Cap. 545 Art. 10Licensing, etc., of activities. Cap. 12. Cap. 423.

(1) Save as may otherwise be prescribed, no person shall carry out any activity or operation, or be engaged in such activity or operation, relating to energy and water services and resources unless such person is in possession of a licence, permit or other authorisation of the Regulator under this Act.

(2) Any person who carries out any such activity without a licence or who acts in breach of any condition of such licence, shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine (multa) not exceeding one hundred and fifteen thousand euro (€115,000) or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years, or to both such fine and imprisonment.

(3) Saving the provisions of article 469A of the Code of

Organization and Civil Procedure no appeal shall lie from any decision of the Regulator under sub-article (1).

(4) The provisions of this article shall not apply to any cistern or well in any dwelling house, which is required to be constructed under any law, and the provisions of this article shall not be deemed to require any licence or permit for the construction and maintenance of any such cistern or well, so however that this construction shall not preclude the Regulator from exercising any of its functions and powers under this Act for the purpose of ensuring that water is not wasted or misused and that no damage is caused to the aquifer or elsewhere.

(5) An authorisation granted to a person under this Act shall not relieve such a person from the requirement at law to apply for any other authorisation however so described, or from any other obligation arising under any other law: Provided that matters falling under this article which shall have been pending before the Malta Resources Authority in terms of the Malta Resources Authority Act from before the coming into force of this Act shall forthwith be transferred onto the Regulator without the need of any formalities other than the coming into force of this Act.