Government Notices published in Govt. Gazette No. 20,694 of 3rd September 2021

Accountancy Board

IT is notified for general information that, in exercise of the powers conferred by Article 6 of the Accountancy Profession Act (Cap. 281), the Minister for Finance and Employment has appointed Mr David Demarco B.A Hons) Accountancy, MBA, ACIB, FIA, CPA, as member of the Accountancy Board in lieu of Mr Nicholas Xuereb, CPA, FIA. This appointment shall remain valid up to 18th April, 2022.

THE Minister for Home Affairs, National Security and Law Enforcement has the pleasure to approve the promotion of the undermentioned Officers to the rank of Captain with effect from the date as shown against their names.

Lieutenant Camenzuli Abdilla Mark   16 June, 2021

Declaration of a Derogation for the Control of Pigeons in the Interests of Public Health and Safety: Gżira Local Council

IN exercise of the powers conferred by the fourth proviso to Regulation 10(6) of the Conservation of Wild Birds Regulations (S.L. 549.42), the Minister for the Environment, Climate Change and Planning, in conjunction with the Minister for Gozo, after giving due consideration to the outcome of the meeting of the Malta Ornis Committee held on 14th July, 2021, is hereby authorising derogation from the provisions of Regulation 4 (1) (a) and (d) in line with the provisions of Regulation 9 (1) (a) to permit the culling of pigeons (Columba livia) within the boundary of Gżira Local Council. The validity period shall be twelve (12) months from date of publication of this Government Notice. Authorisation is being granted strictly under the conditions and controls stipulated in the licence issued for this purpose by the Wild Birds Regulation Unit. A report on the culling activity shall be submitted to the Wild Birds Regulation Unit within one (1) month from the expiry date of the licence.

IT is hereby notified for general information that the following person has been appointed Deputy Executive Secretary of that Local Council between 9th September, 2021 and 10th September, 2021, both days inclusive:

Local Council Deputy Executive Secretary

Birżebbuġa                 Jordy Brincat

IT is hereby notified for general information that the following person has been appointed Deputy Executive Secretary of that Local Council between 20th September, 2021 and 24th September, 2021, both days inclusive:

Local Council Deputy Executive Secretary

Birżebbuġa                 Jordy Brincat

Completion of Road Formation and Traffic and Parking Suspension

In virtue of Article eighteen (18) of Legal Notice 291 of 2018, the Agency for Infrastructure Malta hereby gives official notice of its intention to complete the formation of:

Part  of Triq  San  Duminku, Valletta (indicated on the site plan on page 9125).

Part  of Triq  San  Pawl/parti of  Triq  l-Arċisqof, Valletta (indicated on the site plan on page 9126).

Triq l-Assedju l-Kbir, Valletta (indicated on the site plan on page 9127).

Part of Triq Ħal Resqun, Gudja (indicated on the site plan on page 9128).

Triq   Vitorja,   Ħamrun (indicated on the site plan on page 9129).

Part  of  Triq  il-Markiż  J  Scicluna,  Swieqi (indicated on the site plan on page 9130).

Part of Triq l-Imdina, Ħal Qormi (indicated on the site plan on page 9131).

Triq l-Assemblea Nazzjonali/Triq l-Għollieq/Triq  il-Bennej/Triq  il-Leġġenda/Triq  in-Naqqax, Mosta (indicated on the site plan on page 9132).

Part of Triq Sciortino, Ħaż-Żebbuġ (indicated on the site plan on page 9133).

Part  of  Triq  iċ-Ċimiterju,  Ħaż-Żabbar (indicated on the site plan on page 9134).

Triq San Leonardu, Ħaż-Żabbar (indicated on the site plan on page 9135).

Part of Triq Luret Cutajar/Triq Anġelo Melilli, Ħaż-Żebbuġ (indicated on the site plan on page 9136).

Triq is-Sienja/part of Triq Espeditu Deguara/part  of  Triq  Francis  Falzon,  Żurrieq (indicated on the site plan on page 9137).

Any person who is obliged by law to form said road (including by acquiring land necessary for the same formation) has fifteen (15) days from the date of the publication of this notice within which to comply with his obligations at law. In default, the Agency for Infrastructure Malta shall itself proceed with the formation of this road in accordance with its powers at law and at the expense of those persons whose obligation it is to form the road.

The Agency for Infrastructure Malta notifies that from 3rd September, 2021 to 30th September, 2021, no parking will be permitted in part of Triq San Duminku, Valletta, due to road works.

The Agency for Infrastructure Malta notifies that from 3rd September, 2021 to 30th September, 2021, no parking will be permitted in part of Triq San Pawl and part of Triq l-Arċisqof, Valletta, due to road works.

The Agency for Infrastructure Malta notifies that from 3rd September, 2021 to 31st December, 2021, no parking will be permitted in Triq l-Assedju l-Kbir, Valletta, due to road works.

