Notification of Groundwater Sources Regulations, 2008 (L.N. 255 of 2008)

B 3535 A.L. 255 ta’ l-2008 ATT DWAR L-AWTORITÀ TA’ MALTA DWAR IR-RI}ORSI (KAP. 423) Regolamenti ta’ l-2008 dwar in-Notifika ta’ Sorsi ta’ l-Ilma ta’ ta[t l-Art BIS-SA{{A tas-setg[at mog[tija bl-artikolu 28 ta’ l-Att dwar l-Awtorità ta’ Malta dwar ir-Ri]orsi, il-Ministru g[ar-Ri]orsi u Affarijiet Rurali, wara konsultazzjoni ma’ l-Awtorità ta’ Malta dwar ir-Ri]orsi, g[amel dawn ir-regolamenti li ;ejjin> 1. (1) It-titolu ta’ dawn ir-regolamenti hu Regolamenti ta’ l-2008 dwar in-Notifika ta’ Sorsi ta’ l-Ilma ta’ ta[t l-Art. (2) Dawn ir-regolamenti g[andhom jid[lu fis-se[[ fis-7 ta’Ottubru, 2008. 2. (1) F’dawn ir-regolamenti, kemm –il darba r-rabta tal kliem ma tkunx te[tie; xort’o[ra> “l-Att” tfisser l-Att dwar l-Awtorità ta’ Malta dwar ir Ri]orsi< “l-Awtorità” tfisser l-Awtorità ta’ Malta dwar ir-Ri]orsi< “dritt g[an-notifika” tfisser id-dritt im[allas fuq in-notifika ta’ sors ta’ ilma ta’ ta[t l-art skond dawn ir-regolamenti< “dritt g[ar-re;istrazzjoni” tfisser id-dritt im[allas fuq ir re;istrazzjoni ta’ sors ta’ ilma ta’ ta[t l-art skond ir-Regolamenti ta’ l-1997 dwar ir-Re;istrazzjoni ta’ Sorsi ta’ Ilma ta’ ta[t l Art< “ilma ta’ ta[t l-art” tfisser l-ilma kollu li jinsab ta[t il wiçç ta’ l-art fi]-]ona ta’ saturazzjoni u f’kuntatt dirett ma’ l art jew mal-[amrija ta’ ta[t< “sors ta’ l-ilma ta’ ta[t l-art” jew “sors” tfisser kull xaft, mina, ftu[, toqba, mi]ra jew bir im[affer fl-art jew imkabbar b’mezz artifi/jali, li jwassal sa l-ilma ta’ ta[t l-art jew li hu vertikalment iktar fond minn nofs id-distanza bejn il-wi// tal bir u l-eqreb ilma ta’ ta[t l-art f’dak il-post, i]da ma tinkludix ;iebja< Titolu u bidu fis se[[. Tifsir. Kap. 423. A.L. 120 ta’ l 1997. Suppliment tal-Gazzetta tal-Gvern ta’ Malta, Nru. 18,318, 7 ta’ Ottubru, 2008 Taqsima B –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– B 3536 “uffiçjal” tfisser u tinkludi kull persuna impjegata, allokata fuq dmirijiet, jew li b’xi mod, li jkun, taqdi dmirijiet g[al jew f’isem l-Awtorità< “utent” tfisser il-persuna li, wa[edha jew flimkien ma’ o[rajn, ikollha l-kontroll effettiv ta’ l-u]u tal-proprjetà fejn ikun jinsab sors ta’ l-ilma ta’ ta[t l-art. (2) It-tifsiriet li hemm fl-Att g[andhom ukoll japplikaw f’dawn ir-regolamenti, sakemm ir-rabta tal-kliem ma tkunx te[tie; xort’o[ra. 3. (1) Kull sors ta’ l-ilma ta’ ta[t l-art li ma jkunx ;ie re;istrat skond ir-Regolamenti ta’ l-1997 dwar ir-Re;istrazzjoni ta’ Sorsi ta’ l-Ilma ta’ ta[t l-Art, g[andu ji;i notifikat lill-Awtorita‘ minn kull utent ta’ dak is-sors ta’ l-ilma ta’ ta[t l-art, sas-6 ta’ Novembru. (2) L-informazzjoni me[tie;a fis-subregolament (1) g[andha ting[ata fuq il-formola murija fl-Iskeda, u g[andha tinkludi l-partikolaritajiet kollha u r-rekwi]iti kollha hemm indikati. (3) Il-formola indikata fis-subregolament (2) tista’ tinkiseb minn kull post li l-Awtorità tista’ ssemmi jew inkella tista’ tinkiseb mill-website ta’ l-Awtorità. (4) Sors ta’ l-ilma rre;istrat mal-Korporazzjoni tas Servizzi ta’ l-Ilma ta[t ir-Regolamenti ta’ l-1997 dwar ir Re;istrazzjoni ta’ Sorsi ta’ l-Ilma ta’ ta[t l-Art wara it-3 ta’ Settembru 1997 g[andhom ji;u meqjusa li ;ew irre;istrati ta[t dawn ir regolamenti. 4. (1) Meta ssir n-notifika ta’ sors ta’ l-ilma ta’ ta[t l-art, g[andu jit[allas lill-Awtorità dritt g[an-notifika ta’ mitejn u tletin euro (€230)> I]da, fil-ka] ta’ sors ta’ ilma ta’ ta[t l-art li jkun ;ie m[affer jew imkabbar qabel is-sena 1955, m’g[andu jit[allas ebda dritt g[an notifika. (2) Sors ta’ l-ilma ta’ ta[t l-art m’g[andux jitqies li jkun ;ie notifikat g[all-finijiet ta’ dawn ir-regolamenti, [lief wara li jit[allas id-dritt g[an-notifika relattiv. (3) Jekk sors ta’ l-ilma ta’ ta[t l-art jintu]a minn aktar minn persuna wa[da, g[andha ti;i ippre]entata notifika wa[da biss g[al dak is-sors ta’ ilma ta’ ta[t l-art u g[andu jit[allas dritt wie[ed biss g[an-notifika ta’ dak is-sors ta’ ilma ta’ ta[t l-art. Notifika ta’ sors ta’ l-ilma ta’ ta[t l art. A.L. 120 ta’ l 1997. Dritt g[an- notifika. B 3537 E]ekuzzjoni ta’ dmirijiet. 