171 tal-1993

I •• N. 111 01 1993

DEVELOPMENT PI .ANNING "Cf, 1992

(ACT NO. I 0 .. 1992)

Ad.'crtisemenll (Reguwllon) Order. 1993

IN virt ue of the pC>'/o"'l'S c:onferred on it by ~ion 49 of me

[k:vciopme nl Planning Act. 1992. lhe Pla nni ng Authority has made the

followi ng order

I . Th q; o rder may be cited as the Adve rt isements ( Regulation)

Order . 1993.

r n ll1is o rde r .... nlc!oS tile con text o therwise requires -

(I)

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Mli1c Act

means the Developme nt Pla nni ng Act, 1992;

Madvc n isemem means an y wo rd, le Ucr, modd , sign , placard ,

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board. not ice. device or represe nt ati on, whether illumi nated or

nol. in Ih e natu re of and employed wholly o r in pari for the

pu rposes of advertisement . annou nce ment or direa ion. including

.ny boardi ng or sim ilar structure used or adapted for use for the

display of ad vertise ments;

"a ppropriate (ec means the fee 10 be paid for an appliallioo

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10 diliplay an adve rtisement e!;tablished under the Act ;

in relation to the display of an advertisement,

~col1$ent~,

means a consent granled by the Authority pu rsuant to this order ;

~e nclosed land ~ means any land " 'hieh is enci rcled o n all sides

by a boundary wall , fence o r marker as to provide or indicate an

enclosed area of la nd ;

~i ll u m inated ad vcrt ise mcnt

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me an s an adYcrlisc ment which is

dc$igned o r adapted to be ill umi nated by art irH:i alligh ting, wh eth er

directly or by reOection;

"ne w adve rtisement " mca ns any ad yerlise menl which has nOl

been displayed, whether wholl y o r in pa rt , before the coming into

force of Ihis o rder ;

"old advertise ment"' means an adve rtisemenl which IS on

display on the date of the coming into force of thisorder;

~shop - means premises for lhe retail sale or display of goods or

services, where the 5aIe or display of goods or se rvica is pri ncipally

to visiting members of lhe public.

( 2) A ny e~pression defined by the Act shall have. in this

O rder, the IIIlTlC meani ng as il has in the Act and, for Ihe pUTJlOSCs of Ihis

O rder . I person shall be deemed 10 display an adve rtisement if for Ihe

pu rposcsof Ihe Act such pelWl1 is deemed 10 be acti ng in Ihal manner.

J. (1) No adve rtisement shall be displayed or be illuminated

without the ronscnt of Ih e Plan ning Authority. unless it is an

advertisement 10 which article 4 of Ihis order apf'ics. being

advertisc:mc: nl$ which are exe mpted from the provisions 0 this article.

(2) With respect 10 old advertisements. the foregoing

provisions oIl his artide shall not apply unless the Planni ng Au thority

has either -

se~d

<a)

a nc1ice on any JlCf$OO dilfllaying an old

advertisement requiring such pcrwnlO fOl'Ward 10 the Authority I

oopy of the permit , lieenoe (W o ther authority authorising $Urn

display, within a period specified in the notice, being a period of nol

less than 14 da)'$: or

(b) published a oolice in the Government Gazette requiring

Bny pel"SOn displaying all or any forms of adve rt isemen t , o r any

particu lar adverlise menl, or any such adve n i!;emen ls in any area or

areas as may be specified in the notice, 10 fo rward tot lle Authority

a copy of the permit, licence or ot her authority authorisi ng such

di$pl.ay, within such time as may be speci fied in the notice, being a

period of not \e5.s than two months ;

and in any sud! Cll5C if any pe rson to whom tile notice applics forwards

10 the Authority I copy of the permit. licence or other authority

authorising the dispb.yofthe adve rt isemen t within the period specified

in the relevant notice. such permit, licence or other au thority shall

thereafter and for all PU.-po5e$ he deemed to be a COfI5Cnt gi~en by the

Authority pursuant to this Onkr; while any other display of old

advertisements shall be treated IlIi being made without the oDn$Cnt of the

Authority.

