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Code of Police Laws (Cap. 10)
- Art. 2In this Code, the following expressions shall have the meanings hereby assigned to them respectively, unless t
- Art. 20(Repealed by XV .2009.52. ) Power in connection with painting of names of streets, etc. Amended by: II.1880.1;
- Art. 21(Repealed by XV .2009.52. ) Naming of streets. Amended by: II.1880.1; XIII.1921.2; VI.1937.3; L.N. 4 of 1963;
- Art. 23(Repealed by XV .2009.52. ) Closing of streets during repairs. Amended by: XXIII.2000 .30; XV .2009.49.
- Art. 24(Repealed by XV .2009.52. ) Works causing obstruction or danger in streets. Amended by: XXVII.2001 .33.
- Art. 25A(Repealed by XV .2009.52. ) 6 CAP. 10.] CODE OF POLICE LAWS Projections on street. Amended by: XXIII.2000 .30;
- Art. 26(Repealed by XV .2009.52. ) Notice to Authority for Transport in Malta before commencing buildings or making e
- Art. 27( Repealed by XV .2009.52. ) Court may prohibit erection of buildings encroaching upon public way. Power of Au
- Art. 28(Repealed by XV .2009.52. ) Permit from Authority for Transport in Malta for breaking up footway or surface of
- Art. 33(Repealed by XV .2009.52. ) Prohibition to leave materials or other obstruction in street longer than necessar
- Art. 34(Repealed by XV .2009.52. ) CODE OF POLICE LAWS [CAP. 10. 7 Openings in surface or footway leading to cellars,
- Art. 35(Repealed by XV .2009.52. ) Rebuilding of walls fallen on the street. Amended by: XVII.1893.3; XXIII.2000 .30;
- Art. 36(Repealed by XV .2009.52. ) No red or white soil to be dug up without permission. Amended by: XVII.1893.12; XX
- Art. 37(Repealed by XV .2009.52. ) Prohibition of certain acts and omissions. Amended by: X.1859.1; V .1886.1; XVIII.
- Art. 38(Repealed by XXV .2001.50. ) Authorization to act as scavenger. Added by: IX.1899.5. Amended by: XII.1938.2; X
- Art. 39(Repealed by XXVII.2001 .33.) Acts and omissions wherefrom damage, obstruction, danger or inconvenience to per
- Art. 40(Repealed by XXV .2001.50. ) Playing musical instruments, singing or shouting in street or shops. Amended by:
- Art. 41(1) No person shall sound or play on any musical or noisy instrument or sing, or for the purpose of hawking, s
- Art. 42For the purpose of this Part of this Code the expression "tout" means any person who, not being a duly qualifi
- Art. 43It shall be an offence for any person - (a) to act as a tout on behalf of any advocate or legal procurator or
- Art. 44(1) The Registrar of Courts, the registrar of the Court of Magistrates (Malta) or the registrar of the Court o
- Art. 45(1) Any of the judges or any magistrate may, by general or special order, exclude from any part of the law cou
- Art. 46(1) No advocate, legal procurator or notary public shall employ as a clerk or as a secretary or in any other c
- Art. 47(1) Any person who - (a) offends against the provisions contained in article 43; or (b) contravenes any exclus
- Art. 96Repealed by Act XVI.2023. 3. CODE OF POLICE LAWS [CAP. 10. 11 Rules to be observed in the construction of hous
- Art. 97(1) In the construction of any h ouse or part of a house, the owner as well as the mason and the architect emp
- Art. 98No person shall cut, or cause or allow to be cut, from any quarry any franka stone of any dimension exceeding
- Art. 99Repealed by Legal Notice 99 of 2026 ; Applicability of certain provisions of s.97 to houses constructed before
- Art. 100(1) The provisions contained in article 97(1)( f), (g), (h), (i), (j), (k), (m) and ( n)(vii) shall apply also
- Art. 101(1) The owner of any house constructed after the first of January eighteen hundred and eighty, shall constantl
- Art. 102(1) The Minister responsible for public health may, on the advice of the General Services Board, make regulati
- Art. 103( 1 ) T h e o w n e r s h a l l b e h e l d r e s p o n s i b l e f o r a n y contravention of the provisions
- Art. 104(1) The owner of any house from which the matter going into the privy, sink, or other drains for slop water, i
- Art. 105The owner or occupier of any house is bound to permit the Director of Public Works to fix to any external wall
- Art. 106It shall not be lawful for the owner to use or suffer to be used as a dwelling any premises not provided with
- Art. 107Repealed by Legal Notice 99 of 2026 . Conditions for the occupation of cellar as dwellings. Amended by: XV .19
- Art. 108Repealed by Legal Notice 99 of 2026 . Formation of open area between cellar dwelling and street by Director of
- Art. 109Repealed by Legal Notice 99 of 2026 . Common tenement-houses to be licensed by Superintendent of Public Health
- Art. 111(1) The owner of any common tenement-house shall paint and keep legible, a number over the entrance door of ea
- Art. 112Repealed by Legal Notice 99 of 2026 . Presumption juris tantum against persons letting cellars, etc. Amended b
- Art. 113Repealed by Legal Notice 99 of 2026 . Marking of doors Amended by: II.2016 .2. Substituted by: X.2019 .2.
- Art. 114( 1 ) T h e o w n e r o r t h e t e n a n t o f a h o u s e a n d , o r t h e Administrator of a Condominium s
- Art. 115Where, owing to the construction of new houses, or the opening of new doors, or for any other reason, the Mini
- Art. 116The provisions of article 114 shall not apply to any church or other building constructed and perpetually dest
- Art. 117(1) The owner of any building shall keep in a good state of repair, the cistern, privy, sink or drain for slop
- Art. 118(1) The occupier of any buildin g or other tenement shall at all times keep in good condition, on any open cis
- Art. 119The Minister responsible for agriculture may, on the advice of the Board of Agriculture, make, amend or repeal
- Art. 120(1) It shall not be lawful, without the consent of the owner, or, if the house is occupi ed by any other perso
- Art. 121(1) The occupier of any hous e or, where there is no occupier, the owner, shall keep clean all the internal an
- Art. 122(1) The Superintendent of Public Health may allow material for composting into manure to be kept in such place
- Art. 123The owner and the manager of any bathing establishment shall keep in a good state of c leanliness and decency
- Art. 124The owner or occupier of any house is bound to whitewash and purify such house, within a r easonable time, reg
- Art. 125(Repealed by XXV .2001.50. ) Prohibition to keep animals of the bovine species, etc., in certain localities, w
- Art. 126(1) No person shall, without a licence from the sanitary authority, the duration of whic h shall not exceed on
- Art. 128It shall not be lawful - (a) to construct any chimney, oven, or forge, against a party wall, even though such
- Art. 129Any person keeping an oven, chimney, or factory in which fire is used, shall keep such oven, chimney or factor
- Art. 130(Repealed by XXVII.2001 .33. ) CODE OF POLICE LAWS [CAP. 10. 27 Appointment of engineers for inspection of boi
- Art. 131(1) It shall be lawful for the Minister responsible for public works to appoint one or more engineers for the
- Art. 132No steam-boiler shall be operated on land except under the constant supervision of a person duly licensed to a
- Art. 133It shall be lawful for the Police, the sanitary authority , or any person appointed by the competent Minister,
- Art. 134Repealed by Legal Notice 99 of 2026 . 28 CAP. 10.] CODE OF POLICE LAWS PART VI OF CEMETERIES AND OF THE INTERM
- Art. 135It shall not be lawful to construct any cemetery without a licence from the sanitary authority. Distance to be
- Art. 136(1) No cemetery shall be const ructed at a distance less than one hundred and eighty-three metres from any hou
- Art. 137Any person having the charge of a cemetery shall surround such cemetery with a wall or other sufficient fence,
- Art. 138It shall not be lawful to enter into any cemetery without the permission of the person in charge. Damage to ce
- Art. 139It shall not be lawful to destroy or injure any building, wall, or fence belonging to a cemetery, or affix to
- Art. 140It shall not be lawful to play at any game or sport, or discharge any fire-arm, save at a military funeral, in
