Government Notices published in Govt. Gazette No. 20,214 of 18th June 2019

It is notified for general information that the President of Malta has resumed the functions of the Office of the President on Friday, 14th June, 2019.

Dr Anġlu Farrugia has ceased to perform the function of President.

IT is hereby notified that in accordance with Article 29 (1) of the Ġieħ ir-Repubblika Act, the President of Malta, acting on the advice of the Prime Minister, has approved the recognition of the conferment of the following honour by the Government of Perù:

Commander of the Order Al Merito del Servicio Diplomatico del Perù Jose Gregorio Paz Soldan

To Mr Peter Cassar Torregiani

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

Bill No. 89 entitled the Various Financial Services Laws (Amendment) Act, 2019.

IT is notified for general information that the following Legal Notices were published in the Supplement to the Government Gazette No. 20,210 of the 11th June, 2019, and No. 20,213 of the 14th June, 2019, respectively.

L.N. 121 of 2019: Public Administration Act (Cap. 595); Correctional Services Agency (Establishment) Order, 2019.

L.N. 122 of 2019: Local Councils (Amendment No. 2) Act, 2019 (Act No. XIV of 2019); Commencement Notice.

THE Principal Permanent Secretary in the Office of the Prime Minister has approved the following acting appointment:

By force of Regulation 18 (2) of Legal Notice 72 of 2013, the Director responsible for the Building Regulation Office notifies that all activity related to the demolition of existing buildings and excavation work on all sites where construction is underway in Malta and Gozo is being suspended, effective from the 13th June, 2019.

The Director advises that if the architect responsible for works certifies that the suspension of activity creates the possibility of danger, the said architect has to immediately communicate with the Building Regulation Office so as to identify measures by which this danger can be addressed and if the case merits, the Director shall give permission for this danger to be mitigated.

For this purpose, the concerned architects must communicate with the Director responsible for the Building Regulation Office by:

Email: (bro@gov.mt)

Tel. No: 2292 7608; 9963 7508

It is notified that the Minister for Justice, Culture and Local Government has approved the members to form part of the Public Broadcasting Services Ltd – Editorial Board.

Chairperson

Mr Joe Sammut

Members

Dr Martin Fenech

Mr Charles Flores

These appointments are for a period of two years until 27th August, 2021.

It is notified for general information that, in exercise of the powers conferred by Article 33 of the Malta Statistics Authority Act, (Cap. 422), the Minister for Finance has appointed Mr Andrѐ Fenech, BA (Hons) (Melit), Eur. Stud., MA (Melit) (Eur. Stud.) as member on the Retail Price Index Advisory Committee in lieu of Mr John B. Scicluna. This appointment shall remain valid until the 13th November, 2021.

Periti Warranting Board

It is hereby notified that by a decree dated 12th March, 2019, and in accordance with the Periti Act (Cap. 390) and in accordance with the procedures as stipulated under Subsidiary Legislation 390.01, the Periti Warranting Board ordered the temporary incapacitation and suspension of the warrant of Architect Matthew Sciberras (warrant number 975) for a period of ten (10) weeks with effect from 1st July, 2019.

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 Order whereby the Adoption Order dated 3rd November, 2018, issued by the Honourable District Judge S. R. Navandar, of the District Court Ahmednagar, in India, is being specified as an intercountry adoption of the person therein mentioned for the purposes of Articles 113, 130 and 130A of the Civil Code.

(Sgd) Owen Bonnici

Minister for Justice, Cultureand Local Government

IT is hereby notified for general information that the following person has been appointed Executive Secretary of that Local Council with effect from 10th June, 2019:

Local CouncilExecutive Secretary

Ta' Xbiex                         Yasmine Tonna

Intent and Objectives: Update to Malta's Noise Action Plan

In terms of Article 51 of the Environment Protection Act (Cap. 549), it is duly notified that the Environment and Resources Authority (ERA), in collaboration with the Ministry for the Environment, Sustainable Development and Climate Change (MESDC), is preparing an updated Noise Action Plan (NAP) under the Environmental Noise Directive 2002/49/EC (END).

The NAP is designed to address the management of environmental noise issues and effects from transport noise including road and air, together with industrial noise in the Maltese Islands. Noise as a nuisance and environmental noise pollution are different and are not interchangeable. It is continuous long-term exposure to noise that exceeds a limit that harms the environment that is considered as pollution.

It is planned that the NAP will:

(i) Provide an overview of the requirements and obligations of the national regulations transposing the END, the Assessment and Management of Environment Noise Regulations (S.L. 549.37);

(ii) Present a summary of the results of the round 3 strategic noise maps within Malta;

(iii) Present actions which ERA intends to take in the next five years.

