S.L. 363.40 Art. 2Interpretation. Skips used for the deposit of commercial and/or industrial waste. Offences and penalties.

In these Bye-Laws, unless the context otherwise requires:

"authorisation" means the authorisation given by the Council as provided in bye-law 4.1;

"authorised person" means any person given a authorisation by the Council in accordance with the provisions of bye-law 4.1;

"commercial waste" means any waste originating from shops, restaurants, enterprises, organizations, hotels and other establishments operating in commerce but does not include domestic and/or industrial waste; "Council" means the Sliema Local Council: "domestic refuse" means any household waste originating from private dwellings including apartments and residential homes, but does not include commercial and/or industrial waste; "industrial waste" means any bulky refuse originating from workshops, factories or contractors engaged in construction work, but does not include domestic and/or commercial waste;

"skip" means any type of recipient which is closed or open, whether on wheels or not, whether made of metal or any other material which is used for the purpose of depositing domestic, commercial or industrial waste. 3.1.1 The skips used for the deposit of commercial and/or industrial waste shall at all times be kept within the boundaries of the property from which the waste originates. These shall be taken out only at the time when they are going to be emptied. 3.1.2 No authorisation shall be given by the Council for a skip used for commercial or industrial purposes to be placed in any public place. 3.2 The Council may order the removal from any public place of skips used for commercial and/or industrial waste, and if the owner of the commercial and/or industrial enterprise refuses to abide by the Council’s orders, he shall be deemed to have committed a contravention and shall, on conviction, be liable, unless a higher penalty is applicable under any other law -3.2.1 for a first contravention to a fine (ammenda) of forty-six euro and fifty-nine cents (€46.59), and 3.2.2 for a second or subsequent contravention to a fine domestic household, shall apply for authorisation by the Council.

4.2 The application shall be made on the form prescribed in Schedule A.

4.3 Any authorisation given by the Council is valid for a period of seven days which shall run from the date indicated in the application. 4.4 If the applicant requires to use the skip for a period exceeding seven days, he is required to make a fresh application every time the authorisation expires. 4.5 A fee of twenty-three euro and twenty-nine cents (€23.29)

for every skip shall be made with every application. 4.6 The authorised person shall abide by the conditions established in Schedule B and to any other conditions which the Council deems appropriate.

4.7 The Council may revoke any authorisation given under these Bye-Laws if it is satisfied that any of the conditions under which the authorisation is given is breached by the authorised person, or if there are substantial changes in circumstances which in the opinion of the Council deems it necessary to revoke such authorisation 4.8 If the authorisation is revoked by the Council as provided in the preceding bye-law, the Council shall not be obliged to refund the fee paid on application.