Cap. 81 Art. 39Minister may vary certaintimeframes in Part III.

The Minister responsible for infrastructure may, where appropriate, on the advice of or after consultation with the competent infrastructure regulator or regulators and, or with the competent utility regulator or regulators, by legal notice lessen the time frames stated in the article 14(3), article 15(2) or article 15(4):

Provided that before doing so the Minister shall undertake a public consultation and consider any such submissions as may be made in the course of such a consultation.

FIRST SCHEDULE

(Article 2)

In accordance with provisions of article 2 of this Act, within the context of the definition of the words "competent infrastructure regulator" the following public sector body is designated a "competent infrastructure regulator": The Authority for Transport in Malta ("TM"). SECOND SCHEDULE

(Article 2) In accordance with the provisions of article 2 of this Act, in the context of the definition of the words "competent utility regulator" the following public sector bodies are designated as "competent utility regulators":

(1) The Malta Communications Authority ("MCA") is responsible for the regulation of electronic communications services and networks;

(2) The Regulator for Energy and Water Services ("REWS") is responsible for the regulation of energy services and networks and the regulation of water services and networks; and

(3) The Authority for Transport in Malta ("TM") is responsible for the exercise of regulatory functions relating to roads and to transport by air, rail, road or sea.

THIRD SCHEDULE

(Article 21) Regulations listed in accordance with the provisions of article 21 of this Act: The Electronic Communications Networks and Services (General) Regulations (S.L. 399.28).

FOURTH SCHEDULE

(Article 24)

The remuneration payable to the President where the person appointed is a former judge or a former magistrate and to the two ordinary members of the Dispute Resolution Board shall be as follows:

(1) In the case of the President for: • the first hour of a sitting or part thereof seventy five euro (€75), and • every subsequent hour or part thereof sixty-five euro (€65).

(2) In the case of an ordinary member for: • the first hour of a sitting or part thereof sixty euro (€60), and • every subsequent hour or part thereof fifty euro (€50). Provided that in the case of any sittings which are held outside the venue designated for the holding of Board sittings, the fee due to the President and to the ordinary members shall be increased by ten euro (€10) per hour or part thereof.