Exclusive Zones for Barbecues

L.C.B.L. 15 /04/2011

LOCAL COUNCILS ACT

(CAP. 363)

Exclusive Zones for Barbecues

(Birżebbuga Local Council) Bye-Laws, 2011

IN exercise of the powers conferred by article 34, 35(8) and

60 of the Local Councils Act, the Birżebbuġa Local Council has

made the following Bye-Laws:-

1 The title of these Bye-Laws is the Exclusive Zones for

Barbecues (Birżebbuġa Local Council) Bye-Laws, 2011.

1.2 These Bye-Laws shall come into force on publication.

Exclusive zone for barbecues within the Birżebbuġa locality

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In these Bye-Laws, unless the context otherwise

requires:-

“the Act” means the Local Councils Act;

“barbecue” includes cooking or roasting of foodstuffs,

which is carried out in any manner, including by means of

naked fire or through gas or by any other means;

“the Council” means Birżebbuġa Local Council;

“exclusive zone for barbecues” means the area with a

defined boundary as shown in the Schedule to these Bye-

Laws;

“locality” means the Birżebbuġa locality;

“residents” include both those persons who are

permanently resident in the locality as well as those who are

temporary residents.

Barbecues may only be organised in the exclusive zone

for barbecues designated by the council as shown in these Schedule

to these Bye-Laws.

1 Places in these zones shall be taken on the basis of the

first come first served principle.

4.2 No authorisation is required from the Council to

organise barbecues within the exclusive zone established by these

Bye-Laws.

4.3 No music is allowed to be played whatever the means

used, which can be heard at a distance of not more than ten metres.

1 Any person who is in breach of any of the provisions

of these Bye-Laws, or who fails to abide by any condition

made by the virtue of these Bye-Laws, shall be deemed to have

committed a contravention and shall, on conviction, be liable to

a fine (ammenda) of not more than seventy euro (€70) for such

contravention.

5.2 In addition to the penalty stipulated in bye-law 5.1 , the

Council may order the guilty person of a breach to carry out the

necessary repairs to the Council’s satisfaction.

5.3 The Council shall have the right to carry out the

necessary repairs at the expense of the guilty person.