S.L. 499.32 Art. 10Permit required for political billboards.

(1) No person shall place or cause to be placed on a road any political billboard without a permit from the Authority:

Provided that a political billboard placed on a road at any time from the issue of a general elections writ, as provided for in the General Elections Act, and the day of voting in those general elections shall be exempt from the provisions of this regulation:

Provided further that the Authority may order the removal, or it may itself remove, any such billboard where, in the opinion of the said Authority, such billboard constitutes a hazard to traffic or road users.

(2) An application to the Authority to erect a political billboard, which is not a political billboard placed on a road in accordance with the proviso to the preceding subregulation, shall indicate the dates during which the applicant intends to erect and maintain the billboard on the prescribed form and shall be accompanied by:

(i) a Site-Plan (Scale 1:2500) clearly indicating the location where the billboard is to be placed;

(ii) a detailed drawing (Scale 1:200) clearly indicating the dimensions of the billboard, and the materials, form and method of construction thereof;

(iii) a copy of any necessary permit, authorisation or notification to the competent authorities prescribed by the Development Planning Act or any regulations issued thereunder or by any other provision of law. General