S.L. 363.148 Art. 2Interpretation. Cap. 363. Official Council Web-page. Authorisation in writing. Penalties. Authorisation for advertising on the Council’s Web- page. Validity of contract.

In these Bye-Laws unless the context otherwise requires -

"Act" means the Local Government Act;

"advertisement" includes any commercial or non-commercial promotion;

"Council" means the Sliema Local Council; "person" means the person who has been authorised by the Council to link with the Council’s Web-page under the provisions of bye-law 3.2;

"Web-page" means access to information and database via the Internet, known as the World Wide Web (WWW), which Web-page may be advertised on the so-called Web Search Engines. 2.2 In these Bye-Laws, any expression which is defined in the Act shall have the same meaning as is assigned to it in the Act. 3.1 The Council shall have a Web-page on the internet which shall include all information on the Council and the locality which the Council may choose to include. 3.2 There shall be one official Web-page dedicated exclusively to the Sliema Local Council: Provided that the Council may authorise any person to include or link such Web-page on or to another Web-page, either at a charge or at no charge, as the Council may decide.

3.3 The Council shall authorise in writing the person mentioned in bye-law 3.2. 3.4 Any person who is found guilty of having breached any provision of bye-laws 3.2 and 3.3 shall be fined a fine (ammenda) of forty-six euro and fifty-nine cents (€46.59) and two euro and thirty-three cents (€2.33) for every day during which the Council’s Web-page is accessible on the offender’s Web-page without the written authorisation. 4.1 The Council may contract, in accordance with the regulations and procedures applicable according to the Act, with commercial and non-commercial entities to advertise the Council’s

Web-page at a charge. 4.2 The contract mentioned in bye-law 4.1 is valid for a period of one year which may be renewed for a further period of one year.