ACTIVITIES IN GĦAR SAN BRINKAT (ĦAL GĦARGĦUR LOCAL COUNCIL) [ S.L.363.170 1 SUBSIDIARY LEGISLATION 363.170 ACTIVITIES IN GĦAR SAN BRINKAT (ĦAL GĦARGĦUR LOCAL COUNCIL) BYE-LAWS 26th July, 2012 * LOCAL

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2. The title of these Bye-Laws is the Activities in Għar San Brinkat (Ħal Għargħur Local Council) Bye-Laws.
3. In these Bye-Laws unless the context otherwise requires - "Act" means the Local Government Act; Citation. Interpretation. Cap.
4. "activity" means any activity held in the open and to which these Bye-Laws refer; "applicant" means any person who applies for a permit in terms of these Bye-Laws, and includes an individual, a company, a club or an association; "barbecues" includes cooking or roasting of foodstuffs, which is carried out in any manner, including by means of naked fire or through gas or by any other means; "Council" means the Ħal Għargħur Local Council; "day" means working day consisting of the Local Council’s opening hours; "Għar San Brinkat" means the site as indicated in the Schedule; "locality" means the locality of Ħal Għargħur as shown in the Second Schedule to the Act.
5. Without prejudice to any other law providing for the requirement of any other permit from any other authority, no person may organize an activity in Għar San Brinkat without the Council’s prior authorization in writing in conformity with these Bye-Laws: Prohibition of activities. Provided that no written authorisation from the Council in terms of these bye-laws shall be required for an activity in Għar San Brinkat, insofar as such activity would be limited to three persons. 4.
6. The Council may, upon the application by any person, grant a permit for the holding of an activity in Għar San Brinkat, which permit may be subject to such terms and conditions as the Council may deem fit. Permit. 4.
7. The application shall reach the Local Council two days prior to the activity. When submitting an application, the applicant is required to indicate the nature of the activity and the number of participants for whom the activity would be intended and in default, it shall be presumed that the activity is intended for more Nature of activity and number of attendees. *See bye-law 1.2 of these Bye-Laws, as originally promulgated. 2 [ S.L.363.170 ACTIVITIES IN GĦAR SAN BRINKAT (ĦAL GĦARGĦUR LOCAL COUNCIL) than three persons. Guarantee. 4.
8. The Council may ask for a deposit or for the provision of a bank guarantee of not more than one hundred euro (€100) in its f a v o ur i n o r d e r t o s e c u r e ag a i n s t a n y d a m a ge s a n d l a c k o f cleanliness that may occur. Cleansing. 4.
9. Each applicant shall be responsible for the cleaning of the site after the activity. Prohibition of music. 4.
10. No music is allowed to be played whatever the means used, which can be heard at a distance of more than ten metres. Prohibition of barbecues in Għar San Brinkat. 4.
11. No person shall hold barbecues in Għar San Brinkat. Fees.
12. No permit shall be granted unless the applicant shall have paid to the Council a fee of ten euro (€10) for every day or part thereof, during which an activity would be held. Penalties. 6.
13. Any person who is in breach of any of the provisions of these Bye-Laws, or who fails to abide by any condition made by the virtue of these Bye-Laws, shall be deemed to have committed a contravention and shall, on conviction, be liable to a fine (ammenda) of not more than seventy euro (€70) for such contravention. 6.
14. In addition to the penalty stipulated in bye-law 6.1, the Council may order the guilty person of a breach to carry out the necessary repairs and cleaning to the Council’s satisfaction. 6.
15. The Council shall have the right to carry out the necessary repairs and cleaning at the expense of the guilty person. ACTIVITIES IN GĦAR SAN BRINKAT (ĦAL GĦARGĦUR LOCAL COUNCIL) SCHEDULE Għar San Brinkat [ S.L.363.170 3