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SUBSIDIARY LEGISLATION 363.39
SKIPS AND BINS ON WHEELS
(MELLIE HA LOCAL COUNCIL) BYE-LAWS
3rd January 2000
LOCAL COUNCIL BYE-LAW 37/18/99.
Citation .
Wheels (Mellie ha Local Council) Bye-Laws.
Interpretation.
"authorised person" means any person holding a permit or his
representative and any resident of any street or part thereof who is
the only person authorised in accordance with bye-law 3.1;
"bin on wheels" means any recipient on wheels that may be
closed by means of a lid, supplied by or under the authority of the
Council and placed in a public place within the Mellie ha locality
boundary, for the deposit of domestic refuse, but does not include a
skip;
"commercial and/or industrial waste or refuse" means any waste,
originating from any shops, factories, enterprises, companies and
other entities operating in commerce and industry and includes all
bulky refuse in general;
"Council" means the Mellie ha Local Council;
"domestic refuse" means all type of waste not being of a
commercial nature but household waste originating from private
dwellings including flats or residential homes;
"skip" means any open or closed skip supplied by the Council or
under its authority in a public place by a person duly authorised by
the Council within the Mellie ha locality boundary, and which
includes any other recipient of this kind, used for the deposit of
commercial and/or industrial waste, but does not include bin on
wheels.
Placement of skips 
or bins on wheels.
3.1 No person, without the authority of the Council, shall have
the power to place any skip or bin on wheels in any public place
within the Mellie ha locality boundary.
3.2 The Council may, however, authorise in writing any person
to place a skip or bin on wheels during such times and at such
places and under such terms and conditions as may be stipulated in
the written authority by the Council annexed in Schedule A.
3.3 When a written authority is granted, there shall be payable
to the Council - 
3.3.1 in the case of a skip, a fee of fifty cents (50c) per day
for every skip;
3.3.2 in the case of a bin on wheels, ten cents (10c) cents
per day for every bin.
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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 
and bins on 
wheels.
4.1. A person shall be deemed to be guilty of a contravention
if-
4.2 he causes any damage to any skip or bin on wheels or
obliterates any markings printed on or affixed
thereon; or scribbles or makes any mark on any skip
or bin on wheels without the consent of the Council,
or of the person to whom authority has been granted
to place a skip or bin on wheels under bye-law 3, as
the case may require; or
4.3 after using the skip or bin on wheels he leaves its lid
open or ajar, or deposits any refuse in such manner as
to impede the lid from closing properly or will
remain ajar; or
4.4 he uses the skip or bin on wheels for any purpose
other than that it is intended for, or deposits any
waste or refuse which the skip or bin on wheels is not
intended to receive; or
4.5 he deposits any waste or refuse outside, around or
near the skip or bin on wheels; or
4.6 he removes or misplaces the skip or bin on wheels
from where it is placed by the Council or by any
person duly authorised without having obtained
authority in writing to do so from the Council; or
4.7 he deposits waste or refuse in a skip or bin on wheels
which is not supplied by the Council but placed by a
person to whom authority has been granted by the
Council in accordance with these Bye-Laws; or
4.8 he deposits in a bin on wheels any domestic refuse
which is not contained in a closed bag, of a type and
material approved by the Council; or
4.9 he deposits waste or refuse in a skip or bin on wheels
other than that for which written authority has been
issued by the Council;
4.10 he deposits any waste or refuse whether of a
commercial and/or industrial or domestic nature,
which waste or refuse has not originated from within
the Mellie ha locality boundary.
Registration of 
commercial and 
industrial 
establishments.
5.1 Any person who, wholly or partially, engages in or
operates a commercial and/or industrial activity within the
Mellie ha locality boundary and whose field of operation falls under
one of the establishment categories shown under Column 1 of
Schedule B, shall register with the Council in order to be granted
authority to deposit commercial and/or industrial waste in the skips
supplied by or authorised by the Council in the Mellieha locality
boundary.
5.2 Without prejudice to the provisions of bye-law 5.1, every
person in Category 1 of Schedule B can dispose of commercial and/
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or industrial waste in a bin on wheels.
5.3 For each registration made under bye-law 5.1 as fee as
shown in Column 2 of Schedule B shall be payable to the Council.
5.4 The Council may, for a valid reason given in writing,
refuse to register a person under bye-law 5.1.
5.5 The applicant shall only commence to make use of the skip
or bin on wheels after the application has been approved by the
Council and after he would have received such approval in writing.
Should the applicant make use of the skip or bin on wheels prior to
the receipt of such approval, he shall be guilty of a contravention.
Offences and 
penalties.
