ACT No. XV of 1985 A N ACT lurrller to amend the Code 01 Police Laws. Cap. 13.

I assent

AGATHA BARBAllA

(L.S.)

President

15th October, 1985

ACT No. XV of 1985

A N ACT lurrller to amend the Code 01 Police Laws. Cap. 13.

BE IT ENACf EO by the President, by and wilh the advice and

consent of the House of Representatives, in this p~nt Parliament

~S!lembled. and by the authority of the same. a~ fo!1ow$:-

I. T his Act may be cited as the Code of Police Laws (Amend·

ment) Act. 1985 and shall be rcad and construed as one with the Code

of Police Laws hereinafter referred to as "the priucipal law".

Da n I·AII jista' jissc:jjan I·An la' ]. ]985 1i jemcnda l-Koditi tal·

LiAijiet ta ]-Pulizija. u ghandu jinqara u jift iehcm "'aga waMa mal-Koditi

ta!·LiAijiet tal-Pu lizija. llawnhckk ii.jcd 'il quddiem imscjja ll "il-liAi

prin<:ipali",

1. MinDufih walll l .... nil.:oIu 18 tal-lij; printipali ghand u jiidicd tlodo ta'

l-artikolu jdid li tej

" ' SA. Ebd. ptnuna rn. tism' libni. ittomm jew thalli

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~ fuq .

li jinbmm bllalll pani ta' xi flajt li jitkonfio.a ma' triq jew

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n':, •. jidhl'r minnha jcw f'~i ami li tidhcr minn " i triq. xi tank jew

oUcll ichor bllalu ;ew :li bap 011111 li m.a tkunx materjal tal-

bini b'mod li ji tbassar u/ ;ew jitlr.errah l.ambjellt.H,

J. iArtikolu 314 tal·ligi pri~ipali ghandu jiti ellll:lldat kif ~j

la) fiHuba rt il::olu (lA) tieghu minflol:: il·l::liem "laHubafli· IOHiti

kolu (2) ta' l·a rtil::ol u 108, ta' I·a rtil::olu 176 jew ta' l.artikolu 209 prinol:ipd.

la' dan il·Koditi " g!\andhom jidhlu l-k liem "jew ta' l.artikolu 176

ta' dao il·Kodia"; u

(b) minnufih wara s-suha rtikolu (lA) tieghu ghandhom jidhlu

s-Ilubartikoli godda li gejjin

"(lAA)

Meta pcrsuna tinsab hatja ta' bur ta' xi wahda

mid..di~lXl:t.izzjonijiel t~s-s\lhartikolu (2) ta' l-artikolu 108 jew ta'

J·artikolu 209 ta' dan il·Koditi, tehel, meta tinsab hatja, multa

ta' mbux inqas minn harnsin lira Mahija i:Ma mhux itjed minn

mitt lira Maltija, u jekk xi vellura jew hastiment ikun intuZa

f1-eghrnil jew gball·ghan ta' l-eghmil tar·reat. il.Qorti ghandha

fuq it·talba tal.prosekuzzjoni, tordna l-qbid ta' dik iJ·vettura jew

ta' dak iJ·hastiment. skond il·kai, ghal trnien ta' mhux inqas

minn xahrejn itda mhux iijed minn sena u, fil·kat ta' vettura,

is-sospensjoni ghal tmien daqs dak ta' kull lirenza tas-sewqan

fisem min jaghmel it·reat, matul liema tmien il·vettura jew il·

bastiment jibqa' ghar·riskju tas-sid

Ii:da meta xi persuna li ma tkunx badet sehem fir·reat,

ikollha jedd ghal dik iJ·vettura l-qbid ikun ordnat biss jekk n·

Oorti tkun sodisfatta H ebda jedd bhal dak ma jkun qed jigi

pregndikat b'd~k l-ornni.

(lAB) Meta reat imsemmi fis-subartikolu (lAA) ta' dan

l·artikolu jkollu x'jaqsam ma' rimi. il.Qorti ghandha wkolt

h'j.ieda ma' kull piena li tista' tigi mpOSta skond dan il·Kodifi.

tordna Iil min jaghmel ir·reat li jnehhi mill'pOSt fejn ikun sar

ir·reat il·materjal kollu. li dwaru jkun instab hati, fi tmien

biZieiied ghal hekk. li jigi slabbilit mill.()Qrti. u li fin·nnqqas

ta' tharis ta' dak l-ordni dak il·material jitnehha ghas-soeiiet

ta' min jaghme1 ir·reat, riiema hi jista' jigi mgieghel iha1!as

Iura I·ispcjjez bhala dcjn tivili.

(lAD kkk freal H ghalih japplika s-suharlikoln (lAA)

ta'dan J·artikolu min jaghme\ ir·real iarmi tibel, rimi, skart jew

likwidu ta' dak id-daqs iew fdik il·kwantitll jew la' dak il·

kumulu, It, mela tqisu wahdu, ll::un blttejjed blex iwassal biex

jikrieh ul iew jitflassar xi post fil·berah iew ta' xi parti mill·

babar maJ·kosta. dan jehel, meta jim;ab flati, multa ta' mhux

inQas minD hames mitt li ra Maltija iida ta' mhux itjed minn

elf lira Maltija u meta xi vettura jew bastiment ikun intut.a

f1-eghmil tar·reat jew ghall·gllan ta' l-egbmil tar·reat id-dispo-

tizzjonijiet tas-subartikolu (iAA) ta' dan l·artikolu dwar qbid

n sospensjoni tal.liren7.3 tas-sewqan ghandhom japplikaw.

(lAD) Jelek min jaghmel iT·reat ma jkunx is-sid tal.

vellura jew taJ·bastiment ki f imsemmi fis-subartikolu (I AA) jew

(JAQ ta' dan l·anikolu iMa jkun agina laht l·istnl7.zjonijiet

jew bit·taghrif ta' dak is-sid iew meta dak is-sid setgha jevila

l-eghmil tar·reat u ma ghamilx hekl::, is-sid iehe1. mela jinsab

lIati. l·istess piena stabbilita fis-subartikoli (\AA) u (l AD ta'

dan l-artikolu, u d-dispotizzjonijiet tas-subartikolu (lAB) ta'

dan l-artikolu jkunn appHkabbli grlas-sid tal·vettura jew ta].

basliment.

(lAE) Jekle ikun jidher mi<:-Cirkostanzi 1i fihom jinstab

xi materjal monni kontra J.\igi, min kien is-std jew il·persuna

l-ollra responsabbJi glial dak iJ·materjal minnufih qabel iT·rimi

liegnu, dalr is-sid jew dik il·persuna gnandha titqies Ii tkoo

iddepotitat dak iJ·materjal u lista' tehel il·piena stabbilita lis-

subartikoli ([AA) u (JAO ta ' <!an l-anikolu u d-dispoZizzjoni-

jiet tas-subartikolu (lAB) ta' cian l-a rtikolu japplikaw ghaliha.

kemm-i1 darba ma tippruvax li dak if-reat ma kenitx taf bih,

jew ghalkemm kienct tar bih ma setgllatx timpcdih milli jsic.".

Mghoddi mill-Kamra tad-Deputati fis-Seduta Nru. 219 tad-9 ta' Ottubru, 1985.

C. MIFSUD

SkFivQI1 lal-Kamra lad-Deputati

Immediately after stX:tion 18 of tlte principal law there shall

be added tlte following new scctiou

It shall nol be lawful for any person to eonstruct.

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keep or suffer to be kept on or as pan of any wall bordering on

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or visible from any street. or in any area visible from any street.

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any drum. tunk or similar article or any object which is not

building material as to lead to defacement of the environ-

ment.".

3. Section 314 of the principal law shall b:! amended as follows

(a) in subsection (lA) thereof for the words "subsection (2)

of section 108. section 176 or section 209 of this Code" there shall

be substituted the words "or section 176 of this Code"; and

immediately after subsection (lA) thereof there shall be

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inserted the following new subsections

"OAAJ When any person is found guilty of a contraven-

tion of any of the provisions of subsection (2) of section 108 or

section 209 of thi!; Code. he shall be liable. on conviction. to a

fine (multal of not less tban fifty Maltese liri bUl Dot tllceeding

one hundred Maltese liri, and if any vehicle or vessel has been

used in or for the purpose of the commission of the offence,

the Court shall a t the demand of the prosecution, order the

sequestration of such vehicle or vessel, as the case may be, for

a term of not less than two months but not exceeding one year

and. in the case: of a vehicle. the suspension for an equal term

of any driving licence held by the offender, during which period

the vehicle or vessel shall be at the risk of the owner

Provided that wh ere any person who has not partici·

pated in the offence, has a claim to such vehicle the sequestra-

tion shall only be ordered if the Court is satisfied mat no :such

;8 thereby prejudiced_

cl~;m

(lAB) When an oUence referred to in subsection (lAA)

of this section relates to d umping, the Court shall in additioo

to any penalty which may be imposed in accordance with this

Code, also order the oUender to remove from the place wh ere

the offence has taken place all the material, in resped of which

he is found guilty, within a time sufficicut for the purpose, to

be fixed by the Court, and th at in default of compliance with

th at order such material be removed at the e;o;pense of me

offender, in which case he may be made to refund the expense

as a civil debL

Wben in an offence to wtUch subseetion (tAA) of

(l A a

this section applies an offender throws or dumps rubbish,

refuse, litter or liq ui d of such size or in such qlUlntity or accu-

mulation as, taken by itself, is suffi cient to lead to defacement

of any place in the open air or of any part of the coastal waters,

he shall be liable, on conviction, to a fine (mU/la) of not less

than five hundred Maltese liri but not exceeding one thousand

Maltese liti and where any vehicle or vessel has been used in or

for the purpose of the commission of the offence, the provisions

of subsection (lAA) of this sectioo as regards sequestration and

suspension of driving licence shall apply.

(l AD) When the offender is not the owner of the vehicle

or vessel mentioned in subsection (]AA) or ( j A a of this

section but has acted uuder the instructions or with the know.

ledge of such owner or where such owner had th e power to

prevent the commission of the offence did not do so. the owner

shaH be liable on conviction. to the same punishment laid down

in subsections (lAA) and {lAQ of this section. and the provi-

sions of subse<:tion (JAB) of Ihis section shall be a pplicable

with regard to the owner of the vehicle or ve~l.

If the circumstances in which any material unlaw-

(lAE)

fully dumped or thrown is found, indicate the owner or other

person responsible for such ma terial immediately prior to its

dumping. such owner or person shan be deemed to have

deposited that material and shall be liable to the pIlV.ishmenl

laid down in subsections (iAA) and (lAO of this section and

the provisions of iiiubsection (JAB) of this section shall be

applicable with regard to him, unless he proves that he did not

know of the commission of the offence, or although he knew of

it did not have the power to prevent it.".

Passed by the House of Representatives at Sitting No. 279 of the 9th October, 1985.

C M<rnm

Clerk to the Home of Representatives

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