Malta Resources Authority Act (MRA)

Article 4 of the MRA establishes the functions of the Authority and gives wide ranging responsibilities essentially involving regulation of practices, operations and activities in the energy, water and minerals Industrial enterprises exploiting resources such as oil exploration, quarry owners and abstractors of groundwater;sectors. This broadly can be considered to incorporate the regulation of: The national utilities and service providers for energy and water namely Enemalta Corporation and the Water Services Corporation and their subsidiary companies; Retailers and operators in the regulated sectors including: operators of petrol stations, gas and kerosene delivery entities, offshore bunkering companies, private operators of desalination plants and operators of road tankers; Tradesmen such as electricians. 

The Authority is also responsible for oil exploration and climate change, as well as having the function to promote energy efficiency and renewable sources of energy.

and gives wide ranging responsibilities essentially involving regulation of practices, operations and activities in the energy, water and minerals Industrial enterprises exploiting resources such as oil exploration, quarry owners and abstractors of groundwater;sectors. This broadly can be considered to incorporate the regulation of: The national utilities and service providers for energy and water namely Enemalta Corporation and the Water Services Corporation and their subsidiary companies; Retailers and operators in the regulated sectors including: operators of petrol stations, gas and kerosene delivery entities, offshore bunkering companies, private operators of desalination plants and operators of road tankers; Tradesmen such as electricians. The Authority is also responsible for oil exploration and climate change, as well as having the function to promote energy efficiency and renewable sources of energy.

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