Government Notices published in Govt. Gazette No. 19,379 of 06 February 2015

It is notified for general information that, in virtue of the powers conferred by article 98 of the Constitution of Malta, the President of Malta, on the advice of the Prime Minister, designated the Hon. Mr Justice Giannino Caruana Demajo to perform the functions of Acting Chief Justice between 29th and 31st January, 2015, during the absence of His Honour the Chief Justice Silvio Camilleri.

THE President of Malta has been pleased to approve the transfer of Lieutenant Colonel Mario Spiteri from the Active List of the Armed Forces of Malta Regular Force to the Regular Reserve of Officers, on retirement, with effect from 8th January, 2015.

IT is notified for general information that the Hon. Joseph Muscat, KUOM, BCom., BA (Hons.), MA (European Studies), Ph D (Bristol), MP, resumed duties as Prime Minister on Wednesday, 4th February, 2015 and that the arrangements made by Government Notice No. 98 of the 2nd February, 2015, ceased to have effect accordingly.

IT is hereby notified for general information that the following person has been appointed Executive Secretary of that Local Council with effect from the 2nd February, 2015:

Local Council  Executive Secretary

Birgu   Antonia Belfiore

Amendment

IT is hereby notified that, with reference to Government Notice No. 1227 published in Government Gazette dated 3rd December, 2013, Mr Gordon Dalli was appointed Secretary of the Government Formulary List Advisory Appeal Committee (GFLAAC).

THE Permanent Secretary in the Ministry for Home Affairs and National Security has approved the following acting appointment:–

NAME    POSITION   DEPARTMENT  DATE

Mr Tonio Mercieca  Director   Probation and Parole 12-13.02.2015

Appointment of Umpires

 IN exercise of the powers conferred by section 107 of the Social Security Act, the Minister for the Family and Social Solidarity is pleased to appoint Dr Reno Borg, BA (Hons), MA, LLD, Dr Adrian Camilleri, LLD, Dr Noel Camilleri, LLD, Dr Andy Ellul, LLD, Dr Edward Gatt, LLD, Dr Shaheryar Ghaznavi, LLD, Dr Katia Mercieca, BA (Hons), Dip. NP, LLD, Dr Vincent Micallef, LLD, and Dr Joseph Mifsud, LLD, to be Umpires for the purposes of the said Act.

These appointments are for a period of one year with effect from the 3rd February, 2015.

CAP. 372

Notice in terms of Article 29

IN terms of the provision of the proviso to article 29(1) of the Income Tax Management Act, the Director General (Inland Revenue Department) hereby notifies the persons/companies listed hereunder to call at the Tax Audits Section/Tax Compliance Unit at Block 4 of the Inland Revenue Department, Floriana, within thirty days of this notice to collect the notices made on such persons/companies.

 Name       Reference

 Mr Joseph Ebejer      394950M

 Entertainments Ltd (C 25687)    992595809

 Mr Johann Galea      26179M

 Mr Simon Spiteri      354468M

 Mr George Aquilina     403963M

 Mr Frederick Saliba     304465M

 Mr Joseph Borda      55574M

 Mr Raymond Sammut     576458M

Amendment

IT is hereby notified that, with reference to Government Notice 854 published in Government Gazette dated 22nd August, 2014, the title in the same Notice should read ‘Release of Land’.

In addition to the same Government Notice, the introductory paragraph should have been  as follows:

“The following declaration, made by the President of Malta under article 3 of the Land Acquisition (Public Purposes) Ordinace (Chapter 88) is published in terms and for the purposes of article 9(1) thereof.”

Deputy Registrars at the Courts of Justice Department, Malta

In exercise of the powers vested in him by Article 27 of the Code of Organisation and Civil Procedure (Cap. 12), the Minister for Justice, Culture and Local Government has designated Gaetana Aquilina, ID 315393 (M), Graziella Calleja,  ID 78590 (M),  Rosemarie Calleja, ID 448488 (M), Antonia Cassar, ID 714558 (M), Margaret De Battista, ID 15981 (G), Karen May Falzon, ID 244179 (M), Kenneth Gauci, ID 474666 (M), and Deandra Zerafa, ID 69387 (M), to perform duties of Deputy Registrar according to law.

De-Scheduling of Property

WITH reference to Government Notice No. 153 (Government Gazette No. 16,085 of 10th March, 1995), the Malta Environment and Planning Authority declares that it is excluding from the list of scheduled property, in terms of Article 81 of the Environment and Development Planning Act, 2010, the following property, (as shown on site plan on page 910) originally scheduled as Grade 2, namely:-

15, Triq iż-Żejtun, Marsaxlokk

On 12th January, 2015, the Prime Minister endorsed the removal of this property from the list of scheduled property.

The Malta Environment and Planning Authority will exercise its powers of enforcement, as set out in Articles 81 and 86 to 90 of the Act, in the case of any contravention to the provisions of the Environment and Development Planning Act as regards to Scheduled Property.

