Public Places, and Catering Establishments in Outdoor Spaces

L.C.B.L 66/05/2022

LOCAL GOVERNMENT ACT

(CAP. 363)

Beverages in Glass Containers and Consumption of Alcohol in

Public Places, and Catering Establishments in Outdoor Spaces

(Żebbuġ Gozo Local Council) Bye-Laws, 2022

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

Government Act, the Żebbuġ (Gozo) Local Council has made the

following bye-laws:-

1. The title of these bye-laws is the Beverages in Glass

Containers and Consumption of Alcohol in Public Places, and Catering

Establishments in Outdoor Spaces (Żebbuġ Gozo Local Council) Bye-

Laws, 2022.

1.2. These bye-laws shall come into force one (1) week after

their publication in the Gazette.

(bye-law 6(a))

IL-KONSUM TA’ XORB ALKOĦOLIKU F’POSTIJIET

PUBBLIĊI KIF IMFISSRA FIL-BYE-LAWS HU PROJBIT BIL-

LIĠI.

IL-ĠARR TA’ XORB ALKOĦOLIKU U KULL TIP TA’ XORB

IEĦOR F’KONTENITURI TAL-ĦĠIEĠ HU PROJBIT BIL-LIĠI

F’POSTIJIET PUBBLIĊI JEKK MHUX F’KONTENITURI

SSIĠILLATI U MAGĦLUQA.

THE CONSUMPTION OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES IS

PROHIBITED BY LAW IN PUBLIC PLACES AS DEFINED IN

THE BYE-LAWS.

THE CARRYING OF ALCOHOL AND BEVERAGES IN

GLASS CONTAINERS IN PUBLIC PLACES OTHER THAN IN

SEALED AND CLOSED CONTAINERS IS PROHIBITED BY LAW.

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In these bye-laws, unless the context otherwise requires

"Act" means the Local Government Act;

"alcoholic beverage container" includes bottles, cans,

glasses and, or any other container intended to serve beverages;

"ashtrays" means receptables approved for the disposal of

waste relating to cigarettes including but not limited to cigarette

butts and placed in a public place;

"bin" means any recipient that may be closed by means of a

lid, supplied by the Local Council, and placed in a public space

within the precincts of the locality of Marsalforn (Żebbuġ) Gozo,

for the deposit of litter;

"Council" means the Żebbuġ (Gozo) Local Council;

"designated areas" means those areas designated by the

competent authorities for the placement of tables and chairs

exclusively for the consumption of food and beverages;

"locality" means the locality of Marsalforn (Żebbuġ) Gozo

as indicated in the Second Schedule to the Act;

"loiter" or "loitering" means the persistent presence of any

person for no particular reason, excluding persons who are

carrying out a duty in a public place;

"public place" means and includes the streets, alleys,

pavements, squares, promenades, gardens, parks, belvederes,

shores and all the public open spaces within the precincts of

Marsalforn (Żebbuġ) Gozo.

1. No person shall loiter in any public place whilst holding in Prohibition of

his hands, carrying or having in his possession or on his person any loitering

glass containers

glass container.

and with

alcoholic

beverages.

3.2. No person shall loiter in any public place whilst holding in

his hands, carrying or have in his possession or on his person alcoholic

beverages.

No person shall carry alcoholic beverages in a public place Prohibition of

carrying of

other than in a sealed or closed container.

alcohol in

public places.

No person is permitted to consume alcohol in the streets or Prohibition of

consumption of

public places other than in the designated areas.

alcohol in

public places.

Any commercial or catering establishment operating within Notice and

provision of

the precincts of the locality which sells or serves beverages, shall

containers.

(a) affix a notice in Maltese as well as in English as

indicated in the Schedule, which shall be provided by the

Council, and such notice shall be placed in a conspicuous place

that can be easily noticed and read by the customers and patrons

of such commercial establishment;

(b) provide containers which are made from a material

other than glass, if that drink is intended to be consumed in a

public place; and

(c) ascertain the regular cleaning of the area within five

(5) metres of the commercial establishment and collection of

glass containers together with collection of waste from bins in

the same distance;

(d) any person organising an activity in the precincts of

Marsalforn (Żebbuġ) Gozo shall conform with these bye-laws

and obtain the necessary permits from the Council.

1. Every catering establishment shall be responsible for the Cleaning and

cleaning and clearing of any waste deposited in the outside space of clearing.

their establishment by their customers or by the establishments

themselves.

7.2. Every catering establishment servicing clientele in an

outdoor space shall put an adequate number of ashtrays in their outside

area and shall be responsible for the cleaning and clearing of the

ashtrays as well as the appropriate disposal of waste placed in ashtrays.

7.3. Every catering establishment shall ensure that at no time

shall ashtrays overflow or be at risk of overflowing.

Any use of plastic shall be prohibited and instead

biodegradable containers are to be used.

These bye-laws shall apply without prejudice to the

provisions of the Activities requiring permit by Local Councils

Regulations.

Any person, owner or operator of a commercial or catering

establishment, as the case may be, who is in breach of any of the

provisions of these bye-laws shall, on conviction, be liable to a fine

(ammenda) of seventy euro (€70) for such contravention, and to a

further fine (ammenda) of fifteen euro (€15) for each day during which

any of the provisions of these bye-laws is breached.