RCO 10 (4)];
Djar il-Bniet, Wied Liemu and l-Irdum tal-Lunzjata as a Level Two (2) Area of Ecological Importance [RCO 10 (1)];
From Djar il-Bniet and Wied Liemu to Wied taċ-Ċawsli as a Level Two (2) Area of Ecological Importance [RCO 10 (9)];
Djar il-Bniet, Wied Liemu, Il-Wied tal-Fiddien, Wied l-Isperanza, Wied Gananu and Wied Santa Katarina as a Level Two (2) Site of Scientific Importance (Ecology) [RCO 11 (2)];
Wied l-Isperanza, Wied Gananu and Wied il-Għasel as a Level Two (2) Site of Scientific Importance (Geomorphology) [RCO 11 (7)];
Wied il-Busbies and Il-Wied tal-Fiddien as a Level Two (2) Site of Scientific Importance (Ecology) [RCO 11 (8)];
The area surrounding Djar il-Bniet and Wied Liemu to Wied taċ-Ċawsli as a Level Three (3) Area of Ecological Importance and Buffer Zone [RCO 12 (3) and Clause 15.34 (5) of the Structure Plan Explanatory Memorandum];
The rest of the property, which includes part of Mġarr, as an Area of High Landscape Value [RCO 1 u RCO 4].
The Malta Environment and Planning Authority will exercise its powers of enforcement, as set out in Articles 81, 86, 87, 88 and 90 of the Environment and Development Planning Act, as regards to Scheduled Property.
No. 1237
GOLDSMITHS AND SILVERSMITHS ACT (CAP. 46)
THE Commissioner of Inland Revenue notifies that on the date shown hereunder, the price of gold and silver on which valuations made by the Consuls for Goldsmiths and Silversmiths are based has been fixed for the purposes of article 14 of the said Act as follows:–
DatePure GoldPure Silver
GramsGrams
07. 12. 12€42.272 €0.843