BEVERAGES IN GLASS CONTAINERS AND CONSUMPTION OF ALCOHOL IN PUBLIC PLACES (GĦARB LOCAL COUNCIL) BYE-LAWS

BEVERAGES IN GLASS CONTAINERS AND

CONSUMPTION OF ALCOHOL IN PUBLIC PLACES

(GĦARB LOCAL COUNCIL)

SUBSIDIARY LEGISLATION 363.229

BEVERAGES IN GLASS CONTAINERS AND

CONSUMPTION OF ALCOHOL IN PUBLIC PLACES

(GĦARB LOCAL COUNCIL) BYE-LAWS

7th May, 2021

LOCAL COUNCIL BYE-LAW 23/06/2021.

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

Containers and Consumption of Alcohol in Public Places (Għarb Local

Council) Bye-Laws.

(bye-Law 6(a))

1. THE CONSUMPTION OF BEVERAGES IN GLASS

CONTAINERS OUTDOORS IS PROHIBITED BY LAW.

2. THE CONSUMPTION OF ALCOHOL IN PUBLIC

PLACES IS PROHIBITED BY LAW.

3. THE CARRYING OF ALCOHOL IN PUBLIC PLACES

OTHER THAN IN SEALED UNOPENED CONTAINERS IS

PROHIBITED BY LAW.

1. IL-KONSUM F’XI POST PUBBLIKU TA’ XORB

F’KONTENITURI TAL-ĦĠIEĠ HU PPROJBIT BIL-LIĠI.

2. IL-KONSUM TA’ XORB ALKOĦOLIKU F’XI POST

PUBBLIKU HU PPROJBIT BIL-LIĠI.

3. IL-ĠARR TA’ XORB ALKOĦOLIKU F’XI POST

PUBBLIKU 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;

"Council" means the Għarb Local Council;

"designated areas" means those areas designated by the

competent authorities for the placement of tables and chairs

exclusively for the consumption of food and beverages;

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

glass container intended for the serving of food and beverages;

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

Second Schedule to the Act;

"public space" means the streets, squares, belvederes, open

space and gardens within the Għarb locality excluding designated

areas.

No one is permitted to loiter in any public place holding

or having on his person any glass container.

No person is permitted to carry alcohol in public places

other than in a sealed unopened container.

No person is permitted to consume alcohol in the streets

or in public places other than in the designated areas.

Any commercial establishment situated within any street

or public place selling beverages shall,

(a) affix a notice in Maltese as well as in English as

shown in the Schedule to these Bye-Laws, which notice shall be

BEVERAGES IN GLASS CONTAINERS AND

CONSUMPTION OF ALCOHOL IN PUBLIC PLACES

(GĦARB LOCAL COUNCIL)

placed in a conspicuous place and be easily legible by the

patrons of such commercial establishment;

(b) provide containers made of a material other than

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

and

(c) ascertain the regular cleaning of the area within

five(5) meters of the commercial establishment and collection of

refuse from bins in the same distance.

Any person 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 such contravention, and to a further fine

(ammenda) of fifteen euro (€15), for every day during which any of the

provision of these Bye-Laws is breached.