S.L. 490.4 чл. 3Competence of the Panels.

(1) The assistants appointed on the Health Panel shall be competent to deal with disputes under the Lepers Ordinance.

(2) The assistants appointed on the Agriculture Panel shall be competent to deal with disputes under the following legislation:

(a) Agriculture Produce (Export) Ordinance;

(b) Animal Welfare Act;

(c) the Producer Organisations Act; and

(d) Importation of Dogs and Cats Regulations.

(3) The assistants appointed on the Products and Services

Panel shall be competent to deal with disputes under the following legislation:

(a) Spirits Ordinance;

(b) Wine Act;

(c) Airport (Groundhandling Services) Regulations;

(d) the Business Promotion Act;

(e) the Supplies and Services Act;

(f) the Control of Kerosene Regulations;

(g) the Farmers’ Market Regulations.

(4) The assistants appointed on the Transport Panel shall be competent to deal with disputes under the following legislation:

(a) Motor Vehicles Roadworthiness Test Regulations;

(b) Motor Vehicles (Carriage of Goods by Road) Regulations;

(c) Exemption from Motor Vehicles Registration Tax Rules;

(d) Registration and Licensing of Motor Vehicles Regulations; and

(e) the Malta Freeports Act.

(5) The assistants appointed on the Fiscal Panel shall be competent to deal with disputes under the following legislation:

(a) the Income Tax Act;

(b) the Import Duties Act;

(c) the Duty on Documents and Transfers Act;

(d) the Income Tax Management Act;

(e) the Excise Duty Act;

(f) the Customs and Excise Tax Act; and

(g) the Value Added Tax Act.

(6) The assistants appointed on the Media and the Arts Panel shall be competent to deal with disputes under the Cinema and Stage Regulations.

(7) The assistants appointed on the Professions’ Regulation Panel shall be competent to deal with disputes under the following legislation:

(a) the Accountancy Profession Act;

(b) the Inġiniera Act; and

(c) the Periti Act.

(8) The assistants appointed on the Communications Panel shall be competent to deal with disputes under the following legislation:

(a) the Utilities and Services (Regulation of Certain

Works) Act;

(b) Postal Services Act;

(c) Postal Services (General) Regulations;

(d) Electronic Communications (Regulation) Act;

(e) Directives by the Malta Communications Authority; (f) Deleted by Legal Notice 90 of 2019.

(g) Electronic Communications Networks and Services (General) Regulations;

(h) Malta Communications Authority Act;

(i) Electronic Commerce Act; and

(j) Accessibility of the Website and Mobile Applications of Public Sector Bodies Regulations.

(9) The assistants appointed on the Regulation Panel shall be competent to deal with disputes under the Regulator for Energy and Water Services Act and the Regulator for Energy and Water Services

Act.

(10) The assistants appointed on the Lands Panel shall be competent to deal with disputes under the following legislation:

(a) the Lands Authority Act; and

(b) the Government Lands Act.

(11) The assistants appointed on the Gaming Panel shall be competent to deal with disputes under the Gaming Act.

(12) The assistants appointed on the Digital Innovation Panel shall be competent to deal with disputes under the Malta Digital

Innovation Authority Act.

(13) The assistants appointed on the General Jurisdiction Panel shall be competent to deal with disputes under the following legislation:

(a) Private Guards and Community Officers Act;

(b) Co-operative Societies Act;

(c) Control of Fireworks and other Explosives

Regulations;

(d) Civil Explosives Regulations;

(e) Airport Security (Background Checks) Regulations;

(f) National Malta Library Regulations;

(g) Malta Public Library Regulations;

(h) the Voluntary Organisations Act;

(i) the Identity Card and other Identity Documents Act; and

(j) the Education Act.

(14) The General Jurisdiction Panel shall also be competent to deal with disputes not falling under any of the legislation referred to in these regulations and shall therefore also be competent to decide that a particular dispute does not fall within the competence of any of the Panels established by these regulations.