Council) Bye-Laws, 2018

L.C.B.L. 16/06/2018

LOCAL COUNCILS ACT

(CAP. 363)

Organization of Courses, Activities and Outings (Ħad-Dingli Local

Council) Bye-Laws, 2018

IN EXERCISE of the powers conferred by articles 34, 35(8) and

60 of the Local Councils Act, the Ħad-Dingli Local Council has made

the following Bye-Laws

The title of these Bye-Laws is the Organization of Courses, Citation.

Activities and Outings (Ħad-Dingli Local Council) Bye-Laws, 2018.

(Bye-Law 5.1.)

Course

Fee

Languages

Not more than € 105.00

Crafts & Hobbies

Not more than € 85.00

Art

Not more than € 100.00

Computer

Not more than € 120.00

First Aid

Not more than € 70.00

Sports

Not more than € 85.00

Trades

Not more than € 85.00

Drama

Not more than € 95.00

Parental Crafts/Skills

Not more than € 70.00

Management Skills

Not more than € 100.00

Activity

Activity within Ħad-Dingli areaNot more than € 30.00

Activity outside Ħad-Dingli area Not more than € 35.00

Outing

Outing (Malta)Not more than € 30.00

Outing (Gozo)Not more than € 35.00

€0.36

In these Bye-Laws unless the context otherwise requires

Interpretation.

"Act" means the Local Councils Act;

"activity" means an organised group of persons for social

and recreational purposes, as organised by the Council according

to the provisions of these Bye-Laws;

"Council" means the Ħad-Dingli Local Council;

"course" means a series of structured lessons, lectures,

instructions, demonstrations or practical sessions in educational,

cultural, sporting, vocational or hand crafts schemes or activities

organised by the Council in accordance with the provisions of

these Bye-Laws;

"locality" means the Ħad-Dingli locality;

"outing" means an organised group of persons to visit

historical, cultural or touristic places and for social and

recreational purposes, as organised by the Council according to

the provisions of these Bye-Laws.

1. The Council may from time to time organise such courses, Organization of

activities and outings as it deems proper provided that the Council may courses,

activities and

for a valid reason (such as not having the required minimum number of outings.

participants), cancel any course, activity and/or outing which has

already been advertised or to discontinue any course which has been

commenced.

3.2. Such courses, activities and outings shall be advertised in

any manner that the Council deems fit and may be open to adults or

children or for both of these together as specified in such

advertisement.

3.3. Eligibility for any courses, activity and outings may be

subject to such conditions or requirements as may be appropriate.

1. Any person desiring to attend a course, activities or outings

shall submit an application on the appropriate form supplied by the

Council in case of attending a course or buy a ticket in case of

attending activities and outings. Provided that the Council reserves the

right to refuse an application for a course or the sale of tickets for an

activity or outing if the applicant does not satisfy any of the

requirements which are attached to such course or outing.

4.2. If the number of applications received exceeds the number

of available places for a course, priority shall be established as

follows:-

4.2.1. First priority shall be given to persons registered as

voters in the Electoral Register or the Special Register which

relates to the locality, and their children, provided that in

competition between these persons, priority shall be given either

to the earlier applicant or if applications are received

concurrently, by lot.

4.2.2. Second priority shall be given to other applicants.

4.2.3. The Council will be responsible to hold records so as

it can justify actions taken in relation to Bye-Laws 4.2.1 u 4.2.2,

if need be.

4.2.4. In case of activities and/or outings, Bye-Laws 4.2

and 4.2.1 shall apply.

1. Applications for courses and sale of tickets for activities

and/or outings shall be accompanied by the fees established in the

Schedule to these Bye-Laws.

5.2. The Council may, in accordance with pre-established

criteria, exempt any person or any class of persons from the payment

of such fees or part thereof.

5.3. In establishing the fees for a particular course, activity or

outing, the Council shall take into consideration all expenses that will

be incurred for or in connection with the organization of all the

courses, activities and outings scheduled by the Council.

5.4. The application form for courses and tickets for activities

and outings shall include the details of applicant, the course, activity or

outing applied for, serial number of application or ticket, amount paid,

receipt number and signature of officer processing the application.

1. Fees paid shall be refunded by the Council in any of the Refund of fees.

following cases

6.1.1. A refund of the full fee paid should be affected, when

an application for a course or a ticket for an activity or outing is

bought and the course or the activity or the outing are not

subsequently organised.

6.1.2. If the course is discontinued by the Council, that part

of the fee must be refunded as represents the proportion which

the remaining number of sessions bears to the total number of

sessions in that particular course.

6.1.3. In any other case that may from time to time be

established by the Council.

6.2. Any person who discontinues to attend a course, an activity

or outing or who, for a valid reason is stopped by the Council from

attending, the course, activity or outing shall not be entitled to any

refund of fees.

Any surplus balance from the respective nominal accounts Funding of

shall only be utilised for the further development of other courses, courses,

and outings.

activities or outings or for the organization of any other activity by the

Council for the benefit of persons residing within its locality.

1. The Council may issue a public call for tenders in order to Call for tender.

give a contract to any agency, authority, organization or any other

person to organise a course or organizing an activity or outing on

behalf of the Council as stipulated in the Schedule to these Bye-Laws.

8.2. When the Council issues a public call for tenders, the

Council’s authorization has to be by means of a contract according to

the regulations and procedures applicable to the Councils.

8.3. The Council may on entering the contract mentioned in

Bye-Law 8.2 of these Bye-Laws, authorize the contractor to organise

those courses, activities or outings authorized to him in writing under

the same agreements and conditions established in these Bye-Laws,

but the contractor cannot charge higher rates than those stipulated in

the Schedule to these Bye-Laws.

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