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Malta Government Gazette — Legal Notice 1994 87 — 87 tal-1994 – Regoli tal-1994 dwar Proċeduri quddiem l-Awtorità ta' Verifika

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LN. 87 vi 1994

ENV LRONMENT PROTECTION ACT . 1991

(ACT NO . V OF 1991)

Autborlty 01 Review (Proted UR) Ruin , 1994

IN e:c.ertiseof the powers conferred by subsection (3) of section 45

of the Environment Protection Act, ]991. the Mini ster for the

Environ ment has made the following ru les: -

I. These rules may be cited as the Authority of Review

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Rules, 1994. and shall be deemed to have come into force

on tlK: ISth July, 1994.

Z. In the re rules. unless the oonte:c.t otherwise requires-

" Act" means the Environment Protection Act, 1991;

~Authorit y~ means the Authority of Review appointed in

terms of section 44 ortlle Act;

"Minister" means the Minister responsible for the

environme nt and. in the case of notices of objection entered in

terms of the provisions of section 29 of tlK: Act, also means the

Minister reiponsible for ports and maritime affain in such manner

that where the Mini5ler responsible for pons and maritime attain

does not exercise the powen entrusted 10 him in terml of Pan Four

of the Act and such po_n Ire exercised by the Minister

responsible for the environment , the e:c.preuion shall mean thoe

Minister responsible for the envir()flment

"notice of objedion~ has the sa me meaning u given tn it in

paragraph (2) of rule 3 of tlK:se rules

-objector~ means that person whO had entered the rtOtice of

objection.

J . ( I) On receiving the notice of objection from the Minister,

the President of the Authority shall $Clect tour a~ssors to hear such

notice and to appoint it for hearing.

(2) The President shall select suc h assessors as in his opinion

appear to be compe tent to hear a panicu lar case.

(J) Following the se lection of the a~sso rs by the President.

he shall notify them of their appointment and of the day. date. pl ace and

time of the first sitting of the Authorit y. The President shlll also

transmit to them a copy olth e notice of objection.

(4) The Presidnet shat! also in form the objector and the

Minister of the day, date . place and time of the first sining of the

Au thority. Such in formation shall be transmined to them not late r than

founeen days prior to such sining.

Malta Government Gazette — Legal Notice 1994 87 — 87 tal-1994 – Regoli tal-1994 dwar Proċeduri quddiem l-Awtorità ta' Verifika

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The objector may appear before Ihe Authority either

personally or as represented by an agent on the date , and time and at the

place appointed for the hearing, make lIis submi.ssioo$ and produce such

evidence Iq; the Authority may permit

Provided tlllllhe Authority may postpone the hearing of the

notice if it is satisified that the ob)!:clor was unable 10 appear before il

due 10 an illness or his being away from Malta or such other reason as

aforesaid.

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The Authority shall gi~e an opportunity to the Minister. or J _ _ "'''''

such other person as may be appointed for such purpose by the Minisler. 11 .. M, .......

10 make such submi ssions as may justify his position and to produce such

evidence as tM Authority may deem to be required.

,. (I) The Authority is empowered to subpoena witnesses and

10 administer the oath to persons appearing before il.

(2) Such oath shall be administe red by the President of Ihe

Authority.

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(I) 1.-Awlorila jl;.ollha s-sctgl'la li Ihamk llhieda u li IIgl'lli 1-

gu ra menllil kull min jidlier quddiemha.

(2)

Il'iuramenl ghandu jiii amministrat mill-President la' 1·

A"'loril •.

JI·pi"Ottdura li 1-AWlori l~ ghlndhl wta hija kif iej

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1be Authority shall adopt Ihe following procedure;

(1) (a) the objector shall first e~pl ain the reasons why he is

objecling 10 any regulation;

(b) the Minisler may expl.in the reasons whieh led him to

make the regulations which arc being objected to.

(2) 8 0tll parties arc. with the pennission of Ihe Preside nt .

enlilled 10 produce witneues.

(3) The: President and the assessors are entitled to ask sudl

questions and request such infonnation as may appear to them 10 be

appropri ate from bolh parties.

(4)

Following Ihe hearing of bolh partiC10 by the AUlhority

and il being satisroed Iha! no further sitti ng:> are . required for t~

production of evidence before it , or for the parlleS to make theIr

submissions, the Authority shall deliberate on the merits of the notice

and proceed to award its decision.

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The President may order that proc:udings during any silting be Pi

held in Cllnvrll so as to ensure cood order during Ihe hearing

Provided Ihal any decision made by Ihe Authority shall be awarded

in public during a si tting of the Authority.

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(I) When a decision is being dawn up. the President of the

Authority shall not haye an original ¥Ote but only a ~ting vote should

the ~otes of the auessors be equally divided .

(2) The President $hall notify the Minister and the objector

ohhe da y, lime and place of the ...... rd oftbe demion.

8 0t h partil'S ~haU receive acopyofanydecision affectinS

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