AN ACt to amend Ihr Bllilding (P,ice e m uroh Act. 1980. (act_1985_6) | MT

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I assent

A(;"~ BARBARA

(L.S.)

26th April. 1985

Aa No. VI of 1985

AN ACt to amend Ihr Bllilding (P,ice e m uroh Act. 1980.

BE IT ENACI'ED by the President. by and with the advice and

consen t of the House of Represenlati~e$. in this present Parliament

assembled, and 1.»' the authority of the same. as follows :_

I. This Act may be cited as the Building (Price Con trol) (Amend- Soon ,,~.

ment) ACI. 1985. and sball be read and construed a.s onc wilh the Build·

ing (Price Control) Act. 1980. bereinafter referred to as "the principal

Act",

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Art. 1 - '.<lioa 2 of the priDCipa! — AN ACt to amend Ihr Bllilding (P,ice e m uroh Act. 1980. Open official source

For section 2 of the principal Act there shall be 5IIbstitllted the Sut>otitutiofl ~f

following

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In this Act, unless the contCll I otberwise requires _

"building" includes any stone. brick or eoncrete

SUUC!ure and any structure made of any other material. or

of a combination of any of the aforesaid materials. wbat,

e~er the purpose for which such structure is intended;

~ Minister" means the Minio;tCT responsible for works,

and, to the ntent of any functions delega ted. includes

any public officer acting under the authority of the

Minister.

"price" means the price established under the prayi,

sions of lICCtion 3 of this Act and includes any remunera-

tion or othCT considerntion and any obligation 10 csta b-

1i~hcd for or in respect of any work-, service or material

therein mentioned;

"registered" means registered under section 6 of this

Ao<

" SocrelllryH means the Secretary of the T ribunal;

"Tribunal" means the T ribunal established by !lee-

tioo 9 of this Act. ",

J . In subsection 11) of &Ottion 6 cl the principtoi A ct. for the words

"may be established by I~ Mini5lef under !.his Act, "Miller any mch

".,ords

-is C$lablisbcd by or under this Act

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Art. 3 Em ... d. ta' j·.,"kQlu 6 ta' I·"" prialipali. — AN ACT enacted by the ParliamCtlt Malta. Open official source

Fis-subartikolu (1) ta' ]-artikolu 6 ta' I-A tt prinl!ipa li, minfloll

il-kliem "jista' jit; stabbilit preu mil1·Ministnllolll daD I·Atl. sew jell

JIOj prezz bllal dill.: ikun Sic hekk Slabbilit sew jekk le" gIIandhom jidlllu

l-kliem "hemm stabbilit prezz b'dan I-Au jew tanlu" ,

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Art. 4 ... — AN ACt to amend Ihr Bllilding (P,ice e m uroh Act. 1980. Open official source

In pilr.<,l1!ph (bi of Ittlion 7 of Ihe principlll ACI (or the worm

".., it may specify in the sentence" there shall be substituted the words

-noc uceeding ' ..... 0 years, .s may be spttificd in the sentence",

S, For sections 8 and \l of the principal Act 'here: shall be 5Ub$ti!UI.

cd Ihe follow ing new sections

s. m Where any pe~ has paid any price in e:lCI."M

(." claim,..or !be price e$lablishcd under the provisiOllll of this A ct. such

:::., ":"" pm;oo or any OIher person having a lawful interest shall be

('DUlled to b&\'C .uch uceu rdunded 10 him.

The action (or ",!.aiming back SUCh Clloe:U sha ll

(2)

,"t lapse of two yean from the day of the 1aI.

be barnd by

payment.

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Art. 8 priQtipaH. — AN ACT enacted by the ParliamCtlt Malta. Open official source

(J) Meta "i persu na Itun lIallset xi pren li jl:un

ifjed mill-prezz stabbilit tall! id-dispotinjol1ijiet ta' daD ].Att,

dik il·persuDa jew bJll persuna ohra li jkollha interess Ic~lIi

mu jkoUha jcdd ]i liehu Iura dak li jkun thal1u tejjed.

(2) lAIujoni biex jinla]ab Iura dak it-tejjed tkun

preskriua meta jghaddu scn lejn mid-dala ta' ]-ahIl3r Illas.

9 . (I) GhaDdu jkun hcmm tribunal li jkun maghruf

~I'~O:'"

bhala t·Tribunal ghall· Kontroll ta ' PfC1.lijict ta l·Bini. ]j jkollu

<1' g\lrisdiujoni ]i jiddetiedi talbiel u kwistjonijicl ohra dwa r 1r::\l1I

haga 1i tolqol il·preu li ghandu jilhallas u kull hlas Iura li

ikollu jsir, skond id-dispo.tiujonijict la' daD I·All

(2) Sabiex jc1.ertila ]-fu Dzjonijiel licgll u tahl dan

]-artiko]u. it·Tribunal ikollu , slr::on d il-kai, iwcIgllat kollha ]j

bil·KodiCi la' O rgan i:uaujoni u Protcdura Civi li h\lma mogII-

tija ]ill.Qoni Civili, Prim'A wla.",

L-artikolu 10 ta' I-All prinCipali gllandu jigi emendat kif

6. (a) fis-subanikolu \I) lieghu. minfiok il·kliem " It-T ribunal

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gIIall-Kontroll tal·Prezzijiet tal·Bini gha nd u gh.andhom jidlll u