5. L-Awtorità tista’ ta[tar lil xi uffijal tag[ha jew lil xi persuna o[ra li ta;ixxi f’isimha biex je]egwixxu d-dmirijiet li g[andhom x’jaqsmu ma’, jew li jo[or;u minn, dawn ir-regolamenti. 6. (1) In-notifika ta’ sors ta’ l-ilma ta’ ta[t l-art skond dawn ir-regolamenti ma tag[ti b’ebda mod xi dritt lil xi persuna li tinnotifika sors ta’ l-ilma ta’ ta[t l-art skond dawn ir-regolamenti, jew lil xi utent ie[or li jtella’ l-ilma minn dak is-sors, jew li jiddisponi minn xi materjal, sew likwidu sew solidu, f’dak is-sors, jew li j]omm dak is-sors miftu[, u l-Awtorità tista’ f’kull ]mien tordna lil dik il persuna jew utent li jag[lqu dak is-sors ta’ l-ilma ta’ ta[t l-art, minkejja illi dak is-sors ikun ;ie notifikat u d-dritt g[an-notifika jkun ;ie m[allas skond dawn ir-regolamenti. (2) Jekk l-Awtorità tordna lil xi persuna jew utent biex jag[laq sors ta’ l-ilma ta’ ta[t l-art, id-dritt g[ar-re;istrazzjoni jew id-dritt g[an-notifika li jkunu t[allsu fir-rigward ta’ dak is-sors ma jing[atawx lura. (3) Id-dispo]izzjonijiet ta’ dan ir-regolament g[andhom ikunu japplikaw mutatis mutandis g[al kull utent jew sors ta’ l-ilma ta’ ta[t l-art re;istrat skond ir-Regolamenti ta’ l-1997 dwar ir Re;istrazzjoni ta’ Sorsi ta’ l-Ilma ta’ ta[t l-Art. 7. In-notifika ta’ sors ta’ l-ilma ta’ ta[t l-art li ssir minn xi utent ta’ sors ta’ l-ilma ta’ ta[t l-art skond dawn ir-regolamenti, m’g[andha bl-ebda mod tippre;udika xi dritt jew pretensjoni li jista’ jkollhom terzi persuni fuq dak is-sors. 8. (1) Meta utent ta’ sors ta’ l-ilma ta’ ta[t l-art jonqos milli jinnotifika lill-Awtorità fi]-]mien stabbilit fir-regolament 3 jew jippre]enta informazzjoni ]baljata, mhux kompluta jew falza fil formola tan-notifika, huwa jkun [ati ta’ reat u jista’, meta jinstab [ati, je[el multa ta’ mhux inqas minn disat elef u tliet mitt euro (€9,300) i]da mhux i]jed minn tmintax-il elf u sitt mitt euro (€18,600) u l-konfiska ta’ l-apparat u]at fl-istess sors ta’ l-ilma ta’ ta[t l-art. (2) Dik il-multa g[andha tit[allas f’dak i]-]mien li l Qorti tordna fis-sentenza tag[ha. (3) Kemm il-multa kemm il-konfiska g[andhom ikunu ming[ajr pre;udizzju g[al kull piena o[ra li l-utent jista’ je[el ta[t xi li;i o[ra jew xi regolament ie[or. 9. Ir-Regolamenti ta’ l-1997 dwar Sorsi ta’ l-Ilma ta’ ta[t l Art, qeg[din b’dawn ji;u m[assra. Drittijiet ta’ u]u. Drittijiet mhux pre;udikati. Reati u pieni. T[assir ta’ A.L. 120 ta’ l-1997. B 3538 1 Skeda (Regolament 3) Is-sezzjonijiet kollha f’din l-applikazzjoni għandhom jiāu mimlija u jkunu jinqraw sew. (Applikazzjonijiet mhux kompluti, li ma jinqrawx sew, jew li mhux mimlija kif suppost jiāu mizmuma jew irritornati). SEZZJONI A - INFORMAZZJONI ĀENERALI A1. Informazzjoni dwar l-Applikant Għandha tiāi mimlija jekk l-applikazzjoni tkun magħmula f’isem Kumpannija / Organizzazzjoni Āuridika Isem tal-Kumpannija / Organizzazzjoni Āuridika Numru ta’ Reāistrazzjoni tal-Kumpannija Numru tal-VAT Numru ta’ Liëenzja ta’ Negozju (jekk ikun il-kaŜ): Tip ta’ Kumpannija: LTD PLC Korporazzjoni Gvern Organizzazzjoni Oħrajn (Speëifika) Il-Kumpannija hija parti minn Grupp? IVA (Speëifika) LE Partikolaritajiet tar-RappreŜentant tal-Kumpannija (jekk ikun il-kaŜ) Titolu Isem u kunjom sħiħ Numru ta’ Karta ta’ l-Identita Kariga li jkollu: / Passaport Indirizz fejn ikun jista’ jinsab: Numru. tat-telefon: Numru tal-mobile: Numru tal-fax: Indirizz ta’ l-E-mail: Tel. : +356 2122 0619 Fax.: +356 2295 5200 Email: enquiry@mra.org.mt www.mra.org.mt Malta Resources Authority Millennia Complex Triq Aldo Moro Marsa, MRS 9065 MALTA Għall-UŜu Iffiëjali Biss Numru tan-Notifika Data meta āiet riëevuta APPLIKAZZJONI GĦAN-NOTIFIKA TA’ SORS TA’ L-ILMA TA’ TAĦT L-ART Għandha tiāi mimlija jekk l-applikazzjoni tkun magħmula minn individwu Titolu Isem u kunjom sħiħ Numru tal-Karta ta’ l-Identità / Numru ta’ VAT (jekk ikun il-kaŜ): Numru ta’ liëenza tan-Negozju Passaport: (jekk ikun il-kaŜ): Indirizz ta’ l-Applikant: Numru tat-telefon: Numru tal-mobile: Numru tal-fax: Indirizz ta’ l-E-mail: MALTA RESOURCES AUTHORITY □ □ I □ □ I □ □ □ □ I B 3539 2 A2. Utenti ta’ Sorsi ta’ l-Ilma ta’ taħt l-Art (Jekk ikun hemm bŜonn imla kopji addizzjonali ta’ din il-paāna bil-partikolaritajiet skond il-kaŜ) Sehem ta’ uŜu mogħti bħala perëentwali. Isem u Kunjom Indirizz UTENT 1 (Applikant Prinëipali) Dokument I.D / Passaport Isem u Kunjom Indirizz UTENT 2 Dokument I.D / Passaport Isem u Kunjom Indirizz UTENT 3 Dokument I.D / Passaport Isem u Kunjom Indirizz UTENT 4 Dokument I.D / Passaport SEZZJONI B - DETTALJI TAS-SORS B1. Lokalità u dettalji dwar is-sit tas-sors Indirizz tas-sors ta’ l-ilma ta’ taħt l-art: Isem ta’ l-art fejn jinsab is-sors: Limiti ta’: B2. Klassifikazzjoni tas-Sors Klassifikazzjoni tas-Sors (ara t-tifsiriet) ( immarka × kif meħtieā) Noti Spiera Referenza Sezzjoni B3.1 Xaft (spiera) bil-mini jew mingħajr mini Referenza Sezzjoni B3.2 Nixxiegħa (mini orizzontali) Referenza Sezzjoni B3.3 B 3540 3 B3. Dettalji Speëifiëi ta’ Sors B3.1 Spiera Dijametru (D) f’ ëentimetri Northing (UTM) (WGS84) Easting (UTM) (WGS84) Fond Totali ta’ spiera f’metri Fond ta’ ilma ta’ taħt l-art f’metri Data meta tħaffret l-ispiera Spiera mħaffra bl-idejn Xaft Dijametru (D) f’ ëentimetri Northing (UTM) (WGS84) Easting (UTM) (WGS84) Fond Totali ta’ xaft f’metri Fond ta’ ilma ta’ taħt l-art f’metri Data meta tħaffer ix-xaft Numru ta’ mini orizzontali Tul f’metri tal-mini #1 Direzzjoni mit- Tramuntana tal-mini #1 (gradi) Data meta tħaffru l-mini #1 Tul f’metri ta’ mini #2 Direzzjoni mit-Tramuntana tal-mini #2 (gradi) Data meta tħaffru l-mini #2 Tul f’metri tal-mini #3 B3.2 Direzzjoni mit-Tramuntana tal-mini #3 (gradi) Mini (Jekk hemm bŜonn imla kopji addizzjonali ta’ din il-paāna bid-dettalji skond kif japplikaw ) Data meta tħaffru l-mini #3 B3.3 Nixxiegħa (Mini Orizzontali) Tul f’metri Direzzjoni mit-Tramuntana (gradi) Ħruā m3/siegħa Data meta tħaffru l-mini orizzontali Northing (UTM) (WGS84) Easting (UTM) (WGS84) SEZZJONI ê. GĦAN TA’ L- UśU Għan ta’ UŜu (immarka skond kif ikun meħtieā) Tisqija Agrikultura / Trobbija ta’ l Annimali Industrijali Ikel u Xorb Oħrajn (jekk jogħābok speëifika) Dettalji għal kull utent elenkati f’Sezzjoni 2 (Jekk hemm bŜonn imla kopji addizzjonali ta’ din il-paāna ta’ l-applikazzjoni bid-dettalji kif ikunu meħtieāa) Utent 1 (Applikant Prinëipali) Utent 2 Utent 3 Utent 4 SEZZJONI D: DOKUMENTI LI GĦANDHOM JIĀU IPPREśENTATI MAN-NOTIFIKA 1. Kopja ta’ pjanta: A4 meħuda mill-aħħar Survey Sheet fuq Skala ta’ 1:2500: • Immarka bl-aħmar il-konfini tas-sit fuq il-pjanti kollha. • Immarka l-poŜizzjoni mnejn āie meħud ir-ritratt fuq il-pjanta. • Inkludi it-truf fuq is-sit, iħarsu lejn it-Tramuntana u d-distanza mill-eqreb kantuniera ta’ bini li jinsab fuq il pjanta. 2. Ritratt li juri s-sit fejn jinsab is-sors, il-konfini tiegħu u l-poŜizzjoni tas-sors, bil-marka minn fejn āie meħud ir-ritratt muri fuq il-pjanta. Dan ir-ritratt u l-pjanta għandhom jiāu iffirmati u ëertifikati minn Perit. 3. Bank draft jew ëekk personali li jammonta għal € 230 u li jinħarāu fuq l-Awtorita` ta’ Malta dwar ir RiŜorsi. □ □ □ B 3541 4 SEZZJONI E: DIKJARAZZJONI MILL-APPLIKANT PRINêIPALI U UTENTI OĦRA SECTION F: DIKJARAZZJONI MILL-PERIT JEKK JOGĦĀBOK AQRA IL-KLAWSOLI LI ĀEJJIN QABEL TIFFIRMA KLAWSOLI DWAR IL-PROTEZZJONI TAD-DATA Skond l-Att dwar il-Protezzjoni u l-Privatezza tad-Data (Kapitlu 440 tal-Liāijiet ta’ Malta), aħna se niproëessaw kull data personali u / jew sensittiva provduta fuq / f’din il-formola ta’ applikazzjoni, talba jew notifika jew sussegwentament provduta minnek, sew jekk verbalment sew jekk bil-miktub, għal kull jew xi waħda minn dawn li āejjin: 1. Il-proëessar kif suppost ta’ l-applikazzjoni, talba u, jew notifika tiegħek kif ippreŜentata; 2. Tfixkil, identifikazzjoni u / jew prosekuzzjoni ta’ frodi u kull attivita` kriminali oħra li l-Awtorita` hija marbuta li tirrapporta u / jew tipproëedi fuqhom waqt il-ħarsien ta’ xi obbligazzjonijiet oħrajn speëifiëi legali jew regolatorji; 3. Stabbiliment, eŜerëitar jew difiŜa ta’ xi azzjoni legali; 4. Immaniāar intern, riëerka u statistika, amministrazzjoni ta’ sistemi, l-iŜvilupp u t-titjib tas-servizzi tagħna; 5. il-protezzjoni u l-promozzjoni ta’ l-interessi leāittimi tagħna u l-kondotta proprja ta’ l-obbligazzjonijiet tagħna maħruāa taħt xi liāi jew strument regolatorju; u 6. biex tagħmel pubblika l-informazzjoni neëessarja kif speëifikat f’xi liāi rilevanti u / jew strument. Data relevanti se tkun murija u mqassma mal-ħaddiema kollha tagħna u ma’ partijiet terzi kemm il-darba pertinenti għal xi wieħed mill-għanijiet imsemmi hawn fuq. Il-mili ta’ kull kaxxa fil-formola huwa obbligatorju. Kemm il-darba tonqos milli timla fil-kaxxa obbligatorja, aħna nirriservaw id-dritt li nirrifjutaw l-applikazzjoni. Jekk xi kaxxa ma tkunx tapplika għaë-ëirkostanzi partikolari tiegek, immarka dik il-kaxxa bl-ittri “N/A”. Inti għandek id dritt li titlob li aħna nipprovdulek aëëess għad-data personali tiegħek kif ukoll id-dritt li tirranāa, jew, fië-ëirkostanzi adatti, tħassar kull data personali li mhux korretta, kompluta jew immaterjali li tkun qed tiāi proëessata. IŜda inti mitlub tinformana immedjatament b’xi tibdil relatat mad-data tiegħek li aħna nkunu qed niproëessaw. Billi tiffirma din il-formola, inti tikkonferma li qiegħed tagħti kunsens espliëitu skond l-Att dwar il-Protezzjoni u l-Privatezza tad-Data, f’ismek u f’isem il persuni speëifikati f’din il-formola, biex l-Awtorita` tiproëessa l-informazzjoni personali rispettiva tiegħek kif indikat hawn fuq u inti tikkonferma li ābidt l attenzjoni ta’ dawn il-persuni l-oħra dwar din in-notifika dwar il-Protezzjoni u l-Privatezza tad-Data u akkwistajt il-kunsens rispettiv tagħhom. Aħna nobbligaw rwieħna li nwettqu il-miŜuri ta’ protezzjoni bil-għan li tiāi protetta il-kunfidenzjalità, l-integrità u l-aëëessibilità399 tad-data kollha proëessata. Jiena, il-Perit hawn taħt iffirmat, niddikjara bl-aħjar ħila tiegħi illi kull kontenut tekniku inkluŜ f’din l-applikazzjoni u fuq il-pjanti, ritratti u disinni huma veri, korretti u kompluti. Firmat: Data: Isem sħiħ u timbru uffiëëjali: Numru tad-Dok. Id Elettroniku Jiena / Aħna (ħassar fejn mhux meħtieā) niddikkjara/w (ħassar fejn mhux meħtieā) illi din il-formola ta’ notifika sħiħa, id dikjarazzjonijiet kollha, dokumenti u l-informazzjoni l-oħra ppreŜentati in konnessjoni ma’ din in-notifika huma veri, korretti u kompluti f’kull ma jirrikkjedu, bl-aħjar ħila u tagħrif tiegħi, filwaqt li naf li kull għoti ta’ informazzjoni Ŝbaljata jew nuqqas ta’ turija ta’ informazzjoni mitluba jista’ jitqies bħala kawŜa suffiëjenti biex japplikaw il-pieni stabbiliti mil-liāi. Jiena / Aħna (ħassar fejn mhux meħtieā) nifhem / nifhmu (ħassar fejn mhux meħtieā) li l-Awtorita` ta’ Malta dwar ir-RiŜorsi tista’ tmexxi investigazzjonijiet kompluti u komprensivi biex tiddetermina l-eŜattezza ta’ kull informazzjoni provduta f’din-notifika jew magħha. Jiena / Aħna (ħassar fejn mhux meħtieā) nawtorizza/w (ħassar fejn mhux meħtieā) lill-Awtorita` ta’ Malta dwar ir-RiŜorsi biex tagħmel dawn l-investigazzjonijiet. Jiena / Aħna (ħassar fejn mhux meħtieā) nawtorizza/w (ħassar fejn mhux meħtieā) ukoll lill-persuna / persuni li jaāixxu f’isem u għall-Awtorita` ta’ Malta dwar ir-RiŜorsi biex jidħlu, jispezzjonaw u jivverifikaw is-sors ta’ l-ilma ta’ taħt l-art u s-sit tiegħu notfikat b’din l-applikazzjoni. Jiena / Aħna (ħassar fejn mhux meħtieā) nawtorizza/w (ħassar fejn mhux meħtieā) lill-persuna / persuni li jaāixxu f’isem u għall-Awtorita` ta’ Malta dwar ir-RiŜorsi biex jiābru u jirreāistrsaw informazzjoni għar-rigward ta’ s-sors ta’ l-ilma ta’ taħt l-art u s-sit notifikat, inkluŜ permezz ta’ mezzi fotografiëi jew elettroniëi. Jiena / Aħna (ħassar fejn mhux meħtieā) hawnhekk nawtorizza/w (ħassar fejn mhux meħtieā) lil kull persuna jew entita` awtorizzata mill-Awtorita` biex jipprovdu kull informazzjoni li tista’ tkun raāonevolment mitluba mill-Awtorita` in konnessjoni ma’ din in-notifika. Applikant Prinëipali: Firmat: Data: Isem u Kunjom sħiħ: Utenti oħra: (Jekk hemm bŜonn imla kopji addizzjonali ta’ din il-paāna bil-partikolaritajiet u l-firem kif meħtieā) Firmat: Data: Isem u Kunjom sħiħ: Firmat: Data: Isem u Kunjom sħiħ: Firmat: Data: Isem u Kunjom sħiħ: B 3542 L.N. 255 of 2008 MALTA RESOURCES AUTHORITY ACT (CAP. 423) Notification of Groundwater Sources Regulations, 2008 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 the Notification of Groundwater Sources Regulations, 2008. (2) These regulations shall enter into force on the 7th October, 2008. 2. (1) In these regulations, unless the context otherwise requires: “the Act” means the Malta Resources Authority Act; “the Authority” means the Malta Resources Authority; “groundwater” means all water which is below the surface of the ground in the saturation zone and in direct contact with the ground or subsoil; “groundwater source” or “source” means any shaft, adit, opening, hole, spring outlet or well artificially dug in the ground or artificially enlarged, which has access to groundwater or from which groundwater is abstracted or can be abstracted or is vertically deeper than half the distance between the well head and the nearest water table at that point, but it does not include a water retaining cistern; “notification fee” means the fee paid in respect of the notification of a groundwater source in accordance with these regulations; Title and commencement. Interpretation. Cap. 423. B 3543 “officer” means and includes any person engaged by, detailed for duty with, or in any manner whatsoever performing duties for or on behalf of the Authority; “registration fee” means the fee paid in respect of the registration of a groundwater source in accordance with the Registration of Groundwater Sources Regulations, 1997. “user” means the person who, solely or jointly with others, has the effective control of use over the property in which a groundwater source is situated; (2) The definitions in the Act shall also be applicable to these regulations, unless the context requires otherwise. 3. (1) Any groundwater source which has not been registered in accordance with the Registration of Groundwater Sources Regulations, 1997, shall be notified to the Authority by all users of such groundwater source until the 6th November, 2008. (2) The information required in sub-regulation (1) thereof shall be given on the form shown in the Schedule, and shall include all the particulars and shall meet all the requirements therein. (3) The form indicated in sub-regulation (2) thereof may be collected from any place which the Authority may designate or may be downloaded from the Authority’s website. (4) A groundwater source registered with the Water Services Corporation under the Registration of Groundwater Sources Regulations, 1997 after the 3rd of September 1997 shall be deemed to have been notified under these regulations. 4. (1) There shall be paid to the Authority, upon the notification of a groundwater source, a notification fee of two hundred and thirty euro (€230): Provided that, in the case of a groundwater source which was dug or enlarged prior to the year 1955, no notification fee shall be paid. (2) A groundwater source shall not be deemed to have been notified for the purposes of these regulations unless and until the relative notification fee has been paid. Notification of a groundwater source. Notification fee B 3544 (3) If a groundwater source is used by more than one person, only one notification for such groundwater source shall be required to be submitted to the Authority and one notification fee shall be due with respect to such groundwater source. 5. The Authority may designate any of its officers thereof or any other person acting on its behalf to carry out duties in connection with, or arising from, these regulations. 6. (1) The notification of a groundwater source in terms of these regulations does not in any way give any right to any person notifying a groundwater source in terms of these regulations, or to any user, to draw water from such source, or to dispose of any material, whether liquid or solid, in such source, or to keep open such source, and the Authority may at any time order such person or user to close such groundwater source, notwithstanding that such source has been notified and the notification fee paid in accordance with these regulations. (2) If the Authority orders any person or user to close a groundwater source, the registration fee or the notification fee which would have been paid in respect of such source shall not be refunded. (3) The provisions of this regulation shall mutatis mutandis apply to any user or groundwater source registered in terms of the Registration of Groundwater Sources Regulations, 1997. 7. The notification of a groundwater source made by any user in terms of these regulations shall in no way prejudice any rights or claims which third parties may have over such source. 8. (1) Any user of a groundwater source who fails to notify the Authority within the period established in regulation 3 or submits incorrect, incomplete or false information in the notification form, shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable to a fine (multa) of not less than nine thousand and three hundred euro (€9,300) but not exceeding eighteen thousand and six hundred euro (€18,600) and to the confiscation of the equipment used in the same groundwater source. (2) Such fine shall be payable within period of time as the Court in passing sentence shall direct. (3) Such fine and confiscation of equipment shall be without prejudice to any other punishmnet for which the user would be liable under any other law or regulation. Execution of duties. Rights of use. Claims not prejudiced. Offences and penalties. B 3545 9. The Registration of Groundwater Sources Regulations, 1997 are hereby being repealed. Repeal of L.N. 120 of 1997. B 3546 1 Schedule (Regulation 3) All sections of this application should be filled in and legible. (Incomplete, illegible or improperly filled in applications will be delayed or returned). SECTION A - GENERAL INFORMATION A1. Applicant’s Information Tel. : +356 2295 5101 Fax.: +356 2295 5200 Email: enquiry@mra.org.mt www.mra.org.mt Malta Resources Authority Millennia Complex Triq Aldo Moro Marsa, MRS 9065 MALTA For Office Use Only Notification No. Date Received APPLICATION FOR NOTIFICATION OF A GROUNDWATER SOURCE To be filled if application is made on behalf of a Company / Legal Organisation Name of Company / Legal Organisation Company Registration No. VAT. No Trading Licence No. (if applicable) Type of Company: LTD PLC Corporation Government Organisation Other (Specify) Is Company Part of a Holding? YES (Specify) NO Details of Legal Representative (where applicable) Title Full Name and Surname: I.D. No./ Passport No Position Held: Contact Address: Tel. No.: Mobile No. Fax No. E-mail address: To be filled if application is made by an individual Title Full Name and Surname I.D. No./ Passport No: VAT No (if applicable): Trading Licence No: (if applicable): Contact Address: Tel. No.: Mobile No. Fax No. E-mail address: MALTA RESOURCES AUTHORITY □ □ □ I □ I I I □ □ □ □ I B 3547 2 A2. Users of Groundwater Source (If necessary submit additional copies of this sheet with details as applicable) Share of use expressed as a percentage Name & Surname Address USER 1 (Main Applicant) ID Number / Passport No Name & Surname Address USER 2 ID Number / Passport No Name & Surname Address USER 3 ID Number / Passport No Name & Surname Address USER 4 ID Number / Passport No SECTION B - DETAILS OF SOURCE B1. Location and site details of the source Address of groundwater source: Name of land where source is located: Limits of: B2. Source Classification Source classification (see definitions) ( cross × where applicable) Notes Borehole Refer Section B3.1 Shaft (spiera) with or with galleries Refer Section B3.2 Spring (Horizontal gallery) Refer Section B3.3 B 3548 3 B3. Specific Details of Source B3.1 Borehole Diameter (D) in cm Northing (UTM) (WGS84) Easting (UTM) (WGS84) Total Depth of borehole in m Depth to groundwater in m Date of drilling of borehole Hand-dug borehole (Spiera) Shaft Diameter (D) in cm Northing (UTM) (WGS84) Easting (UTM) (WGS84) Total Depth of shaft in m Depth to groundwater in m Date of drilling of shaft Number of horizontal galleries Length in m of gallery #1 Bearing from N of gallery #1 (degrees) Date of drilling of gallery #1 Length in m of gallery #2 Bearing from N of gallery #2 (degrees) Date of drilling of gallery #2 Length in m of gallery #3 B3.2 Bearing from N of gallery #3 (degrees) Galleries (If necessary submit additional copies of this sheet with details as applicable) Date of drilling of gallery #3 B3.3 Spring (Horizontal gallery) Length in m Bearing from N (degrees) Discharge m3/hr Date of drilling of horizontal gallery Northing (UTM) (WGS84) Easting (UTM) (WGS84) SECTION C. PURPOSE OF USE Purpose of Use (tick as applicable) Irrigation Agriculture / Animal Husbandry Industrial Food & Beverage Other(please specify) Details per user detailed in Section2 (If necessary submit additional copies of this sheet with details as applicable) User 1 (Main Applicant) User 2 User 3 User 4 SECTION D: DOCUMENTS TO BE SUBMITTED WITH NOTIFICATION 1. A copy of site plan: A4 extract from the latest Survey Sheet on a Scale of 1:2500: • Outline the site boundaries in red on the site plan. • Indicate the position from which the photograph was taken on the site plan. • Include the co-ordinates of the site, north point and distance from the nearest corner of an existing building on all the site plan. 2. One photo showing the site where source is located, its surroundings and the location of the source, with the point from which the photo was taken shown on the site plan. Such photo and site plan shall be signed and certified by a Perit. 3. Bank draft or personal cheque for the amount of €230 and payable to: Malta Resources Authority □ □ □ B 3549 4 SECTION E: DECLARATIONS BY THE MAIN APPLICANT AND OTHER USERS SECTION F: DECLARATION BY PERIT PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING CLAUSE BEFORE SIGNING DATA PROTECTION CLAUSE In terms of the Data Protection Act (Chapter 440 of the Laws of Malta), we will process any personal and/ or sensitive data supplied on/ in this application, request or notification form or subsequently supplied by yourself, whether orally or in writing, for all or any of the following: 1. The proper processing of your application, request and/or notice as submitted; 2. Preventing, detecting and/or prosecuting fraud and any other criminal activity which the Authority is bound to report and/or act upon whilst meeting any other specific legal or regulatory obligations; 3. Establishing, exercising or defending any legal action; 4. Internal management, research and statistics, systems administration, the development and improvement of our services; 5. the protection and promotion of our