S.L. 552.28 Art. 8Serving of Notices and Enforcement Procedures.

(1) In any of the circumstances specified in these regulations in which the Authority may serve a notice on the person displaying an advertisement and on the owner or occupier of the land on which it is displayed, the said Authority may, where it deems it more expedient to do so, or where it is not possible to discover the identity of the person displaying the advertisement or of the owner or occupier of the land, serve the notice on the company, organization or other body or person to which the advertisement refers or which advertises any product, service or event related to such company, organization, body or person either directly or indirectly:

Provided that where the owner of the land or advertising structure cannot be identified, the Authority shall first inquire with the company, organization or other body or person to which the advertisement refers to provide details of the owner of the said land or advertising structure within twenty-four (24) hours.

(2) The provisions of articles 94, 95, 97, 98, 99, 100 and 101 of the Act and anything which may be done thereunder shall apply and may be done with respect to other development:

Provided that in respect of advertisement, the application of the said provisions shall be subject to the following modifications:

(a) where the notice requires the removal of an advertisement, and the advertisement is not removed by the expiration of the stipulated period, the Authority shall have the right to remove the said advertisement itself and the company, organization or other body or person to whom or to which the advertisement refers shall be liable for payment of the expenses incurred by the said Authority in exercising its powers vested by these regulation. A notice requiring the removal of an advertisement within a period of not less than 3 days as specified in the notice, shall have effect on the expiration of the said period; and

(b) neither an appeal from any such notice or an application for the consent of the Authority for the display of and upon the expiry of the period specified in the notice, the Authority may forthwith enter on the land an remove the advertisement, and article 100 of the Act shall apply accordingly.

(3) Furthermore, in the event that the company, organization or body or person to whom or to which the advertisement refers fails to claim the said advertisement within seven (7) days of the removal of said advertisement and to take possession thereof upon the payment of such fees which shall be due in terms of these regulations, the Authority shall have the right to dispose of such advertisement in any such manner as it may deem fit and the company, organization or body or person to whom or to which the advertisement refers shall have no right at law to claim any damages of whatsoever nature from the said Authority. (Regulation 3)

The yearly fee due to Transport Malta shall amount to one thousand five hundred euro - (€ 1,500).

SCHEDULE II – Policy and Design Guidance (Regulation 3)

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Billboards and Advertisements

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ABSTRACT

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The number of advertising billboards has been on the increase over the past decades. For this reason, the Planning Authority had issued several planning guidance to regulate this activity. The “Billboards and Signs” planning guidelines were issued in 1993, whereby billboards were allowed on a temporary basis. This procedure was suspended in 2003, followed by the publication of new planning guidelines in 2007, which recommended a number of fixed sites around Malta and Gozo, with the scope of limiting the number of billboards as well as improving the visual aspect of the said billboards.

This document provides guidelines for the installation of billboards and other outdoor advertising proposals to the Planning Authority, applicants and the general public.

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