Government Notices published in Govt. Gazette no 20,350 of 20th February 2020

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 the Prime Minister, on Thursday, 20th February, 2020, during the absence from Malta of the Hon. Robert Abela, KUOM, BA, LLD, Adv. Trib. Melit., MP.

The Environment and Planning Review Tribunal

IN terms of Article 4 of the Environment and Planning Review Tribunal Act, the President of Malta has appointed the following persons to serve on the Environment and Planning Review Tribunal for a period of five years with effect from 13th February, 2020, as follows:

Chairperson

Dr Joseph Borg

Member

Dr Abigail Bugeja

Department for Health Regulation

IN terms of Article 27(a)(i) of the Public Health Act, the Superintendent of Public Health has declared COVID-19 as a notifiable disease and has added it to the list of notifiable diseases.