Government Notices published in Govt. Gazette No. 20,310 of 6th December 2019

IT is notified for general information that, acting on the advice of the Prime Minister, the President of Malta has directed that the Hon. Chris Fearne, MD, FRCS(Ed), MP, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Health, assumes the additional duties of Prime Minister, on Friday, 6th December, 2019, during the absence from Malta of the Hon. Joseph Muscat, KUOM, BCom., BA (Hons), MA (European Studies), PhD (Bristol), MP.

THE President of Malta has been pleased to approve the transfer of Lieutenant Colonel Joseph Pisani from the Regular Force of the Armed Forces of Malta to the Individual Reserve Force, on retirement, with effect from 7th January, 2020.

THE President of Malta has been pleased to approve the transfer of Lieutenant Colonel Robert Bonnici from the Regular Force of the Armed Forces of Malta to the Individual Reserve Force, on retirement, with effect from 7th January, 2020.

THE President of Malta has been pleased to approve the transfer of Lieutenant Alan Harvey from the Regular Force of the Armed Forces of Malta to the Individual Reserve Force, on retirement, with effect from 7th January, 2020.

THE President of Malta has been pleased to approve the retirement of Major George Abela from the Armed Forces of Malta Regular Reserve of Officers, with effect from 9th October, 2019.

THE President of Malta has been pleased to approve the retirement of Lieutenant Igino Calleja from the Armed Forces of Malta Regular Reserve of Officers, with effect from 5th October, 2019.

THE President of Malta has been pleased to approve the retirement of Lieutenant Edwin Sciberras from the Armed Forces of Malta Regular Reserve of Officers, with effect from 1st December, 2019.

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

Act No. XXXI of 2019 entitled the Various Laws (Better Administration of Justice) (Amendment) Act, 2019.

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

Bill No. 109 entitled the Explosives Ordinance (Amendment) Act, 2019; and

Bill No. 110 entitled the Police (Amendment) Act, 2019.

Free Zones Authority

IT is hereby notified that the Minister for Economy, Investment and Small Businesses in the capacity of Minister responsible for Malta Enterprise, a corporation established under article 7 of the Malta Enterprise Act (Cap. 463) of the Laws of Malta, hereby designates the said Malta Enterprise as the Free Zones Authority, in terms of article 5 of the Malta Free Zones Act, Act XV of 2019. Such designation shall remain in force until such time as it is revoked.

IT is hereby notified for general information that the following person has been appointed Executive Secretary of that Local Council with effect from 1st January, 2020:

Local CouncilExecutive Secretary

Gudja                          Lara Mascena

IT is hereby notified for general information that the following person has been appointed Acting Executive Secretary of that Local Council with effect from 27th November, 2019:

Local Council Acting Executive Secretary

Birżebbuġa                  Rosalie Mintoff

Executive Chairman of the Planning Authority

IN terms of Article 37 (1) of the Development Planning Act, the Minister for Transport, Infrastructure and Capital Projects appointed Mr Martin Saliba, BA (Hons), MA (Town and Country Planning, UK) as the Executive Chairperson for the Planning Authority for a period of three years with effect from the 2nd December, 2019.

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: