Notices published in Government Gazette No. 21,464 of 4th July 2025

Post of Second Secretary in the Ministry for Foreign Affairs and Tourism – July 2025

Written Examination

The Director of Examinations notifies that the timetable for the abovementioned examination has been sent by email to the candidates concerned.

Those applicants who have not received the timetable are advised to contact immediately the Department of Examinations on telephone number 2598 2958, or by email to (myexams@gov.mt).

Redemption of the 62+ Malta Government Savings Bond – Issue 2020

Pursuant to and for the purpose of paragraph 19 of the Prospectus of 7 July 2020 published in the Government Gazette on the aforementioned date under Notice No. 742, the Treasury hereby gives notice that all of the 62+ Malta Government Savings Bond – Issue 2020 (Maturing Bond) amounting to €88,046,600 nominal will be redeemed at par on 21 July, 2025. The Bond was issued on the 21 July, 2020.

The final interest payment covering the period from the 21 January, 2025 to 20 July, 2025 (both days inclusive) shall be payable on 21 July, 2025 at the rate of 1.50% to the persons registered as holders in the Register of the Malta Stock Exchange on the 11 July, 2025.

Persons registered as holders in the Register of the Malta Stock Exchange on the 5 June, 2025, electing to roll over their holdings in accordance with the terms of the Prospectus published in the Government Gazette of 20 June, 2025 under Government Notice No. 938, will be allocated the same nominal amount they held in the 62+ Malta Government Savings Bond – Issue 2020, in the New Bond, on the 21 July, 2025.

Persons registered as holders in the Register of the Malta Stock Exchange on the 11 July, 2025, who do not opt for rolling over their holdings of the 62+ Malta Government Savings Bond – Issue 2020, shall receive the whole redemption proceeds on the date of maturity of the Maturing Bond, the 21 July, 2025.

4th July 2025

ENERGY AND WATER AGENCY

Scheme to Sustain Energy and Water Efficiency within Voluntary Organisations

Reference is made to the Scheme, as established by Government Notice No. 468 published on 3rd May, 2022, and subsequent amendments. It is hereby being notified that a new Call for Applications is being issued under this Scheme.

Applications for this Call may be validly received between the 15th July, 2025, starting from 4.00 p.m., and ending on the 29th July, 2025, at noon.

Applications may only be submitted through the online application system accessible through the link provided in Schedule II. Such applications will be acknowledged, processed and ranked on a first come first served basis, subject to availability of funds.

The online application system shall generate an automated list of submissions and shall not accept further application submissions once the funds available for this Call have been provisionally allocated, subject to review and acceptance of submitted applications.

Applicants who have received a grant offer as a result of a successful application in any previous call under this Scheme, are eligible to apply for funding in this call.

The Call may be renewed, modified terminated early, including for reasons of oversubscription, by means of a Notice in the Government Gazette as deemed necessary by the Agency.

The Agency shall have the right to make any amendments to the Scheme by means of a Notice published in the Government Gazette containing such amendments.

Schedule I

Scheme Rules applicable to this Call available on EWA website (https://energywateragency.gov.mt/voluntary-organisations-scheme/).

Schedule II

Online Application System available on EWA website (https://energywateragency.gov.mt/voluntary-organisations-scheme/).

Notification of Concentration

In terms of regulation 5(4) of the Control of Concentrations Regulations, 2002 published in Legal Notice 294 of 2002, the Director General of the Office for Competition notifies for general information that a notification of a concentration between Artisan AcquisitionCo Limited (London, United Kingdom) and Aspire Topco Limited (Bristol, United Kingdom) was filed on Tuesday, 24th June, 2025.

The nature of the concentration is the acquisition of sole control of Aspire Topco Limited by Artisan AcquisitionCo Limited.

Artisan AcquisitionCo Limited is an investment vehicle established for the purposes of holding investments in subsidiaries under the Acuity Knowledge Partners Group, a leading provider of bespoke research, data management, analytics, talent and technical solutions to the financial services industry including asset managers, corporate and investment banks, private equity and venture capital firms, hedge funds and consulting firms.

Aspire Topco Limited is a holding company, which through its holdings holds a number of subsidiaries, including three registered companies in Malta, namely Ascent Software Holdings Malta Limited, Ascent Software Limited and Ascent Solutions Limited, which provide data and software engineering IT services to companies.

The Director General of the Office for Competition invites interested third parties to submit their written objections on this notified concentration within seven days following publication of this notice at the following address:

Malta Competition and Consumer Affairs Authority

Office for Competition

Mizzi House

Triq Nazzjonali

Blata l-Bajda HMR 9010

Malta

or (competition@mccaa.org.mt).

Nomination of Candidates for the Election to the Veterinary Surgeons' Council

The Election Commission, appointed in terms of the Veterinary Services Act (Cap. 437), notifies that nominations of candidates for election to the Veterinary Surgeons' Council will be received by not later than 1.00 p.m. of Thursday, 17th July, 2025, by Mr Daniel Bugeja at the Veterinary Surgeons' Council, Triq il-Biċċerija, Marsa MRS 1123, Malta, or scanned by email to (vsc@gov.mt). If sent by email, original needs to be sent by post.

Persons residing in Malta who are registered in the Veterinary Register are eligible and have the right to be nominated, to be seconded, to nominate and to second and to vote for the election of members of the Veterinary Surgeons' Council.

Candidates shall be nominated on the appropriate form, copies of which may be collected from Mr Daniel Bugeja at the above-mentioned address, or on request by email to (vsc@gov.mt).

If the number of nominations received is greater than the number of Council vacancies, an election will be held to fill in the respective vacancies on Monday, 21st July, 2025, between 8.00 a.m. and 5.00 p.m. Voting will be online and eligible candidates will receive their link to vote on the email address they have registered with the Veterinary Surgeons' Council.

The names of all candidates contesting the election will be made available to all eligible voters by email on Friday, 18th July, 2025.

Any Registered Veterinary Surgeon who believes that the email address held at the Veterinary Surgeons' Council is not up to date should send an email to (vsc@gov.mt) to ensure receipt of the list of candidates contesting the election should this be the case.

Any Registered Veterinary Surgeon eligible to vote who will not have access to an internet connection during election time may authorise another eligible Veterinary Surgeon to serve as his/her proxy. Proxy Forms duly filled in and signed need to be received by Mr Daniel Bugeja at the above-mentioned address by not later than noon of Friday, 18th July, 2025, and will be valid only should the election be necessary. Scanned copies sent by email to (vsc@gov.mt) will be accepted however the original needs to be sent by post at a later date.

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 11th July, 2025, will be auctioned and, if not sold, will be destroyed.

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

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