S.L. 156.2 чл. 18Appointment of expert members.

(1) The Minister shall appoint members to serve as expert members on the competent authority.

(2) The competent authority shall be composed as follows:

(a) a Chairperson, who shall be a technically competent person in the field of safety of offshore oil and gas operations and who shall be responsible for the organisation of the work of the competent authority;

(b) one member from the Licensing Authority;

(c) one member from the Authority for Transport in Malta;

(d) one member from the authority responsible for environment in Malta; and

(e) any other member or members from any authority which, in the opinion of the Minister, after consultation with the competent authority, may have a regulatory function in the field of oil and gas operations.

(3) The Minister may, after consultation with the other relevant authorities:

(a) prescribe by regulations any new functions on the competent authority for purposes connected with offshore oil and gas operations; and

(b) terminate by prescribing regulations any function of the competent authority.