GOVERNANCE
GOVERNANCE
Executive Council
The Malta Chamber of Geologists is governed by the Executive Council and has a number of Committees. The present Council was elected for the period 2024-2026 during the Annual General Meeting held on 5th February 2024. The Council consists of four members with voting rights:
Education Secretary
Ms Lindsay Debono
BSc (UWO), MSc (UWO), P.Geo
Organisation of the Chamber:
The Executive Council of the Malta Chamber of Geologists (MCG) meets on a regular basis and every meeting is minuted.
The Annual General Meeting is open to all members and elects the Executive Council every two years.
The Council and its meetings are governed by the Statute of the MCG.
The Chamber is registered with the Commissioner for Voluntary Organisations (Reg. No. VO/2329)
The Malta Chamber of Geologists forms part of the network of European Geosciences Union (EGU) National Geoscientific Societies.
The Chamber is listed in the European Transparency Register (Reg. No. 218510351724-15)
The bankers of MCG is the Bank of Valletta where the Chamber holds the account: IBAN number MT44VALL22013 0000000 50019209826
EU PIC: 885488945
Honorary membership is bestowed by the Council to persons who have made exceptional contributions to Maltese geology in Malta or overseas. Three geologists have accepted Honorary membership to the MCG.
2022-2023 Council:
Dr Peter Gatt (President)
Mr Christopher Gauci (Secretary-General)
Dr Paul Grech (Treasurer)
Mr Elton Vella (Education Secretary)
Dr Daniel Sultana (member)
2022-2024 Council:
Dr Peter Gatt (President)
Mr Christopher Gauci (Secretary-General)
Dr Paul Grech (Treasurer)
Mr Elton Vella (Education Secretary)
Dr Edward Rose: Honorary Research Fellow, Department of Earth Sciences, Royal Holloway University of London, UK
Dr Martyn Pedley: Reader in Carbonate Sedimentology, Department of Geography University of Hull, UK
Prof Maria Mutti: Chair of Sedimentary Geology at the University of Potsdam, Germany.
Committees
The Malta Chamber of Geologists has a number of Committees that assist in the running of the Chamber and maintaining professional standards:
Membership Election Committee: Reviews applications of prospective members who apply to join the Chamber. This Committee is composed of the members of the Executive Council
Ethics and Disciplinary Committee: Reviews complaints made about members, updates the Code of Ethics, and oversees professional issues. The Committee is chaired by the President.
Geological Fieldwork Code Committee: established in 2025 to draft and review the Geological Fieldwork Code. The Committee is chaired by Ms Lindsay Debono.
Statute
The Malta Chamber of Geologists is administered by the Council and regulated by its statute. Copies of the statue of the MCG are deposited with the Office of the Commissioner for Voluntary Organisations and the Malta Business Registry.
view Statute.
The Malta Chamber of Geologists is a registered professional organisation (VO/2329)
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