As from the nineties, the Maltese Government re-introduced the concept of Local Councils.
Local Government was established in 1993 following the Maltese Parliament’s approval of the Local Councils Act (Chapter 363 of the Laws of Malta) on 30 June 1993. This law set up Local Councils in 67 localities (later increased to 68). Furthermore, it now serves as a regulatory mechanism for Local Councils’ operations.
The Local Councils Act was modelled on the European Charter of Local Self-Government (Council of Europe), which the Maltese Government had signed and ratified. According to this Act, a Local Council “shall be a statutory local government authority having a distinct legal personality and capable of entering into contracts, of suing and being sued, and of doing all such things and entering into such transactions as are incidental or conducive to the exercise and performance of its functions as are allowed under the Act.”
Today, Malta has 68 Local Councils – 54 in Malta and 14 in Gozo. The Local Councils Act was revised considerably by the Local Councils (Amendment) Act 1999 (Act No. XXI of 1999) published on 21 December 1999 and Act No. XVI of 2009 as part of the Local Government Reform 2009.
Another important step taken to consolidate Local Government in Malta was when the system of local government was entrenched in the Constitution of Malta. In fact, on 24 April 2001, Act No. XIII of 2001 established that:
“The State shall adopt a system of local government whereby the territory of Malta shall be divided into such number of localities as may by law be from time to time determined, each locality to be administered by a Local Council elected by the residents of the locality and established and operating in terms of such law as may from time to time be in force”.
The inhabitants who are registered elect the Council every 4 years, as voters in the Local Councils’ Electoral Register. Elections are held by means of the system of proportional representation using the single transferable vote.
The mayor is the head of the Local Council and the representative of the Council for all effects under the Act.
The Executive Secretary, who is appointed by the Council, is the executive, administrative, and financial head of the Council. All decisions are taken collectively with the other members of the Council.
Local councils are responsible for the general upkeep and embellishment of the locality, local wardens, and refuse collection, and carry out general administrative duties for the central government such as collection of government rents and funds, and answering government-related public inquiries.
The Local Councils Act
Local councils of Malta and Gozo
Il-Kunsill Lokali ta’ Ħ’Attard
Il-Kunsill Lokali ta’ Ħal Balzan
Il-Kunsill Lokali tal-Birgu (Città Vittoriosa)
Il-Kunsill Lokali ta’ Birkirkara
Il-Kunsill Lokali ta’ Birżebbuġa
Il-Kunsill Lokali ta’ Bormla (Città Cospicua)
Il-Kunsill Lokali ta’ Ħad-Dingli
Il-Kunsill Lokali tal-Fontana (It-Triq tal-Għajn)
Il-Kunsill Lokali t’Għajnsielem
Il-Kunsill Lokali ta’ Ħal Għargħur
Il-Kunsill Lokali ta’ Ħal Għaxaq
Il-Kunsill Lokali tal-Isla (Città Senglea)
Il-Kunsill Lokali ta’ Ħal Kirkop
Il-Kunsill Lokali ta’ Ħal Lija
Il-Kunsill Lokali ta’ Ħal Luqa
Il-Kunsill Lokali ta’ Marsaskala (Wied il-Għajn)
Il-Kunsill Lokali ta’ Marsaxlokk
Il-Kunsill Lokali tal-Imdina (Città Notabile)
Il-Kunsill Lokali tal-Mellieħa
