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- The title of these regulations is the Public Collections Regulations. Title.
- In these regulations, expressions defined by the Public Collections Act have the same meaning assigned to them by that Act. Interpretation. Cap.
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(1)Applications for a licence for a public collection shall be obtainable from the Police General Headquarters and shall be filed with the Commissioner not later than fifteen days prior to the date of the proposed collection. Application for a licence.
(2)No such application shall be accepted unless it is accompanied by a list of the proposed collectors containing their names, addresses and age. 4. A promoter shall (
- a)issue a certificate of authority to every collector authorising him to act as such, which certificate shall be in the form set out in the First Schedule, and which shall be obtainable from the Police General Headquarters; Duties of promoter. (
- b)deliver to every collector a collector’s badge which shall be in the form set out in the Second Schedule and which shall be issued by the Commissioner; (
- c)on the termination of the collection, or if the relative licence has been revoked, on such revocation, return all certificates of authority and badges to the Commissioner; (
- d)exercise all due diligence to ensure that the provisions of these regulations are being observed. 5. No person shall act as collector, unless (
- a)he is fourteen years of age or over; Eligibility of collectors. (
- b)he has been approved to act as such by the Commissioner; (
- c)he is in possession of a certificate of authority issued by the promoter; (
- d)he is in possession of a badge issued by the Commissioner. 6.
(1)A collector shall not, for the purpose of a collection - (
- a)act in such a manner as to cause or is likely to cause any inconvenience, annoyance or obstruction to other persons; Duties of collector. 2 [ S.L.279.01 PUBLIC COLLECTIONS (
- b)visit a house which has already been visited by him or by another collector, for the same collection; (
- c)act as such in the same place as another collector unless a distance of not less than thirty metres is kept between one collector and another; (
- d)use any musical instruments, loudspeakers or any other device capable of amplifying sound without the express permission of the Commissioner; and (
- e)visit any Government establishment unless a special permit in writing has been previously obtained from the Administrative Secretary.
(2)Every collector shall (
- a)wear the collector’s badge on the left breast at all times during the collection; (
- b)produce, on demand by any police officer or by any occupant of a house visited by him for the purpose of the collection, his certificate of authority; (
- c)be responsible for the safe custody of his certificate of authority and his badge and shall return the said certificate and badge to the promoter immediately after he has ceased to be a collector; and (
- d)obey any order given on the spot by a police officer. Deposit of proceeds in a bank account. 7. All proceeds from any collection are to be deposited in a bank account in the name of the organising body and any disbursements or payments are to be made, as much as practicable, by cheque from the said account. [ S.L.279.01 PUBLIC COLLECTIONS FIRST SCHEDULE (Regulation 4) MALTA POLICE PUBLIC COLLECTIONS ACT Certificate of Authority ........................................ of ...................................................... (name) (address) ........................................... aged ................ is hereby authorised to act as collector in aid of .......................................................... at ....................................... on ................................................... (locality) (period of collection) Collector No. ..................... .......................... Promoter ............................................. Commissioner of Police SECOND SCHEDULE (Regulation 4) PUBLIC COLLECTIONS ACT Collection No. ................. Date ............... In aid of ............................................ Name of collector and No. ....................... .................................................................... From ........................ to .......................... Locality ........................... Commissioner of Police 3