The NAP has the following objectives:

a. To outline a long-term plan aiming to prevent and reduce environmental noise where necessary and particularly where exposure levels can induce harmful effects on human health and preserving environmental noise quality where it is good.

b. To set out objectives for the monitoring and management of environmental noise in Malta.

c. To take a staged approach in assessing the existing levels of environmental noise from the different noise sources to identify potential locations for actions using a prioritisation exercise.

d. To preserve relatively quiet areas in the agglomeration and in open countryside through the identification and delineation of such areas.

The public is invited to submit any feedback or comments on the intent and objectives of this programme on (era.policyconsultation@era.org.mt) by 9th July, 2019.

Comments submitted, together with the identity of the contributor, may be published online at the end of the public consultation, unless the contributor objects to the publication of his/her personal data. In this case, the contribution may be published in anonymous form.

All comments submitted shall be duly considered.

The draft Noise Action Plan will be available for public consultation in due course at the following web link: (https://era.org.mt/en/Pages/Active-Public-Consultations.aspx).

THE Copyright Board gives notice that within sixty days after the publication of the request and proposed tariff hereunder published, prospective users or their representatives may file with the said Board written objections to the request or the tariff on the basis of the provisions of regulation 9 of the Control of the Establishment and Operation of Societies for the Collective Administration of Copyright Regulations, 2016 (Legal Notice 239 of 2016).

Copyright Board

c/o Ministry for the Economy, Investment and Small Businesses

Palazzo Zondadari

197/198, Triq il-Merkanti

Valletta VLT 1172

Request of the Malta Reproduction Rights Organisation (MRRO)

In pursuance of Article 8(2) of the Control of the Establishment and Operation of Societies for the Collective Administration of Copyright Regulations, I am submitting hereunder a request for approval of the collective management organisation Malta Reproduction Rights Organisation (MRRO).

As requested by the Regulations, below attached please find:

(a) A copy of the MRRO statute;

(b) The regulations of MRRO concerning the system of collection and distribution of fees are detailed in Clause 8 of the Statute, attached;

(c) ... ...

(d) It is hereby declared that the number of persons who have entrusted MRRO with the administration of their economic rights re collection of licence fees is three (3); namely (1) Midsea Books/Klabb Kotba Maltin, (2) Merlin Publishers Ltd, (3) Book Distributors Ltd;

(e) N/A

(f) Contact details as follows:

Postal address: MRRO, c/o 68, Triq il-Karmelitani, Santa Venera SVR 1724, Malta

Email: (chris@merlinpublishers.com)

Telephone: 21246472 / 99469448

If all the above is in order, we would kindly request you to advise what the prescribed fee for this request for approval is, so that we may effect payment. ...

Dr Christopher Gruppetta

Date: 26th November, 2018

As requested by the Copyright Board, with reference to our request for approval of the collective management organisation MRRO, enclosed please find:

(a) The regulations of the collective management organisation concerning the system of collection and distribution of fees and equitable remuneration;

(b) Note re proposed tariff of all royalties to be collected by the collective management organisation;

(d) A declaration stating the number of persons who have entrusted or undertaken to entrust the collective management organisation with the administration of their economic rights at the time of the said declaration;

(e) Note re list of contracts with other foreign or local collective management organisations regarding the administration of rights;

(f) The contact details, including a postal address, fax number or e-mail address, telephone number and the legal address if this is not the same as the postal address, for the purpose of receiving complaints or requests for information;

(g) Cheque for €400, the prescribed fee for a request for approval of a collective management organisation.

The certified copy of the MRRO Statute and the original of Letter from the Malta Book Council has already been submitted. ...

Chris Gruppetta

Date: 8th February, 2019

Attached please find, as requested, the Proposed Tariff to be charged by MRRO. ...

Dr Christopher Gruppetta

Date: 20th May, 2019

PROPOSED TARIFF

MALTA REPRODUCTION RIGHTS ORGANISATION

Note re Proposed Tariff of all Royaltiesto be collected by the Collective Management Organisation

The proposed tariff of royalties to be collected is of €2.00 per student, per scholastic year.

Said tariff would entitle any school covered by the licence agreement to make copies of up to 5% of the content of any Malta-published book, or one chapter thereof, whichever is the greater, as per the terms of the Agreement signed between the MRRO and the schools or representatives thereof.

The above tariff is valid throughout 2019 and 2020.

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: