Freedom of Information

Yachting Malta Ltd

Yachting Malta is a public private partnership between the Government of Malta and the Royal Malta Yacht Club.

Launched in April 2015, the organisation’s primary role is to identify and attract high profile yachting events to the Maltese Islands, including sailing regattas, power racing, boat shows, yachting awards & conferences.

Contribution agreements, Quotations, Documents related to suppliers and Bidders, EIA, Race and Event Proposals, PR records and Media cuttings.

Whenever the need arises, Yachting Malta Limited adhers and refers to the Government’s main guidelines and regulations

Yachting Malta Ltd FOI Officer may be contacted by e-mail:

gm@yachtingmalta.org 

or via telephone on:

(+356) 21337173

FOI Requests may be submitted by e-mail to gm@yachtingmalta.org, through the FOI Portal www.foi.gov.mt via the e-ID or through the online form.

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 Yachting Malta Ltd.

Complaints may be submitted by e-mail to gm@yachtingmalta.org, 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 be the Director or the most senior official within the Department, Directorate or Secretariat concerned. In the absence of such officer, a reply may be provided by the Assistant Director. In the absence of an Assistant Director a reply would be provided by the officer higher in rank than the Director or most senior official concerned.) 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). 

The officer responsible shall inform the applicant of the decision taken with respect to his or her complaint, and in the event of confirmation of a decision not to release the pertinent information, shall explain the reasons thereof. Whenever the applicant’s complaint is related to the format of the information provided or to an extension of the deadline for the submission of the notification indicating whether a request would be met or not by the Public Authority and the original decision is upheld, the applicant shall be given an explanation as to why his or her complaint cannot be positively addressed. 

An applicant may also make use of the Internal Complaints Procedure to report failure to meet deadlines or to send notifications. In those cases where the request for information can be met, but has not been met within the deadlines specified by the Act, the officer responsible shall waive any applicable fees for the submission of information.

Emails received on weekends and public holidays will be seen on the next working day.

Applicants are requested to make an appointment with the Freedom of Information Officer before calling at the Public Authority for payment and/or collection of document.

Payments can be made in cash or by cheque payable to: Yachting Malta Ltd at RMYC, Ix Xatt Ta Xbiex, Ta Xbiex XBX 1028

Office Working hours:

0800hrs – 1700hrs

Yachting Malta Ltd

c/o Royal Malta Yacht Club

Ix Xatt

Ta Xbiex Ta Xbiex

XBX 1028

Tel 21337173

gm@yachtingmalta.org