( I ) Subject to the provisions of this article, the following

advcrtisements or the display thereof shaU be eJempl from the

requi rements of artide 3 or th is order

(a) an advertisement which is displayed on enclosed land and

which is oot visible from any place to which the public has acce!;S

(b) an advertisemem which is displayed on or in a veh icle

which is normally employed as a moving ve hicle and not for the

display of advertisements;

(c) a lempCInr.TY advertisement. including sponsored

advertisements. pmrlK)ti ng I public health or safety campaign or

relating to an event of • rclipous. educational, cultural. ,P?Iitical or

!IOCial character. IlOl bei ng an eve nl of a commemal nature.

provided it ;s not fIluminaled and is displayed for not more than 21

days;

(d) an advert isement which ret ates e~clw;ive1y to a general

election or to an election for local councils and whid! is displayed

nOI earlier than th~ mont hs before and not later than onc month

alter Ihe date on which such an ele.:lion is held

(e) an advertise ment requ;rtd by any law or orde red by a

coon ;

rom~tent

(f) an adve rtisement for a national Or town or village feast,

including sponliOred advertisements, provided ;1 ;5 displayed for

00\ more Ihan 21 days;

a traffIC !>ign;

(8)

(h) a sign announcing the name of any city. lown or village

displayed by I government or a local authority ;

(i)

Ihe nat ional flag of any OOUnlT)';

(j) 3n a~venisemenl displayed on the fascia or facade of I

shop provided ;1 is not illuminated . il ;5 00( more than 0.5 5qllare

metr~ in area, it is filled flat againsl lbe facade or fasciland is not

I projecling sign. and tbere a TC 001 more than twO such

advertisements per property;

(k) an advertisement displayed (or the purpose of

ide ntification , direction or warning with rc~ 10 the land 011

which it is displa)'cd and which is not illuminated, doe$ IlOl exceed

O.S ilql,larc metres in arca, is no! more than 3 metres above ground

le~1 and in which no Icncr. character or symbol is more than 0.5

metrcs in height;

(I) an adve rtisement relating to any person , fi rm or

partncrship carrying on a profession. business or trade al the

premises where it is displayed which compllcs with the

requ ircmenlS and rTlC'aSllrcments set OOt in wb-partlgr1lpll (I,;)

above. and only if not more than one advenisemenl is displayed per

stree t frontagc in respect orlhe same person. fino or partncrship;

(m) an advertiscmenl re lating 10 an institution of a religiou5 .

C\lllural. recreation al, medical or similar charactcr, or 10 any oolel.

bar or club . displayed at Ihe premiscs of such insti tution, hotel. bar

or club and which is nOI illuminaled. does not exceed 0.5 sqUI~

metres in area Or bas any part of il more than 3 metres above

ground level and in whicb no letter. cbaracter or symbol is more

lhan 0.5 metTC$ in height and only if not more tban onc

ad~niscmenl per p~mises is displayed;

(n) a temporary advertisemenl rclaling lo a sportin g aClivily

or other feslive oa:asion, including sponsored advertisemenu ,

p'rovided it is di splayed for nol mo~ Ihan 21 days and is nol

IlIuminaled;

(0) an advertisement displayed inside a wi lding;

(p) an advertiscmenl in the form of a flag displaying a

compan y logo or name on Ibe roof of any commercial building,

provided not mo~ tban two flags are di splayed;

(q)

an advertiscment approved as parI of the TraffIC Island

Embellishment Scheme, provided it complies will1 tlie size

limitations of the scheme of 1.2m by 27<:m, and 11(){ more than Iwo

advertisements arC displa~ pcr traffic isl and .

