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ACT No. XXX of 2017 22nd December, 2017 ACT No. XXV of 2017 ACT the No.

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Preamble Art. 1 Short title. First Schedule Art. 2 Short title. Substitution of article 27A of the principal Act. Second Schedule Art. 3 Art. 5 Art. 8 Art. 9 Art. 10 Art. 11 Art. 13 Art. 15 Art. 16 Art. 18 Art. 21 Art. 24 Art. 27A Art. 28 Art. 29 Art. 34 Art. 35 Art. 37 Art. 38 Art. 39 Art. 40 Art. 42 Art. 43 Art. 45 Art. 47

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Preamble — ACT No. XXX of 2017 22nd December, 2017 ACT No. XXV of 2017 ACT the No. Open official source

I assent.

(L.S.)

MARIE-LOUISE

COLEIRO PRECA

President

ACT No. XXX of 2017 22nd December, 2017

ACT No. XXV of 2017

ACT

the No.

XXX of 2017

AN ACT

ACT to to appropriate

amend

Competition

Act, Cap. two

379. hundred and

AN

a sum not exceeding

sixty-one

million euro

for the

service of

by the

financial

year

2017. and

BE

IT ENACTED

by the

President,

and

with the

advice

consent of the House of Representatives, in this present Parliament

AN and

ACT

by to the appropriate

authority of a the

sum same

not as

exceeding

follows:- two hundred and

assembled,

sixty-one

BE IT ENACTED by the President, by and financial

million

euro

for

the

service

of

the

year 2017.

with the advice

and consent

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Art. 1 Short title. — ACT No. XXX of 2017 22nd December, 2017 ACT No. XXV of 2017 ACT the No. Open official source

The short title of this Act is the Competition (Amendment)

of the House of Representatives, in this present Parliament assembled, and

Act 2017, and this Act shall be read and construed as one with the

by the authority of the same, as follows:-

Competition Act, hereinafter referred to as "the principal Act".

BE IT ENACTED by the President, by and with the advice and consent

1. This 27A

Act of

may

the be principal

cited as the

Second

shall (2017)

Appropriation

Act,

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First Schedule — ACT No. XXX of 2017 22nd December, 2017 ACT No. XXV of 2017 ACT the No. Open official source

Title

Amount

€

1. Office of the President .......................................................................................................................

2,200,000

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Art. 2 Short title. Substitution of article 27A of the principal Act. — ACT No. XXX of 2017 22nd December, 2017 ACT No. XXV of 2017 ACT the No. Open official source

of the

Article

Act

be substituted

by the

House of Representatives,

in this

present

Parliament

assembled,

and

2017. following

by the authority of the same, as follows:-

"Actions for 2. A sum 27A.

(1) be The

two action

for and damages

in respect

of

not may

exceeding

as hundred

sixty million,

nine hundred

1. This Act

cited

the Second

(2017)

Appropriation

Act,

damages in respect

2017. infringements

of

competition

law

committed

on

or

after

and

ninety-nine

thousand,

nine

hundred

and

seventy-eight

euro

for

the

of infringements

of

2017. competition law.

the financial

27th December

year 2017 2014

under shall,

notwithstanding

specified in the the

service of the

the Votes

First

Schedule to provisions

of any

be other

law same

but subject

to the

provisions

this Act shall

and the

is hereby

charged

upon the

2. A sum not exceeding two hundred and sixty million, nine hundred

of Fund.

this article, be regulated in accordance with the

Consolidated

2017. and ninety-nine thousand, nine hundred and seventy-eight euro for the

provisions of the Schedule.

service of the financial year 2017 under the Votes specified in the First

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Second Schedule — ACT No. XXX of 2017 22nd December, 2017 ACT No. XXV of 2017 ACT the No. Open official source

Vote

Title

Amount

€

5. Office of the Prime Minister .......................................................................

11. Ministry for European Affairs and Implementation

of the Electoral Manifesto ..............................................................................................................

Ministry

for

the

Economy,

Investment

and

Small

Businesses

....

19.

21. Ministry for Finance .........................................................................

35. Ministry for Justice, Culture and Local Government ..........................................................................

45. Ministry for Sustainable Development, the Environment

and Climate Change ..........................................................................................

VII Ministry for Transport and Infrastructure

(3) When determining

the amount of contribution

that

a

co-infringer

may

recover

from

any

other

3 co-

VIII Ministry for Gozo .................................................................................

infringer

in accordance

and Small with

their relative

...... responsibility

X Ministry for the Economy,

Investment

Businessss

for

the

harm

caused

by

the

infringement

of

competition

XII Ministry for the Family and Social Solidarity ...............................................................................

law,

the

court

shall

take

due

account

of

any

damages

XIV Ministry for Tourism ...............................................................................

paid

pursuant

to

a

prior

consensual

settlement

involving

XVIII Ministry for Health ....................................................................................... 2

the relevant co-infringer.".

5. The Competition Law Infringements (Action for Damages)

Repeal.

Total Schedule

Regulations, implemented

by Legal

Notice 117 of 2017, are hereby

repealed.

Passed by the House of Representatives at Sitting No. 66 of the

18th December, 2017.

ANĠLU FARRUGIA

Speaker

RAYMOND SCICLUNA

Clerk of the House of Representatives

€0.54

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Art. 3 — ACT No. XXX of 2017 22nd December, 2017 ACT No. XXV of 2017 ACT the No. Open official source

A to further

sum shall

not exceeding

twenty-two

euro, to charged

meet expenditure

Schedule

this Act

be and the

same is hereby

upon the

in

respect

of

the

financial

year

under

the

Votes

specified

in the

Consolidated Fund.

Second Schedule to this Act shall be and the same is hereby charged upon

the Consolidated Fund, provided that such sum shall be transferred to the

3. A further sum not exceeding twenty-two euro, to meet expenditure

Contingencies Fund in replacement of withdrawals made out of this Fund

in respect of the financial year 2017 under the Votes specified in the

to cover the services detailed in regard to such Votes in the Supplementary

Second Schedule to this Act shall be and the same is hereby charged upon

Estimates of Expenditure for the financial year 2017.

the Consolidated Fund, provided that such sum shall be transferred to the

Contingencies Fund in replacement of withdrawals made out of this Fund

to cover the services detailed in regard to such Votes in the Supplementary

Estimates of Expenditure for the financial year 2017.

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Art. 5 — ACT No. XXX of 2017 22nd December, 2017 ACT No. XXV of 2017 ACT the No. Open official source

Office of the Prime Minister................................................................................................................

5,899,999

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Art. 8 — ACT No. XXX of 2017 22nd December, 2017 ACT No. XXV of 2017 ACT the No. Open official source

Government Printing Press..................................................................................................................

25,000

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Art. 9 — ACT No. XXX of 2017 22nd December, 2017 ACT No. XXV of 2017 ACT the No. Open official source

Electoral Office....................................................................................................................................

5,800,000

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Art. 10 — ACT No. XXX of 2017 22nd December, 2017 ACT No. XXV of 2017 ACT the No. Open official source

Energy and Projects .......................................................................................

11,000,000

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Art. 11 — ACT No. XXX of 2017 22nd December, 2017 ACT No. XXV of 2017 ACT the No. Open official source

Ministry for European Affairs and Implementation

of the Electoral Manifesto ..............................................................................................................

1,499,999

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Art. 13 — ACT No. XXX of 2017 22nd December, 2017 ACT No. XXV of 2017 ACT the No. Open official source

Ministry for Education and Employment ............................................................................................

11,400,000

14. Education ............................................................................................... 8,100,000

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Art. 15 — ACT No. XXX of 2017 22nd December, 2017 ACT No. XXV of 2017 ACT the No. Open official source

Ministry for Transport and Infrastructure .................................................................................

500,000

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Art. 16 — ACT No. XXX of 2017 22nd December, 2017 ACT No. XXV of 2017 ACT the No. Open official source

Ministry for Gozo...........................................................................................................................

