Government Notices published in Government Gazette No. 21,144 of 7th November 2023

Appointment of Chairperson and Members of the Strategic Environment Assessment Focal Point

IT is hereby notified for general information that, in exercise of the powers conferred by Regulation 15 of the Strategic Environmental Assessment Regulations (Subsidiary Legislation 549.61) and for the purpose of those Regulations, the Prime Minister has approved the following appointments:

Chairperson

Dr Pierre Hili

Members

Mr Andrè Caruana

Ms Paula Grech Bonnici

These appointments are effective from the 30th October, 2023, for a period of three (3) years.

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

Act No. XXXVI of 2023 entitled the Criminal Code (Amendment No. 4) Act, 2023; and

Act No. XXXVII of 2023 entitled the Code of Organisation and Civil Procedure (Amendment No. 2) Act, 2023

Appointment of Dwejra Steering Committee

IT is notified for general information that the Minister for the Environment, Energy, and Enterprise has approved the appointment of the following persons to serve on the Dwejra Steering Committee for a period of one (1) year with effect from the 20th of October, 2023.

Chairperson

Dr Joseph Caruana

Members

Mr Vincent Attard

Mr Ryan Bajada

Mr Michael Buttigieg

Dr Joseph Anthony Borg

Perit Anthony Camilleri

Mr Noel Formosa

Mr Herman Galea

Dr Sandro Lanfranco

Mr Joseph Muscat

Mr Darrin Stevens

H.E. Mgr Joseph Vella Gauci

Ms Vicky Xuereb

Secretary

Mr Owen Grech

IT is notified for general information that, in the exercise of the powers conferred by Article 3 of the Malta Resources Authority Act (Cap. 423), the Minister for the Environment, Energy, and Enterprise has approved the appointment of the following persons to serve on the Malta Resources Authority. These appointments are effective for a period of one (1) year from the 19th of October, 2023.

Chairman

Mr Mario J. Azzopardi

Members

Dr Joshua Chetcuti Caruana

Ms Monica Debattista

Mr Daniel Galea

Ms Maria Magri

Inġ. Rachelle Riolo

Ms Marica Sammut Dimech

IT is notified for general information that the following Legal Notices were published in the Supplement to the Government Gazette No. 21,141 of 31st October, 2023 (Legal Notices 256 to 257) and No. 21,143 of 3rd November, 2023 (Legal Notices 258 to 261) respectively.

L.N. 256 of 2023: Fisheries Conservation and Management Act (Cap. 425); Aquaculture Operations (Amendment) Regulations, 2023.

L.N. 257 of 2023: Social Security Act (Cap. 318); Social Security Act (Amendment No. 2 of Schedules) Regulations, 2023.

L.N. 258 of 2023: Criminal Code (Cap. 9); Joint Investigation Teams (EU Member States) (Amendment) Regulations, 2023.

​L.N. 259 of 2023: Criminal Code (Cap. 9); European Investigation Order (Amendment) Regulations, 2023.

L.N. 260 of 2023: Authority for Transport in Malta Act (Cap. 499); Blue Grotto and Neighbouring Caves Boats Service (Fares) (Amendment) Regulations, 2023.

L.N. 261 of 2023: Immovable Property (Acquisitition by Non-Residents) Act (Cap. 246); Immovable Property Price Index.

IT is hereby notified for general information that the Government of Malta has appointed Mr Remzi Ejupi as Honorary Consul of Malta in Pristina, the Republic of Kosovo.

The Honorary Consulate is situated at:

EUROKOHA, Mother Tereza Boulevard,

Swiss Diamond Hotel

1000 Prishtina, Kosovo

Telephone Number: +383 38 234 666

Email: (maltaconsul.pristina@gov.mt)

Application Number: 951/2023

By a decree dated 1st November, 2023, the Court of Revision of Notarial Acts found that Notary Dr Hugh Grima failed to execute what he has been ordered to do in its decree of the 20th September, 2023, and consequently after having seen Article 124 (4) of Chapter 55 of the Laws of Malta, orders the partial incapacitation of the said notary with immediate effect and up to such time when he shall have executed the order given to him by the aforesaid decree.

ADRIAN MICALLEF

Deputy Registrar Court of Revision of Notarial Acts

Notice in terms of Article 61(1)

​In terms of the proviso to article 61 (1) of the Duty on Documents and Transfer 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:

THE Commissioner of Police, in terms of articles 7 and 8 of the Private Guards and Community Officers Act 1996, hereby notifies that the following applications as mentioned hereunder have been received:

Application for licence of aPrivate Guard

Any person may, within one month from the publication of this notice, object in writing to the Commissioner about the issue of the above licences on any of the grounds listed in section 10 of the Private Guards and Community Officers Act 1996, which are:

(a) where the applicant or any officer of the applicant or any person who has an effective control of the services to be provided by the applicant.

(i) has been convicted in Malta or elsewhere of any crime against the safety of the state, or of any crime of voluntary harm or injury to any person or any crime against property or public trust or any other serious crime; or

(ii) has been declared bankrupt or his financial position is precarious or otherwise renders the applicant unsuitable; or

(iii) has been discharged from the police or armed forces  or the prison services because of any offence or other misbehaviour; or

(iv) is a public officer or a member of the police or armed forces or the prison services; or

(b) when information is available which is in the public interest; or

(c) where the applicant does not possess the necessary qualifications as may be prescribed by or under the Act.