LOCAL COUNCILS AND REGIONAL COUNCILS (DELEGATION OF ENFORCEMENT) ORDER

LOCAL COUNCILS AND REGIONAL COUNCILS

(DELEGATION OF ENFORCEMENT)

SUBSIDIARY LEGISLATION 363.41

LOCAL COUNCILS AND REGIONAL COUNCILS

(DELEGATION OF ENFORCEMENT) ORDER

25th February, 2000

LEGAL NOTICE 32 of 2000, as amended by Legal Notices 38, 44, 45,

84, 88, 94, 114, 120, 133, 196, 227 and 256 of 2000, 20 and 294 of 2001,

137, 296, 315 and 326 of 2002, 210 of 2003, 45, 266, 293, 431 and 518 of

2004, 29, 224, 273 and 405 of 2005, 321 of 2007, 265 and 266 of 2008, and

2, 314, 347, 417 and 492 of 2011, 207 of 2019 and 285 of 2022 and Act

XXIX of 2019.

The title of this Order is the Local Councils and Regional

Councils (Delegation of Enforcement) Order.

Amended by

L.N. 256 of 2000;

(Article 2(1)(b))

L.N. 294 of 2001;

L.N. 137 of 2002;

Offences listed in the Schedule to the Commissioners L.N. 315 of 2002;

for Justice Act, the enforcement of which is being L.N. 45 of 2004;

delegated to Local Councils or Regional Councils L.N.

293 of 2004;

L.N. 431 of 2004;

L.N. 518 of 2004;

L.N. 224 of 2005;

L.N. 405 of 2005;

L.N. 321 of 2007;

L.N. 2 of 2011.

Substituted by

L.N. 314 of 2011;

L.N. 417 of 2011.

Amended by

L.N. 492 of 2011;

L.N. 207 of 2019;

XXIX.2019.71;

L.N. 285 of 2022.

Leġislation

Chapter or

Particular provisions, if any

Subsidiary

Legislation

number

Traffic Regulation Ordinance

Articles 3, 30, 34(1) and 46; and

the Second Schedule in respect

of parking or waiting or stopping

at prohibited place.

Motor Vehicles Regulations

Regulations 59, 61, 67 to 90, 92

to 103, 105 to 110A, 114 to 118,

123 to 127, 130 and 134

Clamping and Removal of

Regulation 11.

Ve h i c l e s

and

Encumbering

Objects

Signs

and

Regulation 2.

Carriageway Markings

Articles 3, 4, 5, 8.

Education Act

Articles 58 to 63, both inclusive.

M o t o r Ve h i c l e s I n s u r a n c e

Article 8(1).

Party

Risks)

Motor Vehicles (Wearing of

Seat Belts) Regulations

Control of Dogs Regulations

Controlled Parking Schemes

(Residents and Commercial)

Activities requiring Permit

by

Local

Councils

Regulations

Trenching Works requiring

Permit by Local Council

regulations

Placing of Billboards and

Regulations 4, 8, 9, 10,12.

Advertising on the Road

Regulations

Registration and Licensing of

Regulations 8, 13(1), 14(3),

Motor Vehicles

17(1), (2), 18, 20, 21(1), 24,

32(3), (4), (5), (7), 33, 35,

44(7)(b), (c), (d), (e), (f), (g),

(h), (i) and (j).

Abandonment, Dumping and

Disposal of Waste in Streets

and Public P laces or Area

Regulations

Environmental Management

Construction

Site

Regulations

Motor Vehicles (Carriage of

Regulations 5, 68, 69, 72.

Goods by Road) Regulations

Motor Tractors Regulations

Regulation 3.

Pedal and Low-Powered

Regulations 4(1), 5(1), 6,7, 9 to

Cycles Regulations

11, 13, 14, 17(6),19, 21 to 24,

(1) In terms of article 33(1)(n) of the Local Government

Act, hereinafter referred to as "the Act", the enforcement of -

(a) Bye-Laws made, or which may from time to time be

made, by each Local Council under the provisions of

article 34(1) of the Act;

(b) contraventions for such of the offences listed in the

Schedule to the Commissioners for Justice Act which

are shown under the First Schedule to this Order,

shall be a function which is hereby being delegated to each Local

Council in relation to contraventions committed in its locality or to

the Joint Committee or Regional Council with regards to

contraventions that are committed in any locality falling under its

responsibility according to this Order.

(2) The aforementioned delegation shall take effect in relation

to each Local Council or Regional Committee as from the date

shown against that Local Council or Joint Committee or Regional

Council in the Second Schedule

Provided that when it is indicated that such effective date is

to be established, such date shall be established by Order of the

Minister.

(3) The Minister may by Order withdraw the delegation given

to any Local Council or Joint Committee or Regional Council and

such Order shall come into effect as from the date shown in the

Second Schedule

Provided that when that date is established, any notice of

contravention issued by a Local Council shall remain valid and any

proceedings before a tribunal or court shall be continued in the

name of that Local Council until all proceedings in respect of that

contravention have been exhausted.

LOCAL COUNCILS AND REGIONAL COUNCILS

(DELEGATION OF ENFORCEMENT)

(Article 3

Items included under the responsibility of

Local Councils solely for the purposes of

enforcement

Industrial Areas

Attard Industrial Estate

Limits of Attard

Bulebel Industrial Estate

Limits of Żejtun

Ħal Far Industrial Estate

Limits of Birżebbuġa

Kordin Industrial Estate

Limits of Paola

Luqa Industrial Estate

Limits of Luqa

Marsa Industrial Estate

Limits of Marsa

Ricasoli Industrial Estate

Limits of Kalkara

San Ġwann Industrial Estate

Limits of San Ġwann

Xewkija Industrial Estate

Limits of Xewkija

Gozo Crafts Village

Limits of Għarb

Ta’ Qali Crafts Village

Limits of Attard

Airport

Limits of Luqa

Limited to public access

outdoor areas which are

not security areas or

zones.

Bus Terminus

Valletta

Bus Terminus

Rabat, Gozo

Ports listed in the First

Limited to the land area

Schedule to the Malta

which forms part of a port.

Maritime Authority Act.

Social and Health Centres

University of Malta

Msida

Limited to public access

parking areas within the

precincts as may be agreed

with the University.

St Luke’s Hospital

Pietà

Limited to public access

outdoor areas during the

official visiting hours.

Magħtab Dumping Site

Limits of Naxxar

Wied Fulija Dumping Site

Limits of Żurrieq

Qortin Dumping Site

Xagħra

Government Ministry

Floriana

Limited to public access

Buildings (ex-Beltissebħ)

outdoor areas.

Marsa Sports Complex

Limits of Marsa

Wa t e r S p o r t s C o m p l e x ,

Żebbuġ, Gozo

Marsalforn

Ta’ Qali National Football

Limits of Attard

Limited to public access

Stadium

outdoor parking areas

surrounding the Stadium

and fo rm ing par t o f t he

Complex.

Cemetries

Addolorata Cemetery

Limits of Paola

Limited to public access

parking areas surrounding

the Cemetery forming part

of the Cemetery.

Parks and Heritage Sites

(Forts and fortifications to include moats, glacis and those components of the forts

or fortifications which though not obvious are part of them)

Buskett

Limits of Siġġiewi

Ta’ Qali

Limits of Attard

Simar

San Pawl il-Baħar

Manoel Island

Birgu Fortifications

Bormla Fortifications

Cittadella Fortifications

Rabat, Gozo

Floriana Fortifications

Mdina Fortifications

Senglea Fortifications

Valletta Fortifications

Valletta Fortifications

Cottonera Lines

Victoria Lines

City Gate

Valletta

Portes des Bombes

Floriana

Wignacourt Aqueduct and

Fountain

All archaeological sites

Limited to any parking

registered

with

the

areas surounding such

Museums Department.

sites forming part of the

sites.

Gardens and Monuments

Independence Arena

Floriana

The Mall

Floriana

Lower Barrakka Gardens

Valletta

Upper Barrakka Gardens

Valletta

Argotti Botanical Gardens

Floriana

Rundle Gardens

Rabat, Gozo

San Anton Palace Gardens

Attard

Limited to public access

areas.

Verdala Palace Gardens

Siġġiewi

Limited to public access

areas.

Roads

All arterial and distributor roads determined by the Structure Plan.

In terms of article 33(2) of the Act, the responsibility for

arterial and distributor roads and the items shown in the Third

Schedule is being delegated to Local Councils or Joint Committee

or Regional Council solely for the purposes of enforcement as

provided in article 2(1) of this Order.

(Artikolu 3)

Ħwejjeġ inklużi taħt ir-responsabbiltà tal-Kunsilli Lokali

unikament għall-għanijiet ta’ infurzar

Oqsma Industrijali

Qasam Industrijali Attard

Limiti ta’ Ħ’Attard

Qasam Industrijali Bulebel

Limiti taż-Żejtun

Qasam Industrijali Ħal Far

Limiti ta’ Birżebbuġa

Qasam Industrijali Kordin

Limiti ta’ Paola

Qasam Industrijali Luqa

Limiti ta’ Luqa

Qasam Industrijali Marsa

Limiti tal-Marsa

Qasam Industrijali Ricasoli

Limiti tal-Kalkara

Qasam Industrijali San Ġwann

Limiti ta’ San Ġwann

Qasam Industrijali Xewkija

Limiti tax-Xewkija

Villaġġ tas-Snajja’ Għawdex

Limiti ta’ l-Għarb

Villaġġ tas-Snajja’ Ta’ Qali

Limiti ta’ Ħ’Attard

L-Ajruport

Limiti ta’ Ħal Luqa

Limitament għal arei fuq barra

b’aċċess pubbliku li mhumiex

arei jew żoni ta’ sigurtà.

Bus Terminus

Valletta

Bus Terminus

ir-Rabat, Għawdex

Il-Portijiet kollha elenkati fl-

Limitament għall-area ta’ l-art li

Ewwel Skeda li tinsab ma’ l-

tagħmel parti minn port.

Att dwar l-Awtorità Marittima

ta’ Malta.

Ċentri So`jali u tas-Saħħa

Università ta’ Malta

L-Imsida

Limitament għal arei ta’ parkeġġ

b’aċċess pubbliku fil-limiti li

jista’ jsir ftehim dwarhom ma’ l-

Università.

Sptar San Luqa

Pietà

Limitament għal arei fuq barra

b’aċċess pubbliku matul is-

sigħat uffiċjali ta’ dħul għall-

pubbliku.

Radam Magħtab

Limiti tan-Naxxar

Radam Wied Fulija

Limiti taż-Żurrieq

Radam Qortin

Ix-Xagħra

Bini Ministerjali tal-Gvern

Floriana

Limitament għal arei fuq barra b

(ex-Beltissebħ)

aċċess pubbliku.

Kumpless Sportiv tal-Marsa

Limiti tal-Marsa

Kumpless Sportiv Akwatiku,

Iż-Żebbuġ, Għawdex

Marsalforn

Stadium Na z zj o n al i t a l -

Limiti ta’ Attard

Limitament għal arei ta’ parkeġġ

Football, Ta’ Qali

b’aċċess pubbliku fuq barra

madwar l-istadium u li jagħmlu

parti mill-kumpless.

Ċimiterji

ċimiterju ta’ l-Addolorata

Limiti ta’ Paola

Limitament għal arei ta’ parkeġġ

b'aċċess pubbliku madwar iċ-

ċimiterju u li jagħmlu parti miċ-

ċimiterju.

P a r k i u M k e j j e n t a ’ Wi r t

Nazzjonali

(Fortijiet u fortifikazzjonijiet jinkludu fosos, glasis u dawk il-partijiet tal-fortijiet jew

fortifikazzjonijiet, li għalkemm ma jidhrux, xorta huma parti minnhom)

Buskett

Limiti tas-Siġġiewi

Ta’ Qali

Limiti ta’ Ħ’Attard

Simar

San Pawl il-Baħar

Manoel Island

Is-Swar tal-Birgu

Is-Swar ta’ Bormla

Is-Swar taċ-ċittadella

Ir-Rabat, Għawdex

Is-Swar tal-Furjana

Is-Swar ta’ l-Imdina

Is-Swar ta’ l-Isla

Is-Swar tal-Belt Valletta

Il-Linji tal-Kottonera

Il-Linji tal-Vittorja

Bieb il-Belt

Valletta

Bieb il-Bombi

Floriana

L-Akwadott ta’ Wignacourt u

l-Fontana

Is-siti arkeoloġiċi kollha

Limitament għal arei ta’ parkeġġ

reġistrati mad-Dipartiment

madwar siti bħal dawk li jagħmlu

tal-Mużewijiet.

parti mis-siti.

Ġonna u Monumenti

L-Arena ta’ l-Indipendenza

Floriana

Il-Mall

Floriana

Il-Ġonna tal-Barrakka t’Isfel

Valletta

Il-Ġonna tal-Barrakka ta’ Fuq

Valletta

Il-Ġonna Botaniċi ta’ l-Argotti

Floriana

Rundle Gardens

Rabat, Għawdex

Il-Ġonna tal-Palazz ta’ San

Ħ’Attard

Limitament għal arei ta’ aċċess

Anton

pubbliku.

