Notice Boards (Ħal Lija Local Council) Bye-laws, 2018

L.C.B.L 32/17/2018

LOCAL COUNCILS ACT

(CAP. 363)

Notice Boards (Ħal Lija Local Council) Bye-laws, 2018

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

the Local Councils Act, the Ħal Lija Local Council has made the

following Bye-Laws

The title of these Bye-Laws is the Notice Boards (Ħal Lija

Local Council) Bye-Laws, 2018.

In these Bye-Laws unless the context otherwise requires

"the Act" means the Local Councils Act;

"Council" means the Ħal Lija Local Council;

"notice board" means any board, sign, placard, poster, notice or any

other device or representation placed, displayed, fixed or erected in

any public place within the Ħal Lija locality boundary which is

intended for the purpose of advertising or publicity or for conveying

any announcement, information or message to the public.

Without prejudice to any permit, authorisation or licence

required under any law, no person shall display, fix or erect any notice

board in any public place within the Ħal Lija locality boundary, unless

he complies with the requirements established in the guidelines issued

or which may be issued from time to time by the Council in terms of

article 33(1)(g) of the Act by means of other Bye-Laws.

Any person who obtained the necessary permit, authorisation

or licence as mentioned in Bye-Law 3 shall, after obtaining

c o n f i r m a t i o n i n w r i t i n g f r o m th e C o u n c i l t h a t t h e n o t i c e b o a r d

complies with any guidelines in force, at least seven days prior to the

display, fixing or erecting of any such notice board, give notice in

writing to the Council together with a copy of such permit,

authorisation or licence.

Any person who fails to comply with the provisions of Bye-

Law 4 shall be deemed to have committed a contravention and shall,

on conviction be liable

5.1. for a first offence to a fine (ammenda) of seventy euro (€70);

and

5.2. in the case of a continuing offence to a fine (ammenda) of

fifteen euro (€15) for each day during which the offence continues.

€0.09