MALTA COUNCIL FOR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AGENCY (ESTABLISHMENT) ORDER *

MALTA COUNCIL FOR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

AGENCY (ESTABLISHMENT)

SUBSIDIARY LEGISLATION 595.20

MALTA COUNCIL FOR SCIENCE AND

TECHNOLOGY AGENCY (ESTABLISHMENT)

ORDER *

1st November, 2016

LEGAL NOTICE 366 of 2016, as amended by Legal Notice 376 of 2021.

The title of this Order is the Malta Council for Science and

Technology Agency (Establishment) Order.

There shall be an Agency, to be known as the Malta Council

for Science and Technology Agency, hereinafter referred to as "the

Agency", which shall be autonomous and which shall carry out

functions related to the commercialisation of activities related to

science, technology, research and innovation.

The Agency shall have the following functions and duties

(a) to carry out merchandising and retailing, to grant and

receive sponsorships, to prepare, distribute and sell

publications, to organise and conduct training

programmes and to hire out venues;

(b) to enter into any agreement with the Malta Council for

Science and Technology or the Government or with

any authority, entity or person for the carrying out of

any of the objects of the Agency;

(c) to carry on any business or activity that may be

considered necessary for, conducive or ancillary to or

connected with any of its objects.

(1)

The Minister responsible for the Agency shall be

the Minister who is assigned the responsibility for research and

innovation or such other Minister so assigned for such purpose by the

Prime Minister.

(2) The Permanent Secretary in the Ministry responsible for

the Agency shall supervise the Agency in accordance with the

provisions of article 29 of the Public Administration Act

Provided that the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry

responsible for the Agency may be assisted in such supervision by

another Permanent Secretary in accordance with the provisions of

article 14(6) of the Public Administration Act.

The Agency shall be governed by the provisions of the

Public Finance Management Act unless otherwise stated in the statute

of the Agency, in which case the provisions of the statute shall

prevail.

*Repealed by Legal Notice 112 of 2024.

MALTA COUNCIL FOR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

AGENCY (ESTABLISHMENT)

The operations of the Agency shall follow the statute of the

Agency.

(1) The Agency shall be headed by a Chief Executive

Officer who shall perform all the functions and duties of the Chief

Executive Officer as stipulated in the Public Administration Act.

(2) The legal and judicial representation of the Agency shall lie

in the Chief Executive Officer.

(1) The Minister responsible for the Agency may establish

an Advisory Board to assist the Chief Executive Officer in the

discharge of his duties.

(2) An advisory board established under this article shall be

chaired by the Chief Executive Officer and shall consist of not less

than two and not more than four members appointed by the

Minister responsible for the Agency.

(3) The remuneration paid to members of the Agency’s

Advisory Board shall be in accordance with any directives and

guidelines which may be issued by the Agency from time to time.