(2) Any advenisement referred 10 in paragraph (I) of this

article shall be such and shall be displayed in such manner as IlOl 10

constitute. hazard either 10 traffIC or 10 persons a nd shall I>()( be filled 10

an)'tree , shrub or random rubble wall. No such adveniseme nt may be

fU:ed 10 any pylon , pole Or sign belonging to any government or

parula,aJ body without the consen l ofthal body. Iftheseronditionsare

nol complied wilh, the A\llhori ty shaD have power to require. by notice

5Crv<:d on the person displaying il OrOn the owneroftbe lilIId on wltich

il ;s displayed . o r both, the removal of the advenisement Of the o;arrying

OUI of web worb as the Authority maydccm ne«$$3T)'; and the person

on whom notice is Krvcd shall forthwith. or within the term stated in the

lIOIice , comply with the conlenlS oflhe notice .

.5. If the Planning Authority is satisroed that it is necessary Ihallhe

forms of adY1:rtisement described in artide 4 should not be displayed

unlcu OOI\SCnl is gI1lmed by the Authorityon appliQltWn . it may give a

direaion thoU the eltemplions granted by article 4 shall not apply to

(a) all o r any forms of advertisemc:nt in an area specified in

the direction; o r

(b) any particular form of advertisement specified in the

direction .

(1) Jckk !-AWlorilil la' 1·lppjanar Ikun sodistalla li jkun

mc hlicg 11 I-ghamliel la ' rcklami ki f imfissra fl-an ik.l u 4 ma ghandhomx

ikunu murija qabcl ma jingbala pcrmess rnill -A Wlorilll WOB li Iknn sarc:l

applikaz:zjoni, l- AWloril~ lisla' lord na li I·denzjon ijiel moghlija fl ·

an iklu 4 ma jghoddux

(8) gbal knU jew ghal xi gh amla la' rcklam rlokalill

spei;ifikall fid-dirc:lliva ; ic w

(b) gl,al gI'Iarnla partik"'ari la' rcklam kif $pdifi kal fid-

diretliva.

~. (I ) Kull pers\lna Li tixlieq luri rcklam li gI'Iatih huwa mehlieg

il · penness la' '·AWloril', gI'Iandhl lapplika li U-A""oOll gI'IaU-perrn~

bieJ[ turi dak ir·reklam .

(2) Appli kaz:zjoni bhal dik lrid iss.i r fuq il-Formola BS li

tintieb mingl'land I-AWloriIIlU' 1·lppjanar , u li rnagl'lha irid jinlbagl'lal

a nifikal i(firmal miU -app1ikanlli huwa s-sid lal -post 1i fllq\l se jidher ir-

reklarn iew li ikun kiseb bil-mi klub l-a ppTOvaujoni las·sid lal-pose. Ma'

l-applikaz:zjon i j rid jinlbagl'lal ukoll id-drin prc:skrin _

(3) L-AWlorilll ghaooha, bi $pejjet la' min japplika. lara Ii I-

proposla milluba fJ-applikazzjoni u ise m min japplika ikunu murija fuq

il-posl u fiI-*urnali lokaH .

(4) Appliklttjoni ghal penness , u I-penn~ mogI'Ili. jiSlgl'lu

jkollhom ll'jaqSmu ma' lli wielled minn dawn

it -wiri la' rcklam mhuJl. imd~wwal ;

(a)

(0) li jk un imdawwal rc:klam etim mi li huwa *' gI'Iall-wjri

st and il·li,,;

(c) il·win ' a' reklam imda._aL

i . ( 1) Biu liddetiedi dwar applikazzjoni glial pcrmess ta' win otIoIi .. '

ta' reklam , l-Awloritll ghaooha Iq is kllll pjan ta' tvilupp glial dik il- _ .

lokalitA. ir-rapprde ntaujonijiel li jkunu saru bi Iwetiba gball-

pubblikazzjoni tal·proposta u !tull konsiderazzjoni malerjali oIIra.

inkJuti daw!: esleliQ U la ' siguttl pubblika .

L-Awtoriti jkollha welgha li laght i ie"!" I; tichad

(2)

pcmleM, u met. taglllih lisla' timponi kull kundiujoni li jidhrilha

xicrqa; iZda I·Awl0 ritll ~andha tagl'lli ragunijiet gl'lat-al l'lda taghha u

ghal kull kundizzjon; li Ilsta'taghmel.

