ACT No. I of 2019 AN ACT to amend the Sustainable Development Act, Cap. 521.

I assent.

(L.S.)

MARIE-LOUISE

COLEIRO PRECA

President

1st February, 2019

ACT No. I of 2019

AN ACT to amend the Sustainable Development Act, Cap. 521.

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

consent of the House of Representatives, in this present Parliament

assembled, and by the authority of the same as follows:-

The short title of this Act is the Sustainable Development Short title.

(Amendment) Act 2019, and this Act shall be read and construed as

one with the Sustainable Development Act, hereinafter referred to as Cap. 521.

"the principal Act".

Sub-article (2) of article 2 of the principal Act shall be Amendment of

article 2 of the

substituted by the following

principal Act.

"(2) Within the context of the private sector and civil

society, the purpose of this Act is to raise awareness of the

principles of sustainable development and to foster increased

participation of civil society as well as that of all social actors in

main-streaming sustainable development.".

Article 8 of the principal Act shall be amended as follows

(a)

paragraph (b) of sub-article (2) thereof shall be

substituted by the following

"(b) a person having

knowledge of, and

experience in the Voluntary

Organisations sector,

appointed by the Minister;";

(b)

immediately after paragraph (d) of sub-article (2)

thereof there shall be added the following new paragraph (e)

"(e) a person with knowledge of, and experience

in environmental matters appointed by the Minister.".

Article 9 of the principal Act shall be amended as follows

(a) paragraph (b) of sub-article (2) thereof shall be

substituted by the following

"(b) a deputy chairperson appointed by the

Minister;";

(b) immediately after sub-article (3) thereof there shall

be added the following new sub-article (4)

"(4) The Network shall endeavour to set up a

number of sub-committees that can promote the

economic, social and environmental dimensions of

sustainable development and that shall consist of

representatives of the social partners, actors and those

with a specific interest in the area.".

Passed by the House of Representatives at Sitting No. 189 of the

29th January, 2019.

CLAUDETTE BUTTIGIEG

Deputy Speaker

RAYMOND SCICLUNA

Clerk of the House of Representatives

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