Government Notices published in Government Gazette no 21,093 of 1st August 2023

IT is hereby notified that in accordance with Article 29 (1) of Ġieħ ir-Repubblika Act, the President of Malta, acting on the advice of the Prime Minister, has approved the recognition of the conferment of the following honours by H.E. the President of the Hellenic Repubblic, on the occasion of the State Visit to Greece between the 4th and 6th July, 2023:

Grand Cross of the Order of the Redeemer

H.E. George Vella, President of Malta

Grand Cross of the Order of Beneficence

Mrs Miriam Vella

Grand Cross of the Order of the Phoenix

H.E. Joseph Cuschieri

Grand Commander of the Order of Honour

The Hon. Clayton Bartolo, Minister of Tourism

Mr Olaph John Terribile, Chief of Staff, Office of the President

Grand Commander of the Order of the Phoenix

Ms Rosette Spiteri Cachia, Secretary to the Presidency

Ms Kerstin Spiteri, Director Protocol

Commander of the Order of the Phoenix

Ms Helga Mizzi, Senior Diplomatic Adviser

Officer of the Order of Honour

Mr Joseph Zahra, Private Secretary to the President of Malta

Officer of the Order of the Phoenix

Mr Simon Stellini, Head of Secretariat, Ministry for Tourism

Major Richard Vassallo, Senior Aide-de-camp to the President of Malta

IT is hereby notified that in terms of the Ġieħ ir-Repubblika Act, the President of Malta, acting on the advice of the Prime Minister, has made the following appointments on honorary basis to the National Order of Merit and the Xirka Ġieħ ir-Repubblika on the occasion of the State Visit to Greece between the 4th and 6th July, 2023:

The National Order of Merit

Companion of Honour with Collar

H.E. Katerina Sakellaropoulou, President of the Hellenic Republic

Companion of Honour

Mr Pavlos Kotsonis, partner of the President;

Member of the Xirka Ġieħ ir-Repubblika

H.E. Kyriakos Mitsotakis, Prime Minister of the Hellenic Republic;

H.E. Konstantinos Tasoulas, Speaker of the Hellenic Parliament;

Mr George Gerapetritis, Minister for Foreign Affairs;

Mrs Styliani (Lina) Mendoni, Minister of Culture;

Mrs Olga Kefalogianni, Minister of Tourism;

The National Order of Merit

Companion with Breast Star

Mrs Tasia Athanasiou, Ambassador of Greece to the Republic of Malta;

Mrs Aliki Chatzi, Secretary General of the Presidency of the Hellenic Republic, Ambassador a.h.;

Mr Nikolaos Manouris, Secretary for Administration of the Presidency of the Hellenic Republic.

Companion

Ambassador Aglaia Balta, Chief of Protocol;

Mr Elias Natsios, Director of the Private Cabinet of H.E. the President of the Hellenic Republic;

Mrs Maria Solomou, Director of the Diplomatic Cabinet of the Presidency of the Hellenic Republic, Minister Plenipotentiary;

Vice Admiral Efthymios Mikros HN, Director of the Military Office of the Presidency of the Hellenic Republic;

Lieutenant Colonel Anastasios Pantikakis, Aide-de-Camp to H.E. the President of the Hellenic Republic

Officer

Mrs Anna Maria Eleni Boura, Director of the Diplomatic Cabinet of the Prime Minister, Minister Plenipotentiary;

Mr Costantine Economides, Diplomatic Advisor to H.E. the Speaker of the Hellenic Parliament, Minister Plenipotentiary;

Mr Georgios Dimitriadis, Director of the A1 Directorate for European Countries, Minister Plenipotentiary;

Mr Michail Angelopoulos, Deputy Chief of Protocol, First Embassy Counsellor

Ordinary Member

Mr Ignatios Panteleimon Papadimitriou, Protocol Department, Embassy Attaché

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

Bill No. 63 entitled the Air Navigation Act, 2023.

IT is notified for general information that the following Legal Notices were published in the Supplement to the Government Gazette No. 21,090 of 25th July, 2023 (Legal Notices 191 to 192) and No. 21,092 of 28th July, 2023 (Legal Notices 193 to 196) respectively.

L.N. 191 of 2023: Fisheries Conservation and Management Act (Cap. 425); Fishing Vessels (Amendment) Regulations, 2023.

L.N. 192 of 2023: Commissioners for Justice Act (Cap. 291); Commissioners for Justice Act (Schedule) (Amendment) Regulations, 2023.

