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Suppliment tal-Gazzetta tal-Gvern ta’ Malta Nru. 20,970, 6 ta’
 Diċembru, 2022
Taqsima  B
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L.N. 330 of 2022
PETROLEUM (PRODUCTION) ACT
(CAP. 156)
Offshore Safety (Oil and Gas) (Amendment) Regulations, 2022
IN EXERCISE of the powers conferred by article 5  of the
Petroleum (Production) Act, the Minister responsible for financ e has
made the following regulations:-
Citation.
S.L. 156.02.1. The title of these regulations is the Offshore Safety (Oil and
Gas) (Amendment) Regulations, 2022 and these regulations shall be
read and construed as one with th e Offshore Safety (Oil and Gas )
Regulations, hereinafter referred to as "the principal regulati ons".
Amends 
regulation 3 of 
the principal regulations.2. Regulation 3 of the principal regulations shall be amended
as follows: 
(a) the definition "connected infrastructure" thereof shall
be substituted by the following new definition:
(b) the definition "safety zone" thereof shall be
substituted by the following new definition:
" "safety zone" means the area within a distance of
five hundred (500) metres from any part of the
installation;".
Amends 
regulation 15 of the principal 
regulations.3. In regulation 15 of the principal regulations, the words "the
Licensing Authority shall ensure that" shall be deleted.
Amends 
regulation 17 of the principal regulations.4. In paragraph (b) of sub-regulation (1) of regulation 17 of
the principal regulations, the words "including inspections,
investigations and enforcement actions" shall be deleted." "connected infrastructure" means, within the
safety zone: 
(a) any well and associated structures,
supplementary units and devices connected to theinstallation; 
(b) any apparatus or works on or fixed to
the main structure of the installation; 
(c) any attached pipeline apparatus or
works;"; and
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Suppliment tal-Gazzetta tal-Gvern ta’ Malta Nru. 20,366, 13 ta’ Marzu, 2020
Taqsima  B
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L.N. 51 of 2020
RETIREMENT PENSIONS ACT
(CAP. 514)
Retirement Pensions (Tra nsitional Provisions) 
(Revocation) Regulations, 2020
IN EXERCISE of the powers conferred by article 56 of the
Retirement Pensions Act, the Minister responsible for the regulation of
financial services, acting on th e advice of the Malta Financial  Services
Authority, has made th e following regulations:-
Citation and 
commencement.1. (1) The title of these regu lations is the Retirement
Pensions (Transitional Provisions) (Revocation) Regulations, 20 20.
(2) These regulations shall come into force on such date as the
Minister responsible for the reg ulation of financial services m ay by
notice in the Gazette establish, and different dates may be so
established for different provisions of these regulations.
Revocation of 
Retirement Pensions 
(Transitional 
Provisions) Regulations, 
2015.
S.L. 514.012. The Retirement Pensions (Transitional Provisions)
Regulations, are hereby revoked.
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B 915
L.N. 114 of 2021
ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION ACT
(CAP. 549)
Limitation of Emissions of Cert ain Atmospheric Pollutants 
(Amendment) Regulations, 2021
 IN EXERCISE of the powers conferred by articles 54 and 55 of
the Environment Protection Act, the Minister for Environment,
Climate Change, and Planning, after consultation with the
Environment and Resources Authority, has made the following
regulations:-
Citation.
S.L. 549. 124.1. The title of these regulations is the Limitation of Emissions
of Certain Atmospheric Pollutants (Amendment) Regulations, 2021
and these regulations shall be read and construed as one with theLimitation of Emissions of Certain Atmospheric Pollutants
Regulations, hereinafter referred to as "the principal regulati ons".
Amends 
regulation 4 of the principal 
regulations. 2. In sub-regulation (1) of regulation 4 of the principal
regulations, the words "The emission limits may be subject to any
adjustments, which may be made by the competent authority to th e
2005 national atmospheric emissions inventory according to Part 4 of
Annex IV of Directive (EU) 2016/2284." shall be deleted. 
Amends 
regulation 6 of 
the principal 
regulations.3. Immediately after sub-regulation (7) of regulation 6 of the
principal regulations, there shall be added the following new sub-
regulation:
"(8) The competent authority may establish adjusted
national atmospheric emissions inventories, in accordance witharticle 5(1) and Part 4 of Annex IV of Directive (EU) 2016/2284 ,
for the pollutants listed in regulation 4 where non-compliance
with the emission reduction would result from applying
improved emission inventory methods updated in accordance
with scientific knowledge.".
Amends 
regulation 7 of 
the principal 
regulations.  4. In sub-regulation (1) of regulation 7 of the principal
regulations, the words ", where applicable," shall be deleted. 
Amends 
regulation 13 of the principal 
regulations. 5. Regulation 13 of the principal regulations shall be amended
as follows: 
(a) the words "through electronic means" shall be
substituted by the words "by publishing it on the Authority’s
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website"; and 
(b) in paragraph (b) thereof, the words "regulation 6(6)"
shall be substituted by the words "regulations 6(6) and 7(3)".
Amends the 
Third Schedule 
to the principal regulations. 6. Item 4 of Part 1 of the Third Schedule to the principal
regulations shall be substituted by the following new item:
"4. Emissions from road transport shall be calculated and
reported on the basis of the fue ls sold in Malta. In addition,
emissions from road transport may also be reported and
calculated on the basis of fuels used for kilometres driven in
Malta.".
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B 2011
L.N. 250 of 2019
V ALUE ADDED TAX ACT
(CAP. 406)
Value Added Tax Act (Amendm ent of Third  Schedule) 
Regulations, 2019
IN EXERCISE of the powers conferred by articles 7 and 75 of
the Value Added Tax Act, the Minister for Finance, has made the
following regulations:-
Citation, scope 
and 
commencement. 
Cap. 406.1. (1) The title of these regulations is the Value Added Tax
Act (Amendment of Third Schedule) Regulations, 2019 and these
regulations shall be read and construed as one with the Third Schedule
to the Value Added Tax Act, which Third Schedule is hereinafter  in
these regulations referred to as "the Third Schedule".
(2) These regulations shall bring into force the provisions of
Article 1 of Council Directive (EU) 2018/1910 of the 4th December
2018 amending Directive 2006/112/EC as regards the harmonizatio n
and simplification of certain rules in the value added tax syst em for the
taxation of trade between Member States.
(3) These regulations shall come into force, on the 1st January
2020.
Amends item 1 
of Part One of 
the Third 
Schedule.2. Item 1 in Part One of the Third Schedule, shall be amended
as follows:
(a) in paragraph (c) thereof, the words "where they are
imported." shall be substituted by the words "where they are
imported;"; and
(b) immediately after paragraph (c) thereof, there shall be
added a new paragraph (d) as follows:-
"(d) (i) Where the same goods are supplied
successively and those goods are dispatched or transportedfrom one Member State to another Member State directlyfrom the first supplier to the last customer in the chain, the
dispatch or transport shall be ascribed only to the supply
made to the intermediary operator.
(ii) By way of derogatio n from sub-paragraph
(i), the dispatch or transport shall be ascribed only to
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the supply of goods by the intermediary operator
where the intermediary operator has communicated to
his supplier the V AT identification number issued tohim by the Member State from which the goods are
dispatched or transported.
(iii) For the purpose of paragraph (d)
"intermediary operator" means a supplier within thechain, apart from the first supplier in the chain, who
dispatches or transports the goods either himself or
through a third party acting on his behalf.".
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L.N. 455 of 2021
ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION ACT
(CAP. 549)
Waste Management (Electrical and Electronic Equipment) 
(Amendment No. 2) Regulations, 2021
IN EXERCISE of the powers conferred by articles 54 and 55 of
the Environment Protection Act, t he Minister for the Environmen t,
Climate Change and Planning, afte r consultation with the Enviro nment
and Resources Authority, has made the following regulations:-
Citation.
S.L. 549. 89.1. The title of these regulati ons is the Waste Management
(Electrical and Electronic E quipment) (Amendment No. 2)
Regulations, 2021 and th ese regulations shall be read and const rued as
one with the Waste Management (Electrical and Electronic
Equipment) Regulations, hereinafter referred to as "the princip al
regulations".
Amends 
regulation 15A of the principal 
regulations.
S.L. 549. 63.2. In regulation 15A of the principal regulations, the words
"Annex IVa to Directive 2008/98/EC" shall be substituted by the
words "Schedule 12 of the Waste Regulations".
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L.N. 336 of 2019 
REGULATOR FOR ENERGY AND WATER SERVICES ACT
(CAP. 545)
BUILDING REGULATION ACT
(CAP. 513)
Energy Efficiency and Cogeneration 
(Amendment) Regulations, 2019
IN EXERCISE of the powers conferred by article 37 of the
Regulator for Energy and Water Se rvices Act and article 6 of th e
Building Regulation Act, the Minister for Energy and Water
Management and the Minister for T ransport, Infrastructure and Capital
Projects, after consultation with the Building Regulation Board , the
Regulator for Energy and Water Services and the Planning Authority,have made the foll owing regulations:-
Citation.
S.L. 545.16.1. (1) The title of these regulations is the Energy Efficiency
and Cogeneration (Amendment)  Regulations, 2019 and these
regulations shall be read and c onstrued as one with the Energy
Efficiency and Cogeneration Regulations, hereinafter referred t o as
"the principal regulations".
(2) These regulations transpose  point (5)(a) of Article 70 of
Directive (EU) 2019/944 of the European Parliament and of the
Council of 5 June 2019 on common ru les for the internal market for
electricity and amending Directive 2012/27/EU.
Amends 
regulation 17 of 
the principal 
regulations. 2. Regulation 17 of the principal regulations shall be amended
as follows:
(a) sub-regulation (5) thereof shall be substituted by the
following new sub-regulation:
 "(5) Transmission system operators and distribution
system operators shall compl y with the requirements set
out in the Eleventh Schedule. The transmission system
operator and the distribution sy stem operator shall facilitate
the connection to the grid system of electricity producedfrom high-efficiency cogene ration from small scale and
micro cogeneration units. Th e Regulator shall, where
appropriate, take steps to en courage network operators to
adopt a simple notification "ins tall and inform" process for
the installation of micro cogeneration units to simplify and
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shorten authorisation procedures for individual citizens and
installers."; 
(b) sub-regulation (6) thereof shall be deleted; and 
(c) sub-regulation (7) to sub-regulation (11) thereof shall be
renumbered as sub-regulation (6)  to sub-regulation (10) respect ively.
Amends the 
Eleventh Schedule to the 
principal 
regulations.3. In the Eleventh Schedule to the principal regulations the
words "Regulation 17(6)" shall be substituted by the words
"Regulation 17(5)".
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B 1522
L.N. 200 of 2021
TRAFFIC REGULATION ORDINANCE
(CAP. 65)
Motor Vehicles (Carriage of Dangerous  Goods by Road) 
(Amendment) Regulations, 2021
I N  E X E R C I S E  o f  t h e  p o w e r s  c o nferred by article 54 of the
Traffic Regulation Ordinance, the Minister for Transport,
Infrastructure and Capital Projects has, after consultation wit h the
Authority for Transport in Malta, has made the following regula tions:-
Citation and 
scope.
S.L. 65. 22.1. (1) The title of these regulations is the Motor Vehicles
(Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Road) (Amendment) Regulations,
2021 and these regulations shall be read and construed as one w ith the
Motor Vehicles (Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Road) Regulation s,
hereinafter referred to as "the principal regulations".
(2) The scope of these regulations is to implement the
provisions of Commission Delegated Directive (EU) 2020/1833 of 2
October 2020 amending the Annexes to Directive 2008/68/EC of th e
European Parliament and of the Council as regards adaptation to
scientific and technical progress.
Amends 
regulation 2 of 
the principal regulations.2. In the definition "Annex A and Annex B to the ADR" of
regulation 2 of the principal regulations, the words "1 January 2019"
shall be substituted by the words  "1 January 2021".
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L.N. 292 of 2021
MEDICAL AND KINDRED PROFESSIONS ORDINANCE
(CAP. 31)
Medical and Kindred Professions Ordinance (Amendment of 
Third Schedule) (Amendment No. 2) Regulations, 2021
IN EXERCISE of the powers c onferred by article 40A of the
Medical and Kindred Professions Or dinance, the Minister for Hea lth
after consultation with the Council of Health, has made the following
regulations:-
Citation and 
scope.
Cap. 31.1. (1) The title of these regulat ions is Medical and Kindred
Professions Ordinance (Amendment of Third Schedule) (Amendment
No. 2) Regulations, 2021 and these regulations shall be read an d
construed as one with the Third Schedule to the Medical and KindredProfessions Ordinance, which Third Schedule is hereinafter in t hese
regulations referred to as "the Third Schedule".
(2) These regulations imple ment Commission Delegated
Directive (EU) 2021/802 of 12 March 2021 amending the Annex toCouncil Framework Decision 2004/757/JHA as regards the inclusion of
the new psychoactive substances methyl 3,3-dimethyl-2-{[1-(pent-4-en-
1-yl)-1H -indazole-3-carbonyl] amino}butanoate (MDMB-4en-
PINACA) and methyl 2-{[1-(4-fluorobutyl)-1 H-indole-3-carbonyl]
amino}-3,3-dimethylbutanoate (4F-MDMB- BICA) in the definition
"drug".
Amends Part B 
of the Third 
Schedule.2. In Part B of the Third Schedule, there shall be added the
following:
International or other 
nonproprietary name or 
other trivial nameChemical name
"MDMB-4-en-PINACA methyl 3,3-di methyl-2-{[1-(pent-4-en-1-yl)-
1H-indazole-3-carbonyl] amino}butanoate
4F-MDMB-BICA methyl 2-{[1-(4-fluorobutyl)-1 H-indole-3-car-
bonyl] amino}-3,3-dimethylbutanoate".
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L.N. 252 of 2022
MEDICAL AND KINDRED PROFESSIONS ORDINANCE
(CAP. 31)
Medical and Kindred Professions Ordinance (Amendment of 
Third Schedule) (Amendment No. 2) Regulations, 2022
IN EXERCISE of the powers c onferred by article 40A of the
Medical and Kindred Professions Ordinance, the Minister respons ible
for public health, after consultation with the Council of Health, has
made the following regulations:-
Citation and 
scope.
Cap. 31.1. (1) The title of these regulations is the Medical and
Kindred Professions Ordinance (Amendment of Third Schedule)
(Amendment No. 2) Regulations, 2022 and these regulations shall be
read and construed as one with the Third Schedule to the Medica l and
Kindred Professions Ordinance, hereinafter referred to as "the Third
Schedule".
 (2) These regulations transpose Commission Delegated
Directive (EU) 2022/1326 of 18 March 2022 amending the Annex to
Council Framework Decision 2004/757/JHA as regards the inclusio n
of new psychoactive substances  in the definition of "drug".
Amends the 
Third Schedule.2. In Part B of the Third Schedule,  immediately after the item: 
there shall be added the following new items:"EUTYLONE 1-(1,3-benzodioxol-5-yl)-2-
(ethylamino)butan-1-one"
"3-methylmethcathinone, 
3-MMC2-(methylamino)-1-(3-
methylphenyl)propan-1-one
3-chloromethcathinone, 3-
CMC1-(3-chlorophenyl)-2-
(methylamino)propan-1-one ".
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B 1009
L.N. 193 of 2022
BANKING ACT
(CAP. 371)
Depositor Compensation Scheme (Amendment) Regulations, 2022
IN EXERCISE of the powers conferred by article 3(1) and article
28A of the Banking Act, the Minister responsible for financial
services, acting on the advice of the Malta Financial ServicesAuthority, has made the following regulations: -
Citation.
S.L. 371.09.1. The title of these regulations is Depositor Compensation
Scheme (Amendment) Regulations, 2022 and these regulations shall
be read and construed as one with the Depositor Compensation
Scheme Regulations, hereinafter referred to as "the principal
regulations".
Amends 
regulation 23 of the principal regulations.2. In sub-regulation (3) of regulation 23 of the principal
regulations for the words, "By not later than 3 July 2024, the total
share of payment commitments shall not exceed 30% of the total
amount of available financial means raised in accordance with t his
regulation:", there shall be substituted the words, "The total share of
payment commitments shall not exceed 30% of the total amount ofavailable financial means raised in accordance with this regula tion:"
Amends 
regulation 25 of 
the principal 
regulations.3. In sub-regulation (8) of regulation 25 of the principal
regulations, for the words, "Subject to the provisions of regulation
23(3), the Scheme may provide that a portion of a Compensation
Contribution be provided to the Scheme by means of a paymentcommitment:
Provided that by reference to the financial year shown in
the first column, the total portion of payment commitment shall notexceed the percentage shown in the second column: 
Financial Year Payment Commitments 
(maximum)
2016 74.50%
2017 69.00%
2018 63.50%
2019 58.00%
2020 52.50%
2021 47.00%
2022 41.50%
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there shall be substit uted the words, "Subj ect to the provision s of
regulation 23(3), the Scheme may provide that a portion of a
Compensation Contribution be provided to the Scheme by means of  a
payment commitment.".2023 36.00%
2024 30.00%"
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L.N. 145 of 2020
MUTUAL RECOGNITION OF QUALIFICATIONS ACT
(CAP. 451)
Recognition of Professi onal Qualifications 
(Amendment) Regulations, 2020
IN EXERCISE of the powers conferred by article 8 of the Mutual
Recognition of Qualifications Act , the Minister for Education a nd
Employment has made the following regulations:-
Citation.
S.L. 451.03.1. The title of these regulations is the Recognition of
Professional Qualifications (Am endment) Regulations, 2020 and t hese
regulations shall be read and co nstrued as one with the Recogni tion of
Professional Qualifications Regulations, hereinafter referred t o as "the
principal regulations". 
Amends 
regulation 5B(1) of the principal 
regulations.2. In sub-regulation (1) of regulation 5B of the principal
regulations, immediately after th e words "remotely and by elect ronic
means" there shall be added th e words "through the relevant poi nt of
single contact or the relevan t competent authorities". 
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