Government Notices published in Govt. Gazette No. 20,070 of 16th October 2018

IT is notified for general information that the Prime Minister has appointed the Director of Caritas, Mr Anthony Gatt, B.Psy (Hons) MA (British Columbia), as Member on the Trafficking in Human Persons Monitoring Committee in lieu of Mr Leonid McKay MA Social Policy, BA (Hons) Sociology.

IT is notified for general information that the following Bill is published in the Supplement to this Gazzette:

Bill No. 61 entitled the Various Laws (Relocation of Offices and Notification by Electronic Means) Act, 2018.

IT is notified for general information that the following Legal Notices were published in the Supplement to the Government Gazette No. 20,067 of the 9th October, 2018, and No. 20,069 of the 12th October, 2018, respectively.

L.N. 320 of 2018: Duty on Documents and Transfers Act (Cap. 364); Duty on Donations of Marketable Securities and Immovable Property Used for Business (Exemption) (Amendment No. 2) Order, 2018.

L.N. 321 of 2018: Income Tax Act (Cap. 123); Donations (Community Chest Fund) (Amendment) Rules, 2018.

L.N. 322 of 2018: Income Tax Act (Cap. 123); Deduction for Wear and Tear of Plant and Machinery (Amendment) Rules, 2018.

L.N. 323 of 2018: Nuclear Safety and Radiation Protection Act (Cap. 585); Nuclear Safety Regulations, 2018.

L.N. 324 of 2018: Banking Act (Cap. 371), Financial Institutions Act (Cap. 376); Credit Institutions and Financial Institutions (Payment Accounts) (Amendment) Regulations, 2018.

L.N. 325 of 2018: Education Act (Cap. 327); Bye-Laws of 2018 to amend the Bye-Laws of 2010 in terms of the General Regulations for University Undergraduate Awards, 2004 for the Degree of Bachelor of Science (Honours) – B.Sc. (Hons) – under the auspices of the Faculty of Health Sciences.

L.N. 326 of 2018: Education Act (Cap. 327); Bye-Laws of 2018 in terms of the General Regulations for University Undergraduate Awards, 2004 for the Certificate in Migration, Law and Society – under the auspices of the Faculty of Laws.

L.N. 327 of 2018: Education Act (Cap. 327); Bye-Laws of 2018 in terms of the General Regulations for University Undergraduate Awards, 2004 for the Diploma in Spatial Planning under the auspices of the Faculty for the Built Environment.

L.N. 328 of 2018: Education Act (Cap. 327); Bye-Laws of 2018 to amend the Bye-Laws of 2014 in terms of the General Regulations for University Postgraduate Awards, 2008 for the Degree of Master of Architecture – M.Arch. – under the auspices of the Faculty for the Built Environment.

L.N. 329 of 2018: Education Act (Cap. 327); Bye-Laws of 2018 to amend the Bye-Laws of 2014 in terms of the General Regulations for University Postgraduate Awards, 2008 for the Degree of Master of Engineering – M.Eng. – under the auspices of the Faculty for the Built Environment.

Appointment of Commission for the Protection from Ionising and Non-Ionising Radiation

IT is hereby notified that, in terms of the powers conferred by article 10 of the Nuclear Safety and Radiation Protection Act (Cap. 585), the Minister for European Affairs and Equality has appointed the Commission for the Protection from Ionising and Non-Ionising Radiation for a period of three years with effect from 1st October, 2018, as follows:

Non-Executive Chairperson:  

Dr Lourdes Farrugia

Deputy Chairperson: 

Prof. Lilian Azzopardi

Members:  

Mr Silvio Farrugia

Ms Nadine Mercieca

Mr Clarence Pace

Ing. Albert Tabone

Capt. Fritz Farrugia

Ing. Antoine Sciberras

Mr Eamon Bugeja

Prof. Josef Borg

Dr Edward Woods

Executive Secretary:  

Mr Paul Brejza

THE Minister for Home Affairs and National Security is pleased to approve the promotion of the undermentioned to the rank of Captain with effect from the date shown against his name.

Lieutenant Azzopardi Philip                  1st October, 2018

Appointment of Umpire

IN exercise of the powers conferred by section 107 of the Social Security Act (Cap. 318), the Minister for the Family, Children’s Rights and Social Solidarity is pleased to appoint Dr Simon Micallef Stafrace, LLD, to be Umpire for the purposes of the said Act.

This appointment is for a period of one year with effect from 18th October, 2018.

IT is hereby notified for general information that the Government of Malta has appointed Baron Ernest de Laminne de Bex as Honorary Consul for Malta in Chênée, Belgium.

The Consulate is situated at:

101, Rue des Mauvaises Vignes 4032

Liege – Chênée

Belgium

Telephone number: 0032 (0) 2 230 2330/0032 (0) 4 366 01 20

Mobile number: 0032 (0) 495 579 515

Email: (maltaconsul.chenee@gov.mt)

MR Godwin Warr, Director General (Commerce), resumed duties on 15th October, 2018, and the arrangements referred to in Government Notice No. 1175 of 9th October, 2018, are hereby being cancelled.                                       

THE Commissioner of Police, in terms of articles 7 and 8 of the Private Guards and Community Officers Act 1996, hereby notifies that the following applications as mentioned hereunder have been received:

Application for licence of a Community Officer

Any person may, within one month from the publication of this notice, object in writing to the Commissioner about the issue of the above licences on any of the grounds listed in section 10 of the Private Guards and Community Officers Act 1996, which are:

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

(i) has been convicted 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 against property or public trust or any other serious crime; or

(ii) has been declared bankrupt or his financial position is precarious or otherwise renders the applicant unsuitable; or

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

(iv) is a public officer or a member of the police or armed forces or the prison services; or

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

(c) where the applicant does not possess the necessary qualifications as may be prescribed by or under the Act.

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: