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Commerce Division

Trade Services Directorate

Regulatory Authorities

March 2002

Activities
Regulatory Authority
  • Hotels and other tourist accommodation;
  • Host families accommodation;
  • Long let licences;
  • Bars, nightclubs and discotheques;
  • Restaurants; self-service restaurants such as cafeterias; fast-food outlets;
  • take-away restaurants; fixed kiosks;
  • canteens and other catering establishments,
  • Incoming tourism agencies, travel agencies and destination management companies;
  • Organised excursion operators;
  • Tourist guides;
  • Diving schools.

Malta Tourism Authority
Licensing Administration Section
Auberge D'Italie
Merchants Street
Valletta

Tel: 21224444

   
  • Taxi operation and other land passenger transport;
  • Renting of automobiles and renting of other land transport equipment;
  • Scheduled passenger land transport;
  • Public service garages;
  • Motoring schools;
  • Horse-drawn cabs.
  • Pay car parks

Malta Transport Authority

Sa Maison Road,
Pieta MSD 08

Tel: 2125 5165/6 / 2125 5173
Freephone: 0800 772393
Fax: 2125 5175

Gozo Office
Tel: 2155 9344-5
Fax: 2155 9346

e-mail: info@maltatransport.com

webpage: http://www.maltatransport.com/

   
  • Passenger boats;
  • Water sports and schools (excluding diving schools);
  • Hiring of boats, jetski, paddleboats and other seacraft.
Malta Maritime Authority

Ports Directorate
’ Maritime Hse’
Lascaris Wharf
Valletta VLT01

Tel:21222203

e-mail: info@mma.gov.mt

Website: http://w2.vu.edu.au/malta/econcomm/mma.htm

Yachting Centre Directorate,
Ta’ Xbiex Centre,
Ta’ Xbiex. MSD 11

Tel: 21332800
Fax: 21332141

   
  • Operation of petrol stations;
  • Distribution of petroleum products;
  • Distribution of liquid petroleum gas;
  • Kerosene hawkers;
  • Quarrying;
  • Electricity, gas steams, and hot water supply;
  • Collection, purification and distribution of water;
  • Operation of batching plants.

Malta Resources Authority

Block A,
Floriana CMR 02

Tel: 21 22997704
Fax: 21 22997705

Contact Person: Licensing Manager

   
  • Manufacture establishments for the production of alcohol and alcoholic beverages;
  • Manufacture establishments for the production of beer (registration).
  • Manufacture establishments for the production of tobacco and tobacco products (registration)

Customs Department

Customs and Excise Section
Customs House,
Valletta.

Tel / Fax: 21242615

E-mail: mailto:excise.customs@gov.mt

Contact person: Senior Inspector

   
  • Internet and other network service providers;
  • Public fixed telecommunications systems and service;
  • Public mobile telecommunication services;
  • Fixed wireless telecommunication services;
  • Cable systems and services.

Malta Communications Authority

"Il-Piazzetta", Suite 43/44,
Tower Road, Sliema
SLM16 Europe, Malta

Tel: 21 336 840

Fax: 21 336 846

E-mail: jcuschieri@mca.org.mt

Website: http://www.mca.org.mt/

Contact Person: Chief Operations Officer

   
  • Independent private schools;
  • Church and independent schools including pre-primary, primary, secondary and post-secondary;
  • English language schools;
  • Commercial schools.

Ministry of Education

Non-State Schools Section
Education Division,
Floriana CMR 02

Tel: 2125982484 / 21237702

Fax: 21237702

Website: http://www.education.gov.mt/

   
   
Manufacture of wine from fresh grapes.

Viticulture, Agriculture Unit

Agriculture Research and Development Centre
Ghammieri
Marsa

Tel: 21224241 / 2

   
  • Farming of poultry;
  • Farming of swine;
  • Veterinary clinics.

Veterinary Services Department

Civil Abattoir,
Marsa – CMR 02

Tel: 21225360

Fax: 21238105

   
  • Fishing, fish hawkers, middlemen;
  • Operation of fish hatcheries / farms.

Department of Fisheries
Barriera Wharf,
Valletta.
Tel: 21242601

Fax: 21248602

   
  • Manufacture of pharmaceuticals;
  • Wholesale dealer in pharmaceuticals;
  • Pharmacies and chemists;
  • Dental clinics;
  • Acupuncture clinics;
  • Chiropody clinics;
  • Medical diagnostic laboratories;
  • Physiotherapy clinics;
  • X-ray Departments;
  • Tattoists;
  • Dairy farms i.e. cow sheds, goat pens and sheep pens.

Department of Public Health
37-39 Rue D’ Argens
Msida CMR 02

Tel: 21320413 / 21324093 / 21332225

Fax 21344767

   
  • Hospitals;
  • Private clinics;
  • Old peoples homes.

Department of Institutional Health

15, Merchant Street,
Valletta.
Tel: 21245104
Fax: 21242884

   
  • Air transport services;
  • Aerodrome operations.

Department of Civil Aviation

Luqa - CMR 02.
Tel: 21249170 – 21234621
Fax: 21239278.

 

   
  • Investment services;
  • Collective Investment schemes;
  • Financial services;
  • Insurance companies;
  • Nominee companies.

Malta Financial Services Centre

Notabile Road,
Attard
Tel: 21441155
Fax: 21441188

Website: http://www.mfsc.com.mt/

   
Sewage and refuse disposal, sanitation and similar activities.

Waste Management Strategy Implementation Department

Sant' Antnin Waste Treatment Plant,
Marsascala.
Tel: 21616601
Fax: 21243753

   
Gambling and betting activities.

Gaming Authority

Sa Maison Road,
Floriana CMR 02
Tel: 21238087
Fax: 21240765

   
Sound and television broadcasting services.

Broadcasting Authority

7 Mile End Road
Hamrun HMR02
Tel: 21221281 / 21247908
Fax: 21240855

E-mail: info@ba-malta.org
Website: http://www.ba-malta.org/

 

   
  • Commission agents.

Chamber of Commerce

The Malta ‘Exchange Bldgs’,
Republic Street,
Valletta.

Tel: 21233873
Fax: 21245223

E-mail: admin@chamber.org.mt
Website: http://www.chamber.org.mt/

   
  • Door–to-door sellers

Consumer and Competition Division, Ministry for Economic Services

Cannon Road,
St. Venera.

Tel: 21446250 – 5
Fax: 21446257

   
Manufacturing, retail, wholesale and service operations that are not licensed by any other authority.

Trade Licensing Unit, Commerce Division, Ministry for Economic Services

Commerce Division,
Lascaris,
Valletta - CMR 02.

Tel: 25690317
Fax: 21240516

Contact Person: Head, Trade Licensing Unit

   

Matters relating to security and public order including:

  • Manufacture of weapons and firearms;
  • Investigation and security activities;
  • Activities of membership organisations, religious and political organisations;
  • Hunting for sport or recreation, and cross country sports;
  • One-time parties.

Police Department

Licensing and Testing
Police Headquarters,
Floriana - CMR 02.

Tel: 21224002/9 – 21220451
Fax: 21235467

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