(3) Ma johrog ebda pcrmess gIlall-wiri la ' reklam qabel u

5.l kemm mB jkun thallas id-dritt rispeltiv ticghu lil1_Awtorid. u I; din

tklln irtevicll1 .

(4)

Pcrmcss jista' jinghalM ghal pcrijodu Iimita! iew ghal

dejjem; Wla rkull kaf dan ma jibqax jgllodd je tl: ir-.eklam li jkun

inll lab ma jkun. inlwera !:ollu kcmm hll fi tmien IIlIUt-il nhar mill·flrut

laJ·permess.

(5) Barn min mela ma jingfladx mod iellorril·permessu gtla l

kemm idum validu u fis-sellll. perme$$ bin jinlwer& reklam gflandu

jkun glIall·bcnefi~ju lal·lokal u glial dawk kolllia Ji rdak it·tmien hum.

inlcrcssali rhekk .

(I) Any pencn who wishes to display an advertisement for

which the Authority's OOfIsent is required. shall apply to the Authority

for iU consent to the display of that advertisement .

(2) Any such application shall be made on the Form as

available from the Planning Authority, whil::h shall be a~mpanied by a

certificate signed by the applicant that he is the owner of the si te o n

which the advertisement is to be displa yed Or has obtained the appmval

of the owner thereof in writing. The application shall also be

acrompan ied by the applicable fee .

(J) The Authority sha ll. at the npense of the applicant.

Qluse the proposal contained in the application and the name of the

applicant to be advertised on site and in the local press.

(4) An application for consent. and the corresponding

consem. may relaTe to anyone of the following

(a)

the display of a no n·i lluminated advertisement ;

(b) the illumination of an e~isting adyertisc ment which is

already lawfull y displayed ;

(c)

the display of an illuminated advertise ment.

In determining an application for consent 10 di~play an O" .. "'_n<.

(1)

~dverti$ement, the Authority shall lIave regard 10 Bny development

plan for tile arca. \0 representalions made in response to the publi<.:ation

of the proposal and 10 any olher material conlidefation. including

aesthetic and public safety oonsid.:rations.

(2) The Authority shall hue power 10 grant or 10 refuse

consent, and in granting it may impose any conditions it may deem

appropriate ; but the Authority shall give reasons for its refusal and for

any conditions imposed by il.

(3) No consent \0 di5play an advertisement lh.1I be issued

unless and unt iL the appropriate fee has been paid 10 and ~ivcd by the

Authority .

(4 ~ A consent may be granted for a limited period or in

perpetuity; but in all cases it shall cease: 10 be operative if the

advertisement applied for is not on full display within twelve months of

the issue of the oonsent.

(3) EJ:ccP\ as may be olherwiseslalcd in Ihcrens.tnland for

50 long as il is valid and operalive, a consenl 10 display an.

adveniKmenl shall enure for the benefil of lhe land and for all persons

for the time being interested therein.

(I ) Kull permess mogIIli b'sehll la' din l-ordni. jewmifhum li

tie moglIti b'liekk , ghlndujkun soatetl glial revitjoni ghar·rigwa.d la '

xi pjani la' tvilupp 1,1 glial kunsiderazzjonijiel materjali ollra; u I·

AWIOrill, ghar.rigward ta' kif inlqal qabel lisla' rkull hin , b'awit

mibgt.ullil xi persuna 1i Ikun luri ret lam, tillob 1i jilnellha reklam minn

kulllokal , u Ii I·posl jerga' jin&ieb n·iSla! li kien fih qabd jl·wiri tar·

reklam. waq! Ji lagln; t·tmicn, la ' mhux anqas minn xallar.1i ma!ulu dat

li nlaJab ikun irid isi r.

(2) Mela , lal'll dan I·artiklu , jingflala awlt dwa r reklam Ii liu

gh.all·wiri skond il·liAi u li ma kienx ilu hckk espost glial attar minn sill

xhur fiI·kat ta' permess mogllli glial perijod u limital jew Inu·il uhar

rkull kat iello., I·Awloritl Ikun obbligata thallas kumpens ghal xi Idf

sofrul b'multa! la ' ]·avvit

Iida dawk il·benefictji mibulxl mill·lIrut ta' I·isless awit

ghandhom jitu kompensati kOnlra Helf imsemmi qabcl .

