Government Notices published in Government Gazette No. 21,139 of 27th October 2023

​IT s 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 Prime Minister on Thursday, 26th October, 2023, during the absence from Malta of the Hon. Robert Abela, KUOM, BA, LLD, Adv. Trib. Melit., MP.

25th October 2023

IT is notified for general information that the President of Malta has approved that the Immigration Appeals Board (Division One and Division Two), appointed in terms of article 25A of Cap. 217, be constituted as follows with effect from 25th September, 2023, up to 24th September, 2026.

Division I

Chairperson

Dr Juliana Scerri Ferrante

Members

Dr Martha Mifsud

Dr Mario Mifsud

Secretary

Dr Ilona Schembri

Division II

Chairperson

Dr Maria Cardona, LLD

Members

Dr Alexander Scerri Herrera

Dr Gaynor Saliba

Secretary

Dr Valentina Cassar

Substitute Member

Mr Peter Paul Caruana

Embryo Protection Authority

It is hereby notified for general information that in exercise of the powers conferred by the Embryo Protection Act 2013, Cap. 524 Clause 3 (2), the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Health has appointed Judge Antonio Mizzi as Chairperson on the Embryo Protection Authority. His appointment started as of  the 20th October, 2023, and will be till the 16th July, 2025.

The Minister for Home Affairs, Security, Reforms and Equality has the pleasure to approve the promotion of Lieutenant Kieran Laws to the rank of Captain with effect from 1st October, 2023.

IT is notified for general information that the Board of the Governors of the Lands Authority has been pleased to approve that the Rent Compensation Board be reconstituted as follows:

Chairperson

Mr Josef Agius

Members

Mr Stefan Scotto A & CE

Ms Jessica Cefai ACCA, CPA

Ms Louise Bonnici

Mr Dario Sapiano

Mr Jurgen Spiteri

Secretary

Ms Miriam Camilleri

Appointment of the Construction IndustryLicensing Committee

IT is hereby notified for general information that in exercise of the powers conferred by Article 6 of the Legal Notice 166 of 2023 of the Building and Construction Authority Act (Chapter 623), the Minister for Public Works and Planning is appointing the following members on the Construction Industry Licensing Committee as listed below. 

These appointments are effective from the 20th October, 2023, and are valid till the 19th October, 2026. 

Chairperson

Perit Godwin Agius

Vice-Chairperson

Perit Michelle Piccinino

Members

Inġ Ruben Briffa

Mr Daniel Gauci

Mr Ivor Robinich

Secretary

Mr James Schembri

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

Cauchi, Ms Michelle – Professional Officer, Identità

Curmi, Ms Nadine – Assistant Principal, Gozo General Hospital

Farrugia, Mr Clint – Senior Principal, Agricultural and Rural Payments Agency

Gatt, Ms Roberta – Professional Officer, Identità

Schembri, Mr Christian – Project Officer, Agricultural and Rural Payments Agency

Sultana, Ms Charmaine – Assistant Principal, Gozo General Hospital

Vella, Ms Kimberly – Professional Officer, Community Malta Agency

Zammit, Mr Clayton – Executive Officer, Community Malta Agency

Executive Police

Fenech, Sergeant Sara – Executive Police

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

Bonello, Dr Rita – First Counsellor, Embassy of Malta in Addis Ababa, Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia

Gatt, Mr Jean Paul – Consul General, Consulate General of Malta in Shangai, People's Republic of China

Pullicino, Mr Simon – Ambassador, Embassy of Malta in Doha, State of Qatar

Advocates

Farrugia, Dr Gianella

Mifsud, Dr Rebecca

Sultana, Dr Anna

By Authority

Jonathan Attard

Minister for Justice

IT is hereby notified that in virtue of article 10B of the Notarial Profession and Notarial Archives Act, Notary Dr Anne-Marie Cuschieri changed her surname from Cuschieri to Di Giacomo Cuschieri following her marriage and therefore her name and surname now read Anne-Marie Di Giacomo Cuschieri.

Dr Keith Francis German

Chief Notary to Government

Energy and Water Agency Initiative to promotethe Deployment of Renewable Energy Sourcesby Voluntary Organisations

First Call

In order to further encourage the use of renewable sources of energy, the following initiative is being launched to enable Voluntary Organisations (VO) to install and run a photovoltaic (PV) system to be used on their premises.

This initiative is open only to VOs for use on the premises used for their voluntary activities and where they are the ARMS account holder with respect to the electricity service, provided that for this First Call published in relation to this Initiative, they shall furthermore be voluntary organisations which have submitted an Application under the Second Call or Third Call of the Ministry for Energy, Enterprise and Sustainable Development (MESD) Scheme for the Promotion of Renewable Energy Sources for Voluntary Organisations published by means of Government Notice No. 758 published on the 10th July, 2020, or by Government Notice No. 1293 published on the 28th September, 2021, respectively.

The applicable rules may be found on the Energy and Water Agency's website.

Applications under this initiative will be received between the following dates:

MESD Second Call: between 27th October, 2023 and 17th November, 2023;

MESD Third Call: between 9th November, 2023 and 30th November, 2023.

Notice in terms of Articles 58 and 73

In terms of the proviso to Article 58(3) and Article 73(2) of the Value Added Tax Act, the Commissioner for Tax and Customs is hereby notifying the person/s listed hereunder that a demand notice for payment of tax, penalties and interest as per Article 59 of Cap. 406 has been issued in their regard.

VAT NumberTax Payer

Unless payment is effected within 30 days from the date of this notice, the Commissioner for Tax and Customs will proceed to enforce payment in terms of law. 

Copies of said notices may be collected from the Collection Section, MTCA, Blk 5, Floriana.

Notice in terms of Article 61(1)

In Terms of the proviso to article 61 (1) of the Duty on Documents and Transfers Act, the Commissioner for Tax and Customs hereby notifies the persons listed hereunder to call at the Capital Transfer Duty Department, 46 Triq il-Merkanti, Valletta, to collect the notices made on such persons.

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: