S.L. 552.28 Art. 4Exemptions. S.L. 552.12.

(1) Subject to the provisions of this regulation, the following advertisements shall be exempt from the requirements of permission:

(a) With the exception of unroofed areas within commuter terminals, an advertisement which is displayed on enclosed land and which is not visible from any road;

(b) an advertisement which is displayed on or in a vehicle which is normally employed as a moving vehicle and not on an advertising vehicle;

(c) a political advertisement;

(d) an advertisement required by any law or ordered by a competent court;

(e) an advertisement for a town or village feast, including sponsored advertisements, provided it is displayed for not more than 30 days prior to the date of the feast;

(f) a traffic sign; village displayed by a government or a local council;

(h) the national flag of any country or international organization or other locality flag, provided there is no advertising of any commercial activity related to it;

(i) an advertisement displayed on the facade of a premises in which a use falling outside Class 1 of the

Development Planning (Use Classes) Order is carried out provided the aggregate area of the advertisements is not more than 0.5 square metres, and it is fitted flat against the facade and is not a projecting sign;

(j) an advertisement displayed inside a roofed building;

(k) an advertisement in the form of a flag displaying a company logo or name on the roof of any commercial building;

(l) an advertisement approved as part of the Traffic Island Embellishment Scheme, provided it complies with the size limitations of the scheme of 1.2m by 30cm, and not more than two advertisements are displayed per traffic island;

(m) an advertisement which forms an integral part of an aperture;

(n) a billboard which has the consent of the President of the Republic and used exclusively for activities and events of the office of the President provided the Authority is notified of the location of the site and there are no more than ten (10) concurrent locations in the Maltese Islands;

(o) up to two billboards advertising public and/or EU funded projects provided they are located within the site boundary of the project and are removed on completion of the project; and

(p) Up to ten (10) billboards advertising activities organized by NGO's, which billboards are to be provided by Transport Malta (TM), and their use decided by a committee set up by the Minister.

(2) Any advertisement referred to in sub-regulation (1) shall be constructed, affixed and displayed in such manner, as not to constitute a hazard to persons and shall not be fixed to any tree, shrub or rubble wall.

(3) No such advertisement may be fixed to or placed on any pylon, pole, sign or other property belonging to a government or parastatal body without the permission of that body. the Authority shall have the power to require, by notice served on the person displaying the advertisement and on the owner of the land on which it is displayed, the removal of the advertisement or the carrying out of such works as the said Authority may deem necessary, and the person or persons on whom such notice is served shall forthwith, or within the term stated in the notice, comply with the contents of the notice, and pay the applicable fines:

Provided that where such an advertisement is displayed without the requisite permit and is affixed to or placed on any tree, shrub, rubble wall, pylon, pole, sign or other property, the Authority may immediately enter the land and remove the advertisement, where it deems it expedient and necessary to do so in the interests of public safety or amenity, in lieu of the service of the notice referred to above.

(5) All billboards shall be duly certified by a qualified engineer and duly insured.