1,800,000

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Art. 18 — ACT No. XXX of 2017 22nd December, 2017 ACT No. XXV of 2017 ACT the No. Open official source

Industrial and Employment Relations....................................................................

80,000

Ministry for the Economy, Investment and Small Businesses .....

1,149,999

19.

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Art. 21 — ACT No. XXX of 2017 22nd December, 2017 ACT No. XXV of 2017 ACT the No. Open official source

Ministry for Finance............................................................................................................................

19,999

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Art. 24 — ACT No. XXX of 2017 22nd December, 2017 ACT No. XXV of 2017 ACT the No. Open official source

Inland Revenue ............................................................................................................................

650,000

25. V.A.T ............................................................................................. 200,000

Gazzetta tal-Gvern ta' Malta — Att 2017 30 · Gazzetta tal-Gvern ta’ Malta Nru. 19,925 – 22.12.2017 — ATT Nru XXX tal-2017 ACT No. XXX of 2017 ATT maħruġ b’liġi mill-Parlament ta’ AN ACT enacted by the Parliament of Malta.

Art. 27A — ATT Nru XXX tal-2017 ACT No. XXX of 2017 ATT maħruġ b’liġi mill-Parlament ta’ AN ACT enacted by the Parliament of Malta. Open official source

(1) L-azzjoni għad-danni dwar ksur tal-liġi

"Azzjoni

għad-

(2017).

danni dwar ksur

mhux iżjed minn mitejn

u disgħa

2. Somma ta' tal-kompetizzjoni

u sittin

miljun, fi disa'

jew mija

li jkun

twettaq

wara

s-27 ta’ Approprjazzjoni

tal-liġi tal-

2017. kompetizzjoni.

u disgħin

u sebgħin

għas-sena

elf, disa' Diċembru

mija u tmienja

għandha,

euro

minkejja

d-dispożizzjonijiet

finanzjarja 2017

iżjed

u disgħa

2. Somma

ta' ta’

mhux

liġi minn

mitejn

u sittin ma'

miljun,

dan disa'

l-Att mija

Approprjazzjoni

taħt il-Voti

speċifikati

għandha

fl-Ewwel

Skeda

iżda li soġġett

tinsab

u ta’ 2017.

kull

oħra

għad-dispożizzjonijiet

u disgħin

sebgħin

għas-sena

elf, tittieħed

disa' dan

mija

u tmienja

u tkun

euro skont

finanzjarja 2017

qiegħda

b'dan

mill-Fond

Konsolidat.

l-artikolu,

regolata

id-dispożizzjonijiet

taħt il-Voti speċifikati

għandha u

fl-Ewwel

Skeda

li

tinsab

ma'

dan

l-Att

tal-Iskeda.

qiegħda b'dan tittieħed mill-Fond Konsolidat.

3. Somma oħra ta' mhux iżjed minn tnejn u għoxrin euro għan-nefqa Approprjazzjoni

oħra 2017 u

dwar is-sena finanzjarja 2017 taħt il-Voti speċifikati fit-Tieni Skeda li tinsab trasferiment fil-

oħra ta' u mhux

iżjed

u għoxrin Konsolidat,

euro għan-nefqa

3. l-Att

Somma

minn

tnejn mill-Fond

Approprjazzjoni

għandha

qiegħda

tittieħed

ma' dan

b'dan

salv li Fond

oħra 2017 u

taħt

speċifikati

dwar

is-sena

finanzjarja

il-Voti

fit-Tieni

Skeda

li

tinsab

dik is-somma għandha tiġi trasferita fil-Fond ta' Kontinġenzi bi ħlas lura tal- trasferiment fil-

Kontinġenzi.

l-Att għandha

u qiegħda

biex tittieħed

ma' dan

il-Fond b'dan

jitħallsu mill-Fond

Konsolidat,

salv li Fond ta'

magħmul

Irtir

minn dan

dawk is-servizzi

dettaljati

għandha

dawk tiġi

ta' Kontinġenzi

bi ħlas

lura tal- Kontinġenzi.

dik is-somma għal

trasferita

fil-Fond

għas-sena

relattivament

il-Voti

fl-Estimi

Supplimentari

ta' Nefqa

Irtir magħmul

2017. minn dan il-Fond biex jitħallsu dawk is-servizzi dettaljati

finanzjarja

relattivament għal dawk il-Voti fl-Estimi Supplimentari ta' Nefqa għas-sena

finanzjarja 2017.

