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SUBSIDIARY LEGISLATION 363.56
SKIPS (BIRKIRKARA LOCAL COUNCIL)
BYE-LAWS
7th August, 2000
LOCAL COUNCIL BYE-LAW 14/14/2000.
Citation.
Council) Bye-Laws.
Interpretation.
"authorised person" means any person holding a permit in terms
of bye-law 4.3, or his representative and any resident of any street
or part thereof who is the only person authorised in accordance
with bye-law 4.2;
"bin on wheels" means any recipient on wheels that may be
closed by means of a lid, used for the deposit of domestic refuse,
supplied by or under the authority of the Council and placed in a
public place within the Birkirkara locality boundary, 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, but does not include domestic waste or
refuse;
"Council" means the Birkirkara Local Council;
"domestic refuse" means household waste originating from
private dwellings including flats or residential homes but does not
include commercial and/or industrial waste;
"skip" means any open or closed skip supplied by or under the
authority of the Council in a public place within the Birkirkara
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.
Use of skips or bin 
on wheels.
3. A skip or bin on wheels may only be used by authorised
persons.
Placing of skips or 
bins on wheels.
4.1 No person, except the Council or the authorised person,
may place any skip or bin on wheels in any public place within the
Birkirkara locality boundary.
4.2 The Council may assign an area wherein authorised
persons only may use skips or bins on wheels provided by the
Council in lieu of door-to-door collection of domestic and
commercial waste.
4.3 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 the Schedule.
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4.4 When a written authority under this article is granted, there
shall be payable to the Council a fee of:
4.4.1 in the case of a skip, seventy-five (75) cents per day
for every skip;
4.4.2 in the case of a bin on wheels, twenty (20) cents per
day for every bin on wheels.
4.5 Any person who contravenes any provision of this article
or who fails to comply with any of the conditions stipulated in the
written authority, shall be guilty of a contravention.
Misuse of skips or 
bins on wheels.
5. No person shall -
5.1 make use of any skip or bin on wheels unless he is an
authorised person; or
5.2 cause any damage to any skip or bin on wheels or
obliterate any markings printed on or affixed thereon;
or scribble or make 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 4, as the case
may require; or
5.3 after using the skip or bin on wheels leave its lid
open or ajor; or
5.4 use the skip or bin on wheels for any purpose other
than that it is intended for; or
5.5 when the skip or bin on wheels is full, deposit any
refuse or waste in a manner that the lid of the skip or
bin on wheels will not close properly or will remain
ajar; or
5.6 when depositing such waste or refuse, spill and leave
spilled any waste or refuse outside the skip or bin on
wheels; or
5.7 throw or deposit any waste or refuse near or around
the skip or bin on wheels; or
5.8 deposit in any bin on wheels any waste, refuse, object
or substance which is not of a domestic nature; or
deposit in any skip any commercial and/or industrial
waste for which authority was not granted under the
written authority in accordance with these Bye-Laws;
or
5.9 deposit in the skip or bin on wheels any bulky article
or liquid or any refuse, object or substance which the
skip or bin on wheels is not intended to receive; or
5.10 remove or misplace the skip or bin on wheels from
where it is placed unless, in the case of a skip or bin
on wheels placed under the authority of the Council
by a person, such person shall have obtained
authority in writing to do so from the Council; or
5.11 deposit waste or refuse in a skip or bin on wheels
which is not supplied by the Council but placed by a
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person to whom authority has been granted by the
Council in accordance with these Bye-Laws; or
5.12 deposit 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
5.13 when authorised by the Council to deposit waste or
refuse in a particular skip or bin on wheels, deposit
any waste or refuse in another skip or bin on wheels.
Registration of 
commercial and 
industrial 
establishments.
6.1 Any person who, wholly or partially, engages in or
operates a commercial and/or industrial activity within the
Birkirkara locality boundary shall each year during the month of
January register with the Council the name of the contractor
engaged by such person to collect his commercial and/or industrial
waste.
6.2 No person mentioned in bye-law 6.1 shall throw or deposit
commercial and/or industrial waste in the skips or bins on wheels
supplied or authorised by the Council in the Birkirkara locality
boundary unless so authorised in writing by the Council.
Registration of 
development.
7. Anyone who has the possession of an immovable property
where a development which is going to generate waste is going to
take place has the duty to register, not later than one week before
the development commences, the name of the person or company
engaged by him to collect the waste generated by such
development.
Offences and 
penalties.
8.1 Subject to the provisions of bye-laws 8.2 and 8.3, any
person who contravenes or fails to comply with any of the
provisions of bye-law 5 shall be deemed to have committed a
contravention and shall, on conviction, be liable, unless a higher
penalty is applicable under any other law -
8.1.1 for a first contravention to a fine ( ammenda ) of
twenty liri (Lm20), and
8.1.2 for a second or subsequent contravention to a fine
( ammenda ) of thirty liri (Lm30).
8.2 In the case of a contravention under bye-law 4, a person
shall be liable on conviction to a fine ( ammenda ) of thirty liri
(Lm30), and in the case of a continuing offence, to a further fine
( ammenda ) of five liri (Lm5) for each day during which the offence
continues.
8.3 In the case of a contravention under bye-law 6.2 a person
shall be liable on conviction to a fine ( ammenda ) of thirty liri
(Lm30).
8.4 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.
Termination or 
cancellation of 
registration.
9. 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
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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 bye-law 4.4.
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SCHEDULE
(Bye-law 4.3)
BIRKIRKARA LOCAL COUNCIL
IN exercise of the powers conferred by bye-law 3 of the Skips ( Birkirkara Local
Council) Bye-Laws, the  Birkirkara 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  Birkirkara 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 ( Birkirkara Local Council) Bye-Laws, shall
apply to each and every skip/bin on wheels placed in the  Birkirkara locality
boundary.
7. The authorised person shall 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 with the above terms and
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 Executive Secretary
Date ............................