6.1 Subject to the provisions of bye-laws 6.2 and 6.3, 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 -
6.1.1 for a first contravention to a fine ( ammenda ) of
twenty liri (Lm20), and
6.1.2 for a second or subsequent contravention to a fine
( ammenda ) of thirty liri (Lm30).
6.2 In the case of a contravention under bye-laws 3 and 5.5, a
person shall be liable on conviction to a fine ( ammenda ) of thirty
liri (Lm30).
6.3 In the case of a continuing offence, a person shall be liable
on conviction to a further fine ( ammenda ) of five liri (Lm5) for
each day during which the offence continues.
6.4 The imposition of a penalty under this bye-law shall be
without prejudice to the right of the Council to sue for civil
damages caused by the commission of any contravention under
these Bye-Laws.
Termination or 
cancellation of 
registration.
7. The Council may terminate the authority given, and, or
cancel the registration made under these Bye-Laws if it is satisfied
that any of the terms and conditions under which the said authority
was granted or registration made has not been complied with, or if
there is a substantial change in circumstances which in the opinion
of the Council renders it necessary to withdraw the authority or
cancel the registration. In this case the Council shall not be obliged
to refund any fee that would have already been paid to the Council
under Schedule B.
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SCHEDULE A
(Bye-law 3.2)
MELLIE HA LOCAL COUNCIL
IN exercise of the powers conferred by bye-law 3 of the Skips and Bins on
Wheels (Mellie ha Local Council) Bye-Laws, the Mellie ha Local Council is hereby
authorising .......................... residing at ...................................................................
Licence No. .................. I.D. Card No. ............... ( ) name of enterprise or company
............................. VAT No. .................... Tel. No./Fax ................ to place .............
skip/s/bin/s on wheels in the Mellie ha locality boundary under the terms and
conditions specified hereunder:
1. The skip/bin on wheels shall be of a size, type and colour to be approved in
writing by the Council.
2. No markings shall be printed on or affixed to or removed from the skip/bin
on wheels unless authorised by the Council in writing.
3. There shall be printed on the skip/bin on wheels such markings as may be
authorised by the Council in writing.
4. The skip/bin on wheels 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 ensure that the skip/bin on wheels is emptied
every ............. or when it is full, whichever is the earlier.
6. The Skips and Bins on Wheels (Mellie ha Local Council) Bye-Laws shall
apply to each and every skip/bin on wheels within the Mellie ha locality
boundary.
7. The authorised person has to ensure that all preventive precautions for the
conservation of the environment and for the protection of the citizen, are
being implemented.
8. At all times during the period of authorisation the authorised person must
apply for an adequate insurance policy, acceptable to the Council, against
third party liability and indemnify the Council against any claims arising out
of, or in relation to, the placement or use of any such skip/bin on wheels.
9. Subject to earlier termination for non-compliance of the above terms or
conditions this authority shall be valid for a period of ..................................
commencing on ..................................... .
10. This authority is subject to the payment of a fee of Lm ............. .
................................ ....................................
Mayor Secretary
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SCHEDULE B
(Bye-law 5.1)
CATEGORIES OF ESTABLISHMENTS AND FEES
Column 1 Column 2
CATEGORIES FEES FOR USE ON SKIPS
Category No. 1
Bars, snack bars, clubs, institutions and any
other organisations, sport centres, grocers,
bakeries, butchers, chemists, hairdressers,
salons, bazaars, stationeries, confectioneries,
tailors, pet shops, plant and flower shops,
clothes shops, offices, clinics, halls and any
other commercial outlets and churches, antique
shops, ironmongers, carpenters, household
appliances shops, aluminium manufacturers
and hawkers selling nougat
No fees.
Registration with the Council
only
Category No. 2
Mobile kiosks and hawkers selling fast foods,
who require a temporary licence to operate on
the days of a feast in the locality.
A fee of Lm 10 for the
duration of the licence
Category No. 3
Restaurants, guest houses, schools, homes for
the elderly, banks, showrooms green grocers,
hawkers.
A fee of Lm 50 per annum
Category No. 4
Mechanics, panel beaters, sprayers, tyre
service, petrol stations, blacksmiths.
A fee of Lm 100 per annum
Category No. 5
Hotels, holiday complexes, industrial
establishments including enterprises or co-
operatives or any other enterprise, government
departments, parastatal entities or corporations,
excluding construction sites or stone quarries.
A fee of Lm 600 per annum
Category No. 6
Any other industrial establishment not falling
under any of the categories mentioned in this
scheme, other than those already included in
Category No. 5.
A fee of Lm 400 per annum