L.N. 193 of 2023: Passports Ordinance (Cap. 61); Passport (Amendment) Regulations, 2023.

L.N. 194 of 2023: Insurance Business Act (Cap. 403); Insurance Business (General Provisions of Supervision) (Amendment) Regulations, 2023.

L.N. 195 of 2023: Product Safety Act (Cap. 427); Restriction of Use of Hazardous Substances in Electrical and Electronic Equipment (Amendment No. 2) Regulations, 2023.

L.N. 196 of 2023: Code of Organization and Civil Procedure (Amendment) Act, 2023 (Act No. XXIII of 2023); Commencement Notice.

THE Permanent Secretary in the Ministry for Justice has approved the following acting appointment.

IT is notified that in exercise of such powers as provided by Article (3) of the Commissioners for Oaths Ordinance (Cap. 79) the Minister for Justice appointed as Commissioners for Oaths, in the performance of their duties and for as long as they remain in such office, the undermentioned:

Public Officers/Employees

Executive Police:

Quattromani, Sergeant Francesca – Executive Police

Persons who perform functions relating to the foreign service of the Government outside Malta

Shokry Iskandar, Tarniem, First Secretary, High Commission of Malta in New Delhi

Vella Masini, Christian, First Secretary, Embassy of Malta in Ireland

By Authority

Jonathan Attard

Minister for Justice

Appointment of Legal Aid Lawyers

IT IS NOTIFIED for general information that, in terms of Article 89 of Chapter 12 of the Laws of Malta, the Minister for Justice appointed the hereunder lawyer as Legal Aid Lawyer for civil and criminal matters, for the period between 1st September, 2023 and 31st December, 2023, both days included.

MALTA

Dr Julia Micallef Stafrace, LLD

Appointment of Official Curators

IT IS NOTIFIED for general information that, as per Article 89 of Chapter 12 of the Laws of Malta, the Minister for Justice appointed the following as Official Curator for the period between 1st September, 2023 and 31st December, 2023, both days included.

MALTA

Dr Julia Micallef Stafrace, LLD

IT is notified for general information that Dr Sue Mercieca, LLD, will be resigning from Official Curator and Advocate for Legal Aid (Malta) with effect from 1st October, 2023.

Declaration by the LANDS AUTHORITY

I hereby declare that in accordance with article 43 of Chapter 573 of the Laws of Malta regarding Government Lands, I am revoking the Declaration issued by the Lands Authority published in the Government gazette of the 24th July, 2012, under Government Notice No. 780.

Description of the Land

The following land in the limits of Siġġiewi:

A plot of land measuring about 1,726 square metres, bounded on the north, west and on the south by Government property and is registered on Government records as part of tenement No. 52894.

With the approval of the Hon. Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Animal Rights, it has been declared that the abovementioned land in the limits of Siġġiewi is no longer required for a public purpose.

The abovementioned land is shown with the colour red and marked as Plot Number '28' on plan L.D. No. 176/91/A, 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

Declaration by the LANDS AUTHORITY

I hereby declare that in accordance with article 43 of Chapter 573 of the Laws of Malta regarding Government Lands, I am revoking the Declaration issued by the Lands Authority published in the Government gazette of the 24th July, 2012, under Government Notice No. 781.

Description of the Land

The following land in the limits of Siġġiewi:

A plot of land measuring about 1,726 square metres, bounded on the north, west and on the south by Government property and is registered on Government records as part of tenement No. 52895.

With the approval of the Hon. Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Animal Rights, it has been declared that the abovementioned land in the limits of Siġġiewi is no longer required for a public purpose.

The abovementioned land is shown with the colour red and marked as Plot Number '29' on plan L.D. No. 176/91/A, 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

Declaration by the LANDS AUTHORITY

Whereas by the Declaration of the President of Malta of the 25th September, 2013, published in the Government Gazette of the 23rd October, 2013, under Government Notice No. 1037, the President of Malta had declared that a plot of land in Triq il-Bidnija, limits of Mosta, mentioned below 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 so 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 Bidnija, limits of Mosta/Naxxar:

A plot of land measuring 161 square metres, bounded on the north and northeast by a public road and on the southwest by property of Giuseppi Sant and others or more precise boundaries.

The abovementioned plot of land is shown with the colour red and marked as Plot No. '16' on plan L.D. No. 42B/89, 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

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: