S.L. 363.5 Art. 4Misuse of skips. Offences and penalties.

No person shall -

4.1 cause any damage to any skip or obliterate any markings printed on or affixed to any skip; or 4.2 after using the skip, leave its lid open; or 4.3 use the skip for any purpose other than that it is intended for; or 4.4 when the skip is full, deposit any refuse in a manner that the lid of the skip will not close properly; or 4.5 when depositing such refuse, spill any refuse outside the skip; or 4.6 throw or deposit any refuse near the skip; or 4.7 deposit in the skip any refuse, object or substance which is not of a domestic nature; or 4.8 deposit in the skip any bulky article, or liquid, or any refuse, object or substance which the skip is not intended to receive; or 4.9 remove the skip from where it is placed; or 4.10 after the 1 January, 1996, deposit in a skip any refuse which is not contained in a closed bag, of a type and material approved by the Council. 5.1 Any person who contravenes or fails to comply with any of the provisions of bye-law 4 shall be deemed to have committed a contravention and shall, on conviction, be liable, unless a higher penalty is applicable under any other law:

5.1.1 for a first offence to a fine (ammenda) of forty-six euro and fifty-nine cents (€46.59); and 5.1.2 for a second or subsequent offence to a fine (ammenda) of sixty-nine euro and eighty-eight cents (€69.88). 5.2 In the case of a contravention under bye-law 3, a person shall be liable, on conviction, to a fine (ammenda) of sixty-nine euro and eighty-eight cents (€69.88), and in the case of a continuing offence, to a further fine (ammenda) of eleven euro and sixty-five cents (€11.65) for each day during which the offence continues. 5.3 The imposition of a penalty under this bye-law shall be without prejudice to the right of the Council to recover any civil damages caused by the commission of the contravention under these Bye-Laws.