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Citation and commencement.
Interpretation.
D 76
Authorization to advertise on street furniture.
benches, poles, planters, boundary walls, walls, columns, roundabouts, central strips, traffic islands, and any other object which
may be included by the Council by means of a resolution.
3.1 Subject to any permit, authorization, or licence required under any law, no person shall display, fix, or place any advertisement
on any street furniture within the Kirkop locality boundary without the written authorization of the Council.
3.2 Authorization may be granted either after a written application to the Council or else after a public call made by the Council
for applictions to be submitted>
Provided that the authorization shall be deemed void if applicant fails to comply with the requirements established in the guidelines
issued, or which may be issued from time to time by the Council, in terms of paragraph (g) of subarticle (1) of article
33 of the Act>
Provided also that the guidelines shall be incorporated in the contract document which shall regulate the authorization granted by
the Council to the contractor in terms of subarticle (3) of article
3 of these Bye-Laws .
3.3 Following a public call by the Council, the authorization of the Council shall take the form of a contract in accordance with
the regulations and procedures applicable to Local Councils.
Such a contract shall be valid for a period of one year which may be renewed for futher periods of one year each by means of a contract.
In every case the Council reserves the right to refuse to renew the contract.
3.4 The Council may, on awarding the contract mentioned in subarticle (3) of article 3 of these Bye-Laws, authorise the contractor
to use the space where advertisements may be displayed on street furniture, even by selling the mentioned space to third parties.
In such a case, third parties would not require the Council’s authorization>
Provided that the contractor shall not use or sell the space for any advertisement that is prohibited by law or in terms of the contract.
3.5 Upon every authorization granted by the Council according to these Bye-Laws there shall be paid a fee as indicated in the Schedule
to these Bye-Laws>
Provided that for the authorization granted by the Council following a public call, the fee due to the Council shall be that offered
in the tender document which has been accepted.
3.6 For any authorization granted, the Council may request a deposit of money by way of guarantee.
3.7 Notwithstanding the authorization granted under these Bye- Laws, the person to whom authorization is given is personally responsible
to obtain any permit or licence required under any other law.
3.8 The Council may grant authorization in terms of these Bye- Laws to voluntary organizations that operate from the locality,
or non- governmental organizations listed in the Eighth Schedule to the Act, after a written request to advertise activities or public
notices free of charge is received.
3.9 Any person who display, fix or place any advertisement on any street furniture within the Kirkop locality boundary without
the written approval of the Kirkop Local Council shall be guilty of a contravention.
3.10 Any authorization granted under these Bye-Laws shall be subject, amongst other conditions, to the condition that the advertisement
shall be removed within one week from the expiry date of the authorization. In the event of non-compliance, the person responsible
for removing such adverts shall be guilty of a contravention.
3.11 If, in the opinion of the Council, any advertisement is in breach of any law or any provision of the contract as indicated
in subarticle (4) of article 3 of this article, this shall be removed as soon as requested by the Council. In the event of non-compliance,
the responsible person shall be guilty of a contravention.
3.12 If, following a request for the removal of an advertisement as indicated in subarticles (10) and (11) of this article, there
is non- compliance, the Council shall have the right to remove the advertisment at the expense of the contractor.
4. Every person who is in breach of one of the provisions of these Bye-Laws or any condition of the authorization given by virtue
of these Bye-Laws, shall, on conviction, be liable to a fine (ammenda) of twenty five liri (Lm25) for such contravention, and to a further fine (ammenda) of five liri (Lm 5) for every day during which one of the provisions of these Bye-Laws or any condition of the authorization is
breached.
Penalty.
D 77
D 78
(Article 3.5)
SCHEDULE
Fees due for Advertisment on Street Furniture
Size Fee Due
Two Weeks | One Month | One Year | |
Up to 0.5 square metre | Lm3 | Lm5 | Lm20 |
Up to 1.0 square metre | Lm6 | Lm10 | Lm50 |
Up to 2.0 square metres | Lm12 | Lm20 | Lm100 |
Exceeding 2.0 square metres Lm2 per day (provided this is not less than Lm50).
Ippubblikat mid-Dipartiment ta’ l-Informazzjoni (doi.gov.mt) — Valletta — Published by the Department of Information (doi.gov.mt) — Valletta
Mitbug[ fl-Istamperija tal-Gvern — Printed at the Government Printing Press
Prezz 16ç – Price 16c
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