Government Notices published in Government Gazette No. 21,318 of 24th September 2024

IT is notified for general information that acting on the advice of the Prime Minister, the President of Malta has directed that Hon. Owen Bonnici, BA, LLD, MP, Minister for the National Heritage, the Arts and Local Government, and later, the Hon. Ian Borg, LLB, Dip. Not. Pub., LLD, MP, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign and European Affairs and Trade assume the additional duties of the Prime Minister on Tuesday, 24th September, 2024, during the absence from Malta of the Hon. Robert Abela, KUOM, BA, LLD, Adv. Trib. Melit., MP.

IT is notified for general information that the following Legal Notices were published in the Supplement to the Government Gazette No. 21,317 of 20th September, 2024 (Legal Notices 230 to 232).

L.N. 230 of 2024: Central Bank of Malta Act (Cap. 204); Central Bank of Malta (Appointment of Designate Authority to implement Macro-Prudential Instruments) (Amendment) Regulations, 2024.

L.N. 231 of 2024: Malta Council for Economic and Social Development Act (Cap. 431); National Productivity Board (Amendment) Regulations, 2024.

L.N. 232 of 2024: Various Laws Relating to Social Wellbeing Regulated Professions (Amendment) Act, 2024 (Act No. XXXI of 2024); Commencement Notice.

IT is notified for general information that Dr Wilfrid Buttigieg, LLD, will be resigning from Official Curator and Advocate for Legal Aid (Malta) with effect from 18th November, 2024.

IT is notified for general information that Dr Sarah Tua, LLD, will be resigning from Official Curator and Advocate for Legal Aid (Malta) with effect from 29th October, 2024.

IT is hereby notified for general information that the following person has been appointed Deputy Executive Secretary of that Local Council with effect from 23rd September, 2024 till the 1st November, 2024.

Local Council Deputy Executive Secretary

San Ġiljan                               Cher Carmen Fenech

IT is hereby notified for general information that the following person has been appointed Deputy Executive Secretary of that Local Council with effect from 23rd September, 2024 till the 1st November, 2024.

Local Council Deputy Executive Secretary

Floriana                                 Emmanie Borg Bonaci

Declaration by the LANDS AUTHORITY

I hereby declare that in accordance with article 43 of Chapter 573 of the Laws of Malta regarding Government Lands, I am revoking the Declaration issued by the Lands Authority of a termination published in the Government gazette of the 24th July, 2012, under Government Notice No. 778 limitedly for the land mentioned below.

Description of the Land

The following land in the limits of Siġġiewi:

A plot of land measuring about 1,727 square metres, bounded on the north, on the west and south by Government property or more precise boundaries.

After a request sent by the Ministry for Agriculture, Fisheries and Animal Rights, it has been declared that the abovementioned land in Siġġiewi, is no longer required and so this revocation is being made by which this termination published in the Government gazette of the 24th July, 2012, under Government Notice No. 778 mentioned above is being revoked.

The abovementioned land is shown delineated with the colour red and marked as plot no. '36' on plan L.D. No. 176/91/A, which may be viewed on demand at the Lands Authority, Auberge de Baviere, Valletta.

(Sgd) Dr John Vassallo

Chairperson of the Board of Governors of the Lands Authority

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:

Delegation of Authority – Agricultural Act (Cap. 639)

The Director of Agriculture hereby notifies the delegation of authority to Ms Patricia Azzopardi as Director Food Standards within the Ministry for Agriculture, Fisheries and Animal Rights, as per the definition of “director" within the context of the Agricultural Act (Cap. 639), to act on his behalf for the purposes of conducting controls under Subsidiary Legislation 639.11 titled Primary Production of Food of Non-animal Origin (Including Sprouts Production) Regulations.

This delegation of authority is granted for a period of three (3) years, commencing on 11th September, 2024, and will be automatically extended for successive periods of one (1) year each, unless revoked in writing.