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​HOUSING AUTHORITY 

Property Acquisition Grant Scheme 2023 

With reference to Scheme Property Acquisition Grant Scheme 2023 published in the Government Gazette of the 17th February 2023 the Housing Authority wishes to effect the following amendments with immediate effect:

​Amend Clause 1 to read as follows: 

1. Title and aim of the Scheme

The Property Acquisition Grant is intended for people who acquired their first residential property after 1st January 2022. This grant, which will amount to ten thousand Euros (€10,000) or twenty thousand (€20,000) in case of first time buyer applicant holding a valid Special Disability Card issues by Commission for the rights of Persons with Disability (CRPD) will be given over a period of ten (10) years to applicant who has acquired a property. The grant will be given once a year through payments of one thousand Euro (€1,000) or two thousand Euro (€2,000) each.

Under this scheme, Second Time Buyers will also benefit if they previously owned a residential property but currently do not own any other residential property in their name, apart from the property purchased after 1st January 2026, which is being used or will be used as their sole and primary residence. With this scheme, the Housing Authority will be helping these young people in the first crucial years of their important investment and also encouraging them to become homeowners.

Amend Clause 2 sub-clauses (f) (g) & (h) 1 to read as follows:

2. Definition of terms

Throughout the Notice unless the context otherwise requires:

(f) “First Time Buyers" means an applicant who has acquired a residence as stipulated in Duty on Documents and Transfers Act, Subsidiary Legislation 364.12;

(g) “Second Time Buyers" means applicants who previously owned a residential property but currently do not own any other residential property in their name, except for the property purchased after 1st January 2026, which is being used or will be used as their sole and primary residence;

(h) “Grant" means the grant provided under this scheme, in the amounts as established in this scheme.

Amend Clause 3 to read as follows:

3. Conditions of the scheme

(a) Under this Scheme the grant will amount to ten thousand Euro (€10,000) spread over a period of ten (10) years. The amount of one thousand Euro (€1,000) per annum will be issued by the Housing Authority in favour of the applicants;

(b) In the case of a first-time buyer who holds a Special ID Card issued by the Commission for the Rights of Persons with Disability (CRPD), the grant under this scheme shall amount to twenty thousand Euros (€20,000) over a period of ten years. An amount of two thousand Euros (€2,000) shall be paid by the Housing Authority once a year.

(c) In the case of a couple who acquired the property jointly and in solidum, and the property is not the first residence of one of the applicants, the grant shall amount to five thousand euros (€5,000), that is, five hundred euros (€500) per year for ten (10) years.

(d) In the case of a couple where one of the couple holds a Special ID Card issued by the Commission for the Rights of Persons with Disability (CRPD), and who acquired the property jointly and in solidum, and the property is not the first residence of one of the applicants, the grant shall amount to ten thousand euros (€10,000), that is, one thousand euros (€1,000) per year for ten (10) years.

(e) The property must have been purchased through a bank home loan;

(f) In the event of closure of loan account for any reason, the grant will be suspended immediately, and no further payments will be issued;

(g) Applicants must submit their application until 31st July of the year following the signing of the deed, that is:

•           applicants who signed their deed in the year 2026, must submit the application by 31st July 2027 and;

•           applicants who signed their deed in the year 2027, must submit the application by 31st July 2028 and so on;

•           applicants who signed their deed in the year 2028, must submit the application by 31st July 2029 and so on;

The payment under this scheme is made once a year, that

(h) The property that qualifies under the scheme must be used and occupied by the applicants exclusively as their ordinary residence;

(i) The annual grant of one thousand Euro (€1,000) will be deposited into the applicant's bank account. The bank account should be the account from which the monthly loan repayment is issued.

(j) In the case of a couple who acquired the property together and in solidum, they must submit a joint bank account in their name in order to have their grant deposited in same joint account;

(k) In the event that the loan is terminated for any reason and/or the property subject to the loan is transferred to third parties, the applicants are obliged to inform the Housing Authority within a fortnight from when this a loan is terminated or from when the property subject to the loan is transferred so that the beneficiary ceases to remain eligible for the grant from one year to the next. In the default, the beneficiary must refund the full grant to the Housing Authority together with interest/penalties for each day;

(l) In the event that applicants submit their application after the date stipulated in clause 3(g), they will lose the grant of one thousand Euros (€1,000) for each year of late submission of application;

(m) The purchased property qualifies as the first residence of one of the applicants as stipulated in Duty on Documents and Transfers Act, Subsidiary Legislation 364.12 and in the Inland Revenue guidelines on the definition of “first time buyers" on the website (https://cfr.gov.mt/en/inlandrevenue/legal-technical/Documents/Guidelines%20FTB.pdf).

(n) In the case of second time buyers, they shall only qualify if the first property purchased is no longer in their possession, they currently do not own any other residential property in their name, and they are now purchasing the property as their sole and primary residence. In this case, the contract of purchase of the property must be dated after 1st January 2026. The applicant must submit with the application searches carried out by their Notary from the age of sixteen onwards up to the date of the contract, confirming that they do not own any other residential property in their name and that they satisfy the requirements of a second-time buyer under this scheme.

(o) In the case of second time buyers who are single persons who have already benefited from this scheme in respect of another property, and who are eligible under this scheme, they shall be entitled to the remaining balance of the grant, up to a maximum of €10,000. In the event that they have already benefited from the full grant of €10,000, they shall not be eligible to apply for the grant as second time buyers.

(p) In the case of second time buyers who are a couple who have already benefited from this scheme in respect of another property, and who separately satisfy the eligibility criteria of this scheme, each applicant shall be entitled to the remaining balance of the grant, up to a maximum of €10,000. In the event that they have already benefited from the full grant of €10,000, they shall not be eligible to apply for the grant as second time buyers.

Amend Clause 7 to read as follows:

7. Disqualification

Persons shall not qualify to make an application under this scheme if:-

(a) The deed of acquisition was signed before 1st January 2022;

(b) In case of second time buyers, the deed of acquisition was signed before 1st January 2026;

(c) The property purchased was not the first property acquired by the applicant and this as stipulated in Duty on Documents and Transfers Act, Subsidiary Legislation 364.12;

(d) The property was not purchased through a bank loan (home loan);

(e) In the case of second time buyers, they own another residential property in their name, other than the property purchased after 1st January 2026, which is being used or will be used as their sole and primary residence;

(f) They have already benefited from the maximum grant of €10,000.

Amend Clause 8 to read as follows:

8. Loss of Grant

The Grant is suspended immediately in case the property is transferred to third parties or loan on the property is fully paid. In the case of a couple acquiring the property together and their marriage or relationship is terminated and one of the couple decides to retain the property, then the remaining grant, will continue to be given to the applicant who kept the property in its entirety. 

21st August, 2026

LOCAL GOVERNMENT ACT (CAP. 363)

Notice

By virtue of regulation 90 of the Third Schedule of the Local Government Act (Cap. 363), the Electoral Commissioners hereby notify that the candidate nominated in accordance with the provisions of regulation 89 of the aforesaid schedule for the casual election of a Councillor for the Locality of Ir-Rabat (M) is the following that is:

Nominated Candidate

BUSUTTIL JANICE

The Electoral Commissioners further notify that they will proceed to examine the ballot papers of Mr Nazju Cassar for the Locality of Ir-Rabat (M), in accordance with the provisions of regulation 91 of the Third Schedule of the Local Government Act (Cap. 363), on Monday, 24th August, 2026 from 9.00 a.m. at the Counting Hall Complex, In-Naxxar.

J. CAMILLERI

Chief Electoral Commissioner

Office of the Electoral Commission,

Ex-Trade Fair Grounds,

In-Naxxar.

21st August, 2026

TRANSPORT MALTA

Notice to Owners of Vehicles Removed from the Road

 In accordance with the Clamping and Removal of Motor Vehicles and Encumbering Objects Regulations S.L. 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 Friday, 28th August, 2026, will be auctioned and, if not sold, will be destroyed.

Further information may be obtained by telephone number 2556 4161 between 9.30 a.m. and 2.30 p.m., or by email to ([email protected]).

21st August, 2026

OFFICE FOR COMPETITION

Notification of Concentration

In terms of regulation 5(4) of the Control of Concentrations Regulations 2002, published in Legal Notice 294 of 2002, the Office for Competition notifies for general information that a notification of a concentration between Galaxy Germany Holding SE (Munich, Germany,) and Nagarro SE (Munich, Germany) was filed on Monday, 10th August, 2026.

The nature of the concentration is the acquisition of sole control of Nagarro SE by Persistent Systems Limited through Galaxy Germany Holding SE.

Galaxy Germany Holding SE is a European stock corporation that forms part of the Persistent Systems Limited group, which is a global IT services and solutions company specialising in digital engineering and enterprise modernisation. Its core activities include software product engineering, application development and management, cloud and infrastructure services, data and analytics, enterprise IT security, enterprise integration, intelligent automation, and CX transformation.

Nagarro SE, also a European stock corporation, is an IT services and consulting group providing software and technology consulting, development, testing, implementation, maintenance, operations, and innovation services. It operates across industries.

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 ([email protected]).

21st August, 2026

ARMED FORCES OF MALTA

Live Firing Programme – LMD-6 commencement time

The Armed Forces of Malta notify that LMD-6 will commence earlier than scheduled and will be extended beyond 1.00 p.m.

Dates and times are as follows:

On Monday, 7th September, 2026,from 6.00 a.m. to 6.00 p.m.; on Wednesday, 9th September, 2026, from 6.00 a.m. to 6.00 p.m.; and on Thursday, 10th September, 2026, from 6.00 a.m. to 6.00 p.m.

21st August, 2026 

Tenders awarded lists Gaz 21.8.pdf​

GĦARB LOCAL COUNCIL 

Traffic management on the occasion of Għarb Day 

Għarb Local Council notifies that on Saturday, 29th August, 2026, Triq il-Knisja from the part near Triq il-Viżitazzjoni up to Pjazza taż-Żjara tal-Madonna will be closed to traffic from 5.00 p.m. to 11.00 p.m. There will be a diversion through Triq il-Viżitazzjoni, Triq Feliċ Grech, Triq Dun Alwiġ Mizzi for areas behind the church. Triq Dun Alwiġ Mizzi and Pjazza Żjara tal-Madonna will be no-parking zones.

21st August, 2026

​RABAT (MALTA) LOCAL COUNCIL 

Suspension of Parking 

The Rabat Local Council notifies that no parking is allowed in the following streets on the indicated dates and times:

On Monday, 24th August, 2026, from 4.00 p.m., to Wednesday, 26th August, 2026, at 8.00 p.m., through thirty-five parking spaces in front of St Nicholas College, Secondary School, Ħad-Dingli, off Triq is-Swatar;

On Sunday, 30th August, 2026, from 6.00 a.m. to 8.00 p.m., through thirty-five parking spaces in front of St Nicholas College, Secondary School, Ħad-Dingli, off Triq is-Swatar.

Vehicles found in contravention of this notice are liable to be towed.

21st August, 2026

ĦAŻ-ŻEBBUĠ LOCAL COUNCIL 

Road Closures and Suspension of Parking 

The Ħaż-Żebbuġ Local Council notifies that in terms of Legal Notice 101/97, the streets listed hereunder will be closed to traffic and are to be classified as tow zones as indicated.

The Ħaż-Żebbuġ Local Council hereby thus notifies that the stopping and parking of vehicles in the streets mentioned is prohibited on the dates and times indicated as follows, unless to access private garages, homes, or businesses.

On Monday, 24th August, 2026, from 6.00 a.m. to 7.00 p.m., partial road closure of Misraħ San Filippu is required and parking will be suspended in twenty parking spaces;

On Monday, 24th August, 2026, from 6.00 a.m. to 7.00 p.m., parking will be suspended in twenty parking spaces in front of Għaqda Każin Banda San Filep A.D. 1851 in Triq Sciortino.

Vehicles found in contravention of this notice will be liable to be towed.

21st August, 2026

ĦAL GĦARGĦUR LOCAL COUNCIL

Road Closures

The Ħal Għargħur Local Council notifies that the below streets will be closed to traffic on the mentioned dates and times:

From 4.00 p.m. of Saturday, 22nd August, 2026 to 4.00 p.m. of Sunday, 23rd August, 2026, Triq il-Wiesgħa, Triq l-Oratorju and Misraħ il-Knisja;

From 10.00 a.m. of Monday, 24th August, 2026 to midnight of Sunday, 30th August, 2026, Triq Birguma, Triq Għaxqet l-Għajn (Ħal Għargħur) and Triq il-Vittmi tan-Nar Naxxarin (Naxxar);

From 6.00 a.m. of Tuesday, 25th August, 2026 to midnight of Sunday, 30th August, 2026, Triq Mons. L. Catania and Misraħ il-Knisja;

From 4.00 a.m. of Tuesday, 25th August, 2026 to 2.00 a.m. of Wednesday, 26th August, 2026, Triq l-Indipendenza;

On Wednesday, 26th August, 2026, from 3.00 p.m. to midnight, Triq San Bartilmew, Triq il-Wiesgħa and Misraħ il-Knisja;

From 4.00 p.m. of Thursday, 27th August, 2026 to 1.30 a.m. of Friday, 28th August, 2026, Triq San Bartilmew, Triq il-Wiesgħa and Misraħ il-Knisja;

From 6.00 a.m. of Friday, 28th August, 2026 to 1.30 a.m. of Saturday, 29th August, 2026, Triq l-Isqof Gargallo;

From 4.00 p.m. of Friday, 28th August, 2026 to 1.30 a.m. of Saturday, 29th August, 2026, Triq San Bartilmew, Triq il-Wiesgħa and Misraħ il-Knisja;

On Saturday, 29th August, 2026, from 7.00 a.m. to midnight, Triq l-Isqof Gargallo;

On Saturday, 29th August, 2026, from 3.00 p.m. to midnight, Triq il-Wiesgħa, Misraħ il-Knisja, Triq il-Kbira, Triq il-Ġnien, Triq San Nikola, Triq San Ġwann and Triq San Bartilmew;

On Sunday, 30th August, 2026, from 6.00 a.m. to midnight, Misraħ il-Knisja, Triq il-Wiesgħa, Triq il-Ġnien, Triq l-Oratorju and Triq San Bartilmew;

On Sunday, 30th August, 2026, from 2.00 p.m. to midnight, Triq Emmanuel Perren, Vjal ir-Repubblika, Triq Stiefnu Zerafa, Triq San Ġwann and Triq id-Dejqa.

The parking of vehicles is prohibited and these streets will be considered as towing zones.

21st August, 2026

MELLIEĦA LOCAL COUNCIL

Suspension of Parking

The Mellieħa Local Council notifies that the street mentioned hereunder will be classified as a tow-zone area and therefore parking of vehicles will be prohibited:

On Thursday, 27th August, 2026, in Triq l-Inkurunazzjoni from noon to 9.00 p.m.

21st August, 2026