BY virtue of the powers conferred by the second proviso to Regulation 10(6) of the Conservation of Wild Birds Regulations (S.L. 504.71), the Minister for Sustainable Development, the Environment and Climate Change has after giving due consideration to recommendations of the Malta Ornis Committee, decided to authorise derogation from the provisions of Regulation 4 (1) (d) and (e) to carry out research on egg morphology and intraspecific cross fostering of eggs, and live sampling of blood from nestlings of the Zitting Cisticola (Cisiticola juncidis) during the 2015 breeding season (February to July) under the conditions and controls stipulated in the licence issued for this purpose by the Wild Birds Regulation Unit.

Notification of Exemption of Environmental Planning Statement

IN conformity with Regulation 3(8) of the Environmental Impact Assessment Regulations (Legal Notice 114 of 2007), and in view of the fact that MEPA has determined that the proposal is unlikely to have significant environmental impacts, the Director of Environment Protection agrees that the proposal does not require the preparation of an Environmental Planning Statement (EPS). 

The Project Description Statement (PDS) presented as part of the application has considered the environmental issues in a sufficient manner such that the preparation of an EPS would not add any new information and MEPA has all the necessary information to determine the application. From the information presented in the PDS and screening according to Schedule IB of the same Regulations, the proposal is not likely to have significant environmental effects.

A detailed justification is presented below:

Reference Number: TRK149028

Location: Site at Ta’ Għadajma, Mqabba, Malta

Proposal: Proposed change of use of ware housing approved by PA04486/07 from class 6A  to class 5B

The following potential environmental impacts were identified and mitigation measures proposed in the Project Description Statement (PDS) submitted to MEPA on the 14th October 2014 and the justification for proposal from carrying out an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) submitted on 19th November, 2014.

Remarks on mitigation measures, etc.

Potential Impacts Remarks on mitigation measures, etc.

Ħolqien ta’ skart L-ammont ta’ skart solidu li x’aktarx jiġi ġġenerat mill-proġett waqt l-operat mhux mistenni li jkun sinjifikanti, speċjalment meta wieħed iqis in-natura tal-proġett.

Storbju,  vibrazzjonijiet u kwalità tal-arja Emissjonijiet waqt l-operat mhumiex mistennija li jkunu sinifikanti meta jiġi kkunsidrat is-sit tal-attività proposta li jinsab fl-imħażen approvati, li jinsabu taħt il-livell tat-triq. L-attività proposta tal-immaniġġar tal-iskart se jkun kopert minn permess ambjentali li jirregola l-operat tal-faċilità.

Notwithstanding the above, the Malta Environmental and Planning Authority reserves the right to request the applicant to submit additional information as may be necessary to determine the application.

Notification of Exemption of Environmental Planning Statement

IN conformity with Regulation 3(8) of the Environmental Impact Assessment Regulations (Legal Notice 114 of 2007), and in view of the fact that MEPA has determined that the proposal is unlikely to have significant environmental impacts, the Director of Environment Protection agrees that the proposal does not require the preparation of an Environmental Planning Statement (EPS). 

The Project Description Statement (PDS) presented as part of the application has considered the environmental issues in a sufficient manner such that the preparation of an EPS would not add any new information and MEPA has all the necessary information to determine the application. From the information presented in the PDS and screening according to Schedule IB of the same Regulations, the proposal is not likely to have significant environmental effects.

A detailed justification is presented below:

Reference Number: PA02762/14

Location: J & J Boatyard & Warehousing,  Garage No. 21, site at Ta’ Għadajma Mqabba, Malta

Proposal: Proposed change of use of ware housing approved by PA04486/07 from class 6A  to class 5B

The following potential environmental impacts were identified and mitigation measures proposed in the Project Description Statement (PDS) submitted to MEPA on the 26th August 2014 and the justification for proposal from carrying out an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) submitted on 19th November, 2014.

Remarks on mitigation measures, etc. 

Potential Impacts Remarks on mitigation measures, etc.

Ħolqien ta’ skart L-ammont ta’ skart solidu li x’aktarx jiġi ġġenerat mill-proġett waqt l-operat mhux mistenni li jkun sinifikanti, speċjalment meta wieħed iqis in-natura tal-proġett.

Storbju,  vibrazzjonijiet u kwalità tal-arja Emissjonijiet waqt l-operat mhumiex mistennija li jkunu sinifikanti, meta jiġi kkunsidrat is-sit tal-attività proposta li jinsab fi mħażen approvati, li jinsabu taħt il-livell tat-triq. L-attività proposta tal-immaniġġar tal-iskart se tkun koperta minn permess ambjentali li jirregola l-operat tal-faċilità.

Notwithstanding the above, the Malta Environmental and Planning Authority reserves the right to request the applicant to submit additional information as may be necessary to determine the application.

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:–

Date Pure Gold Pure Silver

 Grams Grams

6.2.2015 €35.976 €0.519