Trading Licences (Amendment) (No. 5) Regulations, 2007

L.N. 366 of 2007

TRADING LICENCES ACT

(CAP. 441)

Trading Licences (Amendment) (No. 5) Regulations, 2007

IN exercise of the powers conferred by article 28 of the Trading

Licences Act, the Minister for Competitiveness and Communications,

in concurrence with the Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, has

made the following regulations>-

The title of these regulations is the Trading Licences Citation.

(Amendment) (No. 5) Regulations, 2007 and they shall be read and

construed as one with the Trading Licences Regulations, 2006, L.N. 1 of 2006.

hereinafter in these regulations referred to as “the principal regulations”.

For regulation 20 of the principal regulations there shall be Substitutes

regulation 20 of the

substituted the following>

principal

regulations.

“20. (1) The issue or renewal of a licence under this

Part shall be subject to the payment of the relevant fee

applicable thereto as shown in the Seventh Schedule>

Provided that in case of licences for trading to be carried

out in Gozo, the relevant fee applicable fee shall be subject to

a further reduction of 25%.

(2) Where the fee applicable under the Seventh

Schedule is higher than the fee which was applicable to the

commercial premises under Part II of the Police Licences

Regulations prior to the commencement of these regulations,

the fee applicable for the renewal of the licence shall continue

to be that payable under the said Regulations.

(3) Where a licence is transferred to any other

person or where in relation to such licence a change in the

nature of the commercial activity or any addition to the licence

requiring a permit under the Development Planning Act has Cap. 356.

occurred, the fee payable in relation to the commercial

premises shall be that shown in the Seventh Schedule.

(4) For ascertaining the fee applicable in relation

to any commercial premises, the Trade Licensing Unit shall

have the authority to verify any information provided in

relation to the said premises.”.

Immediately after the Sixth Schedule to the principal

regulations there shall be added the following new schedule>

“Seventh Schedule

(Regulation 20)

Fees for the Issue or Annual Renewal of a Licence

Commercial premises used for manufacturing purposes shall pay

a fee equivalent to 5% of rental value subject to minimum fee of Lm20.

Other commercial premises shall pay the following fees>

Commercial premises –

• having a total footprint of less than 200 m 2 - Lm30<

• having a total footprint of between 200m 2 and 400m 2

- Lm60<

• having a total footprint of between 400m 2 and 800m 2

- Lm180< and

• having a total footprint exceeding 800m 2 - 5% of

rentalvalue subject to a minimum fee of not less than

Lm500.

For the purposes of these regulations “total footprint” means the

total footprint approved in relation to the commercial premises according

to the Malta Environment and Planning Authority site plan.”.

Mitbug[ fl-Istamperija tal-Gvern — Printed at the Government Printing Press

Lm0.08 (€0.19)

(1) Il-[ru; jew it-ti;did ta’ liçenza ta[t din it-

Taqsima g[andu jkun bla [sara g[all-[las tad-drittijiet

rilevanti li japplikaw dwarha kif jidher fis-Seba’ Skeda>

I]da fil-ka] ta’ liçenzi g[al kummerç ;ewwa G[awdex,

id-drtitt rilevanti li japplika g[andu jkun so;;ett g[al tnaqqis

addizjonali ta’ 25%.

(2) Meta d-dritt applikabbli ta[t is-Seba’ Skeda

jkun og[la mid-dritt li kien applikabbli g[all-post kummerçjali

ta[t it-Taqsima II tar-Regolamenti dwar il-Liçenzi tal-Pulizija

qabel il-bidu fis-se[[ ta’ dawn ir-regolamenti, id-dritt

applikabbli g[at-ti;did tal-liçenza g[andu jibqa’ dak li kien

jit[allas ta[t l-imsemmija regolamenti.

(3) Meta ti;i trasferita liçenza lil persuna o[ra jew

meta, fir-rigward ta’ dik il-liçenza, ikun hemm bidla fit-tip

ta’ attività kummerçjali jew xi ]jieda fil-liçenza li tkun te[tie;

permess ta[t l-Att dwar l-Ippjanar ta’ l-I]vilupp, id-dritt li Kap. 356.

g[andu jit[allas g[ar-rigward tal-post kummerçjali g[andu

jkun dak muri fis-Seba’ Skeda.

(4) Biex ji;i stabbilit id-dritt applikabbli g[ar-

rigward ta’ xi post kummerçjali, is-Sezzjoni Liçenzi tal-

Kummerç ikollha l-awtorità li tivverifika kull informazzjoni

li ting[ata dwar dak il-post.”.

3. Minnufih wara s-Sitt Skeda li tinsab mar-regolamenti prinçipali

g[andha ti]died din l-iskeda ;dida li ;ejja>

“Is-Seba’ Skeda

(Regolament 20)

Drittijiet g[all-{ru; jew Ti;did fis-Sena ta’ Liçenza

Postijiet kummerçjali li jintu]aw g[all-finijiet ta’ manifattura

g[andhom i[allsu dritt ekwivalenti g[al 5% tal-valur tal-kera so;;ett

g[al dritt minimu ta’ Lm20.

Postijiet kummerçjali o[ra j[allsu dawn id-drittijiet li ;ejjin>

Postijiet kummerçjali –

• li jokkupaw spazju totali ta’ inqas minn 200m 2 - Lm30<

• li jokkupaw spazju totali ta’ bejn 200m 2 u 400m 2 -

Lm60<

• li jokkupaw spazju totali ta’ bejn 400m 2 u 800m 2 -

Lm180< u

• li jokkupaw spazju totali ta’ aktar minn 800m 2 - 5%

tal-valur tal-kera so;;ett g[al dritt minimu ta’ mhux

inqas minn Lm500.

G[all-finijiet ta’ dawn ir-regolamenti “spazju totali” tfisser spazju

totali approvat g[ar-rigward tal-post kummerçjali skond il-pjanta tal-

fond ta’ l-Awtorità ta’ Malta dwar l-Ambjent u l-Ippjanar.”.