Council) Bye-laws, 2017

L.C.B.L 21/03/2017

LOCAL COUNCILS ACT

(CAP. 363)

Consumption of Alcoholic Beverages in Public Places (Gżira Local

Council) Bye-laws, 2017

IN exercise of the powers conferred by articles 34, 35(8) and 60

of the Local Councils Act, the Gżira Local Council has made the

following Bye-Laws

The title of these Bye-Laws is the Consumption of Citation.

Alcoholic Beverages in Public Places (Gżira Local Council) Bye-

Laws, 2017.

(Bye-Law 5)

THE CONSUMPTION OF ALCOHOLIC

BEVERAGES

OUTDOORS IS PROHIBITED BY LAW.

THE CARRYING OF ALCOHOL IN THE STREETS OTHER

THAN IN SEALED UNOPENED CONTAINERS IS

PROHIBITED BY LAW

IL-KONSUM FIT-TRIQ TA’ XORB ALKOĦOLIKU HU

PPROJBIT BIL-LIĠI

IL-ĠARR TA’ XORB ALKOĦOLIKU FIT-TOROQ JEKK

MHUX F’KONTENITURI SSIĠILLATI U MHUX MIFTUĦIN

HU PPROJBIT BIL-LIĠI

€0.18

In these Bye-Laws unless the context otherwise requires

Interpretation.

"the Act" means the Local Councils Act;

"containers of alcoholic beverages" includes bottles, glasses,

cans and or any other container intended for the serving of any

beverages;

"Council" means the Gżira Local Council;

"designated areas" means those areas designated by the

competent authorities for the placement of tables and chairs

exclusively for the consumption of food and beverages;

"locality" means the locality of Gżira as delineated in the Act;

"public place" means the streets, pavements, open spaces,

squares, gardens, shores and promenade within the Gżira locality;

No person is permitted to loiter in any public place holding Prohibition of

loitering with

or having on his person any alcoholic beverages.

alcoholic

beverages.

No person is permitted to consume alcohol in public places Prohibition of

consumption of

other than in the designated areas.

alcohol in

public places.

Any commercial establishment that operates in the locality Notice and

of Gżira, selling beverages, shall affix a notice in Maltese as well as provision

containers.

in English as shown in Schedule A, which notice shall be placed in a

conspicuous place and be easily legible by the patrons of such

commercial establishment.

(a)

Any owner of an establishment, who is in breach of

any of the provisions of these Bye-Laws shall, on conviction, be

liable to a fine (ammenda) of seventy euro (€70) for such

contravention, and to a further fine (ammenda) of fifteen euro (€15)

for every day during which any of the provisions of these Bye-Laws

is breached.

(b)

Any person who is in breach of any of the

provisions of these bye-laws shall, on conviction, be liable to a fine of

seventy euro (€70).

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