EXCLUSIVE ZONES FOR BARBECUES (BIRŻEBBUĠA LOCAL COUNCIL) BYE-LAWS

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SUBSIDIARY LEGISLATION 363.194

EXCLUSIVE ZONES FOR BARBECUES

(BIRŻEBBUĠA LOCAL COUNCIL)

BYE-LAWS

3rd January, 2018

LOCAL COUNCIL BYE-LAW 15/02/2018. as amended bye-law 15/16/

2018.

The title of these Bye-Laws is the Exclusive Zones for

Barbecues (Birżebbuġa Local Council).

In these Bye-Laws unless the context otherwise requires:–

"Act" means the Local Government Act;

"applicant" means a person applying for a permit in terms of

these Bye-Laws, be it an individual, company, club or association;

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

Council in accordance with these Bye-Laws, in the form shown in the

First Schedule;

"barbecue" includes cooking or roasting of foodstuffs, which is

carried out by naked fire, using materials such as wood or coal, but

excluding the use of gas;

"gas barbeque" includes cooking or roasting of foodstuffs,

which is carried out using gas

"administrator" means the person, club, association or society

that delegated the administration of issuing of permits as indicated in

bye-law 5.1

"the Council" means Birżebbuġa Local Council;

"exclusive zone for barbecues" means the area with a defined

boundary as shown in the Second Schedule to these Bye-Laws;

"locality" means the Birżebbuġa locality;

"residents" include both those persons who are permanently

resident in the locality as well as those who are temporary residents.

(Bye-law 4.2)

Application for Barbecue

Application No: ____________________________________________

Name and Surname of Applicant: ______________________________

Identity Card No./ Passport No: ________________________________

Position in Organisation (e.g. President, Secretary, etc.): ____________

Name of Organisation (if applicable): ____________________________

Official Address: ____________________________________________

Telephone No: _____________________ Fax: ____________________

Site of Activity: _____________________________________________

Day of Activity: __________________________

Duration (time): From: ________________ To: ___________________

Number of attendees: ________________________________________

Date: _________________ Applicant’s Signature: _________________

FOR OFFICIAL USE

Fee Paid: ___________________ Receipt No: _____________________

Date and Time when application is received: ______________________

Accepted/ Refused (delete as applicable) Date: ____________________

Comments by Council (if applicable): ___________________________

Signature: ________________ Official Rubber Stamp

Designation: _____________

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F’dawn il-Bye-Laws, kemm-il darba r-rabta tal-kliem ma

tkunx teħtieg xort’oħra

"l-Att" tfisser l-Att dwar Gvern Lokali;

"applikant" tfisser kull persuna li tapplika għal permess skont

dawn il-Bye-laws u tinkludi individwu, kumpannija, każin u għaqda;

"applikazzjoni" tfisser talba li ssir minn applikant lill-Kunsill

skont dawn il-Bye-laws, fil-formola li tinsab murija fl-Ewwel Skeda;

"barbeque" tinkludi tisjir jew xiwi ta’ oġġetti tal-ikel, li jsir

b’kull mezz, inkluż nar dirett jew indirett jew sostnut bil-gass inkella

b’xi mezz ieħor; b’materjal bħall-faħam, u njam, iżda eskluż l-użu tal-

gass;

"barbeque bil-gass" tinkludi tisjir, jew xiwi ta’ oġġetti tal-ikel,

li jsir permezz ta’ nar bil-gass;

"l-Amministratur" tfisser il-persuna, każin, entità, għaqda jew

soċjetà li tiġi mogħtija id-delega li tamministra l-ħruġ tal-permessi

skont kif provdut fil-Bye-law 5.1;

"il-Kunsill" tfisser il-Kunsill Lokali ta’ Birżebbuġa;

"lokalità" tfisser il-lokalità ta’ Birżebbuġa;

"residenti" tinkludi kemm dawk il-persuni li huma residenti fil-

lokalità b’mod permanenti, kemm dawk li jkunu residenti b’mod

temporanju;

"Żona esklussiva għal barbeque" tfisser l-area b’konfini

stabbiliti kif indikat fit-Tieni Skeda.

(Bye-law 3.1)

Added by

L.C.B.L.15/16/

2018. (BIRŻEBBUĠA LOCAL COUNCIL)

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1

Barbecues and gas barbecues can only be made only in

the exclusive zones as established by the Council as shown on the

Second Schedule

Provided that the Council can determine the type of

barbecues that can be made in the exclusive zones by publishing a

notice

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Provided further that at no point in time can these zones

include sandy beaches

Provided further that the Council, or entities and

associations, in collaboration with the Council, can organise activities

that include barbecues and gas barbecues as described in Bye-law 2 in

the excluded zones.

3.2

The Council can erect signs to indicate the zones

exclusive for barbeques as deemed necessary.

1

Places in these zones shall be taken on the basis of the

first-come first-served principle.

4.2

The Council may, on an application made by any person,

done as per application form shown on the First Schedule, grant a

permit to do a barbecue in the exclusive zones for barbecues, subject to

a fee of three euro (€3) for a group of up to twenty (20) people, and

twenty euro (€20) for a group of twenty-one (21) people or more

Provided that the Council may give a special concession

renouncing to the fee for activities which have a philanthropic purpose

Provided further that permits are subject to those

conditions that the Council may wish to impose.

4.3

No music is allowed to be played whatever the means

used, which can be heard at a distance of not more than ten metres.

4.4

The applicant shall be held responsible for the cleaning of

the site used.

4.5

Notwithstanding the provisions of these Bye-Laws, the

Council may revoke a permit granted in accordance with these Bye-

laws, at any time, if this would be necessary for public order

Provided that if the Council revokes a permit, the Council

shall provide the reason in writing to the applicant, who shall be

entitled to a refund of the fee paid in respect of the application for such

permit;

The Council can delegate to third parties the

administration of issuing of permits, so is to abide by the regulations

stipulated in these Bye-Laws and all those conditions that the Council

can impose

Provided that the Administrator cannot administer the

issuing of such permits with fees or conditions different from those

imposed by the Council

1

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

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these Bye-Laws, or who fails to abide by any condition made by the

virtue of these Bye-Laws, shall be deemed to have committed a

contravention and shall, on conviction, be liable to a fine (ammenda)

of not more than seventy euro (€70) for such contravention.

6.2

In addition to the penalty stipulated in bye-law stipulated

in Bye-law 6.1, the Council may order the guilty person of a breach to

carry out the necessary repairs to the Council’s satisfaction.

6.3

The Council shall have the right to carry out the

necessary repairs at the expense of the guilty person.

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