Control of Pigeons (Ħal Balzan Local Council) Bye-Laws, 2019

L.C.B.L 13/10/2019

LOCAL GOVERNMENT ACT

(CAP. 363)

Control of Pigeons (Ħal Balzan Local Council) Bye-Laws, 2019

IN EXERCISE of the powers conferred by article 34 of the Local

Government Act, the Ħal Balzan Local Council, has made the

following Bye-Laws:-

The title of these Bye-Laws is Control of Pigeons (Ħal Citation.

Balzan Local Council) Bye-Laws, 2019.

In these Bye-Laws unless the context otherwise requires

Interpretation.

"the Act" means the Local Government Act;

"the Council" means the Ħal Balzan Local Council;

"domestic pigeons" means pigeons which are kept in a

residential place or in some other place for the purpose of

recreation, hobby or sport;

"locality" means the Ħal Balzan locality as shown in the

Second Schedule to the Act;

"wild pigeons" means pigeons which are not domestic

pigeons.

1 The feeding of wild pigeons, in any part of the locality, is The feeding of

wild pigeons is

prohibited.

prohibited.

3.2 It is also prohibited for a person to voluntarily leave food in

places which are accessible to wild pigeons.

3.3

The provisions of this Bye-Law do not apply to those

persons who keep or take care of domestic pigeons.

The owners of abandoned immovable property within the Abandoned

locality shall ensure that the said property be sealed in such a manner immovable

property.

that no wild pigeons can go in or make nests therein.

Any person who fails to comply with any provision of Penalties.

these Bye-Laws shall be deemed to have committed a contravention

and shall, on conviction, be liable, unless a higher penalty is applicable

under any other law

(a) for a first contravention to a fine (ammenda) of forty-

six euro and fifty-nine cents (€46.59);

(b) for a second or subsequent contravention to a fine

(ammenda) of sixty-nine euro and eighty eight cents (€69.88); or

(c) in the case of a continuing contravention to a fine

(ammenda) of eleven euro and sixty-five cents (€11.65) for each

day that the contravention continues.

€0.18