Organization of Courses, Activities and Outings

L.C.B.L. 46 / 4 / 2010

LOCAL COUNCILS ACT

(CAP. 363)

Organization of Courses, Activities and Outings

(Pembroke Local Council) Bye-Laws, 2010

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

60 of the Local Councils Act, the Pembroke Local Council has

made the following Bye-Laws -

1 The title of these Bye-Laws is the Organization of

Courses, Activities and Outings (Pembroke Local Council) Bye-

Laws, 2010.

1.2. These Bye-Laws shall come into force one month after

their publication in the Gazette.

(Bye-Law 5.1.)

Course Fee

Languages

- Not more than
105.00

Crafts & Hobbies

- Not more than
85.00

Art

- Not more than
100.00

Computer

- Not more than
120.00

First Aid

- Not more than
70.00

Sports

- Not more than
85.00

Trades

- Not more than
85.00

Drama

- Not more than
95.00

Parental Crafts/Skills

- Not more than
70.00

Management Skills

- Not more than
100.00

Activity

Activity within Pembroke area

- Not more than
30.00

Activity outside Pembroke area

- Not more than
35.00

Outing

Outing (Malta)

- Not more than
30.00

Outing (Gozo)

- Not more than
35.00

€0.37

In these Bye-Laws unless the context otherwise requires -

“the Act” means the Local Councils Act;

“activity” means an organised group of persons who

meet for social and recreational purposes, as organised by the

Council according to the provisions of these Bye-Laws;

“the Council” means the Pembroke Local Council;

“course” means a series of structured lessons,

lectures, instructions, demonstrations or practical sessions

in educational, cultural, sporting, vocational or hand crafts

schemes or activities organised by the Council in accordance

with the provisions of these Bye-Laws;

“the locality” means the Pembroke locality;

“outing” means an organised group of persons who is

taken to visit historical, cultural or touristic places and for

social and recreational purposes, as organised by the Council

according to the provisions of these Bye-Laws.

1. The Council may from time to time organise such

courses, activities and outings as it deems proper

Provided that the Council may for a valid reason such

as not having the required minimum number of participants,

cancel any course, activity or outing which has already been

advertised or to discontinue any course which has been

commenced.

3.2. Such courses, activities and outings shall be advertised

in any manner that the Council deems fit and may be open to adults

and children as specified in such advertisement.

3.3. Eligibility for any courses, activity and outings may be

subject to such conditions or requirements as may be appropriate.

1. Any person desiring to attend a course, activities

or outings shall submit an application on the appropriate form

supplied by the Council in case of attending a course or buy a

ticket in case of attending activities and outings

Provided that the Council reserves the right to refuse a

course or the sale of tickets if the applicant does not satisfy

any of the requirements which are attached to such course or

outing.

4.2. If the number of applications received exceeds

the number of available places for a course, priority shall be

established as follows –

4.2.1.

first priority shall be given to persons

registered as voters in the Electoral Register or the Special

Register which relate to the locality, and their children,

provided that in competition between these persons, priority

shall be given either to the earlier applicant or if applications

are received concurrently, by lot;

4.2.2.

second priority shall be given to other

applicants;

4.2.3. The Local Council shall be bound to keep

records to operate the required priorities in 4.2.1. and 4.2.2.

should it be so necessary;

4.2.4. In case of outings, subsection 4.2.1 and

subsection 4.2.2 shall apply.

1. Applications for courses and sale of tickets for activities

and outings shall be accompanied by the fees established in the

Schedule to these Bye-Laws.

5.2. The Council may, in accordance with pre-established

criteria, exempt any person or any class or persons from the

payment of such fees or part thereof.

5.3. In establishing the fees for a particular course, the

Council shall take into consideration all expenses that will be

incurred for or in connection with the organisation of all the

courses, activities and outings scheduled by the Council.

5.4. The application form for courses and tickets for

activities and outings shall include the details of applicant, course

or outings applied for, serial number of application or ticket,

amount paid, receipt number and signature of officer processing

the application.

1.

Fees shall be refunded by the Council in any of the

following cases –

6.1.1.

when an application for a course or a ticket

for an activity or outing is bought and the course or the

activity or the outing are not subsequently organised, the full

fee;

6.1.2. if the course is discontinued by the Council,

that part of the fee as represents the proportion which the

remaining number of sessions bears to the total number of

sessions in that particular course;

6.1.3. In any other case that may from time to time be

established by the Council.

6.2. Any person who discontinues to attend a course, an

activity or outing or who, for a valid reason is stopped by the

Council from attending, shall not be entitled to any refund of fees.

Any surplus balance from the respective nominal Funding of courses,

accounts shall only be utilised for the further development of other activity and outings.

courses, activities or outings or for the organization of any other

activity by the Council for the benefit of persons residing within its

locality.

1. The Council may issue a call for tenders in order to

give a contract to any agency, authority, organization or any other

person to organise a course or organizing an activity or outing on

behalf of the Council as stipulated in the Schedule to these Bye-

Laws.

8.2. When the Council issues a call for tenders, the

Council’s authorization has to be by means of a contract according

to the regulations and procedures applicable to the Local Councils.

8.3. The Council may on entering the contract mentioned

in bye-Law 8.2 of this article, authorize the contractor to organise

those

courses

in the or

activity

or outings

authorized by him under the

than those

stipulated

Schedule

to these

Bye-Laws.

same agreements and conditions stipulated in these Bye-Laws, but

the contractor cannot charge higher rates than those stipulated in

the Schedule to these Bye-Laws.