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Valletta council will not stand for removal of residential parking
Mayor says Valletta local council surprised at comments from minister that residential spaces may be removed
13 August 2013, 12:00am
Staff Reporter
Staff Reporter
1 min read
The Valletta council said it will insist on residents retaining their reserved spaces.
The Valletta local council has signalled it will protest the removal of reserved parking, as indicated by transport minister Joe Mizzi on Monday during a press conference on Melita Street.
"This would be contrary to the positive discussions we've had with Mizzi and Transport Malta, on the parking problems we have experienced in Valletta," mayor Alexiei Dingli said in a statement.
The capital city has a system of reserved parking that demarcates specific parking spaces for both residents and non-residents.
Dingli said that in talks with both Mizzi and TM, both parties had agreed to carry out studies and consultations to improve the parking situation in the city.
"We appreciate the problems that thousands of visitors have entering the city and also the commercial community, which is why we want to find the best solution possible without taking away residents' rights to have reserved parking."
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Em Avukat, you may rightly cite discrimination when comparing like with like. There is no comparison with the heavy flow of traffic that arrives daily to shop or work in Sliema and Valletta, thus depriving the residents of available parking close to their homes. Residents have a Constitutional right to peaceful enjoyment of property , you know.
Those who live in quiet villages and in the suburbs cannot know what it's like , to never be able to park in peace.
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Valletta Council will not stand for removal of residential parking. Mr. Major, let me give you a simple solution. RESIGN. You know what the Constitution says. These residential parking schemes are discriminatory and are in breach of the Constitution. As a lawyer, you are supposed to be familiar with the Constitution, if you're not, you should go back to the University to learn it.
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I TOTALLY AGREE WITH XIFAJK. THE RESIDENTIAL PARKING IN VALLETTA IS KILLING THE CITY SLOWLY. I FOR ONE WILL NEVER GO TO VALLETTA IN MY CAR BECAUSE THERE IS NEVER PARKING AVAILABLE. RESULT: I ALONG WITH THE GREAT MAJORITY OF MALTESE HAVE ABANDONED VALLETTA TO A SLOW DEATH - THANKS TO THE VALLETTA LOCAL COUNCIL.
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prosit ministru malta taghna lkoll
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The rest of the Maltese are not 2nd class citizens!
Equal rights for all the Maltese ~ Parking for all at any time !
Why should Valletta, Sliema residents be preferred over the rest of Malta ?
Valletta and Sliema expect to park anywhere in the rest of Malta without any restrictions!
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what's good for the goose is good for the gander. If the Valletta Residents are entitled to some parking benefits then I who live elsewhere on the Island and holds Maltese citizenship have nothing less than the one living in Valletta. If this doesn't happen then, I am being discriminated by the Party of "Malta Taghna Ilkoll" and my EQUALITY is being deprived by those who claim they are democratic. I hope then all NGOs and those Lawyers will do something about my HUMAN RIGHTS!
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Dr Alexei Dingli, you cannot exercise more power than that granted to you by the CENTRAL GOVERNMENT. Your Council is SUBORDINATE to the Central Government which remains superior over the Local Council. You are exercising a delegated authority and on no account can you exceed the powers delegated to you. The Central Government which delegated authority can change what it delegated to you as it deems fit. In other words, the Central Government gave you a mandate to do and exercise certain powers and what it gave it can take back. As a lawyer you should know about this, but in case you forgot, let me remind you what the law says. Civil Code, Chapter 16 of the laws of Malta, Article 1864. "A mandatary cannot do anything beyond the limits of the mandate." Furthermore, as a lawyer, you should know about Article 45(1) and 45(2) of the Constitution which prohibits any discrimination which your residents parking system does to non-residents. Let me remind you what Article 45(1) says Dr Dingli. "45. (1) Subject to the provisions of sub-articles (4), (5) and (7) of this article, no law shall make any provision that is discriminatory either of itself or in its effect." There is absolutely NO doubt whatsoever that your residents parking system violates this constitutional provision as it discriminates against non-residents. Let me remind you also of what Article 45(2) says in case you forgot Dr Dingli. "(2) Subject to the provisions of sub-articles (6), (7) and (8) of
this article, no person shall be treated in a discriminatory manner by any person acting by virtue of any written law or in the performance of the functions of any public office or any public authority." So you can also see Dr Dingli, that all those acting in virtue of the regulations establishing your discriminatory residents parking scheme, including yourself, local counselors, wardens, wardens companies and the local tribunal are also breaching the Constitution because they are using the legal notice which established your residents parking scheme to discriminate against non-residents in violation of Article 45(2). Apart from this, residents have NO more rights than non-residents and any rights given to residents which are not also given to non-residents will discriminate against non-residents and violate the CONSTITUTION. As a lawyer you should know the CONSTITUTION Dr Dingli, as I am sure you do. However, it seems that vote-catching is more important for some than upholding the Constitution.