- Art. 141It shall not be lawful to bury or cremate any dead body without the permission of the Superintendent for Publi
- Art. 142It shall not be lawful to exhume any dead body or open any grave without the permission of the sanitary author
- Art. 143(1) No dead body shall be buried before the lapse of twenty-four hours of the death, in ordinary cases, or of
- Art. 144(1) It shall not be lawful to bury any dead body in any cemetery wherever situate in which the sanitary author
- Art. 145(1) Every dead body shall be buried with such covering as decorum and decency require. (2) The dead body, or t
- Art. 146It shall be lawful for any officer of the sanitary authority at all times to enter and inspect any cemetery, f
- Art. 147The Minister responsible for public health may make regulations respecting the construction, position and exte
- Art. 148No person shall take away, from any aqueduct, fountain, cistern, conduit, or other like place, public water, n
- Art. 149Every person allowed to take water by the officer mentioned in the last preceding article, shall make sure tha
- Art. 150Every person shall avoid causing, through his negligence, the opening, breaking, or injuring of any lock, eart
- Art. 151(1) Every person shall avoid causing, through his negligence, any rubbish, mud, or other noxious or offensive
- Art. 152For the purposes of this Part "animal" shall have the same meaning assigned to it in article 2 of the Animal W
- Art. 153Any person who keeps confined or causes or suffers any animal to be kept confined in a ny place shall take suc
- Art. 181(Repealed by: XXVII.2001 .33. ) Unlawful to retail wine, etc., without licence. Ord. XIII of 1888 as amended b
- Art. 182(Repealed by: XXVII.2001 .33. ) Duration of licence for sale of wine, beer or spirituous liquor. Amended by: I
- Art. 183(1) It shall be lawful for the Minister responsible for the Police to make regulations resp ecting the grant a
- Art. 184(Repealed by: XXVII.2001 .33. ) Permitting drunkenness, etc. Amended by. III.1872.13; XI.1910.13; XVII.1938.4;
- Art. 185(1) The keeper of any shop licensed for the sale by retail of wine, beer or spirituous liquor shall not - (a)
- Art. 188(Repealed by: XXVII.2001 .33. ) Keeping of unjust or unstamped scales, weights and measures. Amended by: XXVII
- Art. 190(Repealed by: XXVII.2001 .33. ) CODE OF POLICE LAWS [CAP. 10. 33 Exposing goods for sale in streets or markets
- Art. 192(Repealed by: XXVII.2001 .33. ) Permitting unlawful gaming in shops. Amended by: III.1872.12. Substituted by:
- Art. 193(1) No shopkeeper shall suffer any sort of game of chance to be carried on in his premises unless licensed or
- Art. 194(Repealed by: XXVII.2001 .33. ) Added by: XI.1920.20. PART XII OF CLUBS Power of Minister responsible for the
- Art. 195(1) It shall be lawful for the Minister responsible for the Police to make regulations respecting the registra
- Art. 201(Repealed by: XXVII.2001 .33. ) Prohibition of tobacco smoking in theatres and cinemas. Added by: XLII.1976.2.
- Art. 202Repealed by: XLII.1986 .20. Power of Minister responsible for the Police to make regulations. Amended by: VIII
- Art. 203(1) The Minister responsible for the Police may make and, when made, amend, repeal or repeal and re-enact regu
- Art. 204It shall be lawful for the Commissioner of Police for reasons of public order, public safety or public moralit
- Art. 205(1) The use of guns and other firearms for sporting purposes is permitted but only as provided in the followin
- Art. 206Such licence shall not be g ranted to any person - (a) who has not attained the age of eighteen years; or (b)
- Art. 208Such licence shall be personal and it shall not be lawful for the person having such licence to permit the use
- Art. 209Any person found in the actual search for or pursuit of game shall, if so required by any Police officer, stat
- Art. 210Repealed by: V .1991.50. Wanton discharge of firearms. Added by: XI.1910.15. Substituted by: XVII.1980 .4.
