ORGANIZATION OF SUMMER SCHOOL AND OUTINGS (SWIEQI LOCAL COUNCIL) BYE-LAWS

ORGANIZATION OF SUMMER SCHOOL

AND OUTINGS (SWIEQI LOCAL COUNCIL)

SUBSIDIARY LEGISLATION 363.156

ORGANIZATION OF SUMMER SCHOOL AND

OUTINGS (SWIEQI LOCAL COUNCIL) BYE-LAWS

21st April, 2011 *

LOCAL COUNCIL BYE-LAW 60/2/2011.

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

School and Outings (Is-Swieqi Local Council) Bye-Laws.

Bye-Law 5.1

Summer School

Not more than

€ 170

Outing (Malta)

Not more than

€ 35

Outing (Gozo)

Not more than

€ 40

In these Bye-Laws unless the context otherwise requires -

"Act" means the Local Government Act;

"the Council" means the Swieqi Local Council;

"the locality" means the Swieqi 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;

"summer school" 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 summer and in accordance with the

provisions of these bye-laws;

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

school 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 summer school or outing which has already been advertised or

to discontinue any summer school which has been commenced.

3.2. The summer school and outings shall be advertised in any

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

c h i l d r e n o r f or b o t h o f t h e s e t o g e t h e r a s s p e c i f i e d i n s u c h

advertisement.

3.3. Eligibility for summer school and outings may be subject

to such conditions or requirements as may be appropriate.

1. Any person desiring to attend summer school shall submit

an application on the appropriate form supplied by the Council.

Any person desiring to attend an outing shall buy a ticket provided

by the Council

Provided that the Council reserves the right to refuse an

application for summer school or the sale of tickets for an outing, if

the applicant does not satisfy any of the requirements of such

summer school or outing.

4.2. If the number of applications to attend a summer school

*See bye-law 1.2 of these Bye-Laws, as originally promulgated.

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AND OUTINGS (SWIEQI LOCAL COUNCIL)

received exceeds the number of available places, 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 other applicants.

1. Applications for summer school 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 application fees for a summer school or

the ticket price for an outing, the Council shall take into

consideration all expenses that will be incurred for or in connection

with the organization of such summer school or outing.

5.4. The application form for summer school and tickets for

outings shall include the details of the applicant, details of the

summer school or outing being organised, the serial number of the

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 summer school or a

ticket for an outing is bought and the summer

school or the outing are not subsequently

organised, then the full fee shall be refunded.

6.1.2.

If a summer school is discontinued by the Council,

then part of the fee shall be refunded as represents

the proportion which the remaining number of

sessions bears to the total number of sessions in

that particular summer school.

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 summer school or

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

continuing to attend a summer school or outing 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 summer

schools or outings or for the organisation 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, organisation or any other person

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to organise a summer school or outing on behalf of the Council as

stipulated in the Schedule.

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

authorisation shall be by means of a contract according to the

regulations and procedures applicable to Local Councils.

8.3. The Council may on entering the contract mentioned in

bye-law 8.2, authorise the contractor to organise the Summer

School or outings authorised to him, in writing, under the same

terms and conditions stipulated in these Bye-Laws, but the

contractor cannot charge higher rates than those stipulated in the

Schedule.