LOCAL COUNCILS 
(DELEGATION OF STREET LIGHTING INSTALLATION) _g S.L.363.91 1
SUBSIDIARY LEGISLATION 363.91
LOCAL COUNCILS (DELEGATION OF STREET 
LIGHTING INSTALLATION) ORDER
17th May, 2002
LEGAL NOTICE 114 of 2002, as amended by Legal Notices 20, 43, 105
and 113 of 2003.
Citation.
Street Lighting Installation) Order.
Delegated 
functions.
Cap. 363.
2. (1) In terms of article 33(1)( n ) of the Local Councils Act -
( a ) the installation of all new street lighting systems, and
( b ) the maintenance of all street lighting installations,
except those listed in the First Schedule to this Order, shall be a
function which is hereby delegated to each Local Council in
relation to installations in its locality.
(2) The aforementioned delegation shall take effect in relation
to each Council as from the date shown against that Local 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.
Installations, etc., 
to be in accordance 
with Enemalta 
regulations and 
manual.
Cap. 272.
3. All street lighting installations shall be installed or
maintained, as the case may be, strictly in accordance with the
regulations made by Enemalta Corporation in terms of the
Enemalta Act and also in accordance with the standards,
specifications, work-methods and procedures established by the
"Street Lighting Devolution Manual" - Document Reference No.
SLDM - 01, published by the said Corporation, as amended from to
time, hereinafter referred to as the "Manual".
2 _g S.L.363.91
LOCAL COUNCILS 
(DELEGATION OF STREET LIGHTING INSTALLATION)
FIRST SCHEDULE
Article 2(1)
Items excluded from the competence of Local Councils
Clause 9.2 of the Manual mentioned in regulation 3 of these regulations shall
determine the items and works which are excluded from the competence of Local
Councils.
The proprietary database, including the plans and other technical information,
produced by Enemalta Corporation in terms of Clause 9.2(iv) of the said Manual,
shall be considered as the official platform from which the localisation, enumeration,
categorization and statistical information related to street lighting systems can be
obtained.
SECOND SCHEDULE Amended by:L.N. 20 of 2003;
L.N. 43 of 2003;
L.N. 105 of 2003;
L.N. 113 of 2003.
Article 2(2)
Local Council Effective date of delegation
Qormi, Birkirkara, G _z ira,  _Hamrun, Msida,
Pembroke, Piet_a, San  _Giljan, San  _Gwann, Santa
Venera, Sliema, Swieqi, Ta’ Xbiex
1st June, 2002
G _harg _hur, Mellie _ha, M _garr, Mosta, Naxxar and San
Pawl il-Ba _har
16th December, 2002
G _haxaq, Marsaxlokk, Marsaskala, Mqabba, Qrendi,
Safi,  _Zurrieq,  _Zabbar and  _Zejtun
30th December, 2002
Birgu, Isla, Bormla, Fgura, Floriana, Kalkara, Luqa,
Marsa, Paola, Santa Lu _cija, Tarxien, Xg _hajra, Gudja,
Bir _zebbu _ga
26th March, 2003
Mdina,  _Zebbu _g (Malta), Si _g_giewi, Attard, Balzan,
Dingli, Iklin, Lija, Mtarfa, Rabat (Malta)
28th March, 2003
Valletta To be established
Kirkop To be established
Rabat (Gozo), Fontana, G _hajnsielem, G _harb, G _hasri,
Ker _cem, Munxar, Nadur, Qala, San Lawrenz,
Sannat, Xag _hra, Xewkija and  _Zebbu _g (Gozo).
13th March, 2003
