Government Notices published in Govt. Gazette No. 20,300 of 26 November 2019

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

Act No. XXIX of 2019 entitled the Education Act, 2019; and

Act No. XXX of 2019 entitled the Teaching and Allied Professions Act, 2019.

IT is notified for general information that the following Legal  Notices  were  published  in  the  Supplement  to  the Government Gazette No. 20,297 of the 19th November, 2019, and 20,299 of the 22nd November, 2019, respectively.

L.N. 302 of 2019: Value Added Tax Act (Cap. 406); Value Added Tax Act (Amendment of Fifth Schedule No. 3) Regulations, 2019.

L.N. 303 of 2019: Value Added Tax Act (Cap. 406); Value Added Tax (Rate of Interest) (Amendment) Regulations, 2019.

L.N. 304 of 2019: Income Tax Management Act (Cap. 372) Interest and Additional Tax (Adjustment) Rules, 2019.

L.N. 305 of 2019: Public Administration Act (Cap. 595) Nationality Requirements for Appointments in Public Administration (Amendment) Regulations, 2019.

L.N. 306 of 2019: Education Act (Cap. 327); Admissions (Amendment) Regulations, 2019.

L.N. 307 of 2019: Education Act (Cap. 327); Bye-Laws of 2019 to amend the Bye-Laws of 2010 in terms of the General Regulations for University Undergraduate Awards, 2019 for the Degree of Bachelor of Science (Honours) – B.Sc. (Hons) – under the auspices of the Faculty of Health Sciences.

L.N. 308 of 2019: Education Act (Cap. 327); Bye-Laws of 2019 to amend the Bye-Laws of 2018 in terms of the General Regulations for University Undergraduate Awards, 2019 for the Certificate for Graduates of Non-EU/EEA Nursing Programmes under the auspices of the Faculty of Health Sciences.

L.N. 309 of 2019: Education Act (Cap. 327); Bye-Laws of 2019 to amend the Bye-Laws of 2012 in terms of the General Regulations for University Postgraduate Awards, 2008 for the Degree of Master of Science – M.Sc. – under the auspices of the Faculty of Health Sciences.

L.N. 310 of 2019: Education Act (Cap. 327); Bye-Laws of 2019 to amend the Bye-Laws of 2018 in terms of the General Regulations for University Postgraduate Awards, 2008 for the Degree of Master of Science in Diabetes Care – M.Sc. – under the auspices of the Faculty of Health Sciences and the Faculty of Medicine and Surgery.

L.N. 311 of 2019: Education Act (Cap. 327); Bye-Laws of 2019 to amend the Bye-Laws of 2013 in terms of the General Regulations for University Postgraduate Awards, 2008 for the Degree of Master of Science – M.Sc. – under the auspices of the Faculty of Health Sciences.

L.N. 312 of 2019: Education Act (Cap. 327); Bye-Laws of 2019 to amend the Bye-Laws of 2012 in terms of the General Regulations for University Postgraduate Awards, 2008 for the Degree of Master of Science in Medical Physics – M.Sc. – under the auspices of the Faculty of Health Sciences

L.N. 313 of 2019: Education Act (Cap. 327); Bye-Laws of 2019 to amend the Bye-Laws of 2013 in terms of the Doctor of Philosophy – Ph.D. – Degree Regulations, 2008 for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy under the auspices of the Institute for Climate Change and Sustainable Development.

L.N. 314 of 2019: Education Act (Cap. 327); Bye-Laws of 2019 to amend the Bye-Laws of 2010 in terms of the Doctor of Philosophy – Ph.D. – Degree Regulations, 2008 for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy under the auspices of the Faculty of Economics, Management and Accountancy.

L.N. 315 of 2019: Education Act (Cap. 327); Bye-Laws of 2019 to amend the Bye-Laws of 2015 in terms of the General Regulations for University Undergraduate Awards, 2019 for the Higher Diploma in Health Science - H.Dip. - under the auspices of the Faculty of Health Sciences.

IT is hereby notified that in terms of Legal Notice 253 of 2007, the Advisory Committee on Immunization Policy has been appointed for a period of two years from the 8th October, 2019 to the 7th October, 2021, as follows:

Chairperson

Dr Victoria Farrugia Sant'Angelo  

Members

Dr Antonella Sammut

Dr David Pace

Dr Christopher Barbara

Dr Michael Angelo Borg

Mr Charles Mallia Azzopardi

Ms Alison Anastasi

Secretary

Ms Jackie Maistre Melillo

Sub-member

Dr Bernardette Spiteri

IT is hereby notified that in terms of Article 9 of the Burials Ordinance (Cap. 17), the Burials Board has been constituted as follows for a period of two years from the 8th October, 2019, to the 7th October, 2021:

Chairperson

Mr Joe Debono

Members

Ms Doris Vella

Ms Doris Scicluna

Fr Camelo Busuttil

IT is hereby notified that in terms of Article 19 (1) of the Tobacco (Smoking Control) Act, the Committee on Smoking and Health has been constituted as follows for a period of two years from the 8th October, 2019, to the 7th October, 2021:

Chairperson

Dr Charmaine Gauci

Members

Mr Antoine Saliba

Mr Ivan Carl Saliba

Dr Renald Blundell

Ms Gertrude Buttigieg

Dr Caroline Gouder

Dr Paula Vassallo

Mr Charles Zammit

Ms Stella Fenech

Secretary

Mr Ludgard Scicluna

IT is hereby notified for general information that the following person has been appointed Deputy Executive Secretary of that Local Council with effect from 14th December, 2019:

Local Council Deputy Executive Secretary

Marsaxlokk                 Jordy Brincat

Acceptance of Position of Councillor of Ħal Safi Local Council

WITH reference to Government Notice No. 1505 published in Government Gazette No. 20,299 of the 22nd November, 2019, it is notified that this Governemnt Notice is hereby cancelled.

THE Permanent Secretary in the Ministry for Finance has approved the following acting appointment:

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 27th August, 2019, issued by the Honourable District Judge Sri. K Sailaja of the Family Court of Warangal, 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

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 Private Guard

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 Local Wardens Act, 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: