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No. 284

PUBLICATION OF BILL IN SUPPLEMENT

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

Bill No. 200 entitled the Police (Amendment) Act, 2021.

26th February, 2021

No. 285

ORDER OF THE PARLIAMENT MINISTER FOR JUSTICE, EQUALITY AND GOVERNANCE

In exercise of the powers conferred by Article 113 of the Civil Code (Cap. 16), the Minister for Justice, Equality and Governance has made this Order whereby the Adoption Orders dated 1st February, 2008, and 5th July, 2012, issued by the Court of Reading, England, are being specified as intercountry adoptions of the person therein mentioned for the purposes of Articles 113, 130 and 130A of the Civil Code.

(Sgd) Dr Edward Zammit Lewis

Minister for Justice, Equality and Governance

26th February, 2021

No. 286

MINISTRY FOR HOME AFFAIRS, NATIONAL SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT

Grant of Citizenship by Merit for Exceptional Services Board

IT is notified for general information that Mr Rupert Cefai has been appointed as a Member on the Grant of Citizenship by Merit for Exceptional Services Board in lieu of Prof. Raymond Mangion.   

The nomination will remain valid until the 26th May, 2023.

26th February, 2021

No. 287

ĠieĦ ir-Repubblika Act (CAP. 251)

Rules for Honours, Awards and Decorations, 1990 (L.N. 105/90)

THE Minister for Home Affairs and National Security has approved the award of the Long and Efficient Service Medals and Clasps to serving members and ex members of the Police Force, to have effect on 26th November, 2020, as shown below:

26th February, 2021

Long and Efficient Service Medal

No. 288

GOLDSMITHS AND SILVERSMITHS ACT (CAP. 46)

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:

                                    Date                              Pure Gold                    Pure Silver

                                                                             Grams                           Grams

                                26.2.2021                            €48.171                          €0.764

26th February, 2021

No. 289

Ministry for Energy, Enterprise and Sustainable Development

Registration of Solar Water Heaters, Solar Collectors, Air to Water Heat Pump Water Heaters and Photovoltaic Systems – Amendment to the Scheme

IN accordance with section 5, (Amendments and duration of Government Notice) of Government Notice number 52 published in the Government Gazette dated 15th January, 2010, as amended by Government Notice number 340 publised in the Government Gazzette dated 21st April, 2015, and as further amended by Government Notice number 1070 published in the Government Gazzette dated 3rd October, 2017, the Regulator for Energy and Water Services is making the following amendments to the Scheme.

1. The new title of the Scheme shall be “Registration of Solar Water Heaters, Solar Collectors, Air to Water Heat Pump Water Heaters, Hybrid Inverters, Battery Storage Systems and Photovoltaic Systems".

2. In section 1. two new definitions are added as follows:

'Battery Storage system' means an equipment that allows the storage of electrical energy from renewables for later use.

'Hybrid Inverter (multi-mode)" means an equipment which converts direct current electricity to alternating current electricity provided with interface protection for safe parallel operation with the grid and designed to simultaneously manage  inputs from solar panels and storage systems, re-charging of storage systems and supply to electrical loads.

3. In section 1, the definition of 'seller' or 'retailer' shall be substituted with the following new definition:

'seller' or 'retailer' means a seller or retailer who is registered with the Regulator as a seller or retailer in Malta, of Solar Water Heaters, Solar Collectors, Air to Water Heat Pump Water Heaters, Hybrid Inverters, Battery Storage Systems and Photovoltaic Systems eligible for the purposes, of and in terms of this scheme.

4. In section 1, the definition of 'Photovoltaic System' shall be substituted with the following new definition:

'photovoltaic system' means a system that consists of solar panels and hybrid inverters that are installed in a premises, through which system solar energy is converted into electric energy.

5. In section 1, the definition of 'final consumer' shall be substituted with the following definition:

'final consumer' means any person that purchases Solar Water Heaters, Solar Collectors, Air to Water Heat Pump Water Heaters, Hybrid Inverters, Battery Storage Systems and Photovoltaic Systems for own personal use and not for wholesale or retail purposes.

6. In section 1, the definition of 'manufacturer' shall be substituted with the following definition:

'manufacturer' means the producer of the Solar Water Heaters, Solar Collectors, Air to Water Heat Pump Water Heaters, Hybrid Inverters, Battery Storage Systems and Photovoltaic Systems submitted for registration under the scheme.

