Government Notices published in Government Gazette No. 21,191 of 9th February 2024

It is notified for general information that the following Act is published in the Supplement to this Gazette:

Act No. VI of 2024 entitled the Various Laws relating to Proceeds of Crime (Amendment) Act, 2024.

Appointment of member on the Council for Children

IT is hereby notified for general information that in exercise of the powers conferred by section 12 of the Commissioner for Children Act (Cap. 462), and for the purpose of this Act, the Minister for Social Policy and Children's Rights has appointed Ms Michelle Calleja Gafà as member of the Council for Children instead of Ms Svetlana Grech.

This appointment shall remain valid until 3rd July, 2024.

Appointment of the Secretary of the Building and Construction Tribunal

It is hereby notified for general information that, in accordance with article 38 of the Building and Construction Act, (Cap. 623), the Minister for Justice and Reform of the Construction Sector has appointed Ms Ylenia Grech Mifsud as Secretary of the Building and Construction Tribunal.

This appointment is valid from 8th January, 2024 for a period of three (3) years.

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 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.

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: