Malta Marittima (Establishment as an Agency) (Amendment) Order, 2017 (L.N. 90 of 2017)

L.N. 90 of2017 VERZJONI ELETTRONIKA PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION ACT (CAP. 497) Malta Marittima (Establishment as an Agency) (Amendment) Order, 2017 IN exercise of the powers conferred by article 3 6( 4 )(b) of the Public Administration Act, the Prime Minister has made the following Order: B 623 1. The title of this Order is the Malta Marittima Citation. (Establishment as an Agency) (Amendment) Order, 2017, and this Order shall be read and construed as one with the Malta Marittima s.L. 497.16. (Establishment as an Agency) Order, hereinafter referred to as "the principal Order". 2. In article 2 of the principal Order, the definition "Minister" Amends article shall be substituted by the following new definition: ~r?1~; ~eal order. " "Minister" means the Minister responsible for the Agency;". 3. deleted. 4. follows : Sub-article ( 4) of article 3 of the principal Order shall be Amends article 3 of the principal Order. Article 4 of the principal Order shall be amended as Amends article 4 of the principal Order. (a) the words "and duties" wherever they occur shall be deleted; (b) in paragraph (c) thereof, the words "to strengthen" shall be substituted by the words "to promote"; (c) in paragraph (d) thereof, the words "to lead" shall be substituted by the words "to promote"; ( d) m paragraph (g) thereof, the words "to lead towards" shall be substituted by the words "to promote the creation"; (e) in paragraph (h) thereof, the words "to encourage transfer of knowledge between academy and" shall be substituted by the words "to encourage cooperation between educational institutions and businesses"; B 624 Amends article 5 of the principal Order. Amends article 7 of the principal Orde6. Adds new article l O to the principal Order. VERZJONI ELETTRONIKA (f) paragraph (j) thereof shall be deleted; (g) paragraph (k) thereof shall be renumbered as paragraph (j); and (h) immediately after the new paragraph (j) as renumbered, there shall be added the following new paragraph: "(k) any other function which the Minister responsible for the Agency may from time to time delegate to the Agency.". 5. In sub-article (1) of article 5 of the Maltese version of the Order, the words "Il-Ministru responsabbli ghall-Agenzija ghandu jkun il-Ministru responsabbli ghall-Ekonomija, 1-Investiment u 1 Intraprizi Zghar;" shall be deleted and shall be substituted by the words "Il-Ministru responsabbli ghall-Agenzija ghandu jkun il­ Ministru responsabbli ghall-Izvilupp u t-Tkabbir tas-Settur Marittimu.". 6. In article 7 of the Order, immediately after the words "and the Agency" there shall be added the following words: "or as may be directed by the Permanent Secretary from time to time". 7. Immediately after article 9 of the principal Order there shall be added the following new article: "Exemption from liability. 10. The Chairperson and any of the directors of the Board of the Agency, officers and employees of the Agency, in the performance of their functions under this Order or any other law administered by the Agency, shall not be liable for any loss or damage suffered by any person by reason of anything done or omitted to be done in the course of the administration of this Order or of any other law.". l ppubblikat mid-Dipartiment tal-Informazzjoni (doi.govnrt) - Valletta - Pu.blislted by tlte Department of l,ifonnati.on (doi.gov.mt) - Valleita Mitbugh ft-Istamperija tal-Gvern fuq karta riciklata - PriJUed at tlte Government Printing Press on recycled paper n '-I PreziJPrice €0.18