7. In section 1, the definition of 'system', 'systems', or 'equipment' shall be substituted with the following definition:

'system', 'systems', or 'equipment' means Solar Water Heaters, Solar Collectors, Air to Water Heat Pump Water Heaters, Hybrid Inverters, Battery Storage Systems and Photovoltaic Panels, approved by the Regulator as eligible for this scheme, when meeting the requirements listed in this Government Notice;

8. In section 1, the definition of 'scheme' shall be substituted with the following:

'scheme' means the scheme for registration of Solar Water Heaters, Solar Collectors, Air to Water Heat Pump Water Heaters, Hybrid Inverters, Battery Storage Systems and Photovoltaic Systems that reduce the use of energy, and that use renewable energy sources.

9. In section 2, paragraph i shall be substituted with the following:

“i. Sellers or retailers may register Solar Water Heaters, Solar Collectors, Air to Water Heat Pump Water Heaters, Hybrid Inverters, Battery Storage Systems and Photovoltaic Systems in terms of the scheme as set out in this Government Notice."

10. In section 2, paragraph ii. shall be substituted with the following:

“ii. Once sellers or retailers and their Solar Water Heaters, Solar Collectors, Air to Water Heat Pump Water Heaters, Hybrid Inverters, Battery Storage Systems and Photovoltaic Systems are registered, no systems or equipment other than those which meet the standards required by this Government Notice, shall be listed in the Regulator's website as approved by the Regulator for the purposes of this scheme, provided that such equipment may still be placed on the market but shall not be eligible for the purposes of this scheme."

11. In section 2, paragraph iii. shall be substituted with the following:

“iii. Retailers shall inter alia provide evidence that Solar Water Heaters, Solar Collectors, Air to Water Heat Pump Water Heaters, Hybrid Inverters, Battery Storage Systems and Photovoltaic Systems conform to specific standards as required by this Government Notice in order to be registered and listed as eligible on the Regulator's website. The list of eligible systems or equipment may be used at the discretion of the Regulator for the purposes of other schemes, including grant schemes."

12. In section 2, paragraph iv. shall be substituted with the following:

“iv. Applications for the registration of sellers or retailers and their Solar Water Heaters, Solar Collectors, Air to Water Heat Pump Water Heaters, Hybrid Inverters, Battery Storage Systems and Photovoltaic Systems for the purposes of the Scheme shall be made in the form set in Schedule A and Schedule B to this Government Notice. When submitted, this application shall contain all the information, details and documents as required in such form and manner, and in terms of this scheme."

13. In section 3, paragraph iii. The following text shall be deleted:

“Inverters shall be accompanied by a letter from the distribution system operator (Enemalta plc) stating that the inverter model meets the certification, testing and connection requirements as specified in the network code. Until such time that the network code includes such provisions, the following shall apply:

as from the 1 May 2015, inverters shall be provisionally registered if they are certified by the third-party certifying body as compliant with MSA EN 50438 or an equivalent¹ thereof when so considered by the Standards and Metrology Institute within the Malta Competition and Consumer Affairs Authority. G83/2 certification will be considered as equivalent to EN50438. In the case of inverters that do not fall within the scope of MSA EN 50438, G59/3 certification by a third-party certifying body shall be accepted.

inverters registered as part of PV systems with the Regulator up to the 30 April 2015 shall continue to be such registered until the 31 December 2015, following which new registration shall be required."

14. In section 3, paragraph iii. shall include a new entry as follows:

(e) Inverter systems may be registered for participation in the scheme shall be of the hybrid inverter or multi-mode type and shall comply with all relevant EU Directives and Regulations and, in particular, for the connection with the distribution, with Commission Regulation (EU) 2016/631 of 14 April 2016 establishing a network code on requirements for grid connection of generators.

Hybrid Inverters shall be accompanied by a letter from the distribution system operator (Enemalta plc) stating that the inverter model meets the certification, testing and connection requirements as specified in the network code. Until such time that the network code includes such provisions, the following shall apply:

Inverter systems shall be provisionally registered if they are certified by the third party certifying body as compliant with the requirements and default settings as applicable for Continental Europe provided in MSA EN 50549-1 Requirements for generating plants to be connected in parallel with distribution networks - Part 1: Connection to a LV distribution network - Generating plants up to and including Type B or an equivalent¹ thereof when so considered by the Standards and Metrology Institute within the Malta Competition and Consumer Affairs Authority.

