Regulations, 2016

L.N. 109 of 2016

DEVELOPMENT PLANNING ACT

(CAP. 552)

ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION ACT

(CAP. 549)

Environment and Development Planning Act (Assignment of

Assets, Rights, Liabilities, Obligations and Functions)

Regulations, 2016

IN EXERCISE of the powers conferred by article 7 of the

Development Planning Act, and in exercise of the powers conferred

by article 8 of the Environment Protection Act, the Minister

responsible for Sustainable Development, the Environment and

Climate Change and the Parliamentary Secretary responsible for

Planning and Simplification of Administrative Processes have made

the following regulations with regard to the assignment and transfer

of assets, rights, liabilities, obligations and functions of the Malta

Environment and Planning Authority:-

The title of these regulations is the Environment and Citation.

Development Planning Act (Transfer of Assets, Rights, Liabilities,

Obligations, and Functions) Regulations, 2016.

As from the 4th April 2016 all receivables and rights, Receivables and

liabilities and obligations of the Malta Environment and Planning rights,

and obligations

Authority shall be assigned to and continue to have effect with regard to

Planning

to the Planning Authority as if made under the Development Planning Authority.

Act.

As from the 4th April 2016 all functions currently carried Functions

out by the Planning Directorate of the Malta Environment and currently

out by the

Planning Authority shall be assumed by the Planning Authority Planning

Directorate of

established under the Development Planning Act, and all the the Malta

functions currently carried out by the Environment Protection Environment

and Planning

Directorate of the Malta Environment and Planning Authority shall be Authority to be

assumed by the

assumed by the Environment Resources Authority established under Planning

Authority.

the Environment Protection Act.

As from the 4th April 2016 the Planning Authority

established under the Development Planning Act, and the

Environment and Resources Authority established under the

Environment Protection Act, shall be delegated to assign and transfer

any other assets, rights, liabilities, obligations and functions of the

Malta Environment and Planning Authority by the 31st of July 2016.

As from the 4th April 2016 all functions currently carried

out by the Directorate of Corporate Services and all functions

currently carried out by the Enforcement Directorate shall be

temporarily assigned and assumed by the Planning Authority

established under the Development Planning Act, until permanently

assigned in accordance with regulation 4.

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