CONSUMPTION OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES IN PUBLIC PLACES (ISLA LOCAL COUNCIL) BYE-LAWS

CONSUMPTION OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES IN

PUBLIC PLACES (ISLA LOCAL COUNCIL)

SUBSIDIARY LEGISLATION 363.226

CONSUMPTION OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES IN

PUBLIC PLACES (ISLA LOCAL COUNCIL)

BYE-LAWS

23rd April, 2021

LOCAL COUNCIL BYE-LAW 04/03/2021.

The title of these Bye-Laws is the Consumption of

Alcoholic Beverages in Public Places (Isla Local Council) Bye-Laws.

(bye-law 5)

1. THE CONSUMPTION OF ALCOHOL BEVERAGES

OUTDOORS IS PROHIBITED BY LAW.

2. THE CARRYING OF ALCOHOL IN THE STREETS

OTHER THAN IN SEALED UNOPENED CONTAINERS IS

PROHIBITED BY LAW.

1. IL-KONSUM FIT-TOROQ TA’ XORB ALKOĦOLIKU

HU PPROJBIT BIL-LIĠI.

2. IL-ĠARR TA’ XORB ALKOĦOLIKU FIT-TOROQ

JEKK MHUX F’KONTENITURI SSIĠILLATI U MHUX MIFTUĦIN

HU PPROJBIT BIL-LIĠI.

In these Bye-Laws unless the context otherwise requires

"Act" means the Local Government Act;

"alcoholic recipient" includes bottles, tins, cans, tumblers and/

or any glass recipient intended to contain or serve (alcoholic)

beverages;

"Council" means the Isla Local Council;

"locality" means the locality of Isla as shown in the Second

Schedule to the Act;

"mentioned spaces" covers those spaces mentioned by the

competent authorities to occupy with tables and chairs to serve and

consume food and beverages;

"public space" means streets, roads, pavements, squares, public

gardens and parks that make part of the limits of Isla.

No one is permitted to loiter in any public space while

holding or in possession of alcoholic beverages.

No one is permitted to carry alcoholic beverages unless

in a sealed recipient.

All commercial establishments in Isla selling beverages

shall affix a notice in Maltese as well as in English as shown in the

Schedule, which notice shall be placed in a conspicuous place and be

easily legible by patrons of such commercial establishment.

1. Any owner of any establishment who is in breach of any

of the provisions of these Bye-Laws shall, on conviction, be liable to a

fine (ammenda) of seventy euro (€70) for each contravention, and to a

further fine (ammenda) of fifteen euro (€15) for every day during

which any of the provisions of these Bye-Laws is breached.

6.2

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

CONSUMPTION OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES IN

PUBLIC PLACES (ISLA LOCAL COUNCIL)

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

seventy euro (€70).

The Isla Local Council holds the rights to exempt from

these conditions on special and/or particular occasions.