Extension of Jurisdiction of the Administrative Review Tribunal

L.N. 178 of 2012

ADMINISTRATIVE JUSTICE ACT

(CAP. 490)

Extension of Jurisdiction of the Administrative Review Tribunal

(Malta Freeports) Regulations, 2012

IN exercise of the powers conferred by article 21 of the

Administrative Justice Act, the Minister for Justice, Dialogue and the

Family has made the following regulations:-

(1)

The title of these regulations is the Extension of Title and

Jurisdiction of the Administrative Review Tribunal (Malta Freeports) commencement.

Regulations, 2012.

(2) These regulations shall come into force on the 1st June,

2012.

Amendment of Law

First Column

Second Column

Enactment

Extent of Amendment

Malta Freeports Act,

1. Immediately after the definition

"prescribed" in article 2(1) there shall be added the

following new definition

" "Tribunal" means the Administrative

Review Tribunal established by article 5 of the

Administrative Justice Act.".

2. Article 20(2) shall be substituted by the

following

"(2) Any person may lodge an appeal

from a decision of the Authority to the

Administrative Review Tribunal in terms of

article 21(1) within twenty days from the date

of notification of such decision.".

The law specified in the First Column of the Schedule to Amendment of

these regulations shall have effect subject to the amendments law

Schedule.

specified in the Second Column thereof.

Article 21 shall be substituted by the

following

(1) The Administrative Review

"Administrative

Review

Tribunal shall be competent to hear and

Tribunal.

determine any dispute relating to

the

interpretation of the provisions of any

agreement under this Act or the right of any

party under this Act or the exercise by the

Authority of any powers vested in it by this

Act (except for the matters contemplated in

articles 8, 9, 10 and 13).

(2)

The

provisions

of

the

Administrative Justice Act, in so far as they

apply to the Administrative Review

Tribunal, shall apply to any proceedings

before the said Tribunal and the words

"public administration" in the said enactment

shall be construed as a reference to the

Authority.

(3)

The provisions of article 25 of

the Administrative Justice Act shall apply to

any proceedings pending before the Appeals

Board constituted under article 28 of the

Business Promotion Act

and any such

proceedings shall be assigned

to the

Administrative Review Tribunal in terms of

the aforesaid article 25 with effect from 1st

June, 2012.".

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