\·kliem ''It·Tribunal ghandu": \I

(b) minfiok iHubarti kolu '" tiegh u ghandhom jidhlu 5-$110-

artikoli todda li teljin

M(S) Id-dispotjutoniiiel ta' l-artikolu ns ta l·Kodici ta'

Organizzaujoni u PrOCedura Civi l; dW8 r kif imhallfin jastienu

iew jip rikuiati ghandhom japplikaw glial astensjoni u rikuta

tat-CluJirman u tal·membri tal·T ribuna l. Kull Ir::WistjOD i dwar

xi raguni glial astensjoni iew rikllta ghandha tig; detita mi~.

Chairman tat·Tribunal.

(6) l l-Mioistru respo0$lbbli ghall·gustiuja gllandu jahlal

uffltjal pubbliku biex ikun ~tarj u tat·Tribunal. u jista'

jqabbad ukoll ulfiCj~li pubblici ollra ~iex jghin~ li~~tarj\l

fil-qadi ta' dmirijlclu. h-SeVClarJu. ~t.T~b~na l .Lk.ol1~

mUlatis mutandis dawlr. ls-setghat u d-dmLnllCI It bl1-KodlCl la

Organizzaujoni u PrOOedura Civili huma vClltili fir·R egislratur

t/ll.()rati Superjuri.'·,

7. Minflol> l-artilr::oli 11, I Z u 13 ta ' I·An prin~jpali gh.an du jidhol

dan li gei

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III Thc:re shaU be a tribunal 10 be mo..-n I.J the

Building Price Conttol Tribunal. which shall have jurisdictim

10 de",rmine claina or other d~puld wilh respect 10 any

matter concerning !he prioe payable at any refund d ue. in

acoordar.cc ¥11th the provisiollli er this AC1.

(2) For the purposes o f cltcrcuing ill fun ctions

under this section. the Tribunal sha ll. as the case may l'OQuire .

have all such powcn as are by the Ccxle o f Organizadon aDd

Civil Procedure vClled in the Civil Courl. First H.11. ...

, . Section 10 01 Ihe principal AC1 shall be amended ill

follow5

(a) in 5Ubscaioa (l) tberwf. fOl' the wonb -rbe Buildins

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1'hc Tribunal $hall";

IN for s ubsedion (SI the~f thac shall be substi tuted tbe

following new lubsccliom

"(5) The provi$ions of Ile<;;lion 135 ollhe Code of Organi-

zation and Civil P rocedure regarding !he abluentioo:l and chal.

lenge o f judgc.!l ' hall apply to the abstention and c halkogc of

the OIainnan and mc:mben of the Tribuna l. Any question

regarding any Cl U5C of abstention or challenge 5hall be decided

by the Cha inna n of the Tribu nal.

i61 'The: MinittCl'" TCIlponsibJc for justice .hall designate

I public: ofrlCa" 10 be Se<:rctary of the Tribunal. Ind may .1.50

detai l other public offlC"Ct"l to assist Ihe Sccreuary in the per-

formance of his duties. The Secretary of the Tribunal $hall have

mulalis mutanJiJ MlCh powers and duties as Ire by the Code of

Organization and Civil Procedure vested in tbe Rqilhr ollhe

Superior Couru.

K,

FOJ" KClioIu 11 . 12 aDd 13 of the principal Ac:I tberc tha ll be

1. .

substituted Ibc fo lJowina

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Proceedings before the Tribunal mall be insti·

(I)

tuted by appllQl tion.

The applicatiOll shall contain _

(a) a clear and correct statement of the subject

matter and the cause of the claim.

(b) the claim or claims. and all other COOle!lts re-

quired by law in respect of written pleadings.

(2) The Tri bunal may. at any time, allow any

amendment to be made in the application for the purpose of

makill8 it clearer.

(3) The application shall be served on the 'opposite

party in accordance with the provisions of the COde of Organ).

:cation and Civil Procedure. and such party shall file his reply

in writing within six worting claY' from the clay on which the

service is effected.

(4) When the time for filiog the reply expires. tbe

Tribunal shall set a date for the hearing of the casc and thc

Sccn:ta!)" shall C3I15e a list of the cases which are to be tried at

• particnlar sitting of the Tribuoal 10 be posted al !be entnlllce

of the Tribuna~ room. and shall also cause the parties to be

served. in accordance with the provisions of the Code of

OrganizatiOll and Civil Procedure. with a notice of the day

appointed for hearing at least two worting day. before the day

so fixed; subsections (2) and (3) of se<;tioo 192 of the Code of

Organization and Civil Procedure shall apply to liUeh list.

(SI If the pIIrty files an all$wer whereby be accedes

to the !l:(juest contained in the applicatioo. the T ribunal may

allow the application in camera.

(61 If during the hearing the Tribuna l finds that the

application is vel<atious. the Tribunal ma y order the offending

pIIrty to puy to the OIher party a penalty oot exceeding ,.,,"Coty

Maltese liri.

