Government Notices published in Government Gazette No. 21,180 of 16th January 2024

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

Bill No. 87 entitled the Various Laws relating to Private Residential Leases (Amendment) Act, 2024.

IT is notified for general information that the following Legal Notices were published in the Supplement to the Government Gazette No. 21,176 of 9th January, 2024 (Legal Notice 1) and Government Gazette No. 21,179 of 12th January, 2024 (Legal Notices 2 to 6) respectively.

L.N. 1 of 2024: Income Tax Act (Cap. 123); Deduction (Income from Employment) (Amendment) Rules, 2024.

L.N. 2 of 2024: Agriculture Act, 2023 (Act No. XXXIII of 2023) (Cap. 639); Commencement Notice.

L.N. 3 of 2024: President of Malta and Other Officers (Salaries) Act (Cap. 186); President of Malta and other Officers (Revision of Salaries) Order, 2024.

L.N. 4 of 2024: Judges and Magistrates (Salaries) Act (Cap. 175); Judges and Magistrates (Revision of Salaries) Order, 2024.

L.N. 5 of 2024: Income Tax Act (Cap. 123); Pensions (Tax Exemption) (Amendment) Rules, 2024.

L.N. 6 of 2024: Income Tax Act (Cap. 123); Tax Rebate (Pensioners) (Amendment) Rules, 2024.

IT is notified that in exercise of such powers as provided by Article (3) of the Commissioners for Oaths Ordinance (Cap. 79) the Minister responsible 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:

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

Agius, Mr Pierre Clive – Ambassador, Embassy of Malta in Paris, France

Inguanez, Mr Carmelo – Ambassador, Embassy of the Republic of Malta in Moscow, the Russian Federation

By Authority

Jonathan Attard

Minister for Justice andReform of the Construction Sector

IT is hereby notified for general information that the following person has been appointed Deputy Executive Secretary of that Local Council with effect from 20th November, 2023:

Local Council Deputy Executive Secretary

Santa Luċija                   Fabian Mizzi          

IT is hereby notified for general information that the following person has been appointed Deputy Executive Secretary of that Local Council with effect from 9th November, 2023:

Local Council Deputy Executive Secretary

Gżira                                       Mandy Carly Farrugia

IT is hereby notified that in virtue of article 94A(5) and (6) of the Notarial Profession and Notarial Archives Act (Chapter 55 of the Laws of Malta), Notary Dr Elisa Falzon has resigned from her Office as Notary Public and, on the 20/12/2023 she  was appointed as a Review Officer by the Court of Revision of Notarial Acts of 'inter vivos' acts and listed with the non-practising notaries, and  furthermore that, by virtue of another decree issued by the same Court on the 28/12/2023, the Chief Notary to Government has been appointed as the Notary Keeper of all her deeds.

Dr Keith Francis German

Chief Notary to Government

Notice is hereby given that I have received an application for the registration of and/or amendment to rules regulating the following condominia:

Dr Miriam Rapa, LLD 

f/Land Registrar

Notice is hereby given that I have received an application for the registration of and/or amendment to rules regulating the following condominia:

Dr Claude Sapiano, LLD

Land Registrar

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:

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 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.