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Consumption of Alcoholic Beverages in Public Places
Table of Provisions (9)
Statutory Text (9 Articles)
L.C.B.L 27/08/2019
LOCAL GOVERNMENT ACT
(CAP. 363)
Consumption of Alcoholic Beverages in Public Places
(Ħamrun Local Council) Bye-laws, 2019
IN EXERCISE of the powers conferred by article 34 of the Local
Government Act, the Ħamrun Local Council has made the following
Bye-Laws:-
The title of these Bye-Laws is the Consumption of Citation.
Alcoholic Beverages in Public Places (Ħamrun Local Council) Bye-
Laws, 2019.
(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-TOROQ 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 Government Act;
"alcoholic recipient" includes bottles, tins, cans, tumblers
and/or any glass recipient intended to contain or serve
(alcoholic) beverages;
"the Council" means the Ħamrun Local Council;
"locality" means Ħamrun as shown in the Second Schedule
to the Act;
"mentioned spaces" covers those spaces mentioned by the
competent authorities to occupy with tables and chairs to serve
and consume food and beverages;
"public space" means streets, roads, pavements, squares,
public gardens and parks that make part of the limits of Ħamrun.
No one is permitted to loiter in any public space while Prohibition of
loitering with
holding or in possession of alcoholic beverages.
alcoholic
beverages.
No one is permitted to carry alcoholic beverages unless in a Prohibition of
carrying alcohol
sealed recipient.
in public spaces.
All commercial establishments in Ħamrun selling Notice and
beverages shall affix a notice in Maltese as well as in English as shown provision
recipients.
in the Schedule, which notice shall be placed in a conspicuous place
and be easily legible by patrons of such commercial establishment.
(a) Any owner of any 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
(ammenda) of seventy euro (€70).
The Ħamrun Local Council holds the rights to exempt from
these conditions on special and/or particular occasions.