REQUISITION OF LIGHTERS AND TUGBOATS REGULATIONS

REQUISITION OF LIGHTERS AND TUGBOATS

SUBSIDIARY LEGISLATION 117.19

REQUISITION OF LIGHTERS AND TUGBOATS

REGULATIONS

28th January, 1975

LEGAL NOTICE 9 of 1975, as amended by Legal Notice 409 of 2007.

The title of these regulations is the Requisition of Lighters

and Tugboats Regulations.

In

these

regulations,

unless

the

context

otherwise

requires -

"lighter" and "tugboat" include any pontoon and any hopper

barge and any machinery, equipment, gear and tools necessary for

the proper functioning thereof;

"Minister" means the Minister responsible for Ports;

"person" includes a body or association of persons;

"requisition" means the taking possession by the Minister of any

lighter or tugboat;

"requisitionee" means the person from whose possession any

lighter or tugboat is requisitioned by the Minister.

The Minister may, by order under his hand, requisition any

lighter or tugboat from any requisitionee and may give such

directions as appear to him necessary or expedient in order that the

requisition may be put into effect and complied with.

The Minister or any public officer authorized by him may

enter any premises with a view to securing compliance with the

requisition order.

(1) The Minister may authorize the Authority for Transport

in Malta to use any lighter or tugboat requisitioned under these

regulations.

(2) The Minister may also, in his discretion, hand over to any

person any lighter or tugboat requisitioned under these regulations

to be used by such person under the direction of the Authority for

Transport in Malta.

Any person who contravenes or fails to comply with any

requisition order made by the Minister under regulation 3 or who

performs any act or omits to perform any act knowing or having

reasonable cause to believe that such act or omission is likely to

frustrate, hinder or obstruct the execution or the carrying out of any

measure, direction or authorization given under these regulations,

connected with such requisition order, shall, on conviction, be

liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months and to a

fine (multa) of not less than four hundred and sixty-five euros and

eighty-seven cents (465.87) and not exceeding two thousand and

three hundred and twenty-nine euros and thirty-seven cents

(2,329.37).

(1) F’nuqqas ta’ ftehim bejn il-Ministru u r-

rekwi\izzjonat, il-kumpens li g]andu jit]allas lil dan ta’ l-a]]ar

g]andu jkun dak li jitqies xieraq u ra[onevoli fi`-`irkostanzi kollha

tal-ka\ minn Bord mag]mul kif [ej

(a) Ma[istrat, li jkun nominat mill-Prim Ministru, b]ala

Chairman;

(b) persuna nominata mill-Ministru b]ala rappre\entant

tieg]u; u

(`) persuna

nominata

mir-rekwi\izzjonat

b]ala

rappre\entant tieg]u.

(2) Jekk ir-rekwi\izzjonat ma jinnominax rappre\entant tieg]u

fi \mien sebat ijiem minn dak inhar li ji[i mitlub bil-miktub biex

jag]mel hekk mill-Ministru, il-Ministru jinnomina huwa t-tielet

membru tal-Bord biex jirrappre\enta lir-rekwi\izzjonat.

(3) Qabel ma jibdew il-pro`edimenti dwar l-istima tal-

kumpens li g]andu jit]allas lir-rekwi\izzjonat, il-membri tal-Bord,

barra mi`-Chairman, g]andhom jie]du quddiem i`-chairman il-

[urament li je\aminaw u jidde`iedu l-kwistjoni li tkun

quddiemhom b’ekwità u b’imparzjalità.

(4) Il-Bord g]andu jirregola l-pro`edura tieg]u stess skond ir-

regoli tal-[ustizzja naturali u jkollu l-istess setg]at mog]tija mill-

Kodi`i ta’ Organizzazzjoni u Pro`edura ~ivili lill-Qorti tal-

Ma[istrati (Malta) u l-Qorti tal-Ma[istrati (G]awdex) biex t]arrek

xhieda u tisma’ xiehda bil-[urament; it-ta]rika tax-xhieda tkun

iffirmata mi`-Chairman tal-Bord.