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Beverages in Glass Containers in Public Places
Table of Provisions (9)
Statutory Text (9 Articles)
L.C.B.L 15/01/2018
LOCAL COUNCILS ACT
(CAP. 363)
Beverages in Glass Containers in Public Places
(Birżebbuġa Local Council), Bye-Laws, 2018
IN exercise of the powers conferred by articles 34, 35 (8) and 60
of the Local Councils Act, the Birżebbuġa Local Council has made the
following Bye-Laws:-
The title of these Bye-Laws is the Beverages in Glass Citation.
Containers and Consumption of Alcohol in Public Places (Birżebbuġa
Local Council) Bye-Laws, 2018.
(Bye-Law 6(a))
THE CONSUMPTION OF BEVERAGES AND ALCOHOL
IN GLASS CONTAINERS IN STREETS, SQUARES AND
PUBLIC GARDENS, IS PROHIBITED BY LAW
THE CARRYING OF ALCOHOL OR BEVERAGES IN THE
STREETS, SQUARES AND PUBLIC GARDENS OTHER
THAN IN SEALED UNOPENED CONTAINERS IS
PROHIBITED BY LAW
Beverages in Glass Containers in Public Places
(Birżebbuġa Local Council) Bye-Laws
IL-KONSUM FIT-TOROQ, PJAZEZ U ĠONNA PUBBLIĊI,
TA’ KULL TIP TA’ XORB F’KONTENITURI TAL-ĦĠIEĠ
HU PPROJBIT BIL-LIĠI
IL-ĠARR TA’ KULL TIP TA’ XORB FIT-TOROQ, PJAZEZ U
ĠONNA PUBBLIĊI JEKK MHUX F’KONTENITURI
SSIĠILLATI U MHUX MIFTUĦIN HU PPROJBIT BIL-LIĠI
Bye-Laws dwar Xorb f’Kontenituri tal-Ħġieġ f’Postijiet
Pubbliċi (Kunsill Lokali ta’ Birżebbuġa)
€0.18
In these Bye-Laws unless the context otherwise requires
Interpretation.
"the Act" means the Local Councils Act;
"Council" means the Birżebbuġa Local Council;
"glass container" includes glass bottles, glasses and, or any other
glass containers intended for the serving of any beverages;
"locality" means the locality of Birżebbuġa as delineated in the
"public place" means all the streets including pavements, squares
public gardens, and playing fields, but excluding coast and beaches
within the Birżebbuġa locality.
No person is permitted to loiter in any public place holding Prohibition of
loitering with
or having on his person any glass container.
glass containers
in public places.
No person is permitted to carry in any public place alcohol Prohibition of
or any other drinks in glass containers other than in a sealed unopened carrying
alcohol in
container.
public places.
No person is permitted to consume beverages or alcohol in Prohibition of
glass containers in public areas, unless during an organised activity consumption
alcohol or
authorised by the Birżebbuġa Local Council.
beverages in
public spaces.
Any commercial establishment situated in the locality Commercial
establishments.
selling beverages shall
(a) affix a notice in Maltese as well as in English as
shown in Schedule, which notice shall be placed in a
conspicuous place and be easily legible by the patrons of such
commercial establishment; and
(b) provide containers made of a material other than glass
if such beverage is to be consumed in any public place.
Any person who is in breach of any of the provisions of
these Bye-Laws shall, on conviction, be liable to a fine (ammenda) of
sixty five euro (€65) for such contravention, and to a further fine
(ammenda) of ten euro (€10) for every day during which any of the
provisions of these Bye-Laws is breached.