S.L. 206.2 ст. 10Offences as set out in the Third Schedule.

(1) Notwithstanding any other law providing for the trial and punishment of offences, where any person commits any of the offences set out in the first column of the Third Schedule, the following provisions of this regulation shall apply.

(2) Any police officer or community officer in whose opinion any such offence has been committed, may hand over to the person who has committed such an offence a notice containing a general description of the offence which shall include the nature of the offence and the date, time and place as well as the registration number of the vehicle with which such an offence has been committed, when applicable.

(3) Where any such notice is given, the person receiving such notice, or any other person who accepts responsibility for the offence referred to in the said notice, may, within ten days of the notice, call at the place referred to in the notice, produce all such documents therein referred to and pay the fine set out in the second column of the Third Schedule in respect of that offence, or such person shall send those documents and payment of the fine by registered post or shall pay the fine by any other means indicated in the notice.

(4) Where the fine indicated in any such notice is not paid within ten days, ordinary proceedings in respect of the offence in question shall be taken in front of a Local Tribunal as designated by the Minister responsible for justice or the court, as the case may be.

(5) Where any such notice is complied with and the said fine is paid within the said period, no proceedings shall be taken in respect of the offence in question and the payment of such fine shall, for all intents and purposes, be deemed to be an admission of the commission of the offence.

(6) The provisions of this regulation shall only apply in the case of a first conviction but shall not apply in the case of a second or subsequent conviction.

FIRST SCHEDULE (Regulation 5)

Dimensions and Specifications of vehicles which may carry out waste collection operations in Valletta

(a) For the collection of municipal solid waste:

An N1 motor vehicle which shall be an autogas, electric or hybrid electric vehicle or a vehicle which is not less than Euro 5 standard whose dimensions do not exceed the following maximum specifications:

Length: 6500 millimetres Width: 2500 millimetres Height: 2300 millimetres

(b) For the collection of commercial waste:

An N1 motor vehicle which shall be an autogas, electric or hybrid electric vehicle or a vehicle which is not less than Euro 5 standard and which is not equipped with a waste compaction mechanism and whose dimensions do not exceed the following maximum specifications:

Length: 6200 millimetres Width: 2500 millimetres Height: 2050 millimetres SECOND SCHEDULE (Regulation 6)

Plan of Valletta which shows, where indicated by the red colour, the zones from which commercial waste is to be collected during such time indicated in paragraph (b) of sub-regulation 6(1), whereas the remaining zone within the boundaries of Valletta where marked with the black line, the zones from which municipal solid waste shall be collected during such times indicated in paragraph (a) of sub-regulation 6(1) THIRD SCHEDULE (Regulation 10) Second First Column Column Offence Fee Depositing or taking out waste outside of prescribed collection times ..................................................................... €100 Depositing or taking out waste away from one’s own premises ................................................................................................. €100 Affixing, abandoning or leaving affixed any flyers, signs, posters, expired permits or any other printed material ............. €100 Puttng a skip in a public place in Valletta without a permit from the Local Council or, after having obtained such permit, failing to remove the said skip by not later than 8.00pm of the same day for which the permit has been issued ...................... €100 For the purpose of collection of waste, making use of vehicles not in accordance with dimensions and specifications stipulated in the First Schedule ............................................... € 350 Collecting waste in Valletta outside the official collection times ...................................................................................... € 350 Failure by contracted waste collectors to collect waste on such days and during such times in which waste should be collected ................................................................................ € 350