The Agency for Infrastructure Malta notifies that from 3rd September, 2021 to 31st December, 2021, no parking will be permitted in part of Triq Ħal Resqun, Gudja, due to road works.

The Agency for Infrastructure Malta notifies that from 3rd September, 2021 to 30th June, 2022, no parking will be permitted in Triq Vitorja, Ħamrun, due to road works.

The Agency for Infrastructure Malta notifies that from 3rd September, 2021 to 31st December, 2021, no parking will be permitted in part of Triq il-Markiż J. Scicluna, Swieqi, due to road works.

The Agency for Infrastructure Malta notifies that from 3rd September, 2021 to 31st March, 2022, no parking will be permitted in part of Triq l-Imdina, Ħal Qormi, due to road works.

The Agency for Infrastructure Malta notifies that from 3rd September, 2021 to 30th June, 2022, no parking will be permitted in Triq l-Assemblea Nazzjonali, Triq l-Għollieq, Triq il-Bennej, Triq il-Leġġenda and Triq in-Naqqax, Mosta, due to road works.

The Agency for Infrastructure Malta notifies that from 3rd September, 2021 to 31st December, 2021, no parking will be permitted in part of Triq Sciortino, Ħaż-Żebbuġ, due to road works.

The Agency for Infrastructure Malta notifies that from 3rd September, 2021 to 31st December, 2021, no parking will be permitted in part of Triq iċ-Ċimiterju, Ħaż-Żabbar, due to road works.

The Agency for Infrastructure Malta notifies that from 3rd September, 2021 to 31st December, 2021, no parking will be permitted in Triq San Leonardu, Ħaż-Żabbar, due to road works.

The Agency for Infrastructure Malta notifies that from 3rd September, 2021 to 31st December, 2021, no parking will be permitted in part of Triq Luret Cutajar and Triq Anġelo Melilli, Ħaż-Żebbuġ, due to road works.

The Agency for Infrastructure Malta notifies that from 3rd September, 2021 to 31st December, 2021, no parking will be permitted in Triq is-Sienja, part of Triq Espeditu Deguara and part of Triq Francis Falzon, Żurrieq, due to road works.

Parking of vehicles is not allowed during these days. Vehicles found in contravention to the order of this notice are liable to be towed.

Correction of Scheduling of Property

Following the decision of the Executive Council dated 20th July, 2021, the following scheduling is being corrected.

With reference to Government Notice No. 158 published in the Government Gazette No. 18,383 of the 25th of February 2009 titled 'Development Planning Act, 1992 (Section 46), Scheduling of Property', and Government Notice No. 938 published in the Government Gazette No. 20,459 of the 11th of August, 2020, titled 'Development Planning Act, 2016 (Article 57), Scheduling of Property', the map referring to the property mentioned below, namely:

shall be superseded by the map (as shown on page 9139). The buffer zone for Villa Barbaro has been extended to include properties along Triq il-Knisja and Triq il-Kbira as depicted in the following map.

In the case of the buffer zone for Triq il-Knisja, buildings cannot exceed the height of 13.5m (as per DC15), including a receded floor with a minimum setback of 4.25m.

In the case of Triq Santa Marija buffer zone, buildings cannot exceed the height of 12.3m (as per DC15), including a receded floor without an overlying parapet wall and with a minimum setback of 4.25m, and with a street façade that cannot exceed 10m.

Apart from these additions, the buffer zone on Triq iż-Żejtun is being amended from a maximum building height of 15.4m to 12.3m (as per DC15), including a receded floor without an overlying parapet wall and with a minimum setback of 4.25m, and with a street façade that cannot exceed 10m (the extent of this buffer zone remains the same as scheduled in Government Notice No. 938 published in the Government Gazette No. 20,459 of the 11th of August, 2020).

There are no changes being affected to Government Notice No. 158 of 2009 in the confines of Villa Barbaro and its surroundings.

The Planning Authority will exercise its powers of enforcement, as set out in Articles 57 and 97 to 100 of the Act, in the case of any contravention to the provisions of the Planning Act with regards to scheduled property.

The Director General Standards and Metrology Institute 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:

IN accordance with the Flora, Fauna and Natural Habitats Protection Regulations (S.L. 549.44), and in furtherance to the Management Plan for Kemmuna u l-Gżejjer ta' Madwarha published by virtue of Government Notice No. 1379 published on 14th December, 2016, the Environment and Resources Authority hereby is publishing the following:

Campsite Rules for camping in the

Site of Tal-Ful, Comino

The following rules apply for camping carried out in the Tal-Ful Campsite as delineated in Figure 1 on page 9144:

Definitions:

For the purpose of these campsite regulations, the following definitions apply:

“Bonfire" or “Campfire" shall mean an open-air fire of any size, whether intended for cooking or burning of material or any other purpose;

