S.L. 363.139 Art. 2Interpretation. Cap. 363. Use of facility. Use of equipment. Application for the use of the facility.

In these Bye-Laws unless the context otherwise requires:

"the Act" means the Local Government Act; "the Administrator" means the person, club, association or society awarded the tender by the Council to manage the facility in terms of bye-law 8.1;

"advertisement" includes a notice; "applicant" means the person, whether an individual, club, association or society, who applies to use the facility in accordance with these Bye-Laws;

"authorised person" means the person, club, association or society who has been granted authorisation by the Council or by the Administrator in terms of these Bye-Laws for the use of the facility; "club", "association" or "society" means any group of persons lawfully constituted to form a club, association or society; "the Council" means the Santa Lu`ija Local Council; "equipment" means anything put or fixed within the facility, including flower-pots, benches, litter bins, floodlights and other structure which may be included by the Council from time to time; "the facility" means the 5-a-side Football Pitch situated in Triq Inez Soler and which is under the responsibility of the Council; "Government" means the central government; "the locality" means the Santa Lu`ija locality.

3.1. Without prejudice to any other permit required by any other authority or under any law, no person shall use the facility or display, place or fix any advertisement on the wall or equipment in the facility without the prior authorisation of the Council. 3.2. Equipment shall only be used for the purposes for which they are intended. 4.1. The Council shall issue an authorisation for the use of the facility after a written application is submitted by an applicant on the form prescribed in Schedule A: Provided that in the case of an advertisement the fee payable to the Council shall be that as established in Schedule C: Provided further that the Council shall have the right to refuse to issue an authorisation in those circumstances and for any reason which the Council deems fit; sohowever that the Council shall, within fifteen days from the date of application, issue the authorisation or a refusal in writing, as the case may be. 4.2. The Council may grant authorisation to voluntary organisations that operate from the locality or non-governmental organisations listed in the Eighth Schedule to the Act, after the Council receives a written request so as to use the facility or advertise activities or public notices without payment. 4.3. Applications must be submitted by not later than one month and not earlier than two months before the date of the proposed activity. The Council’s decision shall be communicated to applicant as early as possible:

Provided that the Council may give a concession to vary these time-limits.

4.4. Where more than one application is received for an activity to be held on the same date and at the same time, the first application received shall be given priority. If applications are received simultaneously, the applicant who resides in the locality shall be given preference. If all applicants are from the locality, or if none of them resides in the locality, the Council shall draw by lot in the presence of the applicants.