NOTICE BOARDS (ĦAL LIJA LOCAL COUNCIL) BYE-LAWS

NOTICE BOARDS

(ĦAL LIJA LOCAL COUNCIL)

SUBSIDIARY LEGISLATION 363.207

NOTICE BOARDS (ĦAL LIJA LOCAL COUNCIL)

BYE-LAWS

20th July, 2018

LOCAL COUNCIL BYE-LAW 32/17/2018.

The title of these Bye-Laws is the Notice Boards (Ħal

Lija Local Council) Bye-Laws.

In these Bye-Laws unless the context otherwise

requires

"the Act" means the Local Government Act;

"Council" means the Ħal Lija Local Council;

"notice board" means any board, sign, placard, poster, notice

or any other device or representation placed, displayed, fixed or

erected in any public place within the Ħal Lija locality boundary

which is intended for the purpose of advertising or publicity or

for conveying any announcement, information or message to the

public.

Without prejudice to any permit, authorisation or

licence required under any law, no person shall display, fix or

erect any notice board in any public place within the Ħal Lija

locality boundary, unless he complies with the requirements

established in the guidelines issued or which may be issued from

time to time by the Council in terms of article 33(1)(g) of the

Act by means of other Bye-Laws.

Any person who obtained the necessary permit,

authorisation or licence as mentioned in Bye-Law 3 shall, after

obtaining confirmation in writing from the Council that the

notice board complies with any guidelines in force, at least

seven days prior to the display, fixing or erecting of any such

notice board, give notice in writing to the Council together with

a copy of such permit, authorisation or licence.

Any person who fails to comply with the provisions of

Bye-Law 4 shall be deemed to have committed a contravention

and shall, on conviction be liable

5.1. for a first offence to a fine (ammenda) of seventy euro

(€70); and

5.2. in the case of a continuing offence to a fine (ammenda)

of fifteen euro (€15) for each day during which the offence

continues.