legitimate interests and the proper conduct of our obligations arising under any law or statutory instrument; and 6. to make public the necessary information as specified in the relevant law and/or instrument. Relevant data will be disclosed or shared as appropriate with all our employees and with other third parties if pertinent to any of the purposes listed above. Every field on the form is mandatory. Should you fail to fill in any mandatory field, we reserve the right to refuse the application. Should any field be inapplicable to your particular circumstances please mark that field with the letters “N/A”. You have the right to require that we provide you with access to your personal data as well as the right to rectify, or, in appropriate circumstances, erase any inaccurate, incomplete or immaterial personal data which is being processed. However, you are required to inform us immediately of any alterations relating to your personal data which we are processing. By signing this form, you confirm that you are giving your explicit consent, in terms of the Data Protection Act, on behalf of yourself and all the other persons specified in this form for the Authority to process your respective personal information as outlined above and you confirm that you have brought this Data Protection notice to the attention of these other persons and obtained their respective consents. We undertake to implement appropriate measures and safeguards for the purpose of protecting the confidentiality, integrity and availability of all data processed. I / We (delete where not applicable), the undersigned, hereby declare that this entire notification form, all statements, attachments and the other information submitted in connection with this notification are true, correct and complete in all respects to the best of my knowledge and belief and that this declaration is executed with the knowledge that misrepresentation or failure to reveal information requested may be deemed sufficient cause for the applicable penalties established by law. I / We (delete where not applicable), understand that the Malta Resources Authority may conduct complete and comprehensive investigations to determine the accuracy of all information provided in / with this notification. I / We (delete where not applicable), authorise the Malta Resources Authority to make such investigations. I / we (delete where not applicable) also authorise person / s acting on behalf of the Malta Resources Authority to enter, inspect and verify any groundwater source and its site notified by this application. I / We (delete where not applicable) also authorise person / s acting for and on behalf of the Malta Resources Authority to gather and record information regarding such groundwater source, including by photographic or electronic means. I / We (delete where not applicable), hereby authorise any person or entity contacted by the Authority to provide any information as may be reasonably requested by the Authority in connection with this notification. Main Applicant: Signed: Date: Full Name and Surname: Other Users: (If necessary submit additional copies of this sheet with details and signatures as applicable) Signed: Date: Full Name and Surname Signed: Date: Full Name and Surname Signed: Date: Full Name and Surname Signed: Date: Full Name & Surname I, the undersigned Perit, hereby declare that to the best of my knowledge all the technical content contained in this application and on the submitted plans, photos and drawings is true, correct and complete. Signed: Date: Full Name and Official Stamp: Electronic ID Number B 3550 Ippubblikat mid-Dipartiment ta’ l-Informazzjoni (doi.gov.mt) — Valletta — Published by the Department of Information (doi.gov.mt) — Valletta Mitbug[ fl-Istamperija tal-Gvern — Printed at the Government Printing Press Prezz – Price €0.75