Outdoor Activities within the Locality of Mellieħa

L.C.B.L. 37/2/2009

LOCAL COUNCILS ACT

(CAP. 363)

Outdoor Activities within the Locality of Mellieħa

(Mellieħa Local Council) Bye-Laws, 2009

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

60 of the Local Councils Act, the Mellieħa Local Council has made

the following Bye-Laws:-

1 The title of these Bye-Laws is Outdoor Activities within

the Locality of Mellieħa (Mellieħa Local Council) Bye-Laws,

2009.

1.2 These Bye-Laws shall come into force upon their

publication in the Gazette.

List of Designated Beaches

(Bye-Law 2)

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In these Bye-Laws, unless the context otherwise

requires:-

“the Act” means the Local Councils Act;

“activity” means any outdoor event which falls within

the scope of these bye-laws;

“applicant” means a person applying for a permit in

terms of these bye-laws, be it an individual, company, club or

association;

“application” means a request made by an applicant to

the Council in accordance with these bye-laws, in the form

shown in the Third Schedule to these bye-laws;

“designated beach” means any bay or beach listed in the

First Schedule to these bye-laws;

“camp” includes any type of camp or encampment be it

of textile or canvas or other temporary structure, but excludes

umbrellas;

“camping area” means an area marked in plans shown

in the Second Schedule to these bye-laws designated for the

erection of camps;

“caravan” means any vehicle, with or without

mechanical power of its own, designed for the transport of

persons which is equipped with beds or with facilities for the

preparation of food, and includes campers;

“the Council” means the Mellieħa Local Council;

“locality” means the locality of Mellieħa as defined in

the Act;

“private land” means such land in respect of which a

person has title or which is given on encroachment.

List of Designated Beaches

(Bye-Law 2)

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1 Without prejudice to the provisions of any other law Prohibition of certain

which requires the necessity of a permit from any other authority, activities.

no person may erect a camp or place a caravan or undertake

catering activities in any place within the locality including in any

designated beach, without the prior written authorisation of the

Council given in terms of these bye-laws

Provided that no written authorisation from the Council in

terms of these bye-laws shall be required for a catering activity in

any part of the locality, except in a designated beach, insofar as

such activity would be limited to fifteen persons.

Provided further that no written authorisation from the

Council in terms of these bye-laws shall be required for the

erection of a camp in a camping area insofar as such camp would

be intended for not more than fifteen persons.

3.2 The Council may erect signs to indicate that an area is a Signs.

designated beach or a camping area for the purposes of these bye-

laws.

3.3 No authorisation in terms of the provisions of these bye- Exception.

laws shall be required for an activity which takes place on private

land.

Designated Camping Areas

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1 The Council may, on an application made by any Permits.

person, grant a permit for an activity to be held in any part of the

locality, subject to such conditions which the Council may deem fit

to impose.

4.2 When submitting an application for a permit, the Number of attendees.

applicant shall indicate the number of participants for whom the

activity would be intended and in default, it shall be presumed that

the activity is intended for more than fifty persons.

4.3 The applicant shall be held responsible for the cleaning

of the site following such activity.

4.4 No permit shall be issued unless the applicant pays a fee

to the Council of twenty-five euro (€25) for each day during which

an activity would be held

Provided that the fee shall be of ten euro (€10) for each day

during which an activity would be held when it would be foreseen

that the activity will be attended by more than fifteen persons but

less than fifty persons

Provided further that the fee payable on an application made

by an applicant to place a caravan within the locality shall be of ten

euro (€10) for each day.

Application Form

(Bye-Law 2)

LOCAL COUNCILS ACT

(CAP. 363)

Outdoor Activities within the locality of Mellie!a (Mellie!a Local Council) Bye-Laws, 2009

APPLICATION

The Executive Secretary,

Mellieha Local Council

Permission is hereby being requested in terms of the above-cited bye-laws for the following activity

Date(s)

Time

! Barbecue

! Camping

! Caravan

Activity

! 1 to 15

! 16 to 50

! 51 or more

Number of attendees

Site (has to be marked on a site plan)

I hereby undertake to abide by all conditions which the Council may deem fit to impose as well as to

clean the site immediately after the activity

(Signature)

Name

ID Card No

Address

Tel

Mellie!a Local Council

In exercise of powers conferred by bye-law 4.1 of the Outdoor Activities within the

Locality of Mellie!a (Mellie!a Local Council) Bye-Laws, 2009, the requested permit is

hereby being granted, subject to the following conditions

1.

2.

3. ...

Fee Paid

Receipt Number

STAMP

(Executive Secretary)

Any person who acts in contravention of any provision

of these Bye-Laws or who contravenes any condition imposed in a

permit granted in terms of these Bye-Laws shall, on conviction, be

liable to a fine (ammenda) of not more than sixty-nine euro eighty-

eight cents (€69.88) for such contravention.

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