(f) Battery Storage Systems shall be certified:

(i)  Lead Acid Batteries shall be certified to EN 61056-1-2, BS EN  60896-11, 21 and 22 as applicable or an equivalent thereof when so considered by the Standards and Metrology Institute within the Malta Competition and Consumer Affairs Authority;

(ii) The lithium-ion shall be certified to IEC 62619 as applicable or an equivalent thereof when so considered by the Standards and Metrology Institute within the Malta Competition and Consumer Affairs Authority;

(iii) Flow batteries shall be certified to BS EN 62932-1-2 as applicable, or an equivalent thereof when so considered by the Standards and Metrology Institute within the Malta Competition and Consumer Affairs Authority;

15. In section 3, paragraph v shall be substituted with the following:

“v. Together with certified true copies of certificates and other documents required by this Government Notice, sellers or retailers shall provide a signed declaration to be made by the manufacturer or wholesaler or distributor of Solar Water Heaters, Solar Collectors, Air to Water Heat Pump Water Heaters, Hybrid Inverters, Battery Storage Systems and Photovoltaic Systems, stating that the tested product is a production sample and which fully represents the current production-line. Any modifications made to the design, production process or materials of the tested product shall be identified in the written declaration and duly certified as required by this Government Notice;".

16. Schedule A shall be substituted by the following new Schedule:

18. This Government Notice has been notified in terms of Directive 98/34/EC, as amended by Directive 98/48/EC, as transposed by the Notification Procedure Regulations (S.L. 419.06).

26th February, 2021

REWS schedules

No. 290

Agency for Infrastructure Malta

Completion of Road Formation and Traffic and Parking Suspension

In virtue of Article eighteen (18) of Legal Notice 291 of 2018, the Agency for Infrastructure Malta hereby gives official notice of its intention to complete the formation of:

Triq it-Trunċiera tat-Tramuntana/Triq Joseph J. Mangion, Floriana (indicated on the site plan on page 1688).

Part of Triq Santa Marija and part of Triq Batu, Ħaż-Żebbuġ (indicated on the site plan on page 1689).

Any person who is obliged by law to form said road (including by acquiring land necessary for the same formation) has fifteen (15) days from the date of the publication of this notice within which to comply with his obligations at law. In default, the Agency for Infrastructure Malta shall itself proceed with the formation of this road in accordance with its powers at law and at the expense of those persons whose obligation it is to form the road.

The Agency for Infrastructure Malta notifies that from 1st March, 2021 to 31st September, 2021, no parking will be permitted in Triq it-Trunċiera tat-Tramuntana/Triq Joseph J. Mangion, Floriana, due to road works.

The Agency for Infrastructure Malta notifies that from 1st March, 2021 to 31st September, 2021, no parking will be permitted in part of Triq Santa Marija and part of Triq Batu, Ħaż-Żebbuġ, due to road works.

Parking of vehicles is not allowed during these days. Vehicles found in contravention to the order of this notice are liable to be towed.

26th February, 2021

Infrastucture charts.pdf 

Lands Reg Gozo.pdf 

Door numbering.pdf 

No. 296

INCOME TAX MANAGEMENT ACT (CAP. 372) and VALUE ADDED TAX ACT (CAP. 406)

Notice in terms of Article 29 of the Income Tax Management Act, Cap. 372;

and Article 73(2) Value Added Tax Act, Cap. 406

In terms of the proviso to article 29(1) of the Income Tax Management Act and/or article 73(2) of the Value Added Tax Act, the Commissioner for Revenue hereby notifies the persons/companies listed hereunder to call at the Compliance and Investigations Directorate, Office of the Commissioner for Revenue, Centre Point Building, Ta' Paris Road, Birkirkara BKR 4633, within thirty days of this notice to collect the notices made on such persons/companies.

Name                                                               Reference

Qubic Assett Management Ltd                       994975035 C48218

Stefan Gajic                                                    13978A

Aspire Global International                            994383108 C42296

NETBET Enterprises Ltd                               994033313 C39218

Charlo Borg                                                    555977M

Michael Debono obo Michael Debono Ltd    233987M C10002

The Directors – On The Valley Co. Ltd         992012318 C20187

Grazio Camilleri                                            90462M

Mark Mizzi                                                     321784M

Al Sehnawi Wael                                            169957A

TM Finishings Ltd                                          995179001 C50160

26th February, 2021

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