National Museums, Sites and Collections Regulations, 2004

L.N. 16 of 2004

CULTURAL HERITAGE ACT

(CAP. 445)

NATIONAL MUSEUMS AND MONUMENTS

(COMPREHENSIVE ADMISSION TICKETS) ACT

(CAP. 298)

National Museums, Sites and Collections Regulations, 2004

IN exercise of the powers conferred by article 55 of the Cultural

Heritage Act, the Minister for Youth and the Arts, with the concurrence

of the Minister of Finance and Economic Affairs, has made the following

regulations>-

(1) The title of these regulations is the National Museums, Title and

commencement.

Sites and Collections Fees Regulations, 2004.

(2) These regulations shall be deemed to have come into

force on the 18th August, 2003, other than regulation 7 which shall

come in force on the 1st May, 2004.

In these regulations, unless the context otherwise requires -

Definitions.

“the Act” means the Cultural Heritage Act<

“Heritage Malta” means the Operating Agency established

in terms of article 8 of the Act<

“international student and youth card holders” shall mean

those persons who present the International Student Identification

Card (ISIC), or Europ 26, or are members of the International

Committee of Museums (ICOM) or of the International Committee

of Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS).

“the Minister” means the Minister responsible for museums,

sites and collections<

“museums, sites and collections” means the museums, sites

and collections contained in the First and Second Schedules to

these regulations<

“public holiday” shall have the same meaning as is assigned

to it by the National Holidays and other Public Holidays Act.

(1) There shall be charged by Heritage Malta a fee of one

lira (Lm 1) per person of nineteen years of age and over for admission

on any weekday including Saturdays and Sundays, to all the museums,

sites and collections in Malta and Gozo, other than those mentioned in

sub-regulations (2) and (3) hereof<

Provided that>

a) no admission fee to the museums, sites and

collections shall be charged as regards persons who are under

twelve years of age<

b) a rate discounted by fifty per cent of the ticket price

shall be charged to persons who are aged sixty and over as

well as to persons between the ages of twelve and eighteen

years, both ages included<

c) Heritage Malta may admit international student and

youth card holders with the admission fee mentioned in

paragraph (b) hereof<

d) Heritage Malta may issue free of charge tickets for

admission to any of the museums, sites and collections to>

i) organised parties of students attending school

or other educational institutions, or attending an informal

educational programme conducted by a responsible

person<

ii) organised parties of members of scientific or

cultural societies and organisations.

e) the Minister may grant free of charge access to

museums, sites and collections for the purpose of scientific

study, research or restoration.

(2) The fees for admission to the {al Saflieni Hypogeum,

Paola, shall be as follows>

a) a fee of three liri (Lm 3) per person of nineteen years

and over,

b) a fee of one lira and fifty cents (Lm 1.50) per person

between twelve and eighteen years of age, both ages included,

and senior citizens over sixty years of age,

c) a fee of one lira (Lm1) for every child under the age

of twelve years>

Provided that Heritage Malta may authorise persons who

are students or youths, who are identified as such by holding

international student and youth card documents recognised

on an international basis, to enter museums, sites and

collections with the admission fee mentioned in paragraph

(b) of subregulation (1) of this regulation.

(3) Heritage Malta shall charge the following

admission fees for entrance to museums, sites and collections

in Gozo>

a) a fee of one lira and fifty cents (Lm1.50) per person

over the age of twelve for admission to both the :gantija

Temples and the Ta’ Kola Windmill, located in Xaghra<

b) a fee of one lira and fifty cents (Lm1.50) per person

over the age of twelve for admission to all other museums

sited at the Citadel, in Victoria mentioned in the First and

Second Schedules to these regulations.

(4) Admission to the museums, sites and collections listed

in the Second Schedule to these regulations shall only be by appointment

with the officers designated by Heritage Malta, together with the

payment of the relative admission fee.

For the purposes of these regulations, the world heritage sites {a;ar Qim and

of {a;ar Qim and Mnajdra Temples located at Qrendi are to be Mnajdra Temples.

considered as two sites and so admission fees are payable for each of

them separately.

For the purposes of these regulations the fees mentioned in Charging of fees.

these regulations are chargeable by Heritage Malta during the opening

hours of the museums, sites and collections as stipulated by Heritage

Malta from time to time.

(1) Notwithstanding any other provisions in these regulations Group tickets.

and in terms of the provisions of the National Museums and Monuments

(Comprehensive Admission Tickets) Act, Heritage Malta may issue to

any licensed tour operator organising a group of five persons or over

and led by a licensed guide, group admission tickets for admission at a

discounted rate to all museums, sites and collections in Malta and Gozo

except the {al Saflieni Hypogeum, Paola.

(2) Such group discounted admission tickets as are referred

to in subregulation (1) hereof shall -

a) be purchased prior to the visit from Heritage Malta

Head Office<

b) be made available to each member of the group who

will be required to hand over the counterfoil to the officer in

charge of the museum, site or collection, and retain the ticket

while on site>

Provided that failure to hand over the counterfoil for

whatever reason entails the payment of the full fee due for a

visit to that site by that person. In such circumstance, payment

is due by the licensed tour operator or by the leader of the

group on site, at the discretion of Heritage Malta<

c) entitle members of the group to entry to museums,

sites and collections at a rate discounted by sixty per cent of

each ticket price in respect of each person who has attained

the age of thirteen years but not the age of sixty years.

As from the 1 st May, 2004, the fees for group admission tickets

referred to in regulation 6 hereof shall be at a rate discounted by thirty

per cent of each ticket price in respect of each person who has attained

the age of thirteen years but not the age of sixty years.

Museums, sites and collections shall be kept closed on all

public holidays, unless otherwise authorised by Heritage Malta.

The National Museums and Monuments (Fees) Regulations,

1992. 1992 are hereby repealed.

The Fees for National Museums, Sites and Collections

2003. Regulations, 2003 are hereby repealed.

First Schedule

(Regulation 3)

Museums, sites and collections

MALTA

G[ar Dalam, Bir]ebbu;a

{a;ar Qim, Qrendi

Mnajdra Temple, Qrendi

{al Salflieni Hypogeum, Paola

Inquisitor’s Palace, Vittoriosa

Malta Maritime Museum, Vittoriosa

National Museum of Archaeology, Valletta

National Museum of Fine Arts, Valletta

National Museum of Natural History, Mdina

Palace Armoury, Valletta

Roman Domus, Rabat

St Paul’s Catacombs, Rabat

State Rooms and Tapestry Chamber, The Palace, Valletta

Tarxien Temples, Tarxien

National War Museum, Valletta

GOZO

Museum of Archaeology, The Citadel, Victoria

Museum of Folklore, The Citadel, Victoria

Natural Science Museum, The Citadel, Victoria

The Old Prisons, The Citadel, Victoria

:gantija Temples, Xag[ra

Ta’ Kola Windmill, Xag[ra

Second Schedule

(Regulation 3)

Museums, sites and collections (admission by appointment)

Roman Baths, limits of M;arr

San Pawl Milqi, Burmarrad

Skorba, M;arr

Ta’ Ha;rat, M;arr

Ta’ Mintna Catacombs, Mqabba

Salina Catacombs, Naxxar

Tas-Sil;, Marsaxlokk

Bor; in-Nadur, Bir]ebbu;a

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