Organisation of Summer School and Outings

L.C.B.L./60/2/2011

LOCAL COUNCILS ACT

(CAP. 363)

Organisation of Summer School and Outings

(Swieqi Local Council) Bye-Laws, 2011

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

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

the following Bye-Laws

1 The title of these Bye-Laws is the Organisation of Citation and

Summer School and Outings (Swieqi Local Council) Bye-Laws, commencement.

2011.

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

their publication in the Gazette.

Bye-Law 5.1

Summer School

Not more than

€170

Outing (Malta)

Not more than

€ 35

Outing (Gozo)

Not more than

€ 40

€0.37

In these Bye-Laws unless the context otherwise requires

“the Act” means the Local Councils Act;

“the Council” means the Swieqi Local Council;

“the Locality” means the Swieqi locality;

“outing” means an organised group of persons 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;

“summer school” 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 summer and

in accordance with the provisions of these bye-laws;

1. The Council may from time to time organise such

summer school 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 summer school or outing which has already been

advertised or to discontinue any summer school which has

been commenced.

3.2. The summer school and outings shall be advertised in

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

or children or for both of these together as specified in such

advertisement.

3.3. Eligibility for summer school and outings may be

subject to such conditions or requirements as may be appropriate.

1. Any person desiring to attend summer school shall

submit an application on the appropriate form supplied by the

Council. Any person desiring to attend an outing shall buy a ticket

provided by the Council

Provided that the Council reserves the right to refuse

an application for summer school or the sale of tickets

for an outing, if the applicant does not satisfy any of the

requirements of such summer school or outing.

4.2. If the number of applications to attend a summer school

received exceeds the number of available places, 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.

1. Applications for summer school and sale of tickets 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 application fees for a summer

school or the ticket price for an outing, the Council shall take into

consideration all expenses that will be incurred for or in connection

with the organization of such summer school or outing.

5.4. The application form for summer school and tickets

for outings shall include the details of the applicant, details of the

summer school or outing being organised, the serial number of the

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 summer school or a ticket

for an outing is bought and the summer school or the outing are not

subsequently organised, then the full fee shall be refunded.

6.1.2. If a summer school is discontinued by the Council,

then part of the fee shall be refunded as represents the proportion

which the remaining number of sessions bears to the total number

of sessions in that particular summer school.

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 summer

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

Council from continuing to attend a summer school or outing shall

not be entitled to any refund of fees.

Any surplus balance from the respective nominal

accounts shall only be utilised for the further development of other

summer schools or outings or for the organisation 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 Call for tender.

a contract to any agency, authority, organisation or any other person

to organise a summer school 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

authorisation shall be by means of a contract according to the

regulations and procedures applicable to Local Councils.

8.3 The Council may on entering the contract mentioned

in bye-law 8.2, authorise the contractor to organise the Summer

School or outings authorised to him, in writing, under the same

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

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contractor cannot charge higher rates than those stipulated in the

Schedule to these Bye-Laws.