ANIMAL-DRAWN CARRIAGES (L-IMDINA (CITTÀ NOBILE) LOCAL COUNCIL) BYE-LAWS

ANIMAL-DRAWN CARRIAGES

(L-IMDINA (CITTÀ NOBILE) LOCAL COUNCIL)

SUBSIDIARY LEGISLATION 363.214

ANIMAL-DRAWN CARRIAGES

(L-IMDINA (CITTÀ NOBILE)

LOCAL COUNCIL) BYE-LAWS

14th June, 2019

LOCAL COUNCIL BYE-LAW 2/06/2019 .

The title of these Bye-Laws is the Animal-drawn

Carriages (L-Imdina (Città Nobile) Local Council) Bye-Laws.

In these Bye-Laws unless the context otherwise requires

"the Act" means the Local Government Act;

"animal-drawn carriage" means a karozzin and any

animal-drawn vehicle;

"Authority" shall have the same meaning as that assigned

to it by regulation 2 of the Use of Animals and Animal-drawn

Vehicles on the Road Regulations;

"Council" means the Imdina (Città Nobile) Local

Council;

"dawn" means the first appearance of light in the sky

before sunrise;

"dusk" means the time which occurs exactly after sunset

when it is not yet dark;

"locality" means the Imdina locality as shown in the

Second Schedule to the Act;

"parking stand" means a parking space designated for the

parking of horse-drawn carriages;

"seniority" means the amount of years which a driver of

an animal-drawn carriage has been operating with a valid

permit issued by the Authority;

"year" means a period of three hundred and sixty-five

(365) days.

Horse-drawn carriages used for hire or in compensation

may circulate within Imdina at all times provided the animal’s hooves

and the carriage wheels are fitted with rubber covers

Provided that the Council may issue a permit for an

animal-drawn carriage not fitted with rubber covered wheels to access

Imdina on a special occasion.

ANIMAL-DRAWN CARRIAGES

(L-IMDINA (CITTÀ NOBILE) LOCAL COUNCIL)

Any person who is found guilty of contravening Bye-Law

3 shall, on conviction, be liable to a fine (ammenda) of sixty euro

(€60).

Without prejudice to any other Bye-Laws, an animal-

drawn carriage shall only enter the locality upon having obtained a

valid permit from the Council

Provided that such permit shall only be issued if the driver

of the animal-drawn carriage is in possession of a valid licence X in

accordance to the Use of Animals and Animal-drawn Vehicles on the

Road Regulations

Provided further that all the other conditions of this Bye-

Law are fulfilled.

In furtherance to Bye-Law 5, the Council may issue two

(2) types of permits to drivers of animal-drawn carriages

(a)

a one-day permit, for the price of one hundred euro

(€100) which may be issued at the discretion of the Council;

(b)

a yearly permit, for the price of three hundred euro

(€300) which may be issued to a maximum of twelve (12)

drivers per year

Provided that this shall apply until and unless the

Council decides otherwise

Provided further that the Council may, by

resolution, amend the number of licences issued in terms of

Bye-Law 6(b) from time to time, as may be necessary.

In awarding the yearly permit referred to in Bye-Law

6(b), the Council shall issue a call for applications and shall grant a

permit to drivers on a seniority basis until all permits are granted.

Animal-drawn carriages shall only operate in the locality

from dawn until dusk.

(1)

It shall not be lawful for there to be more than six

(6) animal-drawn carriages being driven within the locality at any one

time.

(2)

It shall be permissible however to have six (6) driven

carriages and six (6) carriages alighting or mounting passengers at the

parking stand.

Drivers of animal-drawn carriages who fail to observe

regulation 12 of the Use of Animals and Animal-drawn Vehicles on the

Road Regulations may have their permit revoked at the discretion of

the Council.