March 25, 2020
As part of the measures introduced to address the current state of emergency HM Government of Gibraltar is glad to announce the creation of a business support group that is operational from the Ministry of Business Tourism and Transport.
Businesses with any matters on which they require clarification regarding operational restrictions as result of the new emergency measures that came into effect at 00.00 hours on 24 March 2020, are kindly advised to email:
Businesses making use of this email are kindly requested to provide a contact telephone number so a support team member can either contact the business direct on the telephone number provided or revert via email.
The Ministry of Business, Tourism and Transport as from 24 March 2020 will under very strict criteria and exceptional circumstances be able to consider, by way of the issue of a permit, that key critical and essential elements of business can be conducted by businesses not exempted under the standing emergency regulations.
The permit would be restricted for the provision of only what is deemed critical and essential and subject to very stringent conditions.
Businesses that under the current state of emergency, are not exempted, under the regulation and file for this exceptional permit will be required to exhaustively satisfy the Ministry that there is a critical need to supply any key essential product or service, and applications will only be strictly considered on furnishing the following:
Businesses should kindly submit requests for these permits with all supporting information and documentation to:
mbttbusinesspermits@gibraltar.gov.gi
Businesses are also kindly reminded that any exceptional permits granted will at all times need to be available for inspection on request by the relevant authorities and may be at any time amended or revoked.