Malta: regolation on the closure of food and drink outlets
L.N. 75 of 2021
PUBLIC HEALTH ACT
(CAP. 465)
Closure of Food and Drink Outlets Regulations, 2021
IN EXERCISE of the powers conferred by article 26 of thePublic Health Act, the Minister responsible for public health, afterconsultation with the Superintendent of Public Health, has made thefollowing regulations:
Title.
1.The title of these regulations is the Closure of Food and Drink Outlets Regulations, 2021.
Closure of food and drink outlets.
2.(1) All bars and clubs shall not open for business andshall remain closed. (2) Restaurants, snack bars and kiosks shall remain closedexcept to provide delivery and take-away services to the community.Restaurants situated in hotels or in other licensed accommodationsmay remain open only to provide services to their guests.
Fines and penalties.
3.Any person who fails to abide by these regulations shall beguilty of an offence and shall, on conviction, be liable to the paymentof a penalty of six thousand euro (€6,000) for each and every occasionon which these regulations are breached.
Date of remaining in force and transitory provision.
4.These regulations shall remain in force until 11 April 2021:Provided that these regulations, even after 11 April 2021,shall remain in force for the purposes of any act, decision, action orproceedings taken in respect of any breach of the said regulations thatoccurred or were instituted under or by virtue of these regulations.