S.L. 10.21 ст. 5Refusal to register a club.

The Commissioner of Police shall not register a club if -

(a) the club occupies premises which have been used within the last twelve months immediately preceding the application for registration, as a wines and spirts shop, the licence whereof has been cancelled;

(b) he has reasons to believe that the club is intended for the purpose of gambling and provided that he has verified that prior authorisation has been issued by the Malta Gaming Authority in terms of the Gaming Act;

(c) the number of paying members is less than thirty;

(d) the total yearly subscription payable by all the members of the club does not cover the rental value of the premises;

(e) in the opinion of the Commissioner of Police, the proposed name of the club closely resembles or is likely to cause confusion with the name of another registered club, or is likely to occasion a breach of public good order;

(f) the opening of the club is deemed likely to cause annoyance to neighbours on grounds which the Director of Public Works, the Commissioner of Police and the Chief Government Medical Officer, or their respective representative, consider to be reasonable.