“camp footprint" means an area of maximum thirty square metres (30m²) and includes the area of the base of the camp that is laid on the ground, the area under the flysheet and anchoring ropes, and any additional prefabricated covered porch;

“camper" means any vehicle propelled by mechanical power, whether working or not and whether resting on wheels or otherwise, which was designed primarily for the transport of persons and which is equipped with facilities whose primary objective is to facilitate lodging and which may include inter alia sleeping, food preparation, or sanitary facilities;

“camping" means the erection of a tent and any ancillary activity for temporary lodging including cooking, the setting up of temporary equipment usually associated with camping activity such as tables and chairs and laying of ground sheets;

“campsite" shall mean the area delineated under Fig. 1 on page 9144;

“caravan" means any vehicle, without mechanical power of its own, whether resting on wheels or otherwise, which is equipped with facilities whose primary objective is to facilitate lodging and which may include inter alia sleeping, food preparation, or sanitary facilities.

Site Regulations

1. All camps shall be temporary and shall only consist of a commercially pre-fabricated portable shelter made of fabric, supported by a thin frame and anchored by rope and pegs driven into the ground.

2. The only furniture that is allowed to be set up within the campsite shall be collapsible tables and chairs and not more than one umbrella per camp having a diameter of not more than 2 metres and which when set up collectively do not occupy a footprint of greater than 6 square metres.

3. The setting up of any ancillary structure including external canopies or frames, platforms, fences and any form of enclosure, tanks, furniture, or ovens within the campsite is prohibited.

4. The use of ground cover outside the camp footprint is prohibited except for the use of a ground sheet under the camp which shall not exceed the camp footprint by more than thirty centimetres (30cm) from any side and the temporary use of picnic mats that shall not exceed four square metres (4m²).

5. Camps or camping equipment whether erected or not and whether accompanied by any person or not shall not be left for a period exceeding thirty (30) days.

6. Parking or access to the site by motor or electric vehicles, campers, campervans, kiosks or any other vehicle or any towed vehicle or parts thereof is prohibited at all times.

7. Physical modification of the site, including but not limited to, excavation of soil or rock or levelling of soil is prohibited.

8. The distance between two (2) camp footprints shall not be less than two (2) metres.

9. The distance between a camp footprint and any tree trunk or shrub shall not be less than two (2) metres and no camp or other equipment shall be tied or in any way attached to trees.

10. Activites or actions that cause or could potentially cause the dismantling or damaging of any rubble wall, rural structure, fence or gate; or could in any way endanger the stability of any rubble wall, rural structure, fence, or gate are prohibited.

11. Damage to any flora or fauna is prohibited.

12. Any artificial light shall be directed only towards the ground and kept in the immediate vicinity of the camp footprint. No light shall be directed towards the sky or sea.

13. No artificial light can be visible from outside the camp after 23:00hrs of any day until 07:00hrs of the following day.

14. The generation of vibrations or sound exceeding 60dB measured at a 10 metre distance from the point of source is prohibited.

15. Only one generator is allowed per camp footprint.

16. Only generators that are portable, silent inverter type and that generate up to a maximum output of 2.2kW and that emit sounds not exceeding 60dB beyond a 10 meter distance from it, are allowed.

17. Generators shall be switched off by midnight of any day and not switched on before 06:00hrs of the following day.

18. The storage of fuel is prohibited except for a maximum of 10 litres of fuel for a generator and a maximum of 2kg of gas for cooking or lighting purposes at any moment per camp.

19. The kindling of campfires, bonfires, the burning of firewood or charcoal, or the kindling of any naked flames shall be prohibited. Only gas may be used to fuel cooking stoves.

20. No fires shall be generated and no fuels or combustible material shall be stored within a distance of less than five metres (5m) from the circumference of any tree canopy or within a distance of less than ten metres (10m) away from the tree trunk, whichever is the larger.

21. Possession or letting off of any fireworks is prohibited.

22. Fuel, combustible material, oils, lubricants, paints or other deleterious substances shall be stored in sealable and leak proof containers in such a way that it can be contained and easily cleaned-up in case of accidental leak.

23. No person shall allow any waste, fuel, oils, burnt material, or deleterious substances to leach or contaminate the site.

24. Camp site users should ensure that the site is kept clean at all times and that waste is disposed only in authorised sites or official waste bins.

25. It is prohibited to leave behind any left-over material of whatever nature brought to the campsite.

26. No person shall leave on site any form of waste or deleterious substance unless in official refuse facilities specifically intended for such purpose.

27. No person shall, within the camping site, carry out any activity, intervention, operation or endeavour which is commercial in nature or which does not primarily constitute camping for the purpose of leisure.

28. Human excrement may only be disposed of in official sanitary facilities on Comino.

29. Any person who acts in contravention of any provision of these Rules shall be guilty of an offence, punishable in accordance to regulation 49 of the Flora, Fauna and Natural Habitats Protection Regulations (S.L. 549.44)