Public Authority

Environment and Resources Authority

Description of the

department/directorate/entity’s

structure

ERA’s organigram is available from the following link:

https://era.org.mt/organisational-structure/

Description of the

department/directorate/entity’s

functions and responsibilities

The Board of the Authority, established by virtue of Article 6 of Chapter 549 of the Laws of Malta, oversees and ensures that the following functions carried by ERA’s three’s Directorates:

  • Environment and Resources (ERD)
  • Regulatory Affairs (RAD)
  • Corporate Services (CSD)

All the three Directorates work together with the mission to safeguard the environment for a sustainable quality of life.

The ERD is responsible for formulation and implementation of polices relating to the protection and management of the environment related to water, biodiversity, nature, marine environment, ambient air quality, ambient noise, waste, provision of information and issuing of subsidiary plans under Chapter 549 of the Laws of Malta on matters relating to the environment.

The RAD is responsible for regulating activities or operations which may have an effect on the environment through permitting, and assessment of development proposals with the aim of avoiding or mitigating the adverse impacts on the environment at planning stage. It is also responsible for ensuring compliance of operators with permits issued by the Authority and enforcement of environmental offences, and for ensuring that national and international obligations relative to the matters regulated by or under the Environment Protection Act come into force and complied with. 

 

The CSD is responsible with the provision of Human Resources, Administration, IT&T, Financial Management, Procurement and other operational support for the Authority.

General description of the

categories of documents the

department/directorate/entity

holds (including exempt

documents)
  • ERA Board Minutes
  • HR files and documentation
  • State of the Environment Reports
  • ERA Annual Reports 
  • Permitting Files
  • Compliance and Enforcement Files 
  • EIA and Assessment Files
  • Procurement Files 
  • Court and EPRT files 
  • Strategies and Subsidiary Plans under ERA’s portfolio as per the Environment Protection Act (Cap. 549)

Description of all manuals and

similar types of documents

which contain policies,

principles, rules or guidelines

in accordance with which

decisions or

recommendations are made in

respect of members of the

public (including bodies

corporate and employees of

the public authority in their

personal capacity)

Relevant subsidiary plans and other information documents include the following:

  • State of the Environment Reports
  • National Strategy on the Environment
  • Air Quality Plan for the Maltese Islands
  • National Air Pollution Control Programme
  • Malta National Biodiversity Strategy & Action Plan
  • National Codes of Practice and Guidelines on Invasive Alien Species and the restoration of Native Plant Communities
  • Guidelines on Works Involving Trees
  • Green Infrastructure Information Document 
  • Noise Action Plans
  • Conservation Objectives and Measures for Terrestrial and Marine Natura 2000 Sites
  • Water Catchment Management Plan for the Maltese Islands
  • Marine Monitoring Programme
  • Marine Strategy Framework: Malta’s Programme of Measures Summary Report
  • Long Term Waste Management Plan 
  • Terms of Reference for the Management and Disposal of Dredged Material 
  • Operating Procedures on Beach Cleaning
  • UPAP Collective Agreement
  • UĦM Collective Agreement

Statement of the information

that needs to be available to

members of the public who

wish to obtain access to

official documents from the

public authority, which

statement shall include

particulars of the officer or

officers to whom requests for

such access should be sent

The FOI officers of ERA may be contacted by e-mail [email protected] or by telephone 22923527 / 22923528.

 

FOI Requests may be submitted by e-mail to [email protected], through the FOI Portal www.foi.gov.mt via the e-ID or through the online form.

Details of Internal Complaints

Procedure

An applicant whose request for information is refused, or who is otherwise not satisfied with the information provided, its format or the extension of the deadline for the submission of the notification indicating whether a request would be met or not, may address a complaint to the Freedom of Information Officer.

 

Complaints may be submitted by e-mail to [email protected], through the FOI portal www.foi.gov.mt via the E-ID or through the online form.

 

The complaint should be addressed to the Public Authority’s FOI Officer, who shall bring the complaint to the attention of the officer responsible. The officer responsible shall reply to the applicant within 10 working days from the receipt of the complaint. The applicant shall also be informed that he or she may appeal the decision or otherwise address a complaint to the Information and Data Protection Commissioner in accordance with the Freedom of Information Act (Cap. 496 of the Laws of Malta).

Other Information

Payments are made at:

Front Desk,

Hexagon House,

Spencer Hill Marsa, MRS 1441

 

Opening Hours: 8:00am to 14:00pm

 

Cheque Payments can be addressed to same address and should be made payable to: Environment & Resources Authority

Public Authority Contact Details

Address: Hexagon House, Spencer Hill, Marsa MRS 1441

General telephone no: 2292 3500

Customer Care: https://cc-eris.eraportal.org.mt/submit-case