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Art. 28 — ACT No. XXX of 2017 22nd December, 2017 ACT No. XXV of 2017 ACT the No. Open official source

Economic Policy...............................................................................................

155,000

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Art. 29 — ACT No. XXX of 2017 22nd December, 2017 ACT No. XXV of 2017 ACT the No. Open official source

Ministry for Family and Social Solidarity ...........................................................................................

3,200,000

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Art. 34 — ACT No. XXX of 2017 22nd December, 2017 ACT No. XXV of 2017 ACT the No. Open official source

Social Policy .....................................................................................................

7,800,000

34. Elderly and Community Care ...........................................................................................

18,500,000

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Art. 35 — ACT No. XXX of 2017 22nd December, 2017 ACT No. XXV of 2017 ACT the No. Open official source

Ministry for Justice, Culture and Local Government ..........................................................................

1,499,999

36. Judicial........................................................................................... 2,800,000

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Art. 37 — ACT No. XXX of 2017 22nd December, 2017 ACT No. XXV of 2017 ACT the No. Open official source

Local Government................................................................................. 410,000

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Ministry for Tourism ...........................................................................................

13,700,000

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Art. 39 — ACT No. XXX of 2017 22nd December, 2017 ACT No. XXV of 2017 ACT the No. Open official source

Ministry for Home Affairs and National Security..................................................

1,200,000

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Art. 40 — ACT No. XXX of 2017 22nd December, 2017 ACT No. XXV of 2017 ACT the No. Open official source

Armed Forces of Malta ......................................................................................................

800,000

41. Police..................................................................................................................... 2,310,000

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Art. 42 — ACT No. XXX of 2017 22nd December, 2017 ACT No. XXV of 2017 ACT the No. Open official source

Correctional Services ...........................................................................................

1,000,000

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Art. 43 — ACT No. XXX of 2017 22nd December, 2017 ACT No. XXV of 2017 ACT the No. Open official source

Civil Protection .............................................................................................

60,000

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Art. 45 — ACT No. XXX of 2017 22nd December, 2017 ACT No. XXV of 2017 ACT the No. Open official source

Ministry for Sustainable Development, the Environment

and Climate Change ....................................................................................................

7,299,999

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Art. 47 — ACT No. XXX of 2017 22nd December, 2017 ACT No. XXV of 2017 ACT the No. Open official source

Ministry for Health ...........................................................................................

41,480,000

Total Recurrent Expenditure ................................................

152,539,994

Vote

Title

Amount

€

I Office of the President ..................................................................

500,000

III Office of the Prime Minister ..................................................................

9,650,000

V Ministry for Foreign Affairs .................................................................................

50,000

VI Ministry for Education and Employment ...........................................................................

15,000,000

VII Ministry for Transport and Infrastructure .................................................................................

10,399,994

VIII Ministry for Gozo ................................................................................. 489,997

X Ministry for the Economy, Investment and Small Businesses ..... 22,999,999

XI Ministry for Finance.........................................................................................................

37,300,000

XII Ministry for Family and Social Solidarity ...........................................................................................

2,499,998

XIII Ministry for Justice, Culture and Local Government ..........................................................................

5,300,000

XIV Ministry for Tourism ...............................................................................

1,499,998

XV Ministry for Home Affairs and National Security ...............................................................................

2,630,000

XVIII Ministry for Health..................................................................................................

139,998

Total Capital Expenditure ................................................

108,459,984

Total Schedule ........................................................... 260,999,978