- Art. 211Repealed by: V .1991.50. CODE OF POLICE LAWS [CAP. 10. 37 Taxidermy licence. Added by: XVII.1980 .5. Amended b
- Art. 212(1) No person shall act as a taxidermist without a licence from the Minister responsible for the environment o
- Art. 213Repealed by: V .1991.50. Power of Minister responsible for the environment to make regulations. Added by: XI.1
- Art. 214It shall be lawful for the Minister responsible for the environment from time to time to make, vary or revoke
- Art. 218(Repealed by: XXVII.2001 .33. ) Power of Minister responsible for ports to make regulations and to fix charges
- Art. 219(Repealed by: XXVII.2001 .33. ) 38 CAP. 10.] CODE OF POLICE LAWS Handling of luggage to be carried out by lugg
- Art. 220Repealed by: XVII.1991 .82. Service of luggage porters subject to supervision of Director of Ports. Government
- Art. 221Repealed by: XVII.1991 .82. Added by: XIII.1900.1. PART XVIII OF SHOEBLACKS Licence to shoeblacks. Added by: X
- Art. 222(Repealed by: XXVII.2001 .33. ) Added by: VII.1942.2. PART XIX OF BROKERS (Pitkali ) AND VENDORS OF AGRICULTUR
- Art. 223* The Minister responsible for agriculture may make regulations in regard to the sale, at auction or otherwise
- Art. 224(Repealed by XV .2009.52. ) *This article as originally enact ed consisted of two sub-articl es. Sub-article (
- Art. 225(1) It shall not be lawful to allow any animal to approach any part of the seashore where any person is bathin
- Art. 226It shall not be lawful to hold any regatta, greasy-pole, or any other public entertainment o r show or let off
- Art. 227No person shall leave in any harbour or on any wharf anything which may cause injury to public health, or a nu
- Art. 228(1) If any petroleum or other oil or any mixture containing petroleum or other oil is discharged, leaks or run
- Art. 230(Repealed by XV .2009.52. ) Licence to retailers on sea. Amended by: VII.1889.4; XIII.1913.6; XV .1920.21; XL.
- Art. 232Repealed by: XVII.1991 .82. Power of Minister responsible for ports to make regulations. Amended by: I.1856.1;
- Art. 233Repealed by: XVII.1991 .82. Minister responsible for ports enabled to make regulations. Added by: XXXVI.1948.2
- Art. 234Repealed by: XVII.1991 .82. PART XXI OF MASTERS OF VESSELS Master not to permit boats to approach vessel. Amen
- Art. 235(Repealed by XV .2009.52. ) CODE OF POLICE LAWS [CAP. 10. 41 Master not to communicate with any part of Malta
- Art. 236(Repealed by XV .2009.52. ) Dangerous cargo on board merchant vessels. Amended by: X.1867.4; IV .1912.5; XXXVI
- Art. 237(Repealed by XV .2009.52. ) Authority to search vessel unloading dangerous cargo. Amended by: XXXVI.1947.3; IX
- Art. 238(Repealed by XV .2009.52. ) Power of Minister responsible for ports to make regulations. Amended by: I.1856.3;
- Art. 239Repealed by: XVII.1991 .82. Careening of vessel. Amended by: III.1872.21; IV .1912.6. Substituted by: XIII.196
- Art. 240Repealed by: XVII.1991 .82. Master not to allow smoking, etc., whilst loading or unloading inflammable merchan
- Art. 242Repealed by: XVII.1991 .82. PART XXII OF BOATS OF BOATS IN GENERAL Articles 243 to 247 , both inclusive , were
- Art. 289Repealed by XXIII.2000 .30. CODE OF POLICE LAWS [CAP. 10. 43 Licence. Amended by: VII.1889.8; XV .1920.21; XL.
