Government Notices published in Govt. Gazette No. 19,645 of 27 September 2016

It is notified for general information that thePresident of Malta has resumed the functions of the Office of the President onSunday, 25th September, 2016.

Mrs DoloresCristina has ceased to perform the functions of President.

THEPRIME MINISTER

 IT is notified for general information thatthe Hon. Joseph Muscat, KUOM, BCom, BA (Hons.), MA (European Studies), PhD(Bristol), MP, resumed duties as Prime Minister on Sunday, 25th  September, 2016, and that the arrangementsmade by Government Notice No. 998 of the 16th September, 2016, ceased to haveeffect accordingly.

ANDLOCAL GOVERNMENT

Appointment of Adjudicator on the

Small Claims Tribunal

It isnotified for general information that in terms of sub-articles (2) and (5) ofarticle 4 of the Small Claims Tribunal Act (Cap. 380) of the Laws of Malta, thePresident of Malta, acting on the advice of the Prime Minister, has appointedDr. Phyllis Aquilina née Farrugia, LLD, as Adjudicator on the Small ClaimsTribunal for a period of five (5) years with effect from 19th September, 2016.

22ndSeptember 2016

Appointmentof Chairperson of the Administrative Review Tribunal

IT is notified for generalinformation that in terms of article 8(2) of the Administrative Justice Act(Cap. 490) of the Laws of Malta, the President of Malta, acting on the adviceof the Prime Minister, has appointed Magistrate Dr Charmaine Galea, LLD, asChairperson of the Administrative Review Tribunal for a period of four (4) yearswith effect from 16th September, 2016.

StreetNaming Committee

It is notified that in terms of the powers conferred upon him by means ofthe Local Councils (Street Naming) Regulations (S.L. 363.10), the PrimeMinister has appointed the Street Naming Committee with effect from 6th August,2016, for a period of one year as follows:

Chairperson

Mr Charles Flores

Members

Ms Margaret BaldacchinoCefai

Mr Michael Balzia

Mr Vincent Bonello

Mr Joe Hales

Mr Edmond Rizzo

Mr Saviour Seisun

Mr Joe Scicluna

Mr Anthony Camilleri

Ms Anna Bonanno

Memberand Secretary

Mr Jeffrey Ellul

PUBLISHED IN THE SUPPLEMENT

TO THE GOVERNMENT GAZETTE

IT is notified for generalinformation that the following Legal Notices were published in the Supplementto the Government Gazette No. 19,641 of 20th September, 2016.

L.N. 308 of 2016: EducationAct (Cap. 327); Students Maintenance Grants Regulations, 2016

L.N. 309 of 2016: SocialSecurity Act (Cap. 318); Increase in the Rates of Benefits Order, 2016.

In exercise of the powers conferred by Article 113 of the Civil Code (Cap.16), the Minister for Justice, Culture and Local Government has made this Orderwhereby the Adoption Order dated 10th March, 1976 issued by the Honourable MrsJustice S. A. Berkery Smith of the Juvenile Court, Tottenham, England, is beingspecified as an intercountry adoption of the person therein mentioned for thepurposes of Articles 113, 130 and 130A of the Civil Code.

Owen bonnici

 Minister for Justice, Cultureand Local Government

ARCHIVESACT

Appointmentof Notary Delegate/Keeper

IT is hereby notified thatin exercise of the powers conferred by Article 20 of the Notarial Professionand Notarial Archives Act, the Court of Revision of Notarial Acts has appointedNotary Dr Ruth Antoinette Antoncich to be Notary delegate and keeper of theActs for Notary Dr Francesca Portelli, for the period between 26th September,2016 and 2nd October, 2016.

Today, 23rd September, 2016

JANET CALLEJA

Forthe Registrar Court of Revision of Notarial Acts

ARCHIVESACT

Renouncementof Notarial Warrant/

Appointmentof Notary Keeper

IT is hereby notified thatin virtue of Article 14(d) of the Notarial Profession and Notarial ArchivesAct, Notary Doctor Romina Bartolo has renounced her Notarial Warrant witheffect from the twenty first (21st) day of July of the year two thousand andsixteen (2016).

In virtue of Article 17 ofthe Notarial Profession and Notarial Archives Act, the Court of Revision ofNotarial Acts has appointed the Chief Notary to Government, to be Notary Keeperfor Notary Doctor Romina Bartolo, as well as for Notary Doctor Caroline AbelaRausi and of Notary Doctor Natalie Guillaumier to whom she was their NotaryKeeper, for all effects and purposes of law and with immediate effect.

IT is hereby notified thatwith effect from 20th July, 2016, Mr William Waithas been appointedChairman whilst Mr Peter Borg has been appointed Deputy Chairman and MrPatrick J Cachia, Board member with effect from the 2nd September, 2016.

These appointmentsof the Board expire on the 30th April, 2017.

AND LOCAL WARDENS ACT, 1996

THECommissioner of Police, in terms of articles 7 and 8of the Private Guards and Local Wardens Act, 1996, hereby notifies that thefollowing applications as mentioned hereunder have been received:

Applicationfor Licence of a Local Warden

Application for Licence of Private Guard

Anyperson may, within one month from the publication of this notice, object inwriting to the Commissioner about the issue of the above licences on any of thegrounds listed in section 10 of the Private Guards and Local Wardens Act, whichare:

(a) where the applicant orany officer of the applicant or any person who has an effective control of theservices to be provided by the applicant.

(i) has beenconvicted 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 againstproperty or public trust or any other serious crime; or

(ii) has beendeclared bankrupt or his financial position is precarious or otherwise rendersthe applicant unsuitable; or

(iii) has beendischarged from the police or armed forces or the prison services because of any offence or other misbehaviour; or

(iv) is apublic officer or a member of the police or armed forces or the prisonservices; or

(b) when information isavailable which is in the public interest; or

(c) where the applicantdoes not possess the necessary qualifications as may be prescribed by or underthe Act.

SILVERSMITHS

ACT

THECommissioner of Inland Revenue notifies that on the date shown hereunder, theprice of gold and silver on which valuations made by the Consuls for Goldsmithsand Silversmiths are based has been fixed for the purposes of article 14 of thesaid Act as follows: