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I assent.
(L.S.) GEORGE VELLA
President
12th April, 2019
ACT No. XIII of 2019
AN ACT to amend the Malta Communications Authority Act, Cap.
418.
BE IT ENACTED by the President,  by and with the advice and
consent of the House of Representatives, in this present Parlia ment
assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
Short title and 
commencement.
Cap. 418.1. (1) The short title of this Ac t is the Malta Communications
Authority (Amendment) Act, 2019 and this Act shall be read and
construed as one with the Malta Communications Authority Act
hereinafter referred to as the ''principal Act''.
(2) This Act shall come into force on such date as the Minister
responsible for communications m ay by notice in the Gazette app oint,
and different dates may be so ap pointed for diff erent provision s and
different purposes of this Act. 
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Amendment of 
article 4 of the 
principal Act. 2. Sub-article (3) of article 4 of the principal Act shall be amen ded
as follows: 
(a) paragraph (u) thereof shall renumbered as paragraph
(v); and 
(b) immediately after paragraph (t) there shall be added
the following new paragraph: 
''(u) monitor and ensure t he accessibility of websites
and mobile applications in accor dance with the provisions of
this Act;''. 
Amendment of 
article 5 of the 
principal Act.3. In the proviso to sub-article (1 ) o f a rti cl e 5  o f  th e  p ri n ci p al
Act, immediately after the words  "employees," there shall be ad ded the
words "to a Chief Executive Officer or", for the words "any off icer"
there shall be substituted the words "any other officer" and
immediately after the words "by the Board." there shall be added the
words "The first Chief Executive Officer shall be appointed by the
Minister.
Amendment of 
article 6 of the principal Act.4. In sub-article (1) of article 6 of the principal Act the words  ''on
matters related to ex-ante market regulation and the resolution of
disputes between unde rtakings in accordance with articles 43 an d 44A.''
shall be substituted by the words ''on any matters related to t he exercise
of any of its statutory functions  however so described as provi ded for by
law.''.
Amendment of 
article 7 of the principal Act.5. Article 7 of the principal Act shall be amended as follows:
(a) in the proviso to sub-article (2) thereof, immediately
after the words "members of the Board" there shall be added the
words ", the Chief Executi ve Officer, if any,"; and
(b) in sub-article (3) there of, immediately after the
words "member of the Board" there shall be added the words ",
the Chief Executive Officer, if any,".
Amendment of 
article 32 of the 
principal Act.6. In sub-article (1) of article 32 o f t h e p ri n cip al A ct t h e wo rd s
''The Authority shall before pro ceeding to take any of the meas ures
under article 31'' shal l be substituted by the words ''Unless otherwise
provided by or under this Act, the Authority shall before proce eding to
take any of the measur es under article 31''.
Amendment of article 38 of the 
principal Act. 7. Sub-article (7) of article 38 of the principal Act shall be del eted.
Addition of new article 41 to the principal Act. 8. Immediately after article 40A of the principal Act there shall be
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added the following new article:
Amendment of 
article 46 of the 
principal Act. 9. Sub-article (1) of article 46 shall be substituted by the
following: 
''(1) The Minister may, after consultation with the
Authority, make regulations in respect of any functions assigne d to
the Authority including such functions as may be assigned in
compliance with any international obligations of Malta: 
Provided that the Minister ma y establish the procedure
to be followed by the Authority in the investigation of anyinfringements and the enforcement of any sanctions that the
Authority may be empowered by law to impose.''.
Passed by the House of Representatives at Sitting No. 218 of th e 9th
April, 2019.''Appeal to the 
Court of Appeal 
Cap. 490.41. Any party to an appeal to the Tribunal, who
feels aggrieved by a decision of the Tribunal, may
appeal to the Court of Appeal in terms of the
Administrative Justice Act.''. 
CLAUDETTE BUTTIGIEG
Deputy Speaker
RAYMOND SCICLUNA
Clerk of the House of Representatives
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