Organization of Courses, Activities and Outings

L.C.B.L. 50/07/2012

LOCAL COUNCILS ACT

(CAP. 363)

Organization of Courses, Activities and Outings

(Ir-Rabat Local Council) Bye-Laws, 2012

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

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

following Bye-Laws:-

1 The title of these Bye-Laws is the Organization of Courses, Citation and

commencement.

Activities and Outings (Ir-Rabat Local Council) Bye-Laws, 2012.

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 Ir-Rabat area

- Not more than € 30.00

Activity outside Ir-Rabat area

- Not more than € 35.00

Outing

Outing (Malta)

- Not more than € 30.00

Outing (Gozo)

- Not more than € 35.00

€0.36

In these Bye-Laws unless the context otherwise requires

Interpretation.

"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 Ir-Rabat 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 Ir-Rabat 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, Organization of

courses,

activities and outings as it deems proper

activities and

outings.

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 indents 4.2.1. and 4.2.2.

should it be necessary;

4.2.4

in case of outings, indents 4.2.1 and 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.

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 Refund of fees.

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 accounts Funding of

shall only be utilised for the further development of other courses, courses,

activities and

activities or outings or for the organization of any other activity by outings.

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 Call for tenders.

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.

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 8.1, authorize the contractor to organise those courses or

activities or outings authorized by him under the same agreements

and conditions stipulated in these Bye-Laws, but the contractor

cannot charge higher rates than those stipulated in the Schedule.