,. (I) Id·dispoiiujonijiclla' I·artikoli 35, 36, 37 u 38 ta' l·An

gIIandhom jglloddu gflal permess moghli bis-salllla 11' dispotizzjonijiel

ta ' din l-ordn; u gI'Ialheklr. ghaJ kuU applikattjon; kif jgl'loddu gbal

permess la ' tvilupp mogII!; tal'lt dan '· AII u ghal applikazzjooi gbal

permess blI.al dak ,

(2 ) Id-dispotiujonijicl la ' I·anikol; SI, 52. 53, 54, SS u 58 11'

l' Atl u tuU ma jisla' jsi. bihom japplika u jisll' jsir gI'Ilr.rigw:trd \I'

reklami kif japplika"" u jisla' jsir gbar·rigward la' tvilupp iellor

ItdOl gl'laH igward la ' re kla mi, l-applikattjoni lad-

dispofu:zjonijiet imsemmija ghandhom ikunu saUctt; 81'1a l dawn il-

tibdilicl li icjjin: -

(a) a""it li ji tlob il-lnehhija la' reklam fi tmitn la' mhLIX

anq as minn runisuu -il gumata kif §pCtifikal fl-avvii , ikoUu elfclt

maJlijagblaq il-perijodu mse-mmi;

(b) la appell minn awit bbal dan lanqas appl.ikazzjoni gIIall-

penness ta' I·Awtori l~ ghall -wiri taNcklam ma jwaqqfu Hwelliq

la' I-.wit imsemmi , 1,1 malli jaglllaq i1-perijodl,l speCifikl1 f1-avvii.l-

AWloritA list" minnufih tidhol fit·lot 1,1 tnehhi r-Rklam , filW1.qt li

jgllodd l-artikolu 55 la' I-Alt.

( I) Eve ry conse nt granted pursuant to this order, or deemed

to be 50 granted, ~hall be subject 10 review having regard to any

development plans and to otller material considerations; and the

Authorily , having regard as aforesaid. may at any time, by notice $oCrved

on any pcrwn displaying an advenisement. requir~ an adveniscmc nt to

be removed from any land and the land to be retl,lmed to the rendition

in which it was priQr to the display of the adven~ment, indkating the

time, being not less than one month, within which such requirement

shall be complied with.

(2) Where a notice under Ihis anicle is given in respect of an

advenisement which is lawfully lfupIayed and which has not been 50

displayed for more than sU: months in the ease of a consent granted for a

limited period or twetve mon ths in any other CtiC. the Authority mall be

liable 10 pay oompenl<llion for any losses sustained as a result of the

notice

Provided that any benefits dcrived from the issue of the l8llle

notice shall be offset against the lo:;ses aforesaid.

9. (I ) "The provi~ons of se<.:lions JS, 36, 31 and 3IJ of the Act

shall apply 10 a Q()n$enl vanted pursuanllo this order and therefore any

applitlotion as they apply to a developmenl permission granted unde r

the Act and 10 an applicalion for such permission.

(2) The provisions of sections SI, 52, 53, 54, 55 and S80f thc

ACI and anything which may bedone thcreundcrshall apply .nd may be

done wilh respect 10 advertisements as they ' 1'I'1y and may be done with

r~pect 10 otherdevelopmenl

Provided that in respect of advcrtillCnl ents. the application of

Ihe said provisiOll5 shall be subject 10 the following modifications

(a) a OOIicc: requiring the removal of an adve rtisement wilhin

a period of notlcli5 than fiftee n days sp«ified in lhe nOlice. shall

have effect on the e~piration of the said period;

(b) ne ilher an appeal from an y such OOIice n«an appl iallion

for the conse nt of the Authority for the display of the

advertisement shall suspend the operation of the said notice, and

upon the expiry of the period specified in the notice. the Aut hority

may forthwith enter on the land and remove the adven isemcllI ,

and scction 55 of the Act $hall apply accordingly.

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