BEVERAGES IN GLASS CONTAINERS IN PUBLIC PLACES (BIRŻEBBUĠA LOCAL COUNCIL), BYE-LAWS

BEVERAGES IN GLASS CONTAINERS IN PUBLIC

PLACES (BIRŻEBBUĠA LOCAL COUNCIL)

SUBSIDIARY LEGISLATION 363.193

BEVERAGES IN GLASS CONTAINERS IN PUBLIC

PLACES (BIRŻEBBUĠA LOCAL COUNCIL),

BYE-LAWS

3rd January, 2018

LOCAL COUNCIL BYE-LAW 15/01/2018.

The title of these Bye-Laws is the Beverages in Glass

Containers and Consumption of Alcohol in Public Places (Birżebbuġa

Local Council) Bye-Laws.

(Bye-Law 6(a))

THE CONSUMPTION OF BEVERAGES AND ALCOHOL

IN GLASS CONTAINERS IN STREETS, SQUARES AND

PUBLIC GARDENS, IS PROHIBITED BY LAW

THE CARRYING OF ALCOHOL OR BEVERAGES IN

THE STREETS, SQUARES AND PUBLIC GARDENS

OTHER THAN IN SEALED UNOPENED CONTAINERS IS

PROHIBITED BY LAW

Beverages in Glass Containers in Public Places

(Birżebbuġa Local Council) Bye-Laws

IL-KONSUM FIT-TOROQ, PJAZEZ U ĠONNA PUBBLIĊI,

TA’ KULL TIP TA’ XORB F’KONTENITURI TAL-ĦĠIEĠ

HU PPROJBIT BIL-LIĠI

IL-ĠARR TA’ KULL TIP TA’ XORB FIT-TOROQ, PJAZEZ

U ĠONNA PUBBLIĊI JEKK MHUX F’KONTENITURI

SSIĠILLATI U MHUX MIFTUĦIN HU PPROJBIT BIL-

LIĠI

Bye-Laws dwar Xorb f’Kontenituri tal-Ħġieġ f’Postijiet

Pubbliċi (Kunsill Lokali ta’ Birżebbuġa)

In these Bye-Laws unless the context otherwise requires

"the Act" means the Local Government Act;

"Council" means the Birżebbuġa Local Council;

"glass container" includes glass bottles, glasses and, or any

other glass containers intended for the serving of any beverages;

"locality" means the locality of Birżebbuġa as delineated in the

Act;

"public place" means all the streets including pavements,

squares public gardens, and playing fields, but excluding coast and

beaches within the Birżebbuġa locality.

No person is permitted to loiter in any public place

holding or having on his person any glass container.

No person is permitted to carry in any public place

alcohol or any other drinks in glass containers other than in a sealed

unopened container.

No person is permitted to consume beverages or alcohol

in glass containers in public areas, unless during an organised activity

authorised by the Birżebbuġa Local Council.

Any commercial establishment situated in the locality

selling beverages shall

(a)

affix a notice in Maltese as well as in English as

shown in Schedule, which notice shall be placed in a

conspicuous place and be easily legible by the patrons of such

commercial establishment; and

(b)

provide containers made of a material other than

glass if such beverage is to be consumed in any public place.

Any person who is in breach of any of the provisions of

BEVERAGES IN GLASS CONTAINERS IN PUBLIC

PLACES (BIRŻEBBUĠA LOCAL COUNCIL)

these Bye-Laws shall, on conviction, be liable to a fine (ammenda) of

sixty five euro (€65) for such contravention, and to a further fine

(ammenda) of ten euro (€10) for every day during which any of the

provisions of these Bye-Laws is breached.