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SUBSIDIARY LEGISLATION 363.05
SKIPS ( _HAMRUN LOCAL COUNCIL) BYE-LAWS
16th September, 1994
LOCAL COUNCIL BYE-LAW 27/1/94.
Citation .
Council) Bye-Laws.
Definitions.
"Council" means the  _Hamrun Local Council;
"domestic refuse" means household waste from private dwellings
including flats or residential homes, but does not include waste or
refuse of a commercial or industrial nature;
"skip" means any skip supplied by or under the authority of the
Council and placed in a public place within the  _Hamrun locality
boundary, and includes skips intended to be used by the public for
the deposit of domestic refuse.
Placement of skips.
place any skip in any public place within the  _Hamrun locality
boundary.
3.2 The Council may however authorise in writing any person
to place a skip during such times and at such places and under such
other terms and conditions as may be stipulated in the written
authority annexed in the Schedule.
3.3 There shall be payable on application to the Council by the
person granted an authority under this bye-law a fee of forty cents
per day for every skip.
3.4 Any person who contravenes any provision of this bye-law,
or who fails to comply with any of the conditions stipulated in the
written authority, shall be guilty of a contravention.
Misuse of skips.
4.1 cause any damage to any skip or obliterate any
markings printed on or affixed to any skip; or
4.2 after using the skip, leave its lid open; or
4.3 use the skip for any purpose other than that it is
intended for; or
4.4 when the skip is full, deposit any refuse in a manner
that the lid of the skip will not close properly; or
4.5 when depositing such refuse, spill any refuse outside
the skip; or
4.6 throw or deposit any refuse near the skip; or
4.7 deposit in the skip any refuse, object or substance
which is not of a domestic nature; or
4.8 deposit in the skip any bulky article, or liquid, or any
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refuse, object or substance which the skip is not
intended to receive; or
4.9 remove the skip from where it is placed; or 
4.10 after the 1 January, 1996, deposit in a skip any refuse
which is not contained in a closed bag, of a type and
material approved by the Council.
Offences and 
penalties.
5.1 Any person who contravenes or fails to comply with any of
the provisions of bye-law 4 shall be deemed to have committed a
contravention and shall, on conviction, be liable, unless a higher
penalty is applicable under any other law:
5.1.1 for a first offence to a fine ( ammenda ) of twenty liri;
and
5.1.2 for a second or subsequent offence to a fine
( ammenda ) of thirty liri.
5.2 In the case of a contravention under bye-law 3, a person
shall be liable, on conviction, to a fine ( ammenda ) of thirty liri, and
in the case of a continuing offence, to a further fine ( ammenda ) of
five liri for each day during which the offence continues.
5.3 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 the contravention under
these Bye-Laws.
Termination of 
authority.
6. The Council may terminate the authority given in terms of
these Bye-Laws if it is satisfied that any of the terms and conditions
under which the said authority was given has not been complied
with or if there is a substantial change in circumstances which in
the opinion of the Council render it necessary to withdraw the
authority.
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SCHEDULE
(Bye-law 3.2)
_HAMRUN LOCAL COUNCIL
IN exercise of the powers conferred by bye-law 3 of the Skips ( _Hamrun
Local Council) Bye-Laws, the  _Hamrun Local Council is hereby authorising
........................................... of ..............................................................................
to place .......................... skip/s within the  _Hamrun locality boundary under the
following terms and conditions:
1. The skip shall be of a size, type and colour to be approved in writing by the
Council.
2. No markings shall be printed or affixed to the skip unless authorised by the
Council in writing.
3. There shall be printed or affixed to the skip such markings as may be
indicated by the Council in writing.
4. The skip/s shall be placed on the site/s indicated by the Council on the
attached site plan provided by the same Council.
5. The authorised person shall cause the skip to be emptied every ................ or
when it is full, whichever is the earlier.
6. The Skips ( _Hamrun Local Council) Bye-Laws shall apply with respect to all
skips within the  _Hamrun locality.
7. The authorised person shall take out an adequate insurance policy,
acceptable to the Council, against third party liability and to indemnify the
Council against any claims, arising out of, or in relation to, the placement of
any such skip.
8. Subject to earlier termination for non-compliance of the above terms or
conditions this authority shall be valid for a period of ..................................
commencing on ..................................... .
9. This authority is subject to the payment of a fee of Lm ............. .
................................ ....................................
Mayor Secretary
