Government Notices published in Govt Gazette No 20,187 of 14th May 2019

IT is notified for general information that the following Legal Notices were published in the Supplement to the Government Gazette No. 20,183 of the 7th May, 2019, and No. 20,185 of the 10th May, 2019, respectively.

L.N. 88 of 2019: Malta Communications Authority (Amendment) Act, 2019 (Act No. XIII of 2019); Commencement Notice.

L.N. 89 of 2019: Malta Communications Authority Act (Cap. 418); Accessibility of the Websites and Mobile Applications of Public Sector Bodies Regulations, 2019.

L.N. 90 of 2019: Administrative Justice Act (Cap. 490); Administrative Review Tribunal (Establishment of Panels) (Amendment No. 2) Regulations, 2019.

L.N. 91 of 2019: Income Tax Act (Cap.123), Double Taxation Relief (Taxes on Income) (The Principality of Monaco) Order (L.N. 70 of 2019); Commencement Notice.

L.N. 92 of 2019: Commissioner for Revenue Act (Cap. 517); Commissioner for Revenue Act (Taxable Value of Used Pleasure Boats) Regulations, 2019.

L.N. 93 of 2019: Social Security Act (Cap. 318); Percentage Increase in the Rate of Contributory Pensions for Retirement Regulations, 2019.

L.N. 94 of 2019: Social Security Act (Cap. 318); Increase in the Rates of Benefits Order, 2019.

IT is notified for general information that Dr Simon Micallef Stafrace, LLD, will be performing the functions of Acting Advocate for Legal Aid from 24th May, 2019 to 2nd June, 2019, during the absence of the Advocate for Legal Aid.

Argotti Gardens

It is notified for general information that as enabled by Section 2 of the Public Gardens (Closing) Ordinance (Cap. 34) the Director of Agriculture has approved that on Thursday, 6th June, 2019, the Argotti Gardens will be closed till 2.00 p.m. to the public and will be under the control of the Malta Foundation for the Wellbeing of Society.

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 Private Guards

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:

1. 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: