FrtS (Huilding Pe~mits) Rtgulations. 1987

L.N. 78 of 1987

FEES ORDINANCE (CAP. 58)

FrtS (Huilding Pe~mits) Rtgulations. 1987

IN exercise of the powers conferred by section 2 of the Fees

Ordinance, the Minister fur Development uf Infrastructure, wit h the

concurrence of the Minister of Finance. has made the following

regulations:-

These regulations may be cited as the Fees (Building C;tahon . nd

(l)

oornmcll«men(

Permits) Regulations. 1987.

(2) These regulations shall come into force on the I>t

January , 1988.

( Regolament 2)

HIM la ' drillijiel fuq I>cnnessi lal,"Planning Arta Permils Board"

Mal-preientazzjoni ta' I-applikazzjoni glial permess tal· P.A.P.B.

jithallas drill la' .....

2. Applikazzjoni ghaHigdid tal-permess Jew prtienlazzjoni ta'

pjanti godda, mal-li rug lal·pcrmess gdid jilli allas drill la' ....... .

3. Mal-brug tal-pcrmess jilhallas drill addizzjonali skond ix-xoghol

involul kif jidher hawn taht:-

XogIiol ta' T1bdil

(i)

F"xogholla' tibdil fejn m'hemmx arei godda li qeghd in jigu

msaqqfa , hlief rejn i~- ~oghol hu ta' bini la' km ama r fuq

il-bejl sakemm dawn ma jkunu~ intiii ghall-abilazzjoni

Fxogholla' tibdil fejn ukoll hemm arei godda Ii qeglidin jigu

(ii)

msaqqfa jithallas id-drill ta' ....................................... .

kif ulwll id-dritt ghal xoghlijiel godda lalll B, C, D uE la' din

I-Iskeda.

Xoghlijlel Godda

Djar

Djar li jmissu ma' xulxin

Dawn jinkludu djar li ghandhom access diretl mil-triq bhal rerraced

howes u maisonertes ki f ukoll garaxxijiel ghal kaTOZZ; privati.

(i)

Gha l mhux iijed minn 200 mctru kwadru la' bini msaqqaf .

Glial kull melru kwadru in eccess ta' 200 metru kwadru la'

bini m,aqqaffkull sula r ... ................. , ......... , ...... , ............ .

(ii)

Fit-k al: ta' bini msaqqaf b'tieda ma' bini eiistenti. sa l-ewwel

200 melru kwadru la' area 10lali tal·bini kif imkabbar in kluz

I-area tal-bini etistcn ti. Ghal kull mctru kwadru la' zicda ta'

bini lI15aqqaf ................ , .. , ................ .......... , ............. .

Ghal ku!l metru kwadru in etcess la' 200 melru kwadru b'tieda

ma' bini ezislcnti

Vile!

Dawn jinkludu ku 1J bini la' vilel detached Jew semi·detached uko ll

jekk dawn jinbncw rarei intiii glial bini ichor.

Ghal kull meln. kwa dru la' bin i msaqqaf fkuU sular

Flals

Kul] melru kwadru la' bini msaqqaf fkull <;ular

Hini Kummercjll/i

Dawn jinkludu lukandi, hwienet , uffiUji, showrooms, fabbrik i,

workshops, garaxxijict fi ivilupp intern jew ghal uzu kummercjah,

postijiet la' diverti ment u bin; iehor kummercjali.

Glial kull metru kwadru ta' bi ni msaqqaf f kull sular

Saving the provisions of regulation 3 of these regulations. the r ... fO f ..... or

fees specified in the Schedule hereto shall be payable to the Planning b\l;!d;nu .. .,..,;,,·

Area Permits Board in respect of the services therein mentioned.

No addition al fees ind icated in item 3 of the Sched ule to these

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regu lations shall hoe charged in respect of

(a) buildings for religious, cultural or philanthropic purposes

such as churches, convents. political. social and sports clubs, and

schools. and Govern ment otber than parastatal buildings;

(b)

areas roofed with temporary structures and balconies;

(e) rooms on roofs , provided these are not intended for

habitation;

(d)

staircases and lift spaces above the top floor;

(e) Home Ownership Scheme plots and Building

Development Areas allocated before the 31st December. 1987;

(f) bascments which arc not used for habitation undcr

Houses or Villas; and

(g) buildings imended for agricultural purposes such "s tool

sheds and farm houses which arc the property of registered full-

time farmers.

In the assessment of the amount due there shall be taken the

following general considerations

(a) The measurement of roofed buiJdiogs shall be based on

the occupied area including the thick nesses of dividing walls aod

external walls, and half the thickness of party walls. The area

occupied by courtyards shall be deducted from the measureme nt.

Ve randah s shall be considered as built areas.

(b)

(c) Staircases. lifts and other common spaces shall be

considered as roofed buildings in respect of each HOOT_

(d) For each building which is variably used for different

purposes there shall be paid a fee in respect of each part of such

bui lding as indicated in Ihe Schedule to these regulations.

An application for the renewal of a pconil. filed after the

expira tion of the permit and in respect of which Ihe fees specified in

these regulations wcre not paid , shall be considered as a new application

unless Ihe work had al ready been commenced.

(1) The payment of addi tional fees indicated in item 3 of

the Schedule to these regulations shall apply to all applications which

were filed after the 25th November , 1987, blll the fee due on the filing

of an application indicated in items I and 2 of the Schedule to these

regulations shall not be paid for those applications filed before the 31s1

December, 1987.

(2) Payment of the fee on filing of an application shall be

denoted by the fixing of a postage stamp of the relative amount on

the application. The stamp shall be effectively cancelled by the

applicant and rendered incapable of being used for any other

application or purpose. All other payments are to be made at the Cash

Office of the Department of Works. Block A . Beliis!;ebh, or at the

Depa rtment"s office in Victoria, Gozo, on workdays between 8 a.m.

and 12 noon. A receipt will be issued for each payment.

7, The fees specified in the!;e regulations shall not be

reimbursab1c except for the additional fees indicated in item 3 of the

&hedule to these regulations in the case of the witt>drawal of a permit.

Ma jista' js;r I-cbda hlas Iura ta' drittijiet irnlialJsa lalit dawn

ir-rcgolarnc nt i lilicf id-drittijiet addiz:t.jonali speCifikati fil-parti ta 3 ta'

I- Iskeda la' d"wn ir-rcgolamenti fejn jigi rtiral permcss,

8, Applikazzjoni ghal trasferiment ta' pcrmcss titqics

applikaujoni gdida, iida rna jcrgghux jilhallsu id-dritlij iet addiujonali ,

9, lI·partiti "Applikazzjoni ghal permess tal-bini u tal-linja" u

"Applikaujoni ghal tigdid ta' permess tal-bini" laht ir-ras "Formula"

li tikkorrispondi ghall-parlita "Xoglilijict" taht ir·ras " Dipartirnent"

Il-Iskcda intitolata ,o Formuli li fuqhom tithallas Taxxa la' ! fk" , li tinsab

mar·Rcgolamenti ta' 1-1986 dW3r T3);xa fuq Formoli la' Applikazzjoni,

huma b'dan imliassrin.

An application for the transfer of a pe rmit shall be considered

as a new application. but no additional fees shall be paid again.

The items " Appl ication for a bu ilding permit and line" and

" Application for renewal of a building permit" under the heading

'"Form" correspondi ng 10 the ite m "Works" under the heading

"Department" in the Schedule entitled " Forms Chargeable with 10e

DUly" , attached to the Duty on Application Fonns Regulatio ns. 1986,

are hereby deleted.

SCHED ULE

( Regulation 2)

Fres payable in res~t or Permits issued by the Planning Area Pennits 80ard

On filing an application for the issue o f a P.A,P, B. permit there

shall be paid a fee of .................. ....... ............................ .

2. For an application for the renewa l of a permit or the submission

of new plans. on the issue of the new pennit there shall be paid

akeof ..... ....... ... ....... ........................... ................. ..... .

3. On the issue of a permit. an additional fee assessed according to

the work involved shall be paid as (ollows:-

Alteration Works

A . (i)

For alteration works where no new areas arc being roofed

t'xcepl where Ihe work involved is Ihe construction of rooms

on a roof provided such rooms arc nOI intended for habit-

ation

(ii)

For alteration works comprising new areas which are being

roofed there shall be paid a fee of .............................. .

together with the fee for new works under B. C. D and E of this

Schedule.

New Works

Houses

Adjacent houses

Such ho uses incl ude houses which have direct access from the

road such as terraced houses and maisonettes as well as garages

for p .. ivately-owned cars.

(i)

For no t more than 200 square metres of roofed building . ..

For every square melre in excess of 200 sq uare melres of

roofed building on each floor .. ... . ......... ................ ... .. ....... .

(ii)

In Ihe case o f an extension roofed over in addition to an

ex isting building. up to a tOlal area of 200 square metres of

Ihe building as extended including the area of the existing

building. For every square metre of the roofed extension.

For every square metre in excess of 200 square metre s

additonal to an existing building ...... .. .

Villas

These include any construction of de tached or sem i-detached villas

even if built in areas inte nded for other buildings.

Fo r every square melre of roofed building on each floor ....... .

Flo/s

For every square metre of roofed build ing on each floor

Cumml!rciul Buildings

TIlese indude howls , shops, omces, showrooms , factories.

workshops, garages in internal development or for oom mercial

use, entertainment localities and other commercial buildings.

For every square metre of roofed buildi ng 011 cadl floor

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