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style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: none; border-left: none; border-right: none; border-top: none; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 8.0pt; margin-top: 0.0pt; padding-bottom: 0.0pt; padding-left: 0.0pt; padding-right: 0.0pt; padding-top: 0.0pt; text-align: justify;"><span class="C9DxTc " style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700;"> Chamber presents its Budget 2025 proposal</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="zfr3Q CDt4Ke " style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: none; border-left: none; border-right: none; border-top: none; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 8.0pt; margin-top: 0.0pt; padding-bottom: 0.0pt; padding-left: 0.0pt; padding-right: 0.0pt; padding-top: 0.0pt; text-align: justify;"><span class="C9DxTc " style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400;">The Malta Chamber of Geologists has presented its budget 2025 proposal to the Office of the Prime Minister which it passed on to the Minister responsible for the budget, the Hon Clyde Caruana. The Chamber made one proposal, which is the setting up of a National Geological Service. Malta remains the only country in Europe without a Geological Service and the government continues to deny the profession of the geologist recognition. This means that there is no government entity with geologists that is informed and, in a position, to manage properly what lies under the surface of the land, under Malta’s seabed in its large Exclusive Economic Zone and surface natural process. The unique situation in Malta negatively impacts the limited and sometimes vulnerable natural resources, including limestone that is quarried (with consequences on the supply and quality of building materials including concrete), scarce ground water resources and the vast resources under Malta’s seabed which remain untapped.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="zfr3Q CDt4Ke " style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: none; border-left: none; border-right: none; border-top: none; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 8.0pt; margin-top: 0.0pt; padding-bottom: 0.0pt; padding-left: 0.0pt; padding-right: 0.0pt; padding-top: 0.0pt; text-align: justify;"><span class="C9DxTc " style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400;">What lies under the surface also has an impact on public safety and health. The Chamber has raised concerns about the need of ground assessment by a geologist prior to rock excavation as recommended in the Jean Paul Sofia Board of Inquiry Report and the lack of assessment of natural radioactive radon gas emanating from the ground into buildings in specific areas. Another case involves the 3 km deep, Naxxar 2 well that was completed and abandoned in August 1959. Rock excavation has recently exhumed the case head and several metres of the well casing (see photo) which were placed there to stop potential toxic and dangerous gases and vapours emanating from the well.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="zfr3Q CDt4Ke " style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: none; border-left: none; border-right: none; border-top: none; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 8.0pt; margin-top: 0.0pt; padding-bottom: 0.0pt; padding-left: 0.0pt; padding-right: 0.0pt; padding-top: 0.0pt; text-align: justify;"><span class="C9DxTc " style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400;">The Chamber deplores the way the authorities allowed the exhumation of the Naxxar well case head and the stripping of its surrounding concrete making the well vulnerable to damage. This site also has historical value because it marks the place of Malta’s first deep well and should be protected. There are three other similar sites in the Maltese Islands.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="zfr3Q CDt4Ke " style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: none; border-left: none; border-right: none; border-top: none; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 8.0pt; margin-top: 0.0pt; padding-bottom: 0.0pt; padding-left: 0.0pt; padding-right: 0.0pt; padding-top: 0.0pt; text-align: justify;"><span class="C9DxTc " style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400;"> </span></p></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></section><section id="h.6489c591fd4c7deb_165" class="yaqOZd"><div class="IFuOkc"></div><div class="mYVXT"><div class="LS81yb VICjCf j5pSsc db35Fc" tabindex="-1"><div class="hJDwNd-AhqUyc-uQSCkd Ft7HRd-AhqUyc-uQSCkd purZT-AhqUyc-II5mzb ZcASvf-AhqUyc-II5mzb pSzOP-AhqUyc-qWD73c Ktthjf-AhqUyc-qWD73c JNdkSc SQVYQc yYI8W HQwdzb"><div class="JNdkSc-SmKAyb LkDMRd"><div class="vhaaFf qUO6Ue" jscontroller="sGwD4d" jsaction="zXBUYb:zTPCnb;zQF9Uc:Qxe3nd;" jsname="F57UId"><div class="oKdM2c ZZyype Kzv0Me" jsaction="click:uYnbT;JIbuQc:uYnbT;"><div id="h.6489c591fd4c7deb_168" class="hJDwNd-AhqUyc-uQSCkd Ft7HRd-AhqUyc-uQSCkd jXK9ad D2fZ2 zu5uec OjCsFc dmUFtb"><div class="jXK9ad-SmKAyb"><div class="tyJCtd mGzaTb Depvyb baZpAe"><div id="h.42tdz8w0dj83" class="CobnVe yMxPgf aP9Z7e"></div><h2 id="h.42tdz8w0dj83_l" dir="ltr" class="zfr3Q JYVBee CDt4Ke " style=""><div jscontroller="Ae65rd" jsaction="touchstart:UrsOsc; 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font-variant: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">Press Release 5 (13/4/2024) </span><span class="C9DxTc " style="color: #274e13; font-size: 12.0pt; font-variant: normal; vertical-align: baseline;"> </span><span class="C9DxTc " style="color: #274e13; font-family: Roboto, Arial; font-size: 12.0pt; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline;">Chamber President presents draft copy of Geologists Act to minister</span></div></h2></div></div><div role="button" class="uArJ5e Y5FYJe cjq2Db zGbri" jscontroller="VXdfxd" jsaction="click:cOuCgd; mousedown:UX7yZ; mouseup:lbsD7e; mouseenter:tfO1Yc; mouseleave:JywGue;touchstart:p6p2H; touchmove:FwuNnf; touchend:yfqBxc(preventDefault=true); touchcancel:JMtRjd;focus:AHmuwe; blur:O22p3e; contextmenu:mg9Pef;" jsshadow aria-label="Expand" tabindex="0" data-tooltip="Expand" data-tooltip-vertical-offset="-12" data-tooltip-horizontal-offset="0"><div class="PDXc1b MbhUzd" jsname="ksKsZd"></div><span jsslot class="XuQwKc"><span class="GmuOkf"><span class="DPvwYc Vtm4Z" aria-hidden="true"><svg width="24" height="24" viewBox="0 0 24 24" focusable="false" class=" NMm5M"><path d="M5.41 7.59L4 9l8 8 8-8-1.41-1.41L12 14.17"/></svg></span></span></span></div><div role="button" class="uArJ5e Y5FYJe cjq2Db amZmwc" jscontroller="VXdfxd" jsaction="click:cOuCgd; 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padding-bottom: 0.0pt; padding-left: 0.0pt; padding-right: 0.0pt; padding-top: 0.0pt; text-align: center;"><span class="C9DxTc " style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700;">13</span><span class="C9DxTc " style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 6.6pt; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: super;">st</span><span class="C9DxTc " style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700;"> April 2024</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="zfr3Q CDt4Ke " style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: none; border-left: none; border-right: none; border-top: none; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 8.0pt; margin-top: 0.0pt; padding-bottom: 0.0pt; padding-left: 0.0pt; padding-right: 0.0pt; padding-top: 0.0pt; text-align: justify;"><span class="C9DxTc " style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700;"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="zfr3Q CDt4Ke " style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: none; border-left: none; border-right: none; border-top: none; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 8.0pt; margin-top: 0.0pt; padding-bottom: 0.0pt; padding-left: 0.0pt; padding-right: 0.0pt; padding-top: 0.0pt; text-align: justify;"><span class="C9DxTc " style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400;">The President of the Malta Chamber of Geologists Dr Peter Gatt has met the Hon Dr Jonathan Attard, minister for Justice and Construction Reform on Monday, 13</span><span class="C9DxTc " style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 6.6pt; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; vertical-align: super;">th</span><span class="C9DxTc " style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400;"> May 2024.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="zfr3Q CDt4Ke " style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: none; border-left: none; border-right: none; border-top: none; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 8.0pt; margin-top: 0.0pt; padding-bottom: 0.0pt; padding-left: 0.0pt; padding-right: 0.0pt; padding-top: 0.0pt; text-align: justify;"><span class="C9DxTc " style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400;">Dr Gatt presented the minister with a draft copy of a Geologists Act which can be the basis of legislation that would recognise and protect the profession of the geologist in Malta. Dr Gatt reminded the minister that the Italian parliament had already passed a Geologists Act back in 1963 in contrast to Malta where geologists are not mentioned anywhere in Maltese legislation.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="zfr3Q CDt4Ke " style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: none; border-left: none; border-right: none; border-top: none; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 8.0pt; margin-top: 0.0pt; padding-bottom: 0.0pt; padding-left: 0.0pt; padding-right: 0.0pt; padding-top: 0.0pt; text-align: justify;"><span class="C9DxTc " style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400;">The President of the Chamber of Geologists also presented a memorandum to the minister Attard expressing the Chamber’s views on changes in current legislation to ensure public safety. Dr Gatt also referred to the Jean Paul Sofia Board of Inquiry Report’s recommendation that every rock excavation should be preceded by a report written by a geologist to assess ground conditions.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="zfr3Q CDt4Ke " style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: none; border-left: none; border-right: none; border-top: none; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 8.0pt; margin-top: 0.0pt; padding-bottom: 0.0pt; padding-left: 0.0pt; padding-right: 0.0pt; padding-top: 0.0pt; text-align: justify;"><span class="C9DxTc " style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400;">This recommendation implies that the state must now recognise the profession of the geologist so that only warranted geologists will be allowed to make such geological reports and fill in the description of ground conditions of the Method Statement, which presently is done by other professionals who may not understand or misinterpret the site geology, as revealed in several cases.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="zfr3Q CDt4Ke " style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: none; border-left: none; border-right: none; border-top: none; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 8.0pt; margin-top: 0.0pt; padding-bottom: 0.0pt; padding-left: 0.0pt; padding-right: 0.0pt; padding-top: 0.0pt; text-align: justify;"><span class="C9DxTc " style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400;">Dr Gatt also brought to the attention of the minister that the geological map of Malta has several errors and omissions which endanger lives when excavation is carried out. The Chamber has already highlighted this problem, but nothing has been done.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="zfr3Q CDt4Ke " style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: none; border-left: none; border-right: none; border-top: none; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 8.0pt; margin-top: 0.0pt; padding-bottom: 0.0pt; padding-left: 0.0pt; padding-right: 0.0pt; padding-top: 0.0pt; text-align: justify;"><span class="C9DxTc " style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400;">Malta remains the only European country where the profession of the geologist is not recognised in any form and the Chamber of Geologists remains excluded from the Building and Construction Consultative Council which is under minister Attard’s remit. To aggravate matters, Malta also remains the only country without a national Geological Service.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="zfr3Q CDt4Ke " style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: none; border-left: none; border-right: none; border-top: none; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 8.0pt; margin-top: 0.0pt; padding-bottom: 0.0pt; padding-left: 0.0pt; padding-right: 0.0pt; padding-top: 0.0pt; text-align: justify;"><span class="C9DxTc " style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400;">The situation undermines public safety and many economic opportunities remain untapped. The ball in now in minister Attard’s court for him to act</span><span class="C9DxTc " style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; vertical-align: baseline;">.</span></p></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></section><section id="h.6489c591fd4c7deb_171" class="yaqOZd"><div class="IFuOkc"></div><div class="mYVXT"><div class="LS81yb VICjCf j5pSsc db35Fc" tabindex="-1"><div class="hJDwNd-AhqUyc-uQSCkd Ft7HRd-AhqUyc-uQSCkd purZT-AhqUyc-II5mzb ZcASvf-AhqUyc-II5mzb pSzOP-AhqUyc-qWD73c Ktthjf-AhqUyc-qWD73c JNdkSc SQVYQc yYI8W HQwdzb"><div class="JNdkSc-SmKAyb LkDMRd"><div class="vhaaFf qUO6Ue" jscontroller="sGwD4d" jsaction="zXBUYb:zTPCnb;zQF9Uc:Qxe3nd;" jsname="F57UId"><div class="oKdM2c ZZyype Kzv0Me" jsaction="click:uYnbT;JIbuQc:uYnbT;"><div id="h.6489c591fd4c7deb_174" class="hJDwNd-AhqUyc-uQSCkd Ft7HRd-AhqUyc-uQSCkd jXK9ad D2fZ2 zu5uec OjCsFc dmUFtb"><div class="jXK9ad-SmKAyb"><div class="tyJCtd mGzaTb Depvyb baZpAe"><div id="h.kdgxfvvun10a" class="CobnVe yMxPgf aP9Z7e"></div><h2 id="h.kdgxfvvun10a_l" dir="ltr" class="zfr3Q JYVBee CDt4Ke " style=""><div jscontroller="Ae65rd" jsaction="touchstart:UrsOsc; 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padding-bottom: 0.0pt; padding-left: 0.0pt; padding-right: 0.0pt; padding-top: 0.0pt; text-align: center;"><span class="C9DxTc " style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700;">1</span><span class="C9DxTc " style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 6.6pt; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: super;">st</span><span class="C9DxTc " style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700;"> March 2024</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="zfr3Q CDt4Ke " style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: none; border-left: none; border-right: none; border-top: none; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 8.0pt; margin-top: 0.0pt; padding-bottom: 0.0pt; padding-left: 0.0pt; padding-right: 0.0pt; padding-top: 0.0pt; text-align: justify;"><span class="C9DxTc " style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700;"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="zfr3Q CDt4Ke " style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: none; border-left: none; border-right: none; border-top: none; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 8.0pt; margin-top: 0.0pt; padding-bottom: 0.0pt; padding-left: 0.0pt; padding-right: 0.0pt; padding-top: 0.0pt; text-align: justify;"><span class="C9DxTc " style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700;">The Jean Paul Sofia Public Inquiry Report</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="zfr3Q CDt4Ke " style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: none; border-left: none; border-right: none; border-top: none; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 8.0pt; margin-top: 0.0pt; padding-bottom: 0.0pt; padding-left: 0.0pt; padding-right: 0.0pt; padding-top: 0.0pt; text-align: justify;"><span class="C9DxTc " style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400;">The Jean Paul Sofia Public Inquiry has highlighted the indispensable role of the geologist in the construction industry and has recommended that every rock excavation should be preceded by a report written by a geologist to assess ground conditions. This recommendation implies that the state must now recognise the profession of the geologist so that only warranted geologists will be allowed to make such geological reports and fill in the description of ground conditions of the Method Statement, which presently is done by other professionals who may not understand or misinterpret the site geology, as revealed in several cases.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="zfr3Q CDt4Ke " style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: none; border-left: none; border-right: none; border-top: none; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 8.0pt; margin-top: 0.0pt; padding-bottom: 0.0pt; padding-left: 0.0pt; padding-right: 0.0pt; padding-top: 0.0pt; text-align: justify;"><span class="C9DxTc " style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400;">Two months ago, the president of the Malta Chamber of Geologists had asked for a meeting with the Hon Dr Jonathan Attard to discuss this unacceptable situation, but the minister has not yet issued an invitation. The Chamber remains willing to offer its professional advice to the government and public entities, but the response has been one of indifference, despite the geologist’s important role in matters of public safety.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="zfr3Q CDt4Ke " style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: none; border-left: none; border-right: none; border-top: none; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 8.0pt; margin-top: 0.0pt; padding-bottom: 0.0pt; padding-left: 0.0pt; padding-right: 0.0pt; padding-top: 0.0pt; text-align: justify;"><span class="C9DxTc " style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400;">The Public Inquiry Report also revealed that the geological map of Malta produced by the Continental Shelf Department within the Ministry of Finance, is inaccurate. The law requires that the geological map is consulted ahead of rock excavation.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="zfr3Q CDt4Ke " style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: none; border-left: none; border-right: none; border-top: none; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 8.0pt; margin-top: 0.0pt; padding-bottom: 0.0pt; padding-left: 0.0pt; padding-right: 0.0pt; padding-top: 0.0pt; text-align: justify;"><span class="C9DxTc " style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400;">The Chamber of Geologists has identified serious omissions and tampering of this map especially since its 2022 ‘update’. Instead of making the necessary corrections, the Director General at the Continental Shelf Department continues to challenge the professional advice given by the Chamber of Geologists and refuses to make the necessary corrections, effectively undermining public safety, which can cost lives. Part of the tampered geological map includes the area around the site of the tragic collapse of Miriam Pace’s former home in 2020. </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="zfr3Q CDt4Ke " style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: none; border-left: none; border-right: none; border-top: none; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 8.0pt; margin-top: 0.0pt; padding-bottom: 0.0pt; padding-left: 0.0pt; padding-right: 0.0pt; padding-top: 0.0pt; text-align: justify;"><span class="C9DxTc " style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400;">Although responsible for making Malta’s geological map, the public inquiry Report confirms that the Continental Shelf Department does not employ any geologists. The same Department was also responsible for the absolute failure of Malta’s oil and gas exploration over the years. Several of the Chamber’s members had approached the Director General to offer their help in the national interest, but they were ignored.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="zfr3Q CDt4Ke " style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: none; border-left: none; border-right: none; border-top: none; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 8.0pt; margin-top: 0.0pt; padding-bottom: 0.0pt; padding-left: 0.0pt; padding-right: 0.0pt; padding-top: 0.0pt; text-align: justify;"><span class="C9DxTc " style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400;">The Chamber agrees with the prime minister that those responsible should now resign and believes that the position of the Director General at the Continental Shelf Department is no longer tenable. The Chamber urges the government to set up a national Geological Service as found in every other European country. The Geological Service would employ geologists to update Malta’s geological map, advise the public on geological hazards, and assess Malta’s natural resources on land and in its vast exclusive economic zone, for the benefit of all Maltese.</span></p><br></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></section><section id="h.6489c591fd4c7deb_177" class="yaqOZd"><div class="IFuOkc"></div><div class="mYVXT"><div class="LS81yb VICjCf j5pSsc db35Fc" tabindex="-1"><div class="hJDwNd-AhqUyc-uQSCkd Ft7HRd-AhqUyc-uQSCkd purZT-AhqUyc-II5mzb ZcASvf-AhqUyc-II5mzb pSzOP-AhqUyc-qWD73c Ktthjf-AhqUyc-qWD73c JNdkSc SQVYQc yYI8W HQwdzb"><div class="JNdkSc-SmKAyb LkDMRd"><div class="vhaaFf qUO6Ue" jscontroller="sGwD4d" jsaction="zXBUYb:zTPCnb;zQF9Uc:Qxe3nd;" jsname="F57UId"><div class="oKdM2c ZZyype Kzv0Me" jsaction="click:uYnbT;JIbuQc:uYnbT;"><div id="h.6489c591fd4c7deb_180" class="hJDwNd-AhqUyc-uQSCkd Ft7HRd-AhqUyc-uQSCkd jXK9ad D2fZ2 zu5uec OjCsFc dmUFtb"><div class="jXK9ad-SmKAyb"><div class="tyJCtd mGzaTb Depvyb baZpAe"><div id="h.o2m588fk41sb" class="CobnVe yMxPgf aP9Z7e"></div><h2 id="h.o2m588fk41sb_l" dir="ltr" class="zfr3Q JYVBee CDt4Ke " style=""><div jscontroller="Ae65rd" jsaction="touchstart:UrsOsc; 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margin-top: 0.0pt; padding-bottom: 0.0pt; padding-left: 0.0pt; padding-right: 0.0pt; padding-top: 0.0pt; text-align: center;"><span class="C9DxTc " style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700;">1</span><span class="C9DxTc " style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 6.6pt; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: super;">st</span><span class="C9DxTc " style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700;"> September 2023</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="zfr3Q CDt4Ke " style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: none; border-left: none; border-right: none; border-top: none; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 8.0pt; margin-top: 0.0pt; padding-bottom: 0.0pt; padding-left: 0.0pt; padding-right: 0.0pt; padding-top: 0.0pt; text-align: justify;"><span class="C9DxTc " style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700;"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="zfr3Q CDt4Ke " style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: none; border-left: none; border-right: none; border-top: none; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 8.0pt; margin-top: 0.0pt; padding-bottom: 0.0pt; padding-left: 0.0pt; padding-right: 0.0pt; padding-top: 0.0pt; text-align: justify;"><span class="C9DxTc " style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700;">Offshore Renewable Energy</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="zfr3Q CDt4Ke " style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: none; border-left: none; border-right: none; border-top: none; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 8.0pt; margin-top: 0.0pt; padding-bottom: 0.0pt; padding-left: 0.0pt; padding-right: 0.0pt; padding-top: 0.0pt; text-align: justify;"><span class="C9DxTc " style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400;">The Malta Chamber of Geologists – Kamra tal-Ġeoloġi welcomes the public consultation document issued by the Energy and Water Agency within the Ministry for Environment, Energy and Enterprise.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="zfr3Q CDt4Ke " style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: none; border-left: none; border-right: none; border-top: none; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 8.0pt; margin-top: 0.0pt; padding-bottom: 0.0pt; padding-left: 0.0pt; padding-right: 0.0pt; padding-top: 0.0pt; text-align: justify;"><span class="C9DxTc " style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400;">The Malta Chamber of Geologists has been long campaigning for the utilisation of Malta’s vast Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) for Malta’s energy needs. The EEZ offers immense potential for the development of natural gas and possibly hydrogen resources which Malta has failed to develop in the past decade, resulting in the country’s dependence on imported energy.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="zfr3Q CDt4Ke " style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: none; border-left: none; border-right: none; border-top: none; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 8.0pt; margin-top: 0.0pt; padding-bottom: 0.0pt; padding-left: 0.0pt; padding-right: 0.0pt; padding-top: 0.0pt; text-align: justify;"><span class="C9DxTc " style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400;">Nevertheless, the Chamber remarks about the short-sightedness and narrow-sightedness of this public consultation document. The Chamber notes that the document identifies several offshore sites for the development of solar and wind energy without any reference to prior basic knowledge and understanding about seabed geology on which these projects depend for anchorage. The success of these offshore projects depends on the seabed geology and its suitability for such projects, whereas the public consultation document only considers geological aspects </span><span class="C9DxTc " style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400;">after</span><span class="C9DxTc " style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400;"> the offshore sites were selected when this geological data gathering, and analysis should have preceded the site selection exercise.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="zfr3Q CDt4Ke " style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: none; border-left: none; border-right: none; border-top: none; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 8.0pt; margin-top: 0.0pt; padding-bottom: 0.0pt; padding-left: 0.0pt; padding-right: 0.0pt; padding-top: 0.0pt; text-align: justify;"><span class="C9DxTc " style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400;">The Chamber reminds the public that the ‘updated’ geological map of Malta’s land area issued last year by the Continental Shelf Department already contains several and multiple errors and replicates the significant stratigraphical omissions and mapping errors of the past. In the case of both the geological map of Malta and now the public consultation document on offshore sites, the government and its agencies failed to consult the Chamber of Geologists prior to publishing the documents.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="zfr3Q CDt4Ke " style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: none; border-left: none; border-right: none; border-top: none; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 8.0pt; margin-top: 0.0pt; padding-bottom: 0.0pt; padding-left: 0.0pt; padding-right: 0.0pt; padding-top: 0.0pt; text-align: justify;"><span class="C9DxTc " style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400;">The Chamber notes that the public consultation document makes no mention of potential offshore geothermal energy sources which provide a stable and constant supply of energy but refers only to offshore wind and solar energy projects which are climate-dependent sources of energy when the climate itself is changing and becoming less predictable.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="zfr3Q CDt4Ke " style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: none; border-left: none; border-right: none; border-top: none; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 8.0pt; margin-top: 0.0pt; padding-bottom: 0.0pt; padding-left: 0.0pt; padding-right: 0.0pt; padding-top: 0.0pt; text-align: justify;"><span class="C9DxTc " style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400;">The Chamber reiterates its call for the establishment of a national Geological Service, noting that Malta remains the only European country that lacks a national Geological Service that gathers data on land and seabed geology. This lacuna places Malta and its people at a disadvantage while increasing risks and costs.</span></p></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></section><section id="h.6489c591fd4c7deb_183" class="yaqOZd"><div class="IFuOkc"></div><div class="mYVXT"><div class="LS81yb VICjCf j5pSsc db35Fc" tabindex="-1"><div class="hJDwNd-AhqUyc-uQSCkd Ft7HRd-AhqUyc-uQSCkd purZT-AhqUyc-II5mzb ZcASvf-AhqUyc-II5mzb pSzOP-AhqUyc-qWD73c Ktthjf-AhqUyc-qWD73c JNdkSc SQVYQc yYI8W HQwdzb"><div class="JNdkSc-SmKAyb LkDMRd"><div class="vhaaFf qUO6Ue" jscontroller="sGwD4d" jsaction="zXBUYb:zTPCnb;zQF9Uc:Qxe3nd;" jsname="F57UId"><div class="oKdM2c ZZyype Kzv0Me" jsaction="click:uYnbT;JIbuQc:uYnbT;"><div id="h.6489c591fd4c7deb_186" class="hJDwNd-AhqUyc-uQSCkd Ft7HRd-AhqUyc-uQSCkd jXK9ad D2fZ2 zu5uec OjCsFc dmUFtb"><div class="jXK9ad-SmKAyb"><div class="tyJCtd mGzaTb Depvyb baZpAe"><div id="h.d7m9pci65yf9" class="CobnVe yMxPgf aP9Z7e"></div><h2 id="h.d7m9pci65yf9_l" dir="ltr" class="zfr3Q JYVBee CDt4Ke " style=""><div jscontroller="Ae65rd" jsaction="touchstart:UrsOsc; 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font-variant: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">Press Release 2 (3/12/2022) </span><span class="C9DxTc " style="font-family: Roboto, Arial; font-size: 12.0pt; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline;">Errors and omissions in the 'updated' Geological Map of Malta</span></div></h2></div></div><div role="button" class="uArJ5e Y5FYJe cjq2Db zGbri" jscontroller="VXdfxd" jsaction="click:cOuCgd; mousedown:UX7yZ; mouseup:lbsD7e; mouseenter:tfO1Yc; mouseleave:JywGue;touchstart:p6p2H; touchmove:FwuNnf; touchend:yfqBxc(preventDefault=true); touchcancel:JMtRjd;focus:AHmuwe; blur:O22p3e; contextmenu:mg9Pef;" jsshadow aria-label="Expand" tabindex="0" data-tooltip="Expand" data-tooltip-vertical-offset="-12" data-tooltip-horizontal-offset="0"><div class="PDXc1b MbhUzd" jsname="ksKsZd"></div><span jsslot class="XuQwKc"><span class="GmuOkf"><span class="DPvwYc Vtm4Z" aria-hidden="true"><svg width="24" height="24" viewBox="0 0 24 24" focusable="false" class=" NMm5M"><path d="M5.41 7.59L4 9l8 8 8-8-1.41-1.41L12 14.17"/></svg></span></span></span></div><div role="button" class="uArJ5e Y5FYJe cjq2Db amZmwc" jscontroller="VXdfxd" jsaction="click:cOuCgd; 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border-right: none; border-top: none; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 8.0pt; margin-top: 0.0pt; padding-bottom: 0.0pt; padding-left: 0.0pt; padding-right: 0.0pt; padding-top: 0.0pt; text-align: center;"><span class="C9DxTc " style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700;">PRESS RELEASE</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="zfr3Q CDt4Ke " style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: none; border-left: none; border-right: none; border-top: none; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 8.0pt; margin-top: 0.0pt; padding-bottom: 0.0pt; padding-left: 0.0pt; padding-right: 0.0pt; padding-top: 0.0pt; text-align: center;"><span class="C9DxTc " style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700;">by the Malta Chamber of Geologists</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="zfr3Q CDt4Ke " style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: none; border-left: none; border-right: none; border-top: none; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 8.0pt; margin-top: 0.0pt; padding-bottom: 0.0pt; padding-left: 0.0pt; padding-right: 0.0pt; padding-top: 0.0pt; text-align: center;"><span class="C9DxTc " style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700;">3</span><span class="C9DxTc " style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 6.6pt; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: super;">rd</span><span class="C9DxTc " style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700;"> December 2022</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="zfr3Q CDt4Ke " style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: none; border-left: none; border-right: none; border-top: none; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 8.0pt; margin-top: 0.0pt; padding-bottom: 0.0pt; padding-left: 0.0pt; padding-right: 0.0pt; padding-top: 0.0pt; text-align: justify;"><span class="C9DxTc " style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700;"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="zfr3Q CDt4Ke " style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: none; border-left: none; border-right: none; border-top: none; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 8.0pt; margin-top: 0.0pt; padding-bottom: 0.0pt; padding-left: 0.0pt; padding-right: 0.0pt; padding-top: 0.0pt; text-align: justify;"><span class="C9DxTc " style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700;"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="zfr3Q CDt4Ke " style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: none; border-left: none; border-right: none; border-top: none; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 8.0pt; margin-top: 0.0pt; padding-bottom: 0.0pt; padding-left: 0.0pt; padding-right: 0.0pt; padding-top: 0.0pt; text-align: justify;"><span class="C9DxTc " style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700;">Errors and omissions in the ‘updated’ Geological Map of Malta</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="zfr3Q CDt4Ke " style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: none; border-left: none; border-right: none; border-top: none; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 8.0pt; margin-top: 0.0pt; padding-bottom: 0.0pt; padding-left: 0.0pt; padding-right: 0.0pt; padding-top: 0.0pt; text-align: justify;"><span class="C9DxTc " style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700;"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="zfr3Q CDt4Ke " style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: none; border-left: none; border-right: none; border-top: none; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 8.0pt; margin-top: 0.0pt; padding-bottom: 0.0pt; padding-left: 0.0pt; padding-right: 0.0pt; padding-top: 0.0pt; text-align: justify;"><span class="C9DxTc " style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400;">The Continental Shelf Department within the Ministry for Finance has published online an ‘updated’ Geological map of the Maltese Islands.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="zfr3Q CDt4Ke " style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: none; border-left: none; border-right: none; border-top: none; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 8.0pt; margin-top: 0.0pt; padding-bottom: 0.0pt; padding-left: 0.0pt; padding-right: 0.0pt; padding-top: 0.0pt; text-align: justify;"><span class="C9DxTc " style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400;">The ‘updated’ geological map contains several and multiple errors and replicates the significant stratigraphical omissions and mapping errors of the geological maps produced during former colonial administration up to the last geological map published in 1993. A routine desk study would have revealed publications and PhDs by Maltese geologists who have contributed significantly to the updating of Malta’s stratigraphy but were ignored.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="zfr3Q CDt4Ke " style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: none; border-left: none; border-right: none; border-top: none; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 8.0pt; margin-top: 0.0pt; padding-bottom: 0.0pt; padding-left: 0.0pt; padding-right: 0.0pt; padding-top: 0.0pt; text-align: justify;"><span class="C9DxTc " style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400;">The names of authors of the ‘updated’ map are not disclosed and remain secret. Acknowledgement of authorship is an essential requisite for credibility and accountability in any publication with scientific content. The Chamber recommends that the Geological Map is used with caution and only following the advice from a professional Geologist.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="zfr3Q CDt4Ke " style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: none; border-left: none; border-right: none; border-top: none; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 8.0pt; margin-top: 0.0pt; padding-bottom: 0.0pt; padding-left: 0.0pt; padding-right: 0.0pt; padding-top: 0.0pt; text-align: justify;"><span class="C9DxTc " style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400;">An erroneous Geological Map can have serious consequences on public safety and natural resources development. The Geological map of the Maltese islands is mentioned in Legal Notice 136 of 2019 as a guidance for excavation and the protection of adjacent third-party property. Nevertheless, LN 136 removed the requirement for a geological investigation that was enacted in LN 72 of 2013, exposing the public and especially third-party property alongside excavation sites to greater risks, now aggravated by an erroneous Geological Map.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="zfr3Q CDt4Ke " style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: none; border-left: none; border-right: none; border-top: none; line-height: 1.3800000000000001; margin-bottom: 8.0pt; margin-top: 0.0pt; padding-bottom: 0.0pt; padding-left: 0.0pt; padding-right: 0.0pt; padding-top: 0.0pt; text-align: justify;"><span class="C9DxTc " style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400;">Malta remains the only country in Europe where Geologists have no official or legal recognition. The Malta Chamber of Geologists insists that the profession of the geologist is recognised by the state. Despite the Chamber’s representations to Minister Zrinzo Azzopardi, the situation remains unchanged. To make matters worse, the Chairman of the Building Industry Consultative Council (BICC), perit Charles Buhagiar has denied the Malta Chamber of Geologists membership to the BICC Advisory Board. Geologists were also denied the possibility to contribute to the drafting of the Building Code.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="zfr3Q CDt4Ke " style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: none; border-left: none; border-right: none; border-top: none; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 8.0pt; margin-top: 0.0pt; padding-bottom: 0.0pt; padding-left: 0.0pt; padding-right: 0.0pt; padding-top: 0.0pt; text-align: justify;"><span class="C9DxTc " style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400;">Malta also remains the only European country without a national Geological Service. European countries, including those that achieved independence decades after ours have long established their own Geological Service or Survey which is responsible for geological mapping and investigation of the country’s natural resources as well as identifying potential geological hazards that can damage and destroy property and lives as happened recently in Ischia Island, Italy, and also the geohazards that left several families homeless in St Paul’s Bay in the past few days.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="zfr3Q CDt4Ke " style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: none; border-left: none; border-right: none; border-top: none; line-height: 1.3800000000000001; margin-bottom: 8.0pt; margin-top: 0.0pt; padding-bottom: 0.0pt; padding-left: 0.0pt; padding-right: 0.0pt; padding-top: 0.0pt; text-align: justify;"><span class="C9DxTc " style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400;">The deplorable situation in Malta contrasts with the approach taken in Europe where Geologists are a recognised profession and contribute to the protection and safety of the public.</span></p><br></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></section><section id="h.6489c591fd4c7deb_189" class="yaqOZd"><div class="IFuOkc"></div><div class="mYVXT"><div class="LS81yb VICjCf j5pSsc db35Fc" tabindex="-1"><div class="hJDwNd-AhqUyc-uQSCkd Ft7HRd-AhqUyc-uQSCkd purZT-AhqUyc-II5mzb ZcASvf-AhqUyc-II5mzb pSzOP-AhqUyc-qWD73c Ktthjf-AhqUyc-qWD73c JNdkSc SQVYQc yYI8W HQwdzb"><div class="JNdkSc-SmKAyb LkDMRd"><div class="vhaaFf qUO6Ue" jscontroller="sGwD4d" jsaction="zXBUYb:zTPCnb;zQF9Uc:Qxe3nd;" jsname="F57UId"><div class="oKdM2c ZZyype Kzv0Me" jsaction="click:uYnbT;JIbuQc:uYnbT;"><div id="h.6489c591fd4c7deb_192" class="hJDwNd-AhqUyc-uQSCkd Ft7HRd-AhqUyc-uQSCkd jXK9ad D2fZ2 zu5uec OjCsFc dmUFtb"><div class="jXK9ad-SmKAyb"><div class="tyJCtd mGzaTb Depvyb baZpAe"><div id="h.6j5vbk5jjz57" class="CobnVe yMxPgf aP9Z7e"></div><h2 id="h.6j5vbk5jjz57_l" dir="ltr" class="zfr3Q JYVBee CDt4Ke " style=""><div jscontroller="Ae65rd" jsaction="touchstart:UrsOsc; 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margin-bottom: 0.0pt; margin-top: 0.0pt; padding-bottom: 0.0pt; padding-left: 0.0pt; padding-right: 0.0pt; padding-top: 0.0pt; text-align: justify;"><span class="C9DxTc " style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400;"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="zfr3Q CDt4Ke " style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: none; border-left: none; border-right: none; border-top: none; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0.0pt; margin-top: 0.0pt; padding-bottom: 0.0pt; padding-left: 0.0pt; padding-right: 0.0pt; padding-top: 0.0pt; text-align: justify;"><span class="C9DxTc " style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400;">The Chamber of Geologists would welcome an overhaul in the construction industry. However, nothing has changed on the matter of the tragic and fatal accidents resulting from rock excavation next to third party property that occurred in the past few years. These accidents happened because those involved were not qualified to assess site geology and the risks of excavation which only Geologists as the experts on rock can evaluate. To aggravate matters, recent legislation removed the previous requirement of geological investigations.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="zfr3Q CDt4Ke " style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: none; border-left: none; border-right: none; border-top: none; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0.0pt; margin-top: 0.0pt; padding-bottom: 0.0pt; padding-left: 0.0pt; padding-right: 0.0pt; padding-top: 0.0pt; text-align: justify;"><span class="C9DxTc " style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400;"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="zfr3Q CDt4Ke " style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: none; border-left: none; border-right: none; border-top: none; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0.0pt; margin-top: 0.0pt; padding-bottom: 0.0pt; padding-left: 0.0pt; padding-right: 0.0pt; padding-top: 0.0pt; text-align: justify;"><span class="C9DxTc " style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400;">In view of this dire situation, I wrote to the Chairman of the BICC four months ago and suggested that Geologists are included in the deliberations and write up of the Building Codes. Since my suggestion was made, the Chamber of Geologists was set up which repeated the same suggestion.