Notices published in Government Gazette no 21,461 of 1st July 2025

National Pig Welfare Scheme

The Agriculture and Rural Payments Agency (ARPA), within the Ministry for Agriculture, Fisheries, and Animal Rights (MAFA), informs eligible livestock breeders that it is extending the deadline for the submission of applications under the National Pig Welfare Scheme. In this regard, applications will continue to be accepted until the new deadline date, that is, until Friday, 11th July, 2025. Applications submitted after this date will not be accepted.

ARPA reminds contracted beneficiaries that they are required to fill in the application for the year 2025, which has been sent to them by post, and return it to ARPA using the enclosed self-addressed envelope.

For more information one may:

Visit the Agency's website on (www.arpa.gov.mt)

Call the Front Office on 2292 6148

Send an email to (arpa.mafa@gov.mt)

Request Period for Land Farmers and Livestock Breeders under Malta's Common Agricultural Policy Strategic Plan 2023-2027: Registration of new Agricultural Land and Aid Applications

The Agriculture and Rural Payments Agency (ARPA), within the Ministry for Agriculture, Fisheries, and Animal Rights (MAFA), is accepting applications from those farmers who wish to carry out:

Transfers and land registration for inclusion into land-based aid schemes;

Changes in land use of those areas currently not eligible for funds to now be included as eligible;

Land registration for Eco-Schemes;

Land registration for Environmental, Climate-related and other Management Commitments (AECCs) under the CAP Strategic Plan 2023-2027

Requests for new commitments will only be accepted under AECC 7a, and 7b.

Requests for new commitments under AECC1a, 1b, 1c, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6 will not be accepted.

For such requests, farmers must present the following documents:

ID card;

Site plans of fields;

In case the person making the request is doing so on behalf of a third party, a power of attorney document provided by a notary is required, along with the ID of the the representative;

Will (in case of transfer by inheritance).

Requests will be received from the 14th July, 2025 till the 26th September, 2025, in the following offices:

Front Office ARPA: Pitkali Markets, Ta' Qali, Limits of Attard, from Monday to Friday between 7.00 a.m. and 11.30 a.m.; or

Gozo Front Office: Government Experimental Farm, Triq l-Imġarr, Xewkija, from Monday to Friday between 7.00 a.m. and 12.30 p.m.

For more information, one may:

Visit the Agency's website on (www.arpa.gov.mt​)

Call on 22926148

Send an email to (arpa.mafa@gov.mt)

Notice to Owners of Vehicles Removed from the Road

In accordance with the Clamping and Removal of Motor Vehicles and Encumbering Objects Regulations SL.65.13, Transport Malta is hereby publishing a list of vehicles that were removed from the road for being in breach of the Motor Vehicles Registration and Licensing Act (Cap. 368) and the Registration and Licensing of Motor Vehicles Regulations S.L. 368.02 and which have not been retrieved by their lawful owners.

The list includes a description of the removed motor vehicle. The vehicles are currently being stored at Transport Malta's compound.

Respective owners are to retrieve their motor vehicle from Transport Malta upon submission of proof of ownership and upon payment of the applicable registration tax, licences, contraventions and other administration fees that may be due.

Vehicles which are not retrieved and for which any applicable registration tax, licences, contraventions and other fees are not paid by 8th July, 2025, will be auctioned and, if not sold, will be destroyed.

Further information may be obtained by telephone number 2556 4134 from 7.30 a.m. to noon, or by sending an email to (auctions.tm@transport.gov.mt).

Temporary Permits of Placing of Stalls

The Floriana Local Council notifies that applications for temporary permits of placing of stalls for the Isle of MTV to be held on Tuesday, 15th July, 2025 will be received on Tuesday, 8th July, 2025 at 10.00 a.m.

Stall spaces available amount to six (6) and are located in Pjazza E.S. Tonna.

If applications are received simultaneously, the applicants who reside officially in the locality shall be given preference and stalls will be allocated by ballot, being held on the same day after the receipt of applications. (SL 441.04, Schedule B(5)).

Applicants are required to provide their identity card at the application stage, and permit will be issued on that applicant. Only one application per person is allowed.

The permit will be issued on the same day after the ballot. Should the permit not be collected by noon of Thursday, 10th July, 2025, the application will be considered as abandoned.