Il-Ġonna tal-Palazz Verdala

Is-Siġġiewi

Limitament għal arei ta’ aċċess

pubbliku.

Toroq

It-toroq arterji u distributorji kollha stabbiliti bil-Pjan ta’ Struttura.

(1) Subject to the provisions of sub-article (2) of this

article, article 36(2), (3), (4) and (5) of the Act shall, in addition to

Bye-Laws, apply to such of the offences listed in the Schedule to

the Commissioners for Justice Act which are shown under the First

Schedule to this Order.

(2) For the purposes of article 36(3) of the Act, Commissioners

for Justice shall, with effect from the 17th day of April, 2000, sit in

the Local Tribunals so designated in terms of article 4(11) of the

Commissioners for Justice Act.

M o t o r Ve h i c l e s ( D r i v i n g

Regulations 3, 4, 27, 56, 57, 58,

Licences) Regulations

69, 76.

Va l l e t t a P e d e s t r i a n Z o n e s

Regulation 9.

Regulations

Mdina (Restriction of Access

Regulation 2.

a n d T r a n s i t o f Ve h i c l e s )

Regulations

Tobacco (Smoking Control)

Article 14.

Act

Smoking in Public Places

Regulations

Management of Bathing

Regulations 19(1) and (2).

Water Quality Regulations

Smoking Control in Private

Vehicles Regulations

Micromobility Regulations

Regulations 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13,

14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 20, 21, 22, 23,

SECOND SCHEDULE

Amended by

L.N. 38 of 2000;

(Article 2(2) and (3)

L.N. 44 of 2000;

L.N. 45 of 2000;

L.N. 84 of 2000;

L.N. 88 of 2000;

L.N. 94 of 2000;

L.N. 114 of 2000;

L.N. 120 of 2000;

L.N. 133 of 2000;

L.N. 196 of 2000;

L.N. 227 of 2000

L.N. 20 of 2001;

L.N. 296 of 2002;

L.N. 326 of 2002;

L.N. 210 of 2003;

L.N. 266 of 2004;

L.N. 431 of 2004;

L.N. 29 of 2005;

L.N. 273 of 2005;

L.N. 265 of 2008;

L.N. 266 of 2008;

L.N, 2 of 2011;

L.N. 347 of 2011.

Local Council/Regional Council

Effective date of

Termination date of

delegation

delegation

Pembroke, Sliema, Swieqi, San Giljan and San

Ġwann

25th February, 2000

31st August, 2011

Għargħur, Mellieħa, Mġarr, Mosta, Naxxar and

San Pawl il-Baħar

18th March, 2000

31st August, 2011

Gżira, Ħamrun, Msida, Pietà and Ta’ Xbiex

12th May, 2000

31st August, 2011

Attard, Balzan, Birkirkara, Dingli, Iklin, Lija,

8th March, 2000

Mdina, Mtarfa, Rabat (Malta) and Santa Venera Dingli again with

effect from 1st

November, 2002

Mtarfa again with

effect from 11th

March, 2004

31st August, 2011

Għaxaq, Gudja, Marsaxlokk, Paola, Santa

23rd May, 2000

Lucija, Tarxien and Żejtun

Gudja again with

effect from 4th

November, 2008

31st August, 2011

Floriana

17th June, 2003

31st August, 2011

Marsa

4th November, 2008

31st August, 2011

Valletta

4th July, 2000

31st August, 2011

Qormi, Siġġiewi and Żebbuġ (Malta)

24th May, 2000

31st August, 2011

Kirkop, Luqa, Mqabba, Qrendi, Safi and

Żurrieq

27th June, 2000

31st August, 2011

Birżebbuġa

4th November, 2008

31st August, 2011

Rabat (Gozo), Fontana, Għajnsielem, Għarb,

Għasri, Kerċem, Munxar, Nadur, Qala, Sannat,

Xewkija and Żebbuġ (Gozo)

2nd June, 2000

31st August, 2011

San Lawrenz

4th July, 2000

31st August, 2011

Xagħra

29th September, 2000

31st August, 2011

Birgu, Bormla, Fgura, Kalkara, Marsaskala and

Żabbar

28th July, 2000

31st August, 2011

Isla

4th November, 2000

31st August, 2011

Xgħajra

17th July, 2003

31st August, 2011

South Eastern Regional Council

1st September, 2011

Gozo Regional Council

1st September, 2011

Northern Regional Council

1st September, 2011

Southern Regional Council

1st September, 2011

Central Regional Council

1st September, 2011