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15 maltatoday | SUNDAY • 22 FEBRUARY 2026 NEWS serve the overlying and underlying property and with the right of use in perpetual and uninterrupted to install water tank of no more than 500 lt on the highest roof of the block and install and maintenance of common satellite dish and this as described in the acts of Notary Joseph Smith La Rosa of the 14.05.2008 valued at €245,000; Corner shop on the ground floor level named "Tyson Butcher" and numbered 15 in Kanonku Giovanni De Domenico, Żejtun, without its airspace, subject to servitudes resulting from its position underlying third party property which includes common drains and drainage system, the rest is free and unencumbered with its right and appurtenances as described in the acts of Notary Vanessa Buttigieg of 17.09.2009 valued at €230,000. 05 th March, 2026 10.30am 44/13 – EM HSBC Bank Malta p.l.c. (C 3177) Vs Marshall Limited (C 10331) • Garage 282, Marshall Place, Triq il-Kampanella, Fgura; property consisting of a garage for business purposes of around 260m2, free and unencumbered, at street level, having a narrow yard on the back. There are also toilets and a small store and a small spiral staircase leading to garage number 13 Chanel Drive. The property is valued at €350,000. • Garage unofficially numbered 13, Chanel Drive, Triq il-Gizi, Fgura; property consisting in an 'L' shape with access from Chanel Drive, of around 100m2, free and unencumbered at basement level. There is also a small toilet and a small shaft. The property is valued at €110,000. • Garage unofficially numbered 16, Chanel Drive, Triq il-Gizi, Fgura, property consisting in an 'L' shape with access from Chanel Drive of around 105m2, free and unencumbered, having an open space at the back which joins with garage number 13, and also having a shaft. The property is valued at €110,000. 05 th March, 2026 11.30am 12/23 – KRZ Camilleri Victor (ID 581757M) et Vs Lara Investments Limited 1) The unnumbered and unnamed commercial premises in Triq Ġużeppi Calleja, Iklin, with corner entrance between Triq Ġużeppi Calleja and Triq Dun Karm built on a site previously that was previously occupied by the tenement named 'Danian' and block of flats property of Lara COURT NOTICE The Registrar, Civil Courts and Tribunals notifies that the First Hall of the Civil Court ordered the sale by Judicial Auction of the following property to be held in room numbered 78, nearby the Courts Archives, Level -1, Courts of Justice, Republic Street, Valletta. Date Time Judicial Sale No Property 03 rd March, 2026 11.00am 13/21 – AZ Falliment ta' Jonathan Pace Vs X The apartment internally marked number 1 is situated on ground floor and forming part of a block named "Waveline" in Triq il- Knisja fix-Xagħjra, Ħaż-Żabbar valued at €170,000; The apartment internally marked number 2 is situated on the first floor and forming part of a block named "Waveline" in Triq il- Knisja fix-Xagħjra, Ħaż-Żabbar valued at €180,800; The apartment internally market number 3 is situated on the second floor and forming part of a block named "Waveline" in Triq il- Knisja fix-Xagħjra, Ħaż-Żabbar valued at €180,800; Penthouse internally marked number 4 situated on the fourth floor and forming part of a block named "Waveline" in Triq il- Knisja fix-Xagħjra, Ħaż-Żabbar with its own free airspace valued at €149,600; The apartment number 1 enjoys and is subject to those servitudes resulting from its relative position within the block which include among others the passage of water pipes, drainage and also the services that are in common with the overlying properties as well as the right of guarantee use, uninterrupted and in perpetual transferable to third parties 'ad infintum' of all the parts intended for common use and which right of use is enjoyed in common with the other apartments in the block with right of access to the roof only limited to install and maintenance of a water tank of no more than 500lt on the highest roof of the block and for the installation and maintenance of a common satellite dish and this as described in the acts of Notary Reuben Debono of the 11.06.2009. With apartments numbers 2 and 3 and the penthouse includes all the common parts in the block and are subject to those servitudes arises from their relative position within the same block which include among others the passage of water pipes, drainage and also the services that are common with the overlying and underlying properties and this as described in the acts of Notary Reuben Debono of the 21.03.11. Maisonette on the ground floor numbered 4 named 'Shelik' forming part of a complex named 'Eureka' without its airspace and which complex is situated in f'Misraħ Karmenu Grima before known as Triq it- Tagħlim, Żejtun, forming part from a land named is-Saliba or Mastru Gidelu or Mastru Galutin bounded on the East by the street (Misraħ Karmenu Grima, previously known as Triq it-Tagħlim) free and unencumbered and subject for those servitudes resulting from its position which include among others the passage of pipes and services to serve the overlying and underlying property and with the right of use in perpetual and uninterrupted to install water tank of no more than 500 lt on the highest roof of the block and install and maintenance of common satellite dish and this as described in the acts of Notary Joseph Smith La Rosa of the 14.05.2008 valued at €245,000; Corner shop on the ground floor level named "Tyson Butcher" and numbered 15 in Kanonku Giovanni De Domenico, Żejtun, without its airspace, subject to servitudes resulting from its position underlying third party property which includes common drains and drainage system, the rest is free and unencumbered with its right and appurtenances as described in the acts of Notary Vanessa Buttigieg of 17.09.2009 valued at €230,000. 05 th March, 2026 10.30am 44/13 – EM HSBC Bank Malta p.l.c. (C 3177) Vs • Garage 282, Marshall Place, Triq il-Kampanella, Fgura; property consisting of a garage for business purposes of around 260m2, free and unencumbered, at street level, having a narrow yard on the back. There are also toilets and a small store and a (C 4441) Investments Limited. This property is built on two levels of the ground floor as well as the basement level with access from internal stairs and bounded on the East by Triq Ġużeppi Calleja, on the South by Triq Dun Karm and on the North and West by third parties' properties, free and unencumbered, with all its rights and appurtenances and valued at €302,000. 2) The apartment internally numbered 2 situated on the second floor level forming part of a block of two apartments number 68 in Triq l-Ilqugh Swieqi, has been referred to as limits of St. Julians, which block forms part of a complex of six apartment known as "Lacon Flats" in Triq l-Ilqugh, in Swieqi and bounded on the East by Triq l-Ilqugħ, on the South by property belonging to the estate of Stanley Joseph and on the North by the estate of Agnes Martha Darkin or more accurate boundaries and enjoys the common parts with the other apartments underlying the common parts of the block which are the main door, entrance, stairs, landing and drains but excluding the roof and the overlying airspace of apartment number 2, subject but for the right of access to the roof in favour of the owner of apartment number 1 to install a television aerial and water tank and to carry out maintenance and repair of the same water tank and television aerial, and the Garage number 70 in Triq l-Ilqugh, Swieqi, underlying the block of flats and is on the right hand side when one looks at the block from Triq l-Ilqugh and bounded on the East by Triq il-Ilqugħ, on the South by the successors in title of Island Properties Limited and on the North by entrance and stairs that give access to the two apartments valued at €550,000. The said garage and apartment are subject to annual and perpetual ground rent of €139.76 payable every first day of July of every year. 3) The Penthouse on the third-floor level accessible from a common entrance officially number 1 in Triq Ġiuseppe Calleja corner with Triq Dun Karm Psaila, Iklin and bounded on the East by Triq Ġużeppi Calleja, on the South by Triq Dun Karm and 10.30am 69/23 – EM Busy Bee Estates Limited (C 30083) Vs Formosa Anthony (KI 0119951M) et 19, in Triq ix-Xatt ta' Xbiex, corner with Triq Antonio Bosio, Msida, consisting of a commercial premises at street level underlying a non-related property, which tenement is leased for commercial purposes under the 'old regime' and is valued at €680,000. B) The tenement numbered number 2, in Triq Antonio Bosio, Msida consisting of a two floor building – that is a street level and first floor level with its overlying airspace and situated at the corner connecting Triq ix-Xatt ta' Xbiex and Triq Antonio Bosio, with vacant possession and is valued at €470,000. C) The tenement numbered number 2A, in Triq Antonio Bosio, Msida, consisting of a one car garage at street level, with vacant possession, and is valued at €75,000. The tenements numbers 19, number 2, and number 2A as above mentioned will be sold with the admission of extraneous bidders. Further details can be obtained from the website: https://ecourts.gov.mt/onlineservices/JudicialSales The bidders taking part in the auction must present their identity card Gaetana Aquilina For the Registrar of Civil Courts and Tribunals address construction entertainment noise Committee on Petitions reveals a disconnect between Malta's legal citizens, with construction, fireworks and entertainment noise falling sources, promoting a holistic soundscape approach focused on creating the right sound en- vironment rather than merely mitigating noise after it occurs. Treat clubs like factories While industrial noise falls under the directive, Malta has only seven licensed industrial facilities within its remit. The report recommends managing the entertainment industry through an industrial model, mandating best available tech- niques (BAT) to address the noise sources currently driving the majority of citizen com- plaints in Malta. For entertainment venues, the report highlights the Lis- bon model, in which bars and nightclubs install real-time sound limiters linked to po- lice monitoring platforms. In Lisbon, annual complaints fell from 104 to just 15 over five years, demonstrating the po- tential effectiveness of this ap- proach. Traffic noise impact underestimated Transport noise management in Malta suffers from signifi- cant shortcomings, largely due to the absence of legally bind- ing limits or reduction targets under the directive. Official data suggest Malta has the EU's lowest percentage of ur- ban residents exposed to road noise, but this is likely under- estimated, as the directive only mandates mapping for major infrastructure and agglomer- ations of more than 100,000 inhabitants and fails to account for noise exposure from small- er roads or less populated re- gions. This leads to data that does not fully reflect the lived reality of all citizens. Road traffic nevertheless accounts for all 20 annual noise-related premature deaths in Malta. Air traffic affects over 3% of the urban population, the second highest rate in the EU, largely because Malta's extreme population density places residents close to flight paths. Institutional failures and delays The report identifies chron- ic administrative delays as a major implementation failure. Malta's Noise Action Plan for 2019 to 2024 was only pub- lished in 2023, while the sub- sequent plan due by 18 January 2025 remained unpublished as of January 2026. Transparency remains a significant barrier. Most official websites are de- scribed as almost void of any content or lacking searchable noise data. This leaves citizens largely unaware of official ef- forts, although Infrastructure Malta is mentioned as a rare exception for its comprehen- sive noise coverage and search- ability. Report calls on Commission to widen scope of directive The report concludes that Malta's noise problems stem not from a failure to trans- pose the directive, but from a disconnect between legal cov- erage and the sources most af- fecting citizens. To address the limited pub- licly-available data, the report recommends expanding cover- age to non-directive sources— construction, entertainment and fireworks—consolidating fragmented legislation into a unified national framework, and adopting modern ap- proaches such as the Lisbon and Welsh models to manage noise more effectively. It also calls on the Europe- an Commission to consider mandatory noise limits and to extend the directive's scope to cover sources that dispropor- tionately affect high-density countries like Malta.