Third Schedule — PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION ACT

Substituted by: 

L.N. 338 of 2022. 

Amended by: 

SPECALISED UNITS

L.N. 239 of 2024; 

L.N. 285 of 2024; 

L.N. 35 of 2026; 

(Article 9)

L.N. 146 of 2026.

Specialised

The functions of

The

Administrat

Minister

Legal

Unit

the Unit

defined

or of the responsible for

Personality

period

Unit

the Unit

Ta’

(a)

to

Three (3)

Head

Minister

No

Qali

preserve and

years

responsible for

National

promote the Park as

public works

Park Unit

a recreational and

open public space;

(b)

to

recommend to the

Minister a policy for

the use and drawing

up of rules for the

use of the Park;

(c)

to

draw up and adopt a

strategy for the

management of the

Park;

(d)

to

draw up a plan for

the maintenance and

up-keeping the Park

in good condition;

(e)

to

coordinate the

maintenance and

up-keeping in good

condition of the

Park;

(f)

to

draw up and adopt

health and safety

procedures and

protocols in the

Park and ensure that

the same are

accessible to the

public;

(g)

to

draw up and adopt

emergency

procedures

and

protocols in the

Park and ensure that

the

same

are

accessible to the

public.

The above-

mentioned

functions of the

Unit

shall

be

exercised in respect

of

the

Malta

National

Park

which covers an

area

of

three

hundred thousand

square

meters

(300,000m 2 )*

"National

To carry out

Six (6) Head being a

Minister

Yes

Drugs and monitoring and to

years

Non-

responsible for

Addictions draw up reports,

Executive

Social Policy

Unit

statistics and

Chairperson

surveys on the

assisted by

subject of drugs

other public

and other

officers of

addictions, to

defined

coordinate the work

grade

of Government

departments in the

field and to act as

national focal point

for local and

international

collaboration on

drugs and

addictions.

Joint

(a) to fully Five (5)

Head

Minister

Yes

Office Unit assume

the years

(appointed

responsible for

existence of the

by

lands

Joint Office as

agreement

established

by

between the

article 4 of the

Holy See and

Ecclesiastical

the

Entities (Properties)

Government

Act and by article

of Malta in

16 of the Agreement

accordance

between the Holy

with article

See

and

the

16(2)(c) of

Republic of Malta

the

contained in the

Agreement

Schedule to the said

between the

Act;

Holy See and

the Republic

of

Malta

contained in

the Schedule

to

the

Ecclesiastica

l

Entities

(Properties)

Act, and who

shall

fully

assume the

existence of

the post of

Director of

the

Joint

Office.)

(b) to assume

and perform all the

functions

so

assigned to the Joint

Office according to

the laws of Malta;

(c) to assume

and perform every

role so assigned to

the Joint Office

according to the

laws of Malta;

(d)

to

perform any other

function and role

that may so be

assigned to it from

time to time by

agreement between

the Holy See and

the Government of

Malta;

(e) to provide

support, including

technical, to the

Control Committee

established

by

article 17 of the

Agreement between

the Holy See and

the Republic of

Malta contained in

the Schedule to the

Ecclesiastical

Entities (Properties)

Act, and to give the

said

any

information

and

access to records for

the purposes of

fulfilling its role;

(f) to perform

its functions as a

Unit

with

autonomy.

National

Ten (10)

Head

Minister

No

Veterinary

Years

responsible for

Hospital

veterinary

Unit

services

(a) to be

responsible for the

supervision,

administration,

financial

obligations,

and

control

of

the

National Veterinary

Hospital;

(b) to act as the

competent

authority

responsible for the

supervision,

administration and

observation of the

contract for the

operation and

management of the

National Veterinary

Hospital;

(c) to ensure that

the hospital and its

services operate in

compliance with

applicable laws,

including

regulations and

applicable

professional

standards

governing

veterinary practice,

including licensing,

public

administration,

occupational health

and safety, animal

welfare, and public

service

management;

(d) to ensure that

the National

Veterinary Hospital

provides accessible,

safe, and effective

veterinary services

to the public, in

compliance with

obligations relating

to the provision of

emergency and

critical veterinary

care available

twenty-four (24)

hours a day,

including the

provision of an

on-call service and

the maintenance of

appropriate triage

and referral

systems;

(e)

to

facilitate

clinical

training

and

practical learning

opportunities

for

veterinary

and

animal care courses

offered by MCAST;

(f) to make

available qualified

veterinary

professionals and

specialists to

support learning

and supervisory

activities, while

ensuring that such

educational

activities comply

with MCAST

accreditation and

training standards

and do not

compromise animal

care and welfare or

public safety;

(g) to ensure that

the premises,

clinical areas and

equipment are

properly

maintained and

kept safe, clean and

fit for their

intended purpose.

Boundaries and extent of the Malta National Park*

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