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Last amended: Mon., 15 June 2026

Order Details
Order Date:Fri., 06 March 2026
Order Status: Issued and Pending
Order type:Ordni ta' Waqfien u Konformità
Stop and Compliance Order
Location of Infringement:Sit f'Tal-GħoIja, Triq San Lawrenz, fil-limiti tas-Siġġiewi.
Local Council:Is-Siġġiewi
Infringement in Maltese (Official):Interventi li bidlu l-habitat protett ġewwa sit fiż-Żona Speċjali ta' Konservazzjoni ta' l-lrdumijiet ta' Malta: Ir-Ramla taċ-Ċirkewwa sal-Ponta ta' Bengħajsa (NG1522/19), liema interventi jikkonsistu f'xoghol ta' ħrit jew depożitu ta' ħamrija u materjal, tneħħija ta' veġetazzjoni, tħawwil ta' siġar ta' speċi aljena, formazzjoni ta' mogħdijiet, alterazzjoni tal-pajsaġġ, żvilupp li jikkonsisti fi-strutturi, ġwiebi u ħitan. Dan sar mingħajr awtorizzazzjoni ambjentali, mingħajr ma saret evalwazzjoni adattata u bi ksur ta regolament 18 u 19 tar-Regolamenti dwar il-Protezzjoni tal-Flora, Fawna u Ambjenti Naturali, (L.S. 549.44), regolament 9 tar-Regolamenti dwar il-Ħarsien tas-Siġar u l-lmsaġar (L.S. 549.123), u bi ksur ta' regolament 4 tar-Regolamenti dwar il-Permessi Ambjentali (Proċedura tal-Applikazzjonijiet u d-Deċiżjoni Tagħhom).
Infringement Summary in English:Unauthorized interventions have modified a protected habitat within a Special Area of Conservation, consisting of material/soil deposition, vegetation clearance, planting of alien tree species, pathway creation, landscape alteration, and the construction of structures, reservoirs, and walls, executed without environmental authorization or appropriate assessment, in direct violation of regulations 18 and 19 of the Flora, Fauna and Natural Habitats Protection Regulations (S.L. 549.44), regulation 9 of the Trees and Woodlands Protection Regulations (S.L. 549.123), and regulation 4 of the Environmental Permitting Regulations.
Corresponding Investigation Case/s:CRM02821/25
Parties subject to OrderCaruana Alvin
Gauci Gilbert
Owner/Occupier

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