S.L. 549.40 Art. 16Transitory provisions.

The provisions of regulations 4 to 9C, as they were prior to the coming into force of these regulations shall be deemed to have remained in force for the purpose of any prosecution commenced in

. terms thereof prior to the said date Amended by: SCHEDULE 1 L.N. 296 of 2018. Regulation 4

In accordance with regulation 4, acts or omissions listed hereunder deemed to be an offence under the said regulation:

(a) deposit, drop, place or throw any dust, dirt, paper, ash, refuse, box, barrel, or any other article or thing in any public

(b) keep or leave any article or thing in any place where therefrom have passed or are likely to pass into any public

(c) throw or leave behind any bottle, can, food container, glass, particles of food or any other article or thing in any

(d) beat, clean, shake, sieve or otherwise agitate any ash, lime, sand, waste paper or other substance in such manner carried or likely to be carried by the wind to any public place;

(e) spit any substance or expel mucus from the nose, or leave human material excretion, including vomit, or leave animal material excretion upon or onto any street or any

(f) place, scatter, spill or throw any blood, brine, noxious liquid, other offensive or filthy matter of any kind, including oils, fuels, other fluids, in such manner as to run or fall into any public in the sea or watercourses.

Amended by: SCHEDULE 2 L.N. 296 of 2018. (Regulation 10(4)) Substituted by: L.N. 346 of 2018; Amended by: L.N. 293 of 2020.

In accordance to regulation 4A and to regulation 10(4), objects and materials hereunder shall be deemed to be dumped or deposited refuse, litter, any other objects:

(a) White goods and electrical and electronic equipment and including fridge, freezer, cooker, oven, dishwasher, geyser, conditioner, television, computer, in whole or in part;

(b) Building material, rubble, stone, or excavated material, quantity, including a sack, bag, box or receptacle with tiles, slabs and any other material;

(c) Bathroom suite in whole or in part;

(d) Bedroom suite or other domestic furniture in whole or in

(e) Commercial equipment, old stock office furniture and whole or in part;

(f) Cloths, rags and other material related to clothing; All catering waste and swill in whatever quantity, disposed by a catering licensee; Unlicensed and disused vehicle or vessel in whole or in part; Non-domestic waste; Dead animal; Uncollected litter remaining after the lapse of twenty-four hours from the termination of an event organised by a person, or a body of persons, a public place, including a rally, protest, concert, festival, public meeting or similar activity, unless the organiser shows that sufficient arrangements had been made for cleaning after the event; Mixed agricultural and garden waste including plastics used for agricultural or gardening purposes: Provided that if the dumping or depositing constitutes of pruning remains only it shall qualify under Schedule 1.

SCHEDULE 3 (Regulations 2 and 5(3))

purposes of these regulations and of this Schedule, the following apply:

Waste" means mixed waste, intended for collection by the respective Council’s agent or contractor, on the indicated day. As from 1st July 2024, all placed for collection shall be in transparent black bags;

Waste/White Bag" means organic and, or biodegradable refuse and kitchen waste, leaves and flowers, intended for collection, by the Regional Council’s agent or contractor, on the indicated day;

"Recyclable Waste/Grey/Green Bag" means co-mingled paper, plastic and metal for collection by the respective Regional Council’s agent or contractor, day. Monday Tuesday Wednesda Thursda Friday Saturda y y y Organic Waste Glass every Organic Mixed Organic Recyclabl Mixed first and Waste Waste Waste e Waste Waste third Friday of the month

The applicable collection time for the said waste for each Local Council provided to the Authority by the Department for Local Government, published by the Authority by means of a Government notice in the Gazette.

Provided that where a scheduled collection day coincides holiday, such collection may be carried out on the next working day or on determined by the Authority after being duly informed of such need by for Local Government, and also provided that adequate notice is given to