Marsaxlokk (Marsaxlokk Local Council) Bye-Laws, 2014

L.C.B.L 36/01/2014

LOCAL COUNCILS ACT

(CAP. 363)

Trailers and Other Encumbering Objects in the locality of

Marsaxlokk (Marsaxlokk Local Council) Bye-Laws, 2014

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

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

the following Bye-Laws:-

1 The title of these Bye-Laws is the Trailers and Other

Encumbering Objects in the locality of Marsaxlokk (Marsaxlokk

Local Council) Bye-Laws, 2014.

1.2 These Bye-Laws shall come into force upon their

publication in the Gazette.

In these Bye-Laws, unless the context otherwise requires

"the Act" means the Local Councils Act;

"the Council" means the Marsaxlokk Local Council;

"encumbering object" means any object which, although it may

not necessary be considered as waste, causes obstruction or nuisance

or inconvenience in any part of the locality or any other object or any

other object of a size or quantity or accumulation which, as taken by

itself, causes a nuisance, or which may lead to deterioration or

defacement of a public place;

"locality" means the locality of Marsaxlokk as defined in the

Act;

"trailer" means any vehicle without mechanical power of its

own designed to be drawn by a motor vehicle and intended for the

purpose of the carriage of boats and other sea craft or for the

conveyance of goods.

1 No person shall in any part of the locality, place or leave

any encumbering object, including any skip which is not destined for

domestic use, and no person shall leave or park, whether for a

temporary period or otherwise, or leave unattended any trailer, loaded

or not in any part of the locality save in an area that is designated by

the Council as a site for the parking of trailers or on public land, with

the prior authorisation of the Council.

3.2 No part of these Bye-laws shall be construed as restricting

the transit of trailers within the locality

Provided that such trailer shall be removed immediately

once the objects that would be conveyed thereon are removed.

Any trailer or encumbering object which passes through or Means of

is parked within the locality of Marsaxlokk shall have a means of identification.

identification which leads to the person responsible for the same

trailer or encumbering object.

1 These Bye-laws shall not be applicable to a site or sites, as Applicability.

shown in the Schedule to these Bye-Laws, identified and approved by

the Council for this purpose and as long as conditions imposed are

observed.

5.2 Sites identified by the Council shall only be used after an

application has been filed to the Council and the same Council

approves such application.

Sites identified as fishermen’s zone shall only be used as Fishermens’

granted in relative permits and according to the any legislation in zones.

force relating to fishermen’s zones and the granting of permits. Any

other use shall be subject to these bye-laws.

Any person who acts in contravention of any provision of Penalties.

these Bye-Laws, shall, on conviction, be liable to a fine (ammenda) of

seventy euro (€70) for such contravention together with a further fine

(ammenda) of ten euro (€10) for each day during which such

contravention of these Bye-laws would have ensued.

The penalty referred to in bye-law 7 shall be without Removal.

prejudice to any right of action which the Council or any other

authority may take to remove, deposit, or dispose of any trailer or any

other encumbering object or any accessory thereto in terms of the

provisions of the Clamping and Removal of Motor Vehicles and S.L. 65.13

Encumbering Objects Regulations, or any other law, and without

prejudice to any other penalty or fine (ammenda) which may be

imposed under any other law.

Schedule

Bye-Laws 5.1 and 5.2

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