Government Notices published in Govt. Gazette no 20,913 of 26th August 2022

THE President of Malta has been pleased to approve the retirement of Lieutenant Adrian Gauci from the Armed Forces of Malta Individual Reserve of Officers, with effect from the 26th of August, 2022.

IN terms of Regulations 65(1) and 66 of the Public Procurement Regulations S.L. 601. 03, the Prime Minister has approved the appointment of Mr Jurgen Zammit as member of the General Contracts Committee.

This appointment is valid up to 9th August, 2025.

23rd August 2022

Council for Animal Welfare

IN terms of Part II, article 4(2)(a) of the Animal Welfare Act (Cap. 439), the Prime Minister has appointed Ms Nevise Borg Caligari as Chairperson of the Council for Animal Welfare.

The members of the Council for Animal Welfare, as appointed by the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Animal Rights, in terms of Part II, articles 4(2)(b) to 4(2)(j) of the Animal Welfare Act (Cap. 439) are as follows:

Ms Nadine Muscat

Ms Michaela Pace

Ms Corinne Farrugia

Mr Brian Gatt

Ms Christina Formosa

Dr Steve Farrugia

Dr Paul Portelli

Ms Patricia Azzopardi

Ms Sara Boccuni

Dr Jurgen Galea

Ms Maria Damato

All appointments are effective as of the 24th August, 2022, for a period of three (3) years.

Access to Benefit Sharing Advisory Committee

IT is hereby notified for general information that in terms of L.N. 379 of 2016, Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits arising from their Utilisation Regulations, 2016 of the Environment Protection Act (Cap. 549), the Board has been constituted as follows with effect from 24th August, 2022:

Chairperson

Mr Jurgen Galea

Members

Ms Ornella Falcioni

Mr Louis John Fresta

Mr Jonathan Henwood

Ms Elaine Caruana

Mr Stephen Brincat

Mr David Muscat

Mr Jeffrey Bugeja

Dr Annalise Attard

Mr Charles Galea

Dr Nikolai Pace

Pesticides Control Board

IT is hereby notified for general information that in terms of (Ca.p 430) of the Pesticides Control Act, the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Animal Rights has appointed the members of the Pesticides Control Board as follows with effect from 24th August, 2022:

Chairperson

Mr Emmanuel Sinagra

Members

Mr Joseph Vella

Ms Marianne Xerri

Mr Carmel Camilleri

Mr James Refalo

Ms Helga Pizzuto

Mr Malcolm Borg

Mr Hadrian Bonello

Ms Tamara Micallef

Ms Natasha Farrugia

Ms Catriona Francica

Ms Diandra Briffa

Plant Protection Board

IT is hereby notified for general information that in terms of (Ca.p 433) of the Plant Quarantine Act, the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Animal Rights has appointed the members of the Plant Protection Board as follows with effect from 24th August, 2022:

Chairperson

Mr Kevin Farrugia

Members

Mr Carmel Mifsud

Ms Silvana Civelli

Mr Michael Attard

Mr Ronnie Farrugia

Mr Dennis Sciberras

Prof. David Mifsud

Ms Dolerita Catania

Mr Kristian Pulis

Ms Ilona Borg

Ms Catriona Francica

Ms Jessamine Agius

Traditional Agro-Food Products of Malta Board

IT is hereby notified for general information that in terms of S.L. 427.89 Establishment of the National Register of Traditional Agro-Food of Products of Malta Regulations, the Board has been constituted as follows with effect from 24th August, 2022:

Chairperson

Mr Marco Dimech

Members

Ms Victoria Saliba Xuereb

Mr Kriss Debono

Ms Giannella Pisani

Dr Noel Buttigieg

Mr Stephan Tabone

Prof Carmel Cassar

Dr Rachel Radmilli

Mr Mario Azzopardi

Fisheries Board

IT is hereby notified for general information that in terms of (Cap. 425) of the Fisheries Conservation and Management Act, the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Animal Rights has appointed the members of the Fisheries Board as follows with effect from 24th August, 2022:

Chairperson

Mr Bjorn Callus

Members

Mr Jesmark Scicluna

Mr Jean Paul Cesare

Ms Maria Bugeja

Mr Gilbert Balzan

Mr Joseph Carabott D'Amato

Mr Ernest Galea

Mr Alex Camilleri

Mr Giuseppe Demicoli

Mr Paul Piscopo

Mr Alexander Morino

Mr Antoine Abela

Mr Timothy Mangion

Mr Darrin Stevens

Col. James Grech

Unfair Trading Practices in the Food Supply Chain Regulations, 2021(Cap. 117)

Unfair Trading Practices (Agriculture and Fisheries) Board

IT is hereby notified for general information that in terms of the Supplies and Services Act (L.N. 266 of 2021), the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Animal Rights has appointed the members of the Unfair Trading Practices (Agriculture and Fisheries) Board. The appointments are with effect from 24th August, 2022, for a period of three years.

Chairperson

Mr William Wait

Members

Ms Louise Cesare

Ms Jude Bonnici

Mr Claude Ebejer

Mr Marco Dimech

Mr Gilbert Balzan

Mr Brian Montebello

Food Safety Commission

IT is hereby notified that in exercise of the powers conferred by Article 5 of the Food Safety Act (Cap. 449), the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Animal Rights has made the following appointments on the Food Safety Commission with effect from 24th August, 2022:

Chairperson

Mr Clive Tonna

Members

Ms Liliana Curmi

Mr Jesmond Borg

Mr Noel Farrugia

Prof. Charmaine Gauci

Dr Marica Gatt

Mr Mark Anthony Cassar

Ms Irene Miriam Bonello

Ms Paulene Vassallo

Mr Darrin Stevens

Mr Dennis Sciberras

IT is hereby notified for general information that, in exercise of the powers conferred by article 7(3) of the Residual Balances Fund Act Cap. 618, the Minister for Finance and Employment has appointed Ms Stephanie Mifsud, B.Accty (Hons), MIA, CPA, as Chairperson of the Residual Balances Fund Committee. This appointment is valid for a period of one year with effect from 24th August, 2022.

THE Principal Permanent Secretary has approved the following acting appointment:

Co-Option of a Councillor of Floriana Local Council

IT is hereby notified for general information, in terms of article 8(4B) of the Local Councils Act, that Sandra Sammut Hili was co-opted Councillor of Floriana Local Council on the 1st June, 2022

IT is hereby notified that in virtue of article 10B of the Notarial Profession and Notarial Archives Act, Notary Doctor Joseph Smith La Rosa has changed his surname to Smith La Rosa de Cristoforo with effect from Decree (Application Number 672/2022) issued by the Court of Revision of Notarial Acts dated 11/8/2022

Dr Keith Francis German

Chief Notary to Government

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: