Pet shops, animal sanctuaries and boarding kennels will be regulated by three legal notices the Government will publish shortly.

The announcement was made by Animal Rights Parliamentary Secretary Roderick Galdes this evening during a public consultation meeting at Castille. He did not elaborate on the content of the legal notices.

Addressing concerns raised by animal lovers, Mr Galdes said locations were identified where horse shelters will be erected to protect cabby horses from the sun.

"In the coming days we will start installing these shelters even in localities where they have never had any such as Sliema, St Julian's and St Paul's Bay," he said.

At the same meeting Environment Minister Leo Brincat spoke about clean air and announced that the Coast Road will have a cycle lane. He said the Government will also shortly reveal its plan on green jobs.

Mr Brincat revealed that he appointed environmentalist Edward Mallia to lead a team of experts to investigate the operations of the Sant'Antnin recycling plant in Marsascala.

"We gave him a blank cheque, actually not really because he will not get paid, but a free hand to study the operations at Sant'Antnin and also determine why the plant is not generating as much energy as was promised," Mr Brincat said.

He said there were other investigations about the operations at Wasteserv, the Government waste management agency, and reiterated that the reports will be published.