Adverti~ments on Street Furniture (Pieta Local Council) (pietalocalcouncil)

L.C .B.L.47/1/97

LOCAL COUNCILS ACT. 1993

(ACT NO. XV OF 1993)

Adverti~ments on Street Furniture (Pieta Local Council)

Bye-Laws, 1m

IN exercise of the powe rs conferred by sections 34 and 60 of the

Local Councils Act, 1993, and ill confonnity with the: provisions of

subsection (8) of section 35 o f this Act, the PielA Local Council has

made the following Bye-Laws:-

1 These Bye-Laws maybecited as the Advertisementson Street

Furniture (Piela Local Council) Bye-Laws. 1997.

F' dawn ii-Dye-Laws kemm-iI darba r-rabta tal-Id iem rna 1l1Si •.

tehtiegx xort 'ohra:-

"applil::anl" tfi sserdik it' persuna Ii tappli ka liII-Kunsill skond

id-dispozizzjonijiet tas-subartikolu (2) ta' J-anikol u 3 ta' dawn il-Bye-

UIWS;

"An" [fjsse r I,Att ta' 1·1993 dwar Kunsilli Lokali;

"ghamara tat-toroq" tfisser kull haga, mobbli jew immobbli,

Ii tkun proprjetA tal -Kun silt jew tahl ir-re sponsabbilill tieghu Ii

ghalkemm rna tkunx parti essenzjali minn triq, bank ina, gnien jew post

idlor pubbliku , tkun imdahhla go post bhal dak jew imwahhla mieghu

jew imqieghda fuqu u tinkludi dustbifl$, bankijiet. qsari , enut , hitan.

balavostri, kolonni, roundabouts, central Sfrips U traffic islands;

"Kunsill" tfisse r it- Kunsitl Lokali tal-Pietll;

"kuntrattur" tfisser dik iI-persuna Ii tkun awtorizzata mill-

Kunsillli resebixxi, twahh al jew tqieghed xi reklam fuq ghamara tat-

toroq skond id-dispozizzjonijiet tas -su banikolu ( I) la' J· anikolu 3 ta'

dawn iI-Bye- Laws;

"reklarn" tinkludi avviz.

3 .1 Bla hsara ghal kull permess. 3wtori:uazzjoni. jew Iieenz.a

mehticg3 lah t IIi Jigi, ebda persuna rna tista'. tescbLu;i, twal'lhal jew

tqieghed xi reklam fuq xi ghamara lal-toroq fiI-konfini tal-Iokali ~ tal-

PielA minghajr l-awtorizzazzjoni bil-miktub tal-KuDsil!.

2 Din l-awtoritll. tisla' ti nghata jew wara appJikazzjoni hi!-

miktu b ghaJ-hckk Ii S5ir lill-Kunsill jew wara sej ha pubblika rejn il-

Kunsill jisticden applikazzjonijicc

lida din l-awtorizz3zzjoni ghand ha titqies mhix valida jekk

l-appJikant jonqos mill i jaderixxi mar-rekwiiiti Ii hemm stabbiliti fi l-

Hoji ta ' gwida mahruga jew Ii jistghu jigu mahruga minn zmien shaJ

i.mien milt-Kunsill tal'll il-paragrafu (8) tas-subartikol u ( I) ta'\-artikolu

33 la' I-Au

lida wkoll dawn iI-lillji la' gwida ghandhom ikunu mdah hla

fiI-kuntrau Ii ghandu jirn:goia I-awtorizzazzjoni moghtija mill-Kunsill

till-kuntratlur lalil is-subartikolu 3 ta' dan I-artikol u .

3.3 Meta I-Kunsill johrog sejha pubbliku t-awlorizzazljoni ta l-

Kunsill ghandha Ikun bil-mell la' kuntratl skond ir-regolamenti u proe

eduri applikabbli ghal Kun sill Lokali.

Dan il-kuntratt ikun validu ghal perijodu ta' sena Ii jistu' jigi

mgedded ghal perijodu ta' sena ohra.

3A

Fil-ghOl:i ta' kuntratt kif imsemmi fis-subartikolu (3) ta' dan

I-artikolu_ il-Kunsill jista ' jawtoriua lill-kuntrattur Ii juta I-ispazju fejn

jistghu jitwahhlu reklami fuq ghamara tat-toroq an ke billi jbiegh 1-

imse mmi spazju Iii teni persuni. F'dan il-kaZl-imsemmija tena persuni

rna jkunux jehtiegu l-awtorizzllZljoni tal-Kunsill

Iida I-kuntrattur rna ' jistax juza jew ibieg h I-ispazju ghar-

reklarni Ii jkun projbi t bil- kuntratt,jcw b' iktar mill-prezz stabbilit mill-

Kunsill fdak il-kuntratt.

3.5 Ghal ku ll awtoriz.z.azzjoni moghlija mill-Kunsill skond dawn

il-Bye-lnws ghandu jilhallas dritt ta' mhux aktar minn hamsineentezmu

glial kull jum Ii matulu jibqa' mwahhal ir-reklam

Iida fiI-kaz la' awtorizzazzjoni moghtija mill-Kunsill warn

sejha pubbl ika, id--dritt Ii jithallas lill-Kunsill ikun dak offrut rid-

dok ume nt ta ' l-offena milqugha.

3,6 Minkejja kull awtorizzazzjoni moghtija taht dawn ii-Bye-

Laws, iI-persuna Ii lilha jinghata l-permess Ikun personal me nt

rcsponsabbli ghal kul1 permess jew lieenza me htiega taht kul1ligi ohra.

3.7 II-Kunsill jista' jaghli I-aWloriuazzjoni slr:ond dawn iI -By~­

Laws lill-ghaqdiel volontarji Ii jiffunzjonaw mil-Iolr:alitl jew liII-

organiuazzjonijiet Ii mhumiex laI..(Jvem imnii:il.in fil-Tmien Slr:eda Ii

tinsab ma' I-Au wara Ii dawn jaghmlu taiba bil-miktub sabiex

jirreklamaw atlivitajiel jew appelli pubblici minghajr hlas.

3.8, Kull awtoriu.a..zzjoni moghlija taht dawn ii-Dye-Laws Ikun

fost kondizzjonijiet ohra soggetta ghall-kondizzjoni Ii r,~k1am jilnehha

fi zmien gimgha minn meta jislr:adi z-zmien Ii ghalih tkun hargel 1-

aWlorizzazzjoni.

Kull persuna Ii tilr:ser xi wabda mid-dispoiizzjonijiel la' dawn -

il-Bydow.l'jew xi kondizzjoni ta' I-awtoriu.azzjoni moghtija tahl dawn

il-By~ , Laws leheI, mela linsab hatja. ammenda la' ghouin lira

(Lm2000) ghal dik il-kontravvenzjoni. nimkien ma' ammenda ohra

ta' lira (Lml.OO) ghal kull gumala Ii Ikun Ir:isret xi wahda mid-

dispozizzjonijiel la' dawn iI -By~-Lawr jew xi kond izzjoni la' 1-

aWloriuaujoni.

These Bye-Laws shall come in to force onc mon th afler their

publication in the Gazette.

2. In these Bye-Laws un less the context otherwise requires .

"Ac t" means the Local Councils Act. 1993;

"Advertisements" incl udes noticts;

"applicant" means the person who applies totheCouncil under

the provisions of subsection (2) of section 3 of these Bye-Laws;

"contractor" means the perso n who has been aut horised by

the Council to display, fix or place any adve rt isement on street furniture

under the provisions of subsection ( I ) of section 3 of these By-Laws

"Council" means the Pietll Local Council

"street furni ture" means any object, movable or immovable .

which is the Council'S property or is under its respons ibility and which

although wou ld nO!: substantially rorm pan of the road. pavement,garden

and O!:her public area, wou ld be placed in such area or fixed to it, or

even placed on it . and includes dustbins, benches, plan ters. boundary

walls. walls, columns, roundabouts, central strips and traffiC islands.

3.1 Without prejudice to any pe rmi!. authorisation. or licence

under any law. no person shall display, fix Of place any advertisement

on any street furni ture within the PietA locality boundary without the

written auth oriiiRtion or the Council .

3 .2 The written authorisation may be granted either after a written

application to the Council orelse after a public call made by the Council

for applications to be submitted

Provided thilt the au thorisation shall be deemed void if

applicant fails to compl y with the requi rements es tablished in the

guideli nes issued or which may be issued from time to time by the

Council in terms o f paragraph (g) of subsection ( I) of section 33 of the

Act

Provided also that the guidelines shall be incorpornted in the

contract document which shall regulate the authorisation granted by

the Council to the contractor in terms of subsection (3) of this section.

3.3 FoUowing. public call, the authorisation o(theCouncil must

take the (orm o( a contract in accordance with the regulations and

procedures applicable 10 Local Councils.

Such a contrad shall be valid (or a period of one year which

may be renewed (or a further one year period.

3 A The Council may ,on enteri ng thecontracl mentioned in sub-

section (3) of this section, authorise the contractor to use the space where

advertisements may be displayed on street furniture, even by selling

the men tioned space 10 third panies. In such a case, third panies would

not require the Council's authorisation

Provided that the contractor cannot use or sell the space for

advertisement that is prohibi ted 011 the contract, or at a higher price

than that establ ished by the Council on the conlrllCt.

3.5 Upon every authorisation gran ted by the Council accordi ng

to these Bye-Laws a fee of fifty cents must be paid for every day that

lhe advertisement is displayed

Provided that (or the authorisation granted by the Council

following a public call, the fee entitled to be paid to the Council is thai

offered in the accepted tender document.

3,6 Notwithslanding the authorisation granted under these Bye.

Laws. the person to whom it is gi\-en is personally responsible for any

permits or licenses necessary under any other law.

3.7 The Counc il may grant authorisation to voluntary

organisations that operate from the locality, or non-government

organisations as listed in the Eighth Schedule to the Act after the Council

receives a written request so as to advertise activities or public appeals

without payment.

3.8

All authorisations granted under these Bye-Laws art subject

amongst other conditions to a condition that the advertisement shal l be

removed within one week from the expiry date of the authorisation.

4. Every person who is in breach of one of the provisions of

these Bye-Laws or any condition ofme authorisation given by virtue of

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

twenty Maltese Liri (Lm20.00) for such contravention, and to a furthe r

fine (ammenda) o f one: Maltese Lira (LmlOO) for every day during

which one o f the provis io ns o f these Bye-Laws Of a ny condi tion o rthe

authorization is breached.

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