- Art. 291Repealed by: XVII.1991 .82. No undue weight to be placed on safety valve. Amended by: VII.1889.8.
- Art. 293Repealed by: XVII.1991 .82. Shelter for deck passengers. Amended by: VII.1889.8; IX.1971.3.
- Art. 295Repealed by XXIII.2000 .30. Surveyor of machinery. Certificate of survey. Amended by: VII.1889.8; XVII.1991 .8
- Art. 296Repealed by XXIII.2000 .30. Survey of hull. Certificate of survey. Amended by: VII.1889.8; XL. 1949.21; XXIII.
- Art. 297Repealed by XXIII.2000 .30. Lodgement of certificates with Public Transport Authority Amended by: VII.1889.8;
- Art. 299Repealed by: XVII.1991 .82. 44 CAP. 10.] CODE OF POLICE LAWS Designation of steam-boats plying as tugs. Amende
- Art. 300Repealed by: XVII.1991 .82. Towing of pontoons in excess of licensed number. Amended by: VII.1889.8.
- Art. 301Repealed by: XVII.1991 .82. Applicability of certain provisions to steam-boats, Amended by: VII.1889.8; XI.191
- Art. 303Repealed by XXIII.2000 .30. Power of Minister responsible for ports to fix rates. Added by: XIII.1913.15. Amen
- Art. 304Repealed by: XVII.1991 .82. PART XXIII Amended by: XVI.1937.3. OF FISHING, SALE OF FISH AND FISHING BOATS Powe
- Art. 305Repealed by Act II of 2001. Forfeiture of fishing instruments in consequence of conviction. Amended by: VII.18
- Art. 306Repealed by Act II of 2001 PART XXIV Amended by: VII.1889.10. OF BOATMEN Licence to boatmen. Amended by: VII.1
- Art. 307Repealed by XXIII.2000 .30. CODE OF POLICE LAWS [CAP. 10. 45 Conditions for grant of licence. Amended by: VII.
- Art. 308Repealed by XXIII.2000 .30. Duration of licence. Cancellation or suspension of licence. Amended by: VII.1889.1
- Art. 309Repealed by XXIII.2000 .30. PART XXV Amended by: IV .1912.9. OF DEALERS IN MARINE STORES AND OLD METALS Articl
- Art. 316A(Repealed by XXVII.2001 .33. ) Licence fee and power to make regulations. Added by: XIV .1986.2.
- Art. 316B(Repealed by XXVII.2001 .33. ) Added by: III.2007.2. PART XXV B OF MINORS AND ALCOHOL Sale, serving or procure
- Art. 316CIt shall be unlawful for any person to: (a) sell alcohol to, or purchase alcohol on behalf of, a minor; or (b)
- Art. 316DIt shall be unlawful for a minor to: (a) consume alcohol in any public place; (b) procure or attempt to procur
- Art. 316EIt shall be lawful for any member of the Police Force to stop any person, whom he suspects to have acted in br
- Art. 316FFor the purposes of articles 316C to 316E and of article 319(9) to (11): (a) the expression "agency" means any
- Art. 317Any regulation made by the competent authority in virtue of the powers conferred on him by this Code or by any
- Art. 318Any person who commits an y breach of the provisions of this Code or of any order or regulation given or made
- Art. 319(1) Saving the provisions of articles 19 and 543 of the Criminal Code , the provisions of the next fol1owing s
- Art. 320In the case of a second or subsequent conviction for any contravention committed by any shopkeeper, vendor, or
- Art. 321(1) In the case of any contravention, the court, besides awarding punishment, shall order the offender, where
- Art. 322Where any offence against the provisions of this Code or of any regulations or order made thereunder is commit
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