RqultlUons, I , "

L.N. 124 of 1995

CODE OF POLICE LAWS

(CA P. 10)

Maintenance of Good Order .t Places of EntertalllrMtll

RqultlUons, I , "

IN exercise o f the powers conferred by section 203 of the Code of

Police Laws the Minister for Home Affairs has made the following

regulations:-

These regu lations mll)' be cited as the Maintenance of Good

Order 31 Places of Entertainment Regulalions , 1995.

In these regulat ions, unl ess the COD ICIl otherwise requires-

"admission ticket" means a lickel supplied by Ihe proprietor

showing the 10lal amount paid, including the duly payable under

Ihe Value Added Tax Act, 1994;

Karm" means any arm proper or improper as defined in section

64 oC the Crimina l Code and shall include any imitation thereof;

"Commissioner" mea ns the Commissioner of Police and

includes any office r of Ihe Maha Police Force;

bpl aee of en lenainment ~ means any dancing hall , discotheque

or dancing theatre, excluding suc:h thea tre whe n staged dancing is

watched by a seated audience , and includes any other premises

licensed for the sale of wine , beer and spiri tuous liquor where any

e nter13inment, show o r dancing is carried out ;

Mproprietor~

in relation to any en tertai nment means the

pe~n organising or managing the e nt e rtainment o r who is

responsible for the organisatio n or managemcnt the reof and

includes any pe~n having any pecuniary inte rest in the

e ntertainment o r in the proceeds thereof, and a ny person on whose

behalf payments for a n e ntertainment are received; and in the case

of a body of persons, the expression "proprietorM shall also include

the manager or any other principal o fficer of such body of persons.

In the case of dancing halls, discotheque s and dancing theatres.

admission to any part of the pre mises s hall be refused 10 anyone who is

nOI provided with an admission tickct by the proprietor.

No one shall be pennined 10 en ler o r 10 re main inside the

pre mises , who is not properly dressed to the SItisfaction o f Ihe

proprieto r.

.5. The Commissione r may sea rc h any person while gaining

admission to, while inside or while leaving any place of entertainment.

Il-Kummissarju jista' jfiltc:x fuq kull persuna IiIwaqt li Ikun

di ehla , tkun qeghda gewwa jew tkun !'Iierg:. minn xi lokalitA ta'

dive nimenl.

(I ) Pc rsuni taTIt l-etA ta ' sittu:·jJ se na ma gl'landhomx

f'i.

jithallcw jidhlu gewwa lokalitA la' dive rtimen!, U ighatagl'lli jkoUhom

ikl ar minn si ttall-ii se na gllandho m qllbel ma jiddafIT'Ilu rdik il·1okalitA

joho r!u u juru I-brta ta' I-identilll taghhom lill-proprjetarju.

(2) II-proprjclarju jkun responsabbli li jitgu ra li ebda

ptrsuna lal'll l-ell la' sittax-il scna ma tid"ol gc_a loblilll la'

divertimenl.

Kull min filwaqlli jkun diehe l, qiegl'led ge_a. jew ikun

(I) Pe rsons under the age of sixteen shall not be allowed Mmi....,.

inside a place of ente rta inment , and young persons ove r the age of ....

sixteen years sha ll prior to admission 10 any such place of e n[("rtainmcnt

produce and show their identity card to the proprietor.

(2) The proprietor shall be responsible 10 ensure that no

person under the age of sUleen is pennittcd inside a place of

entertainment.

(1) Any person who while e ntcring, is within , or is leavi ng a

place of cnlenainmcnl has in his plJ5s:nion any arm or who conducts

himself in a manner like ly 10 cause a breach of the peace shall be luthy

of a n offclJI;e against the provisions of these regulations.

(2) No onc shall be allowed 10 obstruct any pan of the

premises rese ..... ed for dancing.

(3)

No one shall be allowed in any part of the premises to

which admission is forbidde n .

(4) The Commissioner ma y re move from the premises any

person who is disorderly or who disobeys his lawful orders.

(S) In the case of se rious disorder, the Commissioner may

stop the entertai nment at any time and close the premises a nd require

the public to leave the premises.

The proprietor sha ll display the admission charges in a DioPo,oI

oonspicuous place at the entrance to the premises of a place of w' • " h

e nterta inme nt in respect o f each show, event o r en te rtainment.

No person &hall smoke any cigaren e. ciglr, tobaccoortobacoo

product on the premises of a place of en tert ainment. The sale of tobacco

or its products within such premises is also prohibited

Provided that such smoking may only take place on the

premises of an open-air place of entertainment.

(I) Any person. ot her than the proprietor o r hisemployccs. 00,_

who commits an offence against these regul ations shall be liable o n ~"-

conviction to a fine (mu/la) of not less th an twenty.five Maltese liri but proprielOl'

not exceeding fifty Maltese liri, and in the case of a semnd or

subsequent conviction to a fine (mUlla) of not less th an fifty Maltese liri 0",,*"><4 .

but not eltcecding o nc hundred Maltese liri.

(2) Where a person has bee n found gui lty of any offeDce

against thc::sc regulations the Court may , in addition to tbe punishment

awardable under paragraph (I) o f this regulation , prohibit the offender

from attending at any place of ente rta inment fo r a period DOt exceeding

o nc year.

11 . ( I) In the case of offences commined by the proprie to r o r 00,_

his employees against these regula tions, the Cou rt shall on (.'()nviction b,- po opriclor

award a fine (mu/ta) of DOt less than two hundred Maltese liri but not cmplo)'< ...

exceeding four hundred Maltese liri. a nd in the case of a second o r

subsequent convic1ion a fine (mulUl) of noc ~ than five hundred

Maltese liri bUl not exceeding one thousand Mallesc liri or 10

imprisonme nt fo r a term not clIceeding o nt mon th , or to both such fine

and imprisonmen t.

(2) In the case of • second or subsequent offence agai nst

these regulations. the Court ,hall 11 the request of the pU)$crution

suspend the rdllive licence fOl"' period of not kss than one month but

not c:xceedinSlwclvc: mondl5.

Where I ny person has been found gUilty of an offence against

these regulltions, which offc:ncc. unde r the Cri minal Code or any other

law, is liable 10 • penalty graver lhan Ihat provMied under these

regulations, the Court shall award such graver punishment.

The Regulations in regard 10 public balls It a ny thealn:,

dnema hall or other place of public tDleminment, published by

Government Nodce 69 of 1947. are hereby repealed.