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="zfr3Q CDt4Ke " style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: none; border-left: none; border-right: none; border-top: none; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0.0pt; margin-top: 0.0pt; padding-bottom: 0.0pt; padding-left: 0.0pt; padding-right: 0.0pt; padding-top: 0.0pt; text-align: justify;"><span class="C9DxTc " style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400;"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="zfr3Q CDt4Ke " style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: none; border-left: none; border-right: none; border-top: none; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0.0pt; margin-top: 0.0pt; padding-bottom: 0.0pt; padding-left: 0.0pt; padding-right: 0.0pt; padding-top: 0.0pt; text-align: justify;"><span class="C9DxTc " style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400;">Sadly, the suggestions to include Geologists at such a critical stage were ignored by the Chairman of the BICC so that the Building Code was drawn up by periti only. A copy of the Building Code was handed to me as President of the Chamber only after the Code was concluded without our essential input on rock excavation.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="zfr3Q CDt4Ke " style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: none; border-left: none; border-right: none; border-top: none; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0.0pt; margin-top: 0.0pt; padding-bottom: 0.0pt; padding-left: 0.0pt; padding-right: 0.0pt; padding-top: 0.0pt; text-align: justify;"><span class="C9DxTc " style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400;"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="zfr3Q CDt4Ke " style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: none; border-left: none; border-right: none; border-top: none; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0.0pt; margin-top: 0.0pt; padding-bottom: 0.0pt; padding-left: 0.0pt; padding-right: 0.0pt; padding-top: 0.0pt; text-align: justify;"><span class="C9DxTc " style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400;">The Chamber would like to remind the Chairman of the BICC and the CEO of the BCA that they persist in ignoring the Report of the Building Industry Technical Committee (The Quintano Report of 2020) appointed by the Prime Minister to address the tragic accidents during excavation, which Report compared rock excavation in Malta to a</span><span class="C9DxTc " style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400;"> ‘Russian roulette with the lives of third parties</span><span class="C9DxTc " style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400;">’ and concludes that the </span><span class="C9DxTc " style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400;">‘Perit can no longer be the only expert</span><span class="C9DxTc " style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400;">’.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="zfr3Q CDt4Ke " style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: none; border-left: none; border-right: none; border-top: none; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0.0pt; margin-top: 0.0pt; padding-bottom: 0.0pt; padding-left: 0.0pt; padding-right: 0.0pt; padding-top: 0.0pt; text-align: justify;"><span class="C9DxTc " style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400;"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="zfr3Q CDt4Ke " style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: none; border-left: none; border-right: none; border-top: none; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0.0pt; margin-top: 0.0pt; padding-bottom: 0.0pt; padding-left: 0.0pt; padding-right: 0.0pt; padding-top: 0.0pt; text-align: justify;"><span class="C9DxTc " style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400;">The Chamber of Geologists recently applied to the Chairman of the BICC so that it becomes a member of the BICC Advisory Board which has about 25 stakeholders of the construction industry, including Chambers representing other professional bodies. The reply of the BICC Chairman was that eventually, only ‘observer status’ may be granted to the Chamber. The Chamber of Geologists finds this reply unacceptable, and once again proves that the Chairman of the BICC wants to exclude or minimise the participation of the Geological profession which has an essential role in rock excavation and other matters requiring geological expertise.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="zfr3Q CDt4Ke " style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: none; border-left: none; border-right: none; border-top: none; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0.0pt; margin-top: 0.0pt; padding-bottom: 0.0pt; padding-left: 0.0pt; padding-right: 0.0pt; padding-top: 0.0pt; text-align: justify;"><span class="C9DxTc " style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400;"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="zfr3Q CDt4Ke " style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: none; border-left: none; border-right: none; border-top: none; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0.0pt; margin-top: 0.0pt; padding-bottom: 0.0pt; padding-left: 0.0pt; padding-right: 0.0pt; padding-top: 0.0pt; text-align: justify;"><span class="C9DxTc " style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400;">This deplorable pattern of exclusion from Building Codes and legislation has been observed for some time, but the Chamber of Geologists remains undeterred in its mission to offer professional advice on safe rock excavation and the application of European standards in the interests of the public, the environment, and developers.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="zfr3Q CDt4Ke " style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: none; border-left: none; border-right: none; border-top: none; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0.0pt; margin-top: 0.0pt; padding-bottom: 0.0pt; padding-left: 0.0pt; padding-right: 0.0pt; padding-top: 0.0pt; text-align: justify;"><span class="C9DxTc " style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400;"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="zfr3Q CDt4Ke " style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: none; 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