Il-Kunsill Lokali ta’ Raħal Ġdid
Il-Kunsill Lokali ta’ Pembroke
Il-Kunsill Lokali ta’ Ħal Qormi (Città Pinto)
Il-Kunsill Lokali tar-Rabat, Għawdex (Città Victoria)
Il-Kunsill Lokali ta’ Ħal Safi
Il-Kunsill Lokali ta’ San Ġiljan
Il-Kunsill Lokali ta’ San Ġwann
Il-Kunsill Lokali ta’ San Lawrenz
Il-Kunsill Lokali ta’ San Pawl il-Baħar
Il-Kunsill Lokali ta’ Santa Luċija
Il-Kunsill Lokali ta’ Santa Venera
Il-Kunsill Lokali tas-Siġġiewi (Città Ferdinand)
Il-Kunsill Lokali ta’ Tas-Sliema
Il-Kunsill Lokali ta’ Ħal Tarxien
Il-Kunsill Lokali tal-Belt Valletta (Città Umillisima)
Il-Kunsill Lokali ta’ Ta’ Xbiex
Il-Kunsill Lokali ta’ Ħaż-Żabbar (Città Hompesch)
Il-Kunsill Lokali ta’ Ħaż-Żebbuġ (Città Rohan)
Il-Kunsill Lokali taż-Żebbuġ, Għawdex
Il-Kunsill Lokali taż-Żejtun (Città Beland)
List of Maltese local communities councils
These local community committees are going to operate from the beginning of July 2010, the Maltese Elections of Committees for Communities 2010 was held on Saturday March 27, in these hamlets:
- Il-Kumitat Amministrattiv ta’ Bubaqra in Iż-Żurrieq
- Il-Kumitat Amministrattiv ta’ Fleur-de-Lys in Birkirkara
- Il-Kumitat Amministrattiv tal-Kappara in San Ġwann
- Il-Kumitat Amministrattiv tal-Madliena in Is-Swieqi
- Il-Kumitat Amministrattiv ta’ Marsalforn in Iż-Żebbuġ
- Il-Kumitat Amministrattiv ta’ Paceville in San Ġiljan
- Il-Kumitat Amministrattiv ta’ Santa Luċija, Għawdex in Ta’ Kerċem
- Il-Kumitat Amministrattiv tax-Xlendi in Il-Munxar
In June 2010 were held also the elections for the local community committees, in these hamlets:
- Il-Kumitat Amministrattiv ta’ Gwardmanġa in Tal-Pietà, Malta
- Il-Kumitat Amministrattiv tas-Swatar in Birkirkara and L-Imsida
- Il-Kumitat Amministrattiv tal-Baħrija in Ir-Rabat, Malta
- Il-Kumitat Amministrattiv ta’ Baħar iċ-Ċagħaq in In-Naxxar
- Il-Kumitat Amministrattiv ta’ San Pietru in Ħaż-Żabbar
- Il-Kumitat Amministrattiv ta’ Burmarrad u l-Wardija in San Pawl il-Baħar
- Il-Kumitat Amministrattiv ta’ Tal-Virtù in Ir-Rabat
- Il-Kumitat Amministrattiv ta’ Ħal Farruġ in Ħal Luqa
Other recognised hamlets without a local community committee
- Albert Town in Il-Marsa, Malta
- Bengħisa in Birżebbuġa
- Il-Bidnija in Il-Mosta/L-Imġarr
- Bir id-Deheb in Iż-Żejtun/Ħal Għaxaq
- Il-Blata l-Bajda in Il-Ħamrun/Il-Marsa, Malta
- Tal-Blata l-Għolja in Il-Mosta
- Buġibba in San Pawl il-Baħar
- Bulebel iż-Żgħir in Ħaż-Żabbar
- Il-Buskett in Dingli/Is-Siġġiewi
- Ġebel San Martin in Iż-Żejtun
- L-Għadira in Il-Mellieħa
- Tal-Ibraġ in Is-Swieqi
- Il-Magħtab in In-Naxxar
- Il-Manikata in Il-Mellieħa
- Il-Pwales in San Pawl il-Baħar
- Il-Qajjenza in Birżebbuġa
- Il-Qawra in San Pawl il-Baħar
- Tar-Rabbat in Il-Ħamrun
- Salina in In-Naxxar
- San Martin in San Pawl il-Baħar
- Santa Margerita in Mosta
- Santa Maria Estate in Il-Mellieħa
- Ta’ Ganza in Iż-Żejtun
- Ta’ Giorni in San Ġiljan
- Ta’ Kassja in Gozo
- Ta’ Taħt iċ-Ċint in Iż-Żurrieq
- Tal-Barmil in Gozo
- Tal-Bebbux in Iż-Żurrieq
- Tal-Ħawli in Il-Birgu
- Tal-Millieri in Ħal Għaxaq
- Tal-Plier in Ħaż-Żabbar
- Tal-Qattus (Birkirkara) in Birkirkara
- Tal-Qattus (Għaxaq) in Ħal Għaxaq
- Tas-Salib in Il-Mellieħa
- Ta’ Żwejt in San Ġwann
- Victoria Gardens in Is-Swieqi
- Wied iż-Żurrieq in Il-Qrendi
- Ix-Xemxija in San Pawl il-Baħar
- Ix-Xwieki in Ħal Għargħur
- Iż-Żebbiegħ in L-Imġarr
- Ta’ Żokkrija in Il-Mosta
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