PROTECTION OF WIED ID-DIS BRIDGE (G}ARG}UR LOCAL COUNCIL) BYE-LAWS

PROTECTION OF WIED ID-DIS BRIDGE

(G}ARG}UR LOCAL COUNCIL)

SUBSIDIARY LEGISLATION 363.83

PROTECTION OF WIED ID-DIS BRIDGE

(G}ARG}UR LOCAL COUNCIL) BYE-LAWS

15th February, 2002

LOCAL COUNCIL BYE-LAW 24/1/2002, as amended by Legal Notice

425 of 2007.

The title of these Bye-Laws is the Protection of Wied id-

Dis Bridge (G]arg]ur Local Council) Bye-Laws.

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In these Bye-Laws unless the context otherwise requires -

"Act" means the Local Government Act;

"advertisement" means any type of advertisement, including any

commercial or non-commercial promotion, and includes also any

other notice, notification or message printed or in writing;

"Council" means the G]arg]ur Local Council;

"locality" means the G]arg]ur locality;

"street furniture" includes any object which may be placed or

fixed to the ground or placed or fixed to the wall or to any other

part of the Bridge;

"the Bridge" means the bridge over Wied id-Dis within the

locality of G]arg]ur, and includes the walls, fixtures and the road

which runs over the bridge;

"vehicle" includes any motor car, motor cycle or any other

vehicle which is used as a means of transport, whether it is a motor

vehicle or not, but does not include bicycle or scooter.

No person shall, without prior written authorisation from

the Council

(a) ascend or abseil, by means of ropes or other means, at

any part of the Bridge;

(b) make any type of ties to the Bridge with ropes or by

any other means;

(c) fix any board, banner, sticker or advertisement to any

part of the Bridge;

(d) fix or place any street furniture to or on the Bridge;

(e) park any vehicle on the Bridge.

Any person who contravenes or fails to comply to any of

the provisions of these Bye-Laws shall be guilty of a contravention

and shall be liable, if found guilty, unless a higher penalty is

applicable under any other law

(a) for the first contravention to a fine (ammenda) of

forty-six euro and fifty-nine cents (€46.59);

(b) for the second or subsequent contravention, to a fine

(ammenda) of sixty-nine euro and eighty-eight cents

PROTECTION OF WIED ID-DIS BRIDGE

(G}ARG}UR LOCAL COUNCIL)

(€69.88); and

(c) in the case of a continuing contravention, to a fine

(ammenda) of eleven euro and sixty-five cents

(€11.65) for every day during which the contravention

continues.

The imposition of a penalty under these Bye-Laws shall be

without prejudice to the right of the Council to recover all civil

damages caused by the commission of any contravention under

these Bye-Laws, including the right to carry out the repairs at the

expense of the guilty person.