Saving the provisions of subse<;tion (S) of this

(7)

se<;lion, the dccisiOllll of the Tribunal shall be taken by a majo-

rit y of votes. and shall be delivered by the Chairmao io open

Court. whether in the presence or in the absence of the other

members of the Tribunal

Provided that any point of taw shall be decided by

the Chairman alone.

(S) The costs of the proceedings sh~n be borne by

the parties or any of Ihe parties as the Tribunal may direct.

(9) The Tribunal shan be vested with the powers to

enforce its own decisions in the m~nner prescribed in Ihe Code

of Orsaniution and Civi l Procedure.

(10) Any warrant or order issued by the Tribunal

$hall be signed by the Chairman and certified by the Secre tary

of tbe TribunaL

(I]) 1lte Registry of the Superior Courts in Malta

or the Registry of the Courts of Magistrates in GolO, as the

casc may be. shall be the Regist!)" of the T ribuna l and tbe

records of the Tribunal shall be deposited thcrdn.

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Art. 11 — AN ACT enacted by the ParliamCtlt Malta. Open official source

(1) I1_pr<lCed imenti quddiern il-Tribunal ghaodhom

jinlxlew b'rikol"5.

Ir-ri kon gbaodu jkun fih -

(a) libira tara u !;eWWl. la' 1--oUell u r-raguoi tal-

talba,

Cb) ic-talba jew it-tn lbiet, u dak kollu mehtieA: bil·

ligi dwar aUi biJ·miktub.

<2) It·Tribunal ji$la' null tmicn jaghti pellD(l55 li

55ir xi emenda fir-rikon sa biex dan ikun iklaT o!ar.

(3) Jr-rikors ghandu jkun notifikal lill-pani k>hra

skoud id-dispotiujonijiel tal-Kodio!i ta' Organ izzazz}oni u

Proccdura CiviJi. u dik il·parti ghandha lippreten la r-risposta

taghba bil-miklub li imieo sin ijiem lu·xoghol mill-jum tan·

nOlifika.

(4) Mela i-:I:mien ghal1-pre:ronlala lar.rispo:sta jagb-

laq it_Tribunal Jhandu jiSlabbiliui data gha.s-smigh tal_Icawt.a

u rSegretarju ghand u jichu hsieb Ii lista tal-kaw:ti li HDligll

laghhom gI'Iandu jsir f'sedu la panikolari tal-Tribuna l tigi

mwahhla fid-dahla ta].kamra lat-Tribunal. u ghandu wkoll jara

li ].pnrt ijiet ikunu notifikati, skond id-dispotizz;oo.ijiel tal·

Kodio!i ta' O ryaoizumjoni u Protedura Civili. b'avvi:l: ta1-jum

stabbi1it gIIa5-Smigh mi11-anqas jumejn tax-xogllol 'label iI·jum

heU stahbili!; iwubartikoli (2) u (3) ta' l-aniko1u 192 ta].

Koditi la' O rganizzau.joo i u PrOO:dura Civili ghandhom ]ap-

pHkaw ghal dik iI-\isla.

(S) Jekk i!-parti lipprdenta riSpo5Ia 'ejn tammclti

t-talba li jkun hemm fir·rikon. it.Tribunal jista' jilqa' r·rikon

in comer(l.

(6) Jekk matul is-smigh. il-Tribuna l isi b Ii r-rikors

huwa vessatorju, it·Tribunal jista' jordna lil].pe.ni li taghmel

dan ir-rikors li Ihallas lilI·parti l-ohra penali la' mhux itjed

minn ghoxrin lira Maltio.

(7) Bla hsa ra ghad-dispofizzjonijiel tHs-subartilr.olu

(5) ta' dan I·anikolu, id-decitjonijic t tat,Tribunal jittiehdu

b'matioranxa lal-vOl i. u gllandhom jingllataw miCChairmon

fiJ-Oorti bi!-mifluh, sew jckk fiJ·pretenza Jew fin-nuqqas lal-

membri l-ohra tat·T ribunal

Itda koll punt la' ligi jkun dcCit mit-Chairman

wahdu.

(8) L-ispejjct. tal-procedimcnti jilhallsu mill-parti-

jiel jcw mum IIhud minnhom lkODd t if jordna I-Tribuna l.

It·Tribunal ikollu Sosetgbatli je.tegwix~i d-dctii-

(9)

;onijiel lieghu bil-mod preskritt fil-Kodici la' Organizzazzjoni

u PToeedun Civili.

(10) Kull mandal jcw ordni mahruA: rn il.Tribunal

ituo ifruma.1 mit-Choirmon u eeertifikal mi5-Scgretarjll lat·

Tribunal .

(I l) Ir-RegiSlru lal-Qrati Superjuri f'Ma!ta jew ir-

Regimu ta].()ra.li tal·Mag;strati r Ghawde)<, stond H-W,

itun u r-Rcgislnt tat-T ribunal u I·protessi tat·Tribunal ghand·

horn jilJu depot.i lali hemmhekk.

11. (1) I1_pr<lCed imenti quddiern il-Tribunal ghaodhom