Control of Pigeons (Ħal Lija Local Council) Bye-Laws, 2022

L.C.B.L 32/02/2022

LOCAL GOVERNMENT ACT

(CAP. 363)

Control of Pigeons (Ħal Lija Local Council) Bye-Laws, 2022

IN EXERCISE of the powers conferred by article 34 of the Local

Government Act, the Ħal Lija Local Council has made the following

Bye-Laws:-

The title of these Bye-Laws is the Control of Pigeons (Ħal Citation.

Lija Local Council) Bye-Laws, 2022.

In these Bye-Laws, unless the context otherwise requires

Interpretation.

"Act" means the Local Government Act;

"Council" means the Ħal Lija Local Council;

"domestic pigeons" means pigeons which are kept in a residential

place or in some other place for the purpose of recreation, hobby or

sport;

"locality" means the Ħal Lija locality as shown in the Second

Schedule to the Act;

"wild pigeons" means pigeons which are not domestic pigeons.

1. The feeding of wild pigeons by any person in any part of The feeding of

wild pigeons by

the locality is prohibited.

any person is

prohibited.

3.2. It is also prohibited for a person to voluntarily leave food in

places which are accessible to wild pigeons.

3.3. The provisions of this bye-law do not apply to those

persons who keep or take care of domestic pigeons.

The owners of abandoned immovable property within the Abandoned

locality shall ensure that the said property be sealed in such a manner immovable

property.

that no wild pigeons can go in or make nests therein.

Any person who fails to comply with any provision of these Penalties.

Bye-Laws shall be deemed to have committed a contravention and

shall, on conviction, be liable, unless a higher penalty is applicable

under any other law

(a)

for a first contravention to a fine (ammenda) of forty-

D

six euro and fifty-nine cents (€46.59);

(b) for a second or subsequent contravention to a fine

(ammenda) of sixty-nine euro and eighty-eight cents (€69.88);

and

(c) in the case of a continuing contravention to a fine

(ammenda) of eleven euro and sixty-five cents (€11.65) for each

day that the contravention continues.

€0.18