Government Notices published in Government Gazette No. 21,240 of 10th May 2024

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

Act No. XVI of 2024 entitled the Climate Action Act, 2024; and

Act No. XVII of 2024 entitled the Environment Protection (Amendment) Act, 2024.

THE Permanent Secretary in the Ministry for the Economy, Enterprise and Strategic Projects has approved the following Acting Appointment.

Is-Segretarju Permanenti fil-Ministeru għall-Ġustizzja u s-Settur tal-Kostruzzjoni approva l-ħatra temporanja li ġejja:

L-10 ta' Mejju, 2024

Embryo Protection Act 2013Cap. 524 Clause 3 (2)

It is hereby notified for general information that in exercise of the powers conferred by Embryo Protection Act 2013, Cap. 524 Clause 3 (2), and for the purposes of that Act, the Minister for Health and Active Ageing has appointed Ms Alexia Vella as member on the Embryo Protection Authority instead of Dr Patrick Sammut. Her appointment starts from the 10th May, 2024 and will be till 16th July, 2025.

Appointment of Notary Delegate/Keeper

It is hereby notified that in exercise of the powers conferred by Section 20 of the Notarial Profession and Notarial Archives Act, the Court of Revision of Notarial Acts has appointed Notary Dr Luca Burlò to be notary delegate and keeper of the Acts for Notary Dr Marco Burlò for the period between the 9th May, 2024 and 27th May, 2024.

Today Wednesday 8th May, 2024

Adrian Micallef

Deputy Registrar, Court of Revision of Notarial Acts

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 a Private 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.