The Accreditation Board
The Accreditation Board is a balanced representation of interested parties.
One of the main roles of the Board is to safeguard impartiality of the accreditation process.
| NAB-Malta Board members | |
|---|---|
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Chairman |
Ing. Ruben Curmi |
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Vice Chairman |
Ing. Charles Brincat |
|
Board Member |
Ing. Noel Micallef |
|
Board Member |
Mr. Edward Xuereb |
|
Board Member |
Ms. Gertrude Gatt-Lanzon |
|
Board Member |
Mr. Noel Demicoli |
|
Board Member |
Perit Vincent Magri |
|
Board Member |
Dr. Mario Mifsud |
|
Board Member |
Mr. Christopher Farrugia |
|
Board Member |
Dr. Jessica Rita Galea |
|
Board Member |
Mr. Lincoln Grixti |
|
Secretary to the Board |
Ing. Claudio Boffa |
All Board members have to meet specific competence criteria as established in the NAB-MALTA quality system and in line with the requirements of EN ISO/IEC 17011:2017. They also sign an agreement in relation to confidentiality and impartiality.
The Board operates according to an agreed terms of reference.
The functions of the Board include:
- To act as the National Accreditation Body in Malta responsible for accreditation in accordance with the relevant national, international and European standards and guides, and the applicable national, international and European regulations.
- To act as the National Accreditation Body in Malta responsible for adopting commitments and obligations relating to accreditation arising out of any international agreement, whether bilateral, regional or multilateral.
- To take decisions on the granting, extending, reducing or withdrawing of accreditation of conformity assessment bodies.
- To determine the general policy and objectives of the Accreditation Directorate.
- To approve, on recommendation of the Accreditation Directorate, the establishment and disbanding of technical committees as and when required.
