Cap. 363 Art. 15Penalty for unqualified persons acting as councillors.

(1) A councillor shall be liable to a fine (ammenda) of two hundred euro (€200) for every occasion on which he attends a

Council meeting knowing or having reasonable grounds to believe that he is disqualified or acting as councillor when his seat has become vacant:

Provided that the Minister may, from time to time, by notice in the Gazette specify higher penalties which in no case shall exceed a fine (ammenda) of two thousand euro (€2,000) for each occasion.

(2) The fine (ammenda) contemplated in sub-article (1) shall be recoverable by the Minister as a civil debt and paid into the Consolidated Revenue Fund.

(3) A councillor acting in the manner contemplated in sub-article (1) shall be liable to refund any sums disbursed by the Council or any other body on his behalf, or benefits acquired in connection with his office from such time when the cause for disqualification arises.

(4) The foregoing sub-articles of this article shall be applied and construed without prejudice to any criminal action which may be taken by the competent authorities.