Government Notices published in Govt Gazette No 20,195 of 24th May 2019

 THE President of Malta has been pleased to approve the retirement of Major John Ivan Borg from the Armed Forces of Malta Regular Reserve of Officers, with effect from 22nd May, 2019.

Appointment of Members on theMulti-disciplinary Panel

IN exercise of the powers vested in him by section 106 of the Social Security Act (Cap. 318), the Minister for the Family, Children's Rights and Social Solidarity is pleased to appoint the persons shown hereunder to be members of the Multi-disciplinary Panel for the purposes of the said Act.

Psychologist

Ms Cher Vella Laurenti Engerer

Psychiatrist

Dr John Mifsud

Psychiatrist

Dr Ethel Felice

Occupational Therapist

Mr Shawn Abela

Occupational Therapist

Ms Sharon Cutajar

Social Worker

Ms Alexia Vella

These appointments are for a period of one year with effect from the 23rd May, 2019.

Place of Sitting

 BE IT KNOWN  that in virtue of the power afforded by Article 412(3) of the Criminal Code (Cap. 9), the Minister for Justice, Culture and Local Government has approved of premises Flat 4, Wigan Flats, Triq Apap Bologna, Marsaskala as being the place in which the same Court is to deliver judgement in the case 'Police (Inspector Matthew Vella) vs Josef Grech, Omar Caruana and Vincent Farrugia' of the Sitting of the 4th October, 2019, at three in the afternoon (3.00 p.m.).

Appointment of Notary Delegate/Keeper

IT is hereby notified that in exercise of the powers conferred by Section 20 of the Notarial Profession and Notarial Archives Act, the Court of Revision of Notarial Acts has appointed Notary Dr Elaine Farrugia to be Notary delegate and keeper of the Acts for Notary Dr Loredana Micallef for the period between the 24th May, 2019, and the 28th May, 2019.

Today, the 23rd day of May, 2019

JANET CALLEJA

Deputy Registrar, Court of Revision of Notarial Acts

Upper Barrakka 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 Upper Barrakka Gardens will be closed to the public from 5.30 p.m. onwards and will be under the control of Island Caterers.

Once-Only Grant

The Minister for Finance and the Minister for the Family, Children's Rights and Social Solidarity have developed the following Scheme that aims to provide a once-only grant for persons who:

(a) were employed by corporations or entities in the public sector on their discharge from one of the labour corps established before 1979; or

(b) were employed in the Gas Board until its dissolution and afterwards were employed by Enemalta Corporation; or

(c) were apprentices in the Malta Electricity Board until its dissolution and afterwards were employed by Enemalta Corporation.

SCHEME

1. Interpretation

In this Scheme, unless the context otherwise requires:

"Malta" means the Maltese Islands;

"applicant/s" means citizen/s of Malta who:

(a) was/were employed by corporations or entities in the public sector on discharge from one of the labour corps established before 1979; or

(b) was/were employed in the Gas Board until its dissolution and afterwards was/were employed by Enemalta Corporation; or

(c) was/were apprentices in the Malta Electricity Board until its dissolution and afterwards was/were employed by Enemalta Corporation.

"effective period" means the period between 16th January 1979, or the date of the official appointment of an applicant with a corporation or entity in the public sector if such date is after the above-mentioned date, and the date when such applicant terminated his employment in the public sector.

2. Area of Applicability

This Scheme applies to the period of time applicants served in the public sector during the effective period.  The applicant shall only be entitled to a once-only grant in respect of the service rendered during the effective period. 

The Scheme applies to citizens of Malta as defined in section (1) above.

The Scheme also applies to the heirs of such individuals if they satisfy the conditions of this Scheme.

The Scheme does not apply to individuals who are in receipt of, or have a right to receive, a pension under the Pensions Ordinance (Chapter 93), the Police Act (Chapter 164) or the Malta Armed Forces Act (Chapter 220) or any other service pension.

3. Manner of application and supporting documents

(i) Applications under this Scheme shall be made on the application form set out in the Schedule to this Scheme and shall contain all the information and details as required in the said form and in terms of this Scheme.

(ii) In the case of applications under this Scheme made by the heirs of the same decujus, the application shall be made by the heirs. Where there is more than one heir, there shall be made one joint application by the heirs. Together with the application, there shall be produced a declaration made by a notary public, in which declaration there shall be declared who the heir or heirs of the decujus is or are, and who is the sole heir authorised to receive payment on behalf of all heirs, on condition that the decujus was eligible to apply for the Scheme. The Department reserves the right to request the production of other documents besides the document herein mentioned. 

(iii) Only those applications that are found to conform with the provisions of this Scheme shall be eligible for payment of the grant.

(iv) Applications under this Scheme, including the documents that are to be attached to the application, shall be sent by mail or delivered to the Department of Social Security in Malta, at 38, Triq l-Ordinanza, Valletta VLT 1021, or one of the district offices of the department by not later than Friday, 26th July, 2019.

(v) Persons referred to in Section 1 (a) who had applied under other Schemes issued in the Government Gazette on 2nd May, 2017, and on 17th April, 2018, need to re-apply under this new Scheme.

4. Payment of Grant

The amount of the grant will be paid to the eligible applicant either by direct credit in the bank account of the eligible beneficiary as known to the Department of Social Security, acting on instructions of same beneficiaries, or by cheque. Cheques shall be posted to the address shown on the application form. No interests shall run on the amount of the grant due to the applicant.

It is a condition of this Scheme that by accepting the grant, the applicant shall be renouncing to any other future claim related to this Scheme and shall withdraw any case presently instituted against Government, Authority or public entity. Plaintiffs, or their authorised heirs, in each case or cases have to present a sworn declaration in the Registry of the Superior Courts to renounce and withdraw the case or cases. Proof of such renunciation and withdrawal must be presented together with the application, as explained on same application form.

The Scheme may be spread over a number of years with separate calls for application being issued from time to time. Each call for applications shall be subject to a separate verification process. The details shall be announced with each call which may be issued.

5. Validity of Application

An application shall not be deemed to have been submitted unless it is full and complete in all material respects and unless it contains all the information and is accompanied by all the documentation requested therein.

6. Review of Decisions

An applicant whose application for the payment of the grant under the Scheme is not acceded to shall be informed by the Department of Social Security of such refusal by means of a letter. An applicant who feels aggrieved from the decision taken, has the right to request a revision of the said decision within twenty one (21) days from the receipt of the decision. The request for a revision, together with a copy of the refusal letter, shall be sent within the established period by means of a registered letter addressed to the Secretary, Grant Review Board, 38, Triq l-Ordinanza, Valletta VLT 1021.

The review of the decision shall be done by the Grant Review Board which Board shall be set up following an order issued by the Minister responsible for Finance and published in the Government Gazette. The decision of the Grant Review Board shall be final and there shall be no appeal from the decision of the Board.

7. Amendments to the Scheme

The Minister responsible for Finance shall have the right to make any amendments to this Scheme by the publication of the said amendments in the Government Gazette.

IT is notified that in exercise of such powers as provided by Article (3) of the Commissioners for Oaths Ordinance (Cap. 79) the Minister for Justice, Culture and Local Government appointed as Commissioners for Oaths, whilst performing such functions and as long as they continue in that capacity, and/or for the period indicated in the same appointment, whichever is the earlier, the undermentioned:

Ministry for Foreign Affairs and Trade Promotion

Mr Charles Muscat

Mr Raymond Azzopardi

By Authority

Owen Bonnici

Minister for Justice, Culture

and Local Government

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: