Government Notices published in Government Gazette no 21,034 of 6th April 2023

Lgbtiq Consultative Council

IT is hereby notified for general information that the Parliamentary Secretary for Reforms and Equality has appointed Ms Roberta Briffa as Secretary on the LGBTIQ Consultative Council. This nomination shall remain valid till 25th January, 2024.

Consultative Council for Women's Rights

IT is hereby notified for general information that the Parliamentary Secretary for Reforms and Equality has appointed the Consultative Council for Women's Rights for a period of one (1) year with effect from 6th March, 2023, as follows:

Chairperson

Ms Charmaine Mangion

Members

Dr Jos Ann Cutajar

Dr Martina Farrugia

Mr Nicholas Bugeja

Ms Mariella Camilleri

Ms Elaine Vassallo Pavia

Ms Charlotte Gregory

Ms Amanda Cossai

Ms Karen Buttigieg

Ms Donia Scicluna

Ms Anna Borg

Ms Umayma Elamin amer Elamin

Ms Francine Farrugia

Ms Mary Gaerty

Ms Nikita Alamango

Ms Sla Bojanic

Prof. Marie Avellino

Ms Anamaria Magri Pantea

Prof. Marceline Naudi

Ms Mary Jones

Secretary

Ms Julia Aquilina

In exercise of the powers conferred by Article 113 of the Civil Code (Cap. 16), the Minister for Justice has made this Order whereby the Adoption Order dated 30th August, 2022, issued by the District Court of Vranov nad Topl'ou, Slovakia, is being specified as an adoption of the person therein mentioned for the purposes of Articles 113, 130 and 130A of the Civil Code.

(Sgd) Dr Jonathan Attard

Minister for Justice

In exercise of the powers conferred by Article 113 of the Civil Code (Cap. 16), the Minister for Justice has made this Order whereby the Adoption Order dated 23rd November, 2022, issued by the Court District of Sangarweddy, India, is being specified as an adoption of the person therein mentioned for the purposes of Articles 113, 130 and 130A of the Civil Code.

(Sgd) Dr Jonathan Attard

Minister for Justice

In exercise of the powers conferred by Article 113 of the Civil Code (Cap. 16), the Minister for Justice has made this Order whereby the Adoption Order dated 24th June, 2022, issued by Judge Dhaneshwari Sidar, at Ambikapur Court, India, is being specified as an adoption of the person therein mentioned for the purposes of Articles 113, 130 and 130A of the Civil Code.

(Sgd) Dr Jonathan Attard

Minister for Justice

In exercise of the powers conferred by Article 113 of the Civil Code (Cap. 16), the Minister for Justice has made this Order whereby the Adoption Order dated 8th July, 2022, issued by the Court of Principal Senior Civil Judge and CJM, Udupi, India, is being specified as an adoption of the person therein mentioned for the purposes of Articles 113, 130 and 130A of the Civil Code.

(Sgd) Dr Jonathan Attard

Minister for Justice

In exercise of the powers conferred by Article 113 of the Civil Code (Cap. 16), the Minister for Justice has made this Order whereby the Adoption Order dated 4th November, 1991, issued by the First Civil Court, District Court, San Salvador, is being specified as an adoption of the person therein mentioned for the purposes of Articles 113, 130 and 130A of the Civil Code.

(Sgd) Dr Jonathan Attard

Minister for Justice

In exercise of the powers conferred by Article 113 of the Civil Code (Cap. 16), the Minister for Justice has made this Order whereby the Adoption Order dated 30th June, 2022, issued by the Court of the Principal District Judge, Tiruchirappalli in India, is being specified as an adoption of the person therein mentioned for the purposes of Articles 113, 130 and 130A of the Civil Code.

(Sgd) Dr Jonathan Attard

Minister for Justice

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

IT is hereby notified that in virtue of article 10B (1) of the Notarial Profession and Notarial Archives Act, Notary Doctor Marilyn Sultana changed her surname from Sultana to Dimech and therefore her name and surname now read Marilyn Dimech.

DOCTOR Keith Francis German

Chief Notary to Government

Notice of Derogation

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 responsible for the environment, in conjunction with the Minister for Gozo, after giving due consideration to the recommendations of the Ornis Committee, which met on the 29th March, 2023, is hereby authorising derogation from the provisions of Regulation 4 (1) (a), (d) and (e) in line with the provisions of Regulation 9(1)(e) to permit the taking of blood samples from up to fifty (50) adult and fledged young specimens of Spotted Flycatcher (Muscicapa striata s.l.) and the taking of feather samples from up to hundred (100) specimens from the same species, including pulli. The retrieval of any chicks from the same species that may be found dead in nests shall also be permitted for genetic analysis. Authorisation is being granted for the purpose of scientific research and analysis strictly under the conditions and controls stipulated in the licence issued for this purpose by the Wild Birds Regulation Unit, which shall be valid from 1st May to 31st August, 2023. The information obtained through this study shall be submitted to the Wild Birds Regulation Unit in the form of a detailed written report by not later than 15th September, 2023.

