Local Council) Bye-Laws, 2019 (kunsilllokaliimdina)

L.C.B.L 2/06/2019

LOCAL GOVERNMENT ACT

(CAP. 363)

Animal-drawn Carriages (L-Imdina (Città Nobile)

Local Council) Bye-Laws, 2019

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

of the Local Government Act, the Imdina (Città Nobile) Local Council

has made the following Bye-Laws

The title of these Bye-Laws is the Animal-drawn Carriages

(L-Imdina (Città Nobile) Local Council) Bye-Laws, 2019.

In these Bye-Laws unless the context otherwise requires

"the Act" means the Local Government Act;

"animal-drawn carriage" means a karozzin and any animal-

drawn vehicle;

"Authority" shall have the same meaning as that assigned to

it by regulation 2 of the Use of Animals and Animal-drawn

Vehicles on the Road Regulations;

"Council" means the Imdina (Città Nobile) Local Council;

"dawn" means the first appearance of light in the sky before

sunrise;

"dusk" means the time which occurs exactly after sunset

when it is not yet dark;

"locality" means the Imdina locality as shown in the Second

Schedule to the Act;

"parking stand" means a parking space designated for the

parking of horse-drawn carriages;

"seniority" means the amount of years which a driver of an

animal-drawn carriage has been operating with a valid permit

issued by the Authority;

"year" means a period of three hundred and sixty-five (365)

days.

Horse-drawn carriages used for hire or in compensation Circulation of

may circulate within Imdina at all times provided the animal’s hooves horse-drawn

carriages and

and the carriage wheels are fitted with rubber covers

the use of

rubber covers on

hooves and

Provided that the Council may issue a permit for an animal- carriage wheels.

drawn carriage not fitted with rubber covered wheels to access Imdina

on a special occasion.

Any person who is found guilty of contravening Bye-Law 3 Penalties.

shall, on conviction, be liable to a fine (ammenda) of sixty euro (€60).

Without prejudice to any other Bye-Laws, an animal-drawn Permit required.

carriage shall only enter the locality upon having obtained a valid

permit from the Council

Provided that such permit shall only be issued if the driver

of the animal-drawn carriage is in possession of a valid licence X in

accordance to the Use of Animals and Animal-drawn Vehicles on the S.L. 499.66.

Road Regulations

Provided further that all the other conditions of this Bye-

Law are fulfilled.

In furtherance to Bye-Law 5, the Council may issue two (2) Types of permit.

types of permits to drivers of animal-drawn carriages

(a) a one-day permit, for the price of one hundred euro

(€100) which may be issued at the discretion of the Council;

(b) a yearly permit, for the price of three hundred euro

(€300) which may be issued to a maximum of twelve (12) drivers

per year

Provided that this shall apply until and unless the

Council decides otherwise

Provided further that the Council may, by resolution,

amend the number of licences issued in terms of Bye-Law 6(b)

from time to time, as may be necessary.

In awarding the yearly permit referred to in Bye-Law 6(b), Method of

the Council shall issue a call for applications and shall grant a permit awarding

licence.

to drivers on a seniority basis until all permits are granted.

Animal-drawn carriages shall only operate in the locality Time of service.

from dawn until dusk.

(1) It shall not be lawful for there to be more than six (6) Maximum

animal-drawn carriages being driven within the locality at any one amount

carriages.

time.

(2) It shall be permissible however to have six (6) driven

carriages and six (6) carriages alighting or mounting passengers at the

parking stand.

Drivers of animal-drawn carriages who fail to observe

regulation 12 of the Use of Animals and Animal-drawn Vehicles on the

Road Regulations may have their permit revoked at the discretion of

the Council.

The Use of Animal-drawn Carriages (Mdina Local Council)

Bye-Laws are hereby repealed.

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