ORGANISATION OF COURSES AND OUTINGS (SANTA VENERA LOCAL COUNCIL) BYE-LAWS

SUBSIDIARY LEGISLATION 363.118

ORGANISATION OF COURSES AND OUTINGS

(SANTA VENERA LOCAL COUNCIL) BYE-LAWS

12th March, 2005

LOCAL COUNCIL BYE-LAW 58/1/2005, as amended y Legal Notice 425

of 2007.

The title of these Bye-Laws is the Organisation of Courses

and Outings (Santa Venera Local Council) Bye-Laws.

Substituted by

L.N. 425 of 2007.

(Bye-law 5.1)

Course

Fee

Languages ...............................................................

not more than €104.82

Crafts and Hobbies ..................................................

not more than €81.53

Art ..........................................................................

not more than €93.17

Computer ................................................................

not more than €116.47

First Aid .................................................................

not more than €69.88

Sports .....................................................................

not more than €81.53

Trades .....................................................................

not more than €81.53

Drama .....................................................................

not more than €93.17

Parental Crafts / Skills .............................................

not more than €69.88

Management Skills ..................................................

not more than €104.82

Outing

Outing (Malta) ........................................................

not more than €27.95

Outing (Gozo) .........................................................

not more than €34.94

In these Bye-Laws unless the context otherwise requires

"Act" means the Local Government Act;

"Council" means the Santa Venera Local Council;

"course" means a series of structured lessons, lectures,

instructions, demonstrations or practical sessions in educational,

cultural, sporting, vocational or hand crafts schemes or activities

organised by the Council in accordance with the provisions of these

Bye-Laws;

"locality" means the Santa Venera locality;

"outing" means an organised group of persons to visit historical,

cultural or touristic places and for social and recreational purposes,

as organised by the Council according to the provisions of these

Bye-Laws.

1. The Council may from time to time organise such courses

and outings as it deems proper

Provided that the Council may for a valid reason (such as

not having the required minimum number of participants), cancel

any course and/or outing which has already been advertised or to

discontinue any course which has been commenced.

3.2. Such courses and outings shall be advertised in any manner

that the Council deems fit and may be open to adults or children or

for both of these together as specified in such advertisement.

3.3. Eligibility for any courses and outings may be subject to

such conditions or requirements as may be appropriate.

1. Any person desiring to attend a course or outings shall

submit an application on the appropriate form supplied by the

Council in case of attending a course or buy a ticket in case of

attending outings

Provided that the Council reserves the right to refuse a

course or the sale of tickets if the applicant does not satisfy any of

the requirements which are attached to such course.

4.2. If the number of applications received exceeds the number

of available places for a course, priority shall be established as

follows

4.2.1.

First priority shall be given to persons registered as

voters in the Electoral Register or the Special

Register which relate to the locality, and their

children

Provided that in competition between these

persons, priority shall be given either to the earlier

applicant or if applications are received

concurrently, by lot.

4.2.2.

Second priority shall be given to persons residing

in the locality but not registered to vote, and their

children.

4.2.3.

Third priority shall be given to other applicants.

4.2.4.

In case of outings, bye-law 4.2 and bye-law 4.2.1

apply.

1. Applications for courses and sale of tickets shall be

accompanied by the fees established in the Schedule.

5.2. The Council may, in accordance with pre-established

criteria, exempt any person or any class or persons from the

payment of such fees or part thereof.

5.3. In establishing the fees for a particular course, the Council

shall take into consideration all expenses that will be incurred for

or in connection with the organization of all the courses scheduled

by the Council.

5.4. The application form for courses and tickets for outings

shall include the details of applicant, course or outings applied for,

serial number of application or ticket, amount paid, receipt number

and signature of officer processing the application.

1. Fees shall be refunded by the Council in any of the

following cases

6.1.1.

when an application for a course or a ticket for an

outing is bought and the course or the activity are

not subsequently organised, the full fee;

6.1.2.

if the course is discontinued by the Council, that

part of the fee as represents the proportion which

the remaining number of sessions bears to the total

number of sessions in that particular course;

6.1.3.

in any other case that may from time to time be

established by the Council.

6.2. Any person who discontinues to attend a course or outing or

who, for a valid reason is stopped by the Council from attending,

shall not be entitled to any refund of fees.

Any surplus balance from the respective nominal accounts

shall only be utilised for the further development of other courses

or outings or for the organization of any other activity by the

Council for the benefit of persons residing within its locality.

1. The Council may issue a call for tenders in order to give a

contract to any agency, authority, organization or any other person

to organise a course or organizing an outing on behalf of the

Council as stipulated in the Schedule.

8.2. When the Council issues a call for tenders, the Council’s

authorization has to be by means of a contract according to the

regulations and procedures applicable to the Local Councils.

8.3. The Council may, on entering the contract mentioned in

bye-law 8.2, authorise the contractor to organise those courses or

outings authorised to him under the same agreements and

conditions stipulated in these Bye-Laws, but the contractor cannot

charge higher rates than those stipulated in the Schedule.

ORGANISATION OF COURSES AND OUTINGS

(SANTA VENERA LOCAL COUNCIL)