Trading Licenses (Amendment) Regulations, 2009

L.N. 226 of 2009

TRADING LICENSES ACT

(CAP. 441)

Trading Licenses (Amendment) Regulations, 2009

IN exercise of the powers conferred by article 28 of the

Trading Licences Act, 2001, the Minister for Finance, the Economy

and Investment, has made the following regulations:-

The title of these regulations is the Trading Licenses Title.

(Amendment) Regulations, 2009 and they shall be read and

construed as one with the Trading Licenses Regulations, 2006, L.N. 1 of 2006.

hereinafter in these regulations referred to as “the principal

regulations”.

In sub-regulation (4) of regulation 36 of the principal

regulations, for the words “of the same day.” there shall be

substituted the words “of the same day:” and immediately

thereafter there shall be added the following proviso

“Provided that commercial premises selling

predominantly grocery items and licensed under Category

1 type code 52.27 and situated in Gozo may, irrespective

of floor space, open for business on any day of the week

including Sundays and Public Holidays as follows

i. from the 8th of January to the 31st October,

both days included, except on Good Friday between

Fit-Tielet Skeda li tinsab mar-regolamenti prinċipali Jemenda t-Tielet

f’Taqsima I, minflok is-sezzjoni ‘01 Ħinijiet tax-xogħol normali’, Skeda

għandu jidħol dan li ġej

“01.

Ħinijiet tax-Xogħol Normali

01.1. Mit-8 ta’Jannar sal-31 ta’Ottubru, iż-żewġ

dati inkużi

Mit-Tnejn sal-Ġimgħa (ħlief fil-btajjel publiċi)

00a.m. and 7.00p.m. of the same day;

ii. from the 1st of November to the 7th of January

of the following year both days inclusive 4.00a.m. and

00p.m.

01.2. Mill-1 ta’ Novembru sas-7 ta’ Jannar tas-sena

ta’ wara, iż-żewġ dati inkużi

Mit-Tnejn sal-Ħadd 4.00a.m. sas-10.00p.m.”.

4. Fit-Tielet Skeda li tinsab mar-regolamenti prinċipali, f

Taqsima II minflok is-sezzjoni ‘10 Lokalitajiet Turistiċi’, għandu

jidħol dan li ġej

“10.

Ħinijiet Speċjali ta’ ftuħ f’Malta u Għawdex

00p.m. of the same day.”.

3. In the Third Schedule to the principal regulations, in Part

I for ‘Section 01 Normal Business Hours’ there shall be substituted

the following

‘01 Normal Business Hours

01.1

Between 8 January and 31 October both dates

included

Mondays to Fridays (excluding public holidays)

4.00a.m. to 7.00p.m.

Saturdays (excluding public holidays) 4.00a.m. to

8.00p.m.

01.2 Between 1 November and 7 January of the

following year, both days included (Christmas period)

Mondays to Sundays 4.00a.m. to 10.00p.m.’.

4. In the Third Schedule to the principal regulations, in Part

II for Section 10 ‘Tourist Localities’ there shall be substituted the

following

“10.

Special Opening hours in Malta and Gozo

10.1

Malta

Notwithstanding the provisions of Part I of this Schedule,

the following provisions shall also apply to commercial

premises of the kind indicated here below situated in any of

the tourist localities listed hereunder:-

Birżebbuġa

Cospicua

Gżira

Marsascala

Marsaxlokk

Mdina

Mellieħa

Msida

Rabat

Senglea

Sliema

St Julian’s

St Paul’s Bay

Swieqi

Ta’ Qali Crafts Village in the locality of Attard

Ta’ Xbiex

Valletta

Vittoriosa

Wied iż-Żurrieq in the locality of Qrendi

Commercial premises predominantly selling any of the

following items may open for business on any day of the

week including Sundays and other public holidays between

6.00a.m. and 11.00p.m. of the same day:-

(a) Beverages, sweets and tobacco products; or

(b) Fish, crustaceans and mollusks; or

(c) Watches, clocks and jewellery; or

(d)

Souvenirs, craft-work and religious articles;

or

(e) Books, newspapers, stationery and office

items; or

(f) Perfumery items; or

(g) Swimming and diving equipment; or

(h) Photographic, optical and related precision

items.

10.2

Gozo

(1) Commercial premises engaging in following

activities in Gozo may open for business on any day of the

week including Sundays and Public Holidays as follows

i. from the 8th of January to the 31st October,

both days included, except on Good Friday between

4.00a.m. and 7.00p.m. of the same day;

ii. from the 1st of November to the 7th of January

of the following year both days inclusive.”.

Type Code

Type of Licence

52.11 Retail sale in non-specialised stores with

food, beverages and tobacco predominating

52.21 Retail sale of food in specialised stores

selling predominantly fruit and vegetables

52.22 Retail sale of food in specialised stores

selling predominantly meat and meat products

52.25 Retail sale of food and beverages in

specialised stores selling predominantly alcoholic and

other beverages

52.27 Retail sale of food and beverages in

specialised stores selling predominantly other food

products not elsewhere classified

52.12 Retail sale in non-specialised stores in

which food products should not be predominant

52.26 Retail sale in specialised store selling

predominately tobacco products

52.32 Retail sale in specialised store selling

predominately medical and orthopaedic goods

52.33 Retail sale in specialised store selling

predominately cosmetics and toiletries

52.41 Retail sale in specialised store selling

predominately textiles

52.42 Retail sale in specialised store selling

predominately clothing

52.43 Retail sale in specialised store selling

predominately footwear and leather goods

52.44 Retail sale in specialised store selling

predominately furniture, lighting equipment and other

household articles

52.45 Retail sale in specialised store selling

predominately electrical household appliances and radio

and television goods

52.46 Retail sale in specialised store selling

predominately hardware, paints and glass

52.48.1 Other retail sale in specialised stores

selling predominantly office equipment, computers and

non-customised software

52.48.3 Other retail sale in specialised stores

selling predominantly telecommunications equipment

52.48.5 Other retail sale in specialised stores

selling predominantly wallpaper and floor coverings

52.48.6 Other retail sale in specialised stores

selling predominantly carpets and rugs

52.48.8 Other retail sale and maintenance in

specialised stores selling predominantly sports goods,

fishing gear, camping goods, boats and bicycles

52.48.9 Other retail sale in specialised stores

selling predominantly games and toys

52.48.12 Other retail sale in specialised stores

selling predominantly stamps and coins

52.48.13 Other retail sale in specialised stores

selling predominantly non-food products not elsewhere

classified

52.5

Retail sale of second hand goods in stores

55.52

Catering; supply of prepared food

(2) Commercial premises in Gozo predominantly

selling any of the following items may open for business

on any day of the week including Sundays and other public

holidays between 6.00a.m. and 11.00p.m. of the same day:-

(a) Beverages, sweets and tobacco products; or

(b) Fish, crustaceans and mollusks; or

(c) Watches, clocks and jewellery; or

(d)

Souvenirs, craft-work and religious articles;

or

(e) Books, newspapers, stationery and office

items; or

(f)

Perfumery items; or

(g)

Swimming and diving equipment; or

(h)

Photographic, optical and related precision

items.”.

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