S.L. 363.224 Art. 4Use of equipment. Application for the use of facilities.

Equipment shall only be used for the purposes for which they are intended.

5.1 The Council shall issue an authorisation for the use of any of the facilities after a written application is submitted by an applicant on the form prescribed in the First Schedule:

Provided that the Council shall have the right to refuse to issue an authorization in those circumstances and for any reason which the Council deems fit, so however that the Council shall, within fifteen (15) days form the date of the application, issue the authorisation or a refusal in writing, as the case may be;

Provided further that if no authorisation is granted within fifteen (15) days, the application shall be deemed to have been refused.

5.2 Applications must be submitted by not later than one (1) month and not earlier than two (2) months before the date of the proposed activity. The Council’s decision shall be communicated to applicant as early as possible:

Provided that the Council may give a concession and vary these time-limits.

5.3 Where more than one application is received for an activity to be held in the same place and on the same date, the first application received shall be given priority:

Provided that if applications are received simultaneously, the applicant who resides in the locality shall be given preference:

Provided further that if all the applicants are from the locality, or if none of them resides in the locality, the Council shall discuss the issue during the first local council meeting and of no agreement may be reached by the majority of the Council members, it shall draw by lot the application to be chosen in the presence of the applicants.