Temporary Placing of Caravans in Localities Regulations, 2023

L.N. 136 of 2023

LOCAL GOVERNMENT ACT

(CAP. 363)

Temporary Placing of Caravans in Localities Regulations, 2023

IN EXERCISE of the powers conferred by articles 34 and 72 of

the Local Government Act the Minister responsible for Local

Government made the following regulations.

(1) The title of these regulations is the Temporary Citation,

applicability and

Placing of Caravans in Localities, Regulations 2023.

commencement.

(2) These regulations shall be applicable in accordance with

article 34(2) of the Local Government Act.

(3)

These regulations shall come into force on the 1st July

2023.

Local Council (Coat of Arms)

Permit Application Form

Application Form for a Posting of Caravan in a Temporary

Camping Area in the Locality of........

The Executive Secretary,

I am requesting permission in accordance with the Temporary

Placing of Caravans in Localities Regulations to place a caravan as

follows

Area: ____________________________

Date(s): __________________________

Caravan size: ______________________

The caravan has mechanical strength: YES/NO

The caravan contains accommodation facilities for ____ persons

The caravan has a kitchen/food preparation facilities: YES/NO

I am attaching a photo of the caravan

These people are going to be accommodated in the caravan

Adults

__________________- ID number _________________

__________________- ID number _________________

__________________- ID number _________________

__________________- ID number _________________

Minors in adult custody

__________________- _________________ ID number/ Act of

Birth registration number

_________________- _________________ ID number/ Act of

Birth registration number

__________________- _________________ ID number/ Act of

Birth registration number

__________________- _________________ ID number/ Act of

Birth registration number

I undertake to observe the Temporary Placing of Caravans in

Localities Regulations, including all conditions that may be imposed

by the Council.

(Signature)

Name: _________________________________

I.D. number: _________________

Address

Tel:________________________

For Office Use

It is hereby being granted permission to place a caravan in the

temporary camping area........: by the applicant...........for the period

beginning on................... and ending on.........................

Conditions

This permit is being issued under the following conditions which

form an integral part of the permit

That the applicant observes the Temporary Placing of Caravans

in Localities Regulations.

Other permit conditions

Place where the caravan may be placed

Fee Paid

Receipt Number

STAMP

In these regulations unless the context otherwise requires

Interpretation.

"Act" means the Local Government Act;

"applicant" means any individual applying for a permit in

accordance with these regulations;

"application" means a request made by an applicant to the

Local Council in accordance with these regulations, in the forms

listed in the First or Second Schedule to these regulations;

"authority" includes any Ministry or Government

department or agency and any joint body set up by law;

"caravan" means any vehicle with its own power or

otherwise, designed for the transportation of persons and is

equipped with beds and, or is equipped with facilities for the

cooking of food;

"Council" means a Local Council;

"day" means from midnight of a specific day to midnight of

the next day;

"locality" shall have the same meaning as assigned to it in

the Act;

"placing" means a parking in the same locality for a period

exceeding four (4) hours or for combined periods on the same

day which exceed four (4) hours;

"temporary camping area" means any area specified in a bye-law

issued by a Local Council after obtaining permits required in

accordance with any law, where caravans can be placed for a period

not exceeding seven (7) days between 1st June and 30th September.

Local Council (Coat of Arms)

Permit Application Form

Application Form for a Posting of Caravan Outaide a

Temporary Camping Area in the Locality of........

The Executive Secretary,

I am applying to place the caravan for one day (date..........) as

follows

Location: ________________________

Date: ____________________________

Caravan size: ______________________

The caravan has mechanical strength: YES/NO

The caravan contains accommodation facilities for ___ persons

The caravan has a kitchen/food preparation facilities: YES/NO

I am attaching a photo of the caravan

These people are going to be accommodated in the caravan

Adults

________________- ID number ________________

________________- ID number ________________

________________- ID number ________________

________________- ID number ________________

Minors in adult custody

________________- _________________ ID number/ Act of

Birth registration number

________________- _________________ ID number/ Act of

Birth registration number

________________- _________________ ID number/ Act of

Birth registration number

________________- _________________ ID number/ Act of

Birth registration number

I undertake to observe the Temporary Placing of Caravans in

Localities Regulations, including all conditions that may be imposed

by the Council.

(Signature)

Name: _________________________________

I.D. number: ____________________________

Address

Tel:________________________

For Office Use

A permit is/not being granted for the placing of the same caravan

for one day on the day of.......................outside the temporary camping

area.

Conditions

This permit is being issued under the following conditions which

form an integral part of the permit

That the applicant observes the Temporary Placing of Caravans

in Localities Regulations.

Other permit conditions

Place where the caravan may be placed

Fee Paid

Receipt Number

STAMP

€0.90

These regulations shall apply between the 1st June and 30th

September of every year and shall apply instead of other bye-laws made

by a Council with respect to the placing of caravans in the locality in

question

Provided that the said bye-laws shall continue to apply with

respect to the placing of caravans which are not provided for in these

regulations and during the remaining months of the year.

(1) Without prejudice to any other law which provides

for the requirement of any other permission from any other authority

or for any enforcement procedure or for any punishment for an offence

under that law, no one may at any place within a locality, place a

caravan without prior written authorisation granted by the Council in

accordance with these regulations and the conditions stipulated in the

permit.

(2) A permit in accordance with sub-regulation (1) may only

be granted

(a)

for a temporary camping area of a caravan; or

(b) for a caravan placed in a location in the locality

outside the temporary camping area for one (1) day

Provided that a permit issued in accordance with paragraph

(b) may not authorise the placing of a caravan in any parking area in

the locality which is managed by a public entity as a parking area of a

facility of that entity without the prior consent of that entity.

The provisions of regulations 3 and 4 shall not apply to

(a) the placing of caravans on Government land for

which an agreement between the Lands Authority and an

association representing the collective interests of caravans

owners and by which it allows caravans to be placed on that land

is in force, in accordance with the conditions of that agreement;

(b)

the placing of caravans on private land with the

permission of the owner of that land in circumstances where that

use of such land is permitted in accordance with the law; and

(c) the placing of caravans in the locality of the ordinary

residence of the caravan’s owner in a location reasonably close

to such residence, without prejudice to any other law

Provided that during the time of such placing, the

caravan is not being used for camping or habitation purposes.

(1) An applicant may apply with the Council for Applications.

permission to place a caravan in one of the areas indicated in the bye-

laws with respect to the placing of caravans of the respective localities

or in another location in the locality.

(2)

The application shall include the following details of the

caravan

(a)

size;

(b) whether the caravan has mechanical power or

otherwise;

(c)

accommodation and food preparation facilities in the

caravan;

(d) the number of persons that the caravan can

accommodate; and

(e)

a photo of the caravan.

(3) The application shall include the names, surnames and

identity card numbers of the persons who shall be using the caravan in

the temporary camping area or in another location in the locality and

the dates on which the applicant intends to place the caravan in the

said area or location;

(1) An application for the issue of a permit to place a Issuing of

caravan in a temporary camping area or for one (1) day outside a permits

conditions.

temporary camping area in accordance with regulations 3 and 4, shall

be made to the Council of the locality where that area is situated as

determined by the Council

Provided that the Council shall also provide facilities for

applications and granting of permits to be made by electronic means as

well.

(2)

A permit issued by a Council to place a caravan in a

temporary camping area or in another location in accordance with

regulations 3 and 4, shall be subject to such conditions as may be

determined by the Council which may include, inter alia, conditions

relating to health care and cleanliness, lack of obstruction, appropriate

behaviour and outdoor cooking. Different conditions may be imposed

regarding different caravan types and in particular caravans with their

own power or otherwise.

(3) A permit issued in accordance with these regulations or in

accordance with any other bye-law of an individual Council may not

authorise the placing of a caravan in a temporary camping area for a

period of more than seven (7) days.

(1) The applicant shall respect the natural environment of

the area and shall maintain the part of the area or another location

assigned for the placing of his caravan, and any facilities that may be

present for his use, in a clean state and when the caravan is removed

from the location, the facilities and the land used shall be left in a clean

state.

(2) During the entire time during which the caravan is placed

in the temporary camping area or another location, the applicant shall

have waste bags as part of his daily equipment.

(1) During the time that a caravan is placed in a

temporary camping area or elsewhere in accordance with regulations 3

and 4, the permission to authorise such place shall be prominently

displayed on the caravan.

(2) A printed permit by the applicant after receiving it

electronically from the Council shall also be valid to satisfy the

requirements of this regulation.

Every caravan permitted in accordance with these

regulations shall, on the first day of placing in the temporary camping

area be delivered in the area, and if there is a place available in the area

indicated to the applicant in the permit, the caravan shall be placed

between nine in the morning (9a.m.) and nine in the evening (9p.m.)

but in any case not later than nine in the evening (9p.m.).

There may not be more than four (4) adults accommodated

in a caravan or in the case of another family or group with children,

two (2) adults and the children in their custody.

Unless the Council assigns another location, no caravan

shall be placed at a distance of less than fifteen (15) metres from the

coastline.

(1) A ten euro (€10) fee, which shall be paid in advance, Fees.

shall be due by the person to whom a permit in accordance with

regulation 3 is issued, to the Council for each day on which a caravan

is authorised to be placed in a temporary camping area.

(2) In the case of a permit for placing a caravan outside a

temporary camping area, there shall be due a fee of five euro (€5).

Without prejudice to any higher punishments applicable Offences and

under any other law, any person who, except as may be expressly punishments.

permitted under any law, places a caravan in a locality in a manner not

in accordance with these regulations, and any person who infringes

any provision of these regulations or any condition forming part of a

permit issued in accordance with these regulations shall be guilty of an

offence against these regulations, and shall upon conviction of such an

infringement be liable to a fine (ammenda) of not less than one

hundred euro (€100) and not more than five hundred euro (€500) and

to fifty euro (€50) for each day in which such offence persists.