Notification of Groundwater Sources (Amendment) Regulations, 2009 (L.N. 204 of 2009)

B 2589VERŻJONI ELETTRONIKA A.L. 204 tal-2009 AWTORITÀ TA’ MALTA DWAR IR-RIŻORSI (KAP. 423) Regolamenti ta’ l-2009 li Jemendaw ir-Regolamenti dwar in-Notifika ta’ Sorsi ta’ l-Ilma ta’ taħt l-Art BIS-SAĦĦA tas-setgħat mogħtija bl-artikolu 28 ta’ l-Att dwar l-Awtorità ta’ Malta dwar ir-Riżorsi, il-Ministru għar-Riżorsi u Affarijiet Rurali, wara konsultazzjoni ma’ l-Awtorità ta’ Malta dwar ir-Riżorsi, għamel dawn ir-regolamenti li ġejjin: 1. (1) It-titolu ta’ dawn ir-regolamenti hu Regolamenti ta’ l-2009 li jemendaw ir-Regolamenti dwar in-Notifika ta’ Sorsi ta’ l-Ilma ta’ taħt l-Art, u ghandhom jinqraw u jifthiemu bħala ħaġa waħda mar-Regolamenti ta’ l-2008 dwar in-Notifika ta’ Sorsi ta’ l-Ilma ta’ taħt l-Art, hawn aktar ’il quddiem imsejħa “ir regolamenti prinċipali”. (2) Dawn ir-regolamenti għandhom jidħlu fis-seħħ fl 14 ta’ Lulju, 2009. 2. Fis-subregolament (1) tar-regolament 3 tar-regolamenti prinċipali, minflok il-kliem “sa l-20 ta’ Novembru, 2008.” għandhom jidħlu l-kliem “sa l-20 ta’ Novembru, 2008:” u minnufih wara għandhom jiżdiedu dawn il-proviso li ġejjin: “Iżda l-Awtorità għandha, mill-15 ta’ Lulju, 2009 sa dik id-data li tiġi stabbilita mill-Ministru permezz ta’ avviż fil Gazzetta, taċċetta applikazzjonijiet għan-notifika ta’ sorsi ta’ ilma ta’ taħt l-art li ma kinux ġew ippreżentati lilha sa l-20 ta’ Novembru, 2008, meta l-fatt li ma tkunx saret dik in-notifika jkun ġustifikat b’raġunijiet minħabba ċirkustanzi speċjali li jkunu xierqa: Iżda wkoll huma biss dawk iċ-ċirkustanzi speċjali li jkunu ġustifikati u xierqa, li jitqiesu kif imiss minn kumitat imwaqqaf mill-Ministru skond l-artikolu 25 ta’ l-Att, għandhom jitqiesu validi mill-Awtorità: Titolu u bidu fis-seħħ. Jemenda r-regolament 3 tar-regolamenti prinċipali. Suppliment tal-Gazzetta tal-Gvern ta’ Malta Nru. 18,454, 14 ta’ Lulju, 2009 Taqsima B B 2590 VERŻJONI ELETTRONIKA Iżda aktar flimkien man-notifika, utent ta’ sors ta’ l-ilma ta’ taħt l-art għandu wkoll jippreżenta affidavit li jiġi maħluf u konfermat taħt ġurament quddiem kummissjunarju b’setgħa li jagħti ġurament, fejn jiġu speċifikat fl-affidavit ir-raġunijiet u ċ-ċirkustanzi speċjali xierqa li jkunu jiġġustifikaw id-dewmien tan-notifika, flimkien ma’ kull prova u dokumentazzjoni oħra li jistgħu jkunu meħtieġa sabiex jiġi ppruvat il-kontenut ta’ l-affidavit.”. 3. Fis-subregolament (1) tar-regolament 4 tar-regolamenti prinċipali, minnufih wara l-kliem “mitejn u tletin euro (€230)” għandhom jidħlu l-kliem “u dritt addizzjonali ta’ mitt euro (€100) fil-każ ta’ dewmien tan-notifika kif imsemmi fir-regolament 3 ta’ dawn ir-regolamenti.”. Jemenda r-regolament 4 tar-regolamenti prinċipali. B 2591VERŻJONI ELETTRONIKA L.N. 204 of 2009 MALTA RESOURCES AUTHORITY ACT (CAP. 423) Notification of Groundwater Sources (Amendment) Regulations, 2009 IN exercise of the powers conferred by article 28 of the Malta Resources Authority Act, the Minister for Resources and Rural Affairs, after consultation with the Malta Resources Authority, has made the following regulations:– 1. (1) The title of these regulations is Notification of Groundwater Sources (Amendment) Regulations, 2009 and they shall be read and construed as one with the Notification of Groundwater Sources Regulations, 2008, hereinafter referred to as “the principal regulations”. (2) These regulations shall come into force on the 14th July 2009. 2. In sub-regulation (1) of regulation 3 of the principal regulations, for the words “until the 20th November, 2008.” there shall be substituted the words “until the 20th November, 2008:” and immediately thereafter there shall be added the following provisos: “Provided that the Authority shall, as from the 15th July, 2009 and until such date as established by the Minister by means of a notice in the Gazette, accept applications for notifications of groundwater sources which were not submitted to it by the 20th November, 2008, when such failure to notify is justified by reasons owing to appropriate special circumstances: Provided further that only such justified and appropriate special circumstances, as duly determined by a committee to be appointed by the Minister in terms of article 25 of the Act, shall be considered as valid by the Authority: Provided also that together with the notification, a user of a groundwater source shall also submit an affidavit to be sworn and confirmed under oath before a commissioner for oaths, specifying therein the reasons and the appropriate special circumstances justifying the late notification, together with any such other proof Title and commencement. 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