New Mepa board secretary

Joe Catania is the new board secretary at the Malta Environment and Planning Authority (Mepa).

Mr Catania has worked as a law clerk at the Attorney General's office and graduated as a legal procurator in 1992.

Following three years with a law firm, Mr Catania joined the then Planning Authority's legal office in 1995.

His duties included handling the authority's court registry work, representing the Planning Directorate before the Planning Appeals Board, prosecuting breaches against the Development Planning and Environment Protection Acts, and tendering internal advice.

Other duties included the formulating and drafting of planning and environmental legislation.

He has also occupied the post of senior legal procurator at the Mepa legal office.

As board secretary, Mr Catania will be responsible for a range of functions arising from the Development Planning Act.