Committees (Amendment) Order, 2022

L.N. 207 of 2022

LOCAL GOVERNMENT ACT

(CAP. 363)

Coat of Arms for the Regional

Committees (Amendment) Order, 2022

IN EXERCISE of the powers granted by article 72 of the Local

Government Act, the Minister for the National Heritage, the Arts and

Local Government has made the following order:-

The title of this order is the Coat of Arms for the Regional Citation.

Committees (Amendment) Order, 2022 and this order shall be read and

construed as one with the Coat of Arms for the Regional Committees S.L. 363.178.

Order, hereinafter referred to as "the principal order".

Article 1 of the principal order shall be substituted by the Substitutes

article 1 of the

following new article

principal order.

"1. The title of this order is the Coat of Arms for the

Regional Councils Order.".

In article 2 of the principal order, the words "for the Amends article

respective Regional Committees," shall be substituted by the words 2 principal

"for the respective Regional Councils,".

The Schedule to the principal order shall be amended as Amends the

Schedule to the

principal order.

(a) the coat of arms of the Central Region and of the

South Eastern Region shall be deleted; and

(b) immediately after the coat of arms of the Southern

Region there shall be added the following new coat of arms

"Eastern Region

The Coat of Arms shows in Chief the Sun rising, with reference

to the Eastern Region.

In the Middle there is a Horizontal Fess on which there is an

orange Blossom from which emerge four oranges which refer to the

localities from which they emerged from the Parish of Birkirkara.

The Bridge is that of Madliena which means the Union of the

Coastal Localities with those of the Countryside.

The seven waves at the bottom of the Shield refer to the

Locations Adjacent to the Sea.

Blazon

Azure a bridge or standing on waves azure and argent. In centre,

a fess gules bordered Argent. On the fess an orange blossom or form

which four orange fruits sprout. On chief a rising sun or on a

background azure.

Western Region

The Star is the planet Venus which is known as ‘The West Star’.

The Colour of the sun is golden, which symbolizes generosity, faith,

and energy.

Red Background – Colour the sky when it is reddish at sunset. It

is a sign of positive outlook.

Blue inner doors – A colour that is also found in the West, which

symbolises the peace, calm and silence of the West of Malta.

The Fortification – The Fortification consists of a main gate that

symbolises the Old City of Malta, Mdina, on both sides there are two

windows that symbolize the other two cities which are Siġġiewi and

Żebbuġ. At the top we find seven laces symbolizing the other seven

localities that are part of the Western Region. This shows the ideal

union between the cities and localities of the Region for the benefits of

the citizens of the West.

Fortification is the colour Gold means - Generosity, Faith,

Energy as well as Strength.

Blazon

Gules, a fortified wall in gold and with seven merlons of the

same colour. On the ramparts an open door and two windows on each

side all azure. On Chief there is a seven-pointed star Or.

Port Region

Argent six escutcheons Gules arranged fesswise (3,2,1), upon a

chief Sable below three mural crowns of three towers arranged

fesswise two mural crowns of four towers similarly arranged all Or.

Above the shield is a mural crown of five towers Or.

In the aforesaid Arms, the escutcheons represent the six villages

which are members of the Port Regional Council, that is to say

Floriana, Kalkara, Fgura, Paola, Tarxien and Xgħajra, the mural

crowns of three towers represent the three small cities which are

members of the said Council, that is to say Cospicua, Senglea and

Żabbar while the mural crowns of four towers represent the two larger

cities which are members of the said Council, that is to say Valletta and

Vittoriosa.

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