Bye-Laws, 2012

L.C.B.L 50/04/2012

LOCAL COUNCILS ACT

(CAP. 363)

Control of Pigeons (Ir-Rabat Local Council)

Bye-Laws, 2012

IN exercise of the powers conferred by article 34 of the Local

Councils Act, the Ir-Rabat Local Council has made the following

Bye-Laws:-

1 The title of the Bye-Laws is the Control of Pigeons (Ir- Citation and

commencement.

Rabat Local Council) Bye-Laws, 2012.

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

their publication in the Gazette.

In these Bye-Laws unless the context otherwise requires

Interpretation.

"the Act" means the Local Councils Act;

"the Council" means the Ir-Rabat Local Council;

"domestic pigeons" means pigeons which are kept in a

residential place or in some other place for the purpose of recreation,

hobby or sport;

"locality" means the Ir-Rabat locality as shown in the Second

Schedule to the Act;

"wild pigeons" means pigeons which are not domestic pigeons.

1 The feeding of wild pigeons in any part of the locality is The feeding of

wild pigeons by

prohibited.

any person is

prohibited.

3.2 It is also prohibited for any person to, voluntarily, leave

food in places which are accessible to wild pigeons.

3.3 The provisions of this bye-law do not apply to those

persons who keep or take care of domestic pigeons.

The owners of immovable property situated within the Abandoned

locality and which is abandoned shall ensure that the said property be immovable

property.

sealed in such a manner that no pigeons can go in or make their nest

therein.

1 Any person who fails to comply with any of the provisions Penalty.

of these Bye-Laws shall be deemed to have committed a

contravention, and shall, on conviction, be liable, unless a higher

penalty is applicable under any other law

5.1.1 for a first contravention, to a fine (ammenda) of

forty-six euro (€46);

5.1.2 for a second or subsequent contravention, to a fine

(ammenda) of seventy euro (€70); and

5.1.3 in the case of a continuing contravention, to a fine

(ammenda) of twelve euro (€12) for each day that the

contravention continues.

€0.18