Notice of Derogation

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 responsible for the environment, in conjunction with the Minister for Gozo, after giving due consideration to the recommendations of the Ornis Committee, which met on the 29th March, 2023, is hereby authorising derogation from the provisions of Regulation 4 (1) (a), (d) and (e) in line with the provisions of Regulation 9 (1) (e) to permit the taking of blood samples from up to thirty (30) adult and chick specimens of Yelkouan Shearwater Puffinus yelkouan, up to thirty (30) adult and chick specimens of Scopoli's Shearwater Calonectris diomedea and up to fifty (50) adult and chick specimens of Yellow-legged gull Larus michahellis. The derogation will also permit the taking of feather samples from up to hundred fifty (150) specimens from Yelkouan Shearwater Puffinus yelkouan, up to eighty (80) specimens from Scopoli's Shearwater Calonectris diomedea and up to fifty (50) specimens from Yellow-legged gull Larus michahellis. The validity period of the licence shall be from the date of this Notice until 30th November, 2023. Authorisation is being granted for the purpose of scientific research and analysis strictly under the conditions and controls stipulated in the licences issued for this purpose by the Wild Birds Regulation Unit. The information obtained through this study shall be provided to the Wild Birds Regulation Unit in the form of a detailed written report within six (6) months from the expiry date of the licence.

Temporary Suspension of Certain Provisions Relating to Public ProcurementRegulations (Amendment) Regulations, 2023

Explanatory Note

1. Introduction

As it had already provided in the principal regulations the Department of Contracts is aware of the current ongoing international price related abnormal risk levels, which result mainly from the Russia-Ukraine conflict. Such knowledge led to the enactment of the regulations, which provided an opportunity to public contractors to address their risk mitigation through the possibility of requesting financial compensation, subject to the adherence of criteria.

2. Summary and background

The aim of these regulations is to extend the applicability of the regulations in order to allow the Director of Contracts to consider requests for compensation stemming from abnormal increases in expenses related to public contracts signed on or before the 30th September 2022 and to extend the expiration period for requests for compensation till the 31st July, 2023.

3. Overview of the structure of the instrument

The regulations are made up of three (3) regulations and consist of the following:

1. Citation.

2. Amends regulation 3 of the principal regulations.

3. Amends regulation 7 of the principal regulations.

4. Commentary on regulations

Regulation 3 provides that requests for compensation (made by public contractors) are to be submitted to the relevant contracting authority. In accordance with regulation 248(2) of the Public Procurement Regulations, and regulation 179 of the Public procurement of entities in the Water, Energy, Transport and Postal Services Sectors the contracting authority is to forward the said request to the Department of Contracts for its consideration. Paragraph (a) of sub-regulation (1) shall be amended to read that the public contracts which may be considered for financial compensation refer to those public contracts signed on or before the 30th September, 2022.

Regulation 7 shall be amended to extend the expiration period beyond the current period of six (6) months from the date of publication of the regulations and instead the expiration shall lapse on 31st July, 2023.

5. Concluding Section

By extending the period of applicability and the expiration period of theregulations, public contractors are supported in the implementation stage of public contracts through a legislative framework, where a legal procedure is available to the contracting authority and the contractor and therefore regulating the price revision clause in the public contract.

N.B. These Explanatory Notes are not intended to be an exhaustive description of the instrument nor a substitute thereof or a legislative supplement. These Notes do not purport to be an authoritative ruling on the interpretation of the legislation.

Declaration by the LANDS AUTHORITY

Whereas by the Declaration of the President of Malta of the 7th May, 1975, published in the Government Gazette of the 13th May, 1975, under Government Notice No. 320, the President of Malta had declared that a plot of land was required by the competent Government for a public purpose in accordance with the provisions of the Land Acquisition (Public Purposes) Ordinance (Cap. 88), and whereas this plot of land is no longer required, I hereby declare for all intents and purposes of law that the undermentioned land is no longer required by the competent authority for a public purpose and also according to the Government Lands Act (Cap. 573) of the Laws of Malta.

Description of the Land

The following land at Marsa:

A plot of land measuring 53.4 square metres, bounded on the West and South West by property of Alexander De Piro Gourgion and others and on the South East by property of the Firm Peter Camilleri and Sons Ltd or more precise boundaries.

The abovementioned land is shown delineated with the colour blue and marked as plot 1 on plan L.D. 92/75, which may be viewed on demand at the Lands Authority, Auberge de Baviere, Valletta.

(Sgd) Dr John Vassallo

Chairperson of the Board of Governors of the Lands Authority