S.L. 552.13 Art. 11Declaration of interest.

(1) Any person may declare an interest in any development application made under these regulations, in accordance with the provisions of article 71(6) of the Act, and may make representations thereon.

(2) Such an interest must be registered with the Authority:

(a) within thirty days from the date of publication of the notice of an application on the website of the Department of Information in the case of applications falling outside the provisions of Schedule 2;

(b) within fifteen days from the date of publication of the notice of an application on the website of the Department of Information in the case of applications falling within the provisions of Schedule 2: Provided that such periods may be shortened to seven days in urgent cases as may be indicated in the publication. Provided further that if the last day for submissions as set out in this sub-regulation is a public holiday or a day when the offices of the Authority are closed to the public, the time limit for such submissions shall be deemed to expire on the next following working day.

(3) Such an interest must be registered by any means of communication, written or electronic, in the Maltese or English language, and must include an electronic address which will be used for any future exchange of communication between the Authority and the registered interested party.

(4) For the purposes of these regulations and of article 71(6) of the Act, any notification or service of a decision to such a registered interested party in terms of sub-regulation (1) shall be made by the Authority in accordance with the provisions of regulation 6(7).