PROTECTION OF PUBLIC LAND
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SUBSIDIARY LEGISLATION 363.73
PROTECTION OF PUBLIC LAND
(G _HARB LOCAL COUNCIL) BYE-LAWS
12th July, 2001
LOCAL COUNCIL BYE-LAW 23/11/2001.
Citation.
Land (G _harb Local Council) Bye-Laws.
Interpretation.
Cap. 363.
"bicycle" means a bicycle of any size which is propelled by
means of pedals, irrespective of the number of wheels it has, and
includes a tricycle;
"Council" means the G _harb Local Council;
"fixtures" means a bench, boundary wall, pole, sign, notice
board, apparatus, barricade, chair, facilities intended for the
recreation of children, and any ornament, structure or thing fixed or
placed on public land;
"locality" means the G _harb Local Council;
"public land" means any space open to the public within the
boundaries of the locality of G _harb that falls under the authority
and administration of the Council according to the provisions of the
Act and includes a public garden, small public garden, centre-strip,
road, pavement, pathway and any other open space intended for use
or recreation by the public.
Removal or 
placing of fixtures.
3. No person shall remove or place elsewhere any fixture,
unless so authorised by the Council, or make wrong use, or cause
damage to, or in any other way tamper with fixtures placed or
constructed on public land.
Wrong use of 
fixtures.
4. No person shall -
( a ) commit acts of vandalism or in any other way cause
damage to the fixtures; or
( b ) commit acts of vandalism or in any other way cause
damage to trees, plants and flowers that are planted on
public land; or
( c ) if over the age of fourteen years, use swings and other
fixtures intended for the recreation of children; or
( d ) use a bicycle in that part of the public land which is
marked by means of signs put up by the Council
indicating that no bicycles are permitted there; or
( e ) remove or place elsewhere, without the written
authority of the Council, any fixtures or other objects
situated on public land; or
(f) cut flowers, plants, trees and other vegetation that are
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on public land.
Removal of 
offender.
5. Without prejudice to any other action that may be taken by
virtue of these Bye-Laws, any person who is in breach of these
Bye-Laws may be expelled from the public land by a police officer
or a local warden.
Penalty. 6. Any person who contravenes or fails to comply with any of
the provisions of these Bye-Laws shall be deemed to have
committed a contravention, and shall, on conviction, be liable,
unless a higher penalty is applicable under any other law -
6.1.1 for a first contravention to a fine ( ammenda ) of
twenty liri (Lm20);
6.1.2 for a second or subsequent contravention to a fine
( ammenda ) of thirty liri (Lm30); and
6.1.3 in the case of a continuing contravention, to a fine
( ammenda ) of five liri (Lm5) for each day that the
contravention continues.
Civil damages. 7. The imposition of a penalty under this bye-law shall be
without prejudice to the right of the Council to recover any 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.
