Toni Salas, the president of the Felib federation of town halls, says that this amendment was "logical" and that there are many population centres which will benefit as a result. These will include some parts of Palma as well as villages in the 'part forana'.
In Majorca, a situation arose in Bunyola, where Palmanyola is a legally constituted minor local entity, the only such entity on the island. Bunyola has a population of over 6,000, of whom 2,110 live in Palmanyola. A request for exemption from the regulations was accepted, a decision which led other municipalities to argue that exemption should also apply to population centres within their borders, even though these population centres do not have the same status as Palmanyola.
In Algaida, as an example, the population is 5,642, meaning that the time slot regulations applied to the whole municipality. As the mayor, Maria Antonia Mulet, has pointed out, this "didn't make any sense". "We had Randa with seventy people subject to the same restrictions as Madrid and Barcelona." Santanyi was a municipality which queried the situation when the Palmanyola decision was made. There are thirteen population centres in the municipality, all of which will now be exempt.
The graphic here lists population centres where the regulations still apply. For population centres that are not listed, the regulations no longer apply. There may yet be further amendment, as the national government delegation in the Balearics will be dealing with any requests from municipalities. "Diseminados" refers to dispersed rural areas.
The exemption means that going out can be at any time between 06.00 and 23.00. For municipalities and population centres without exemption, the regulations still apply: 06.00-10.00 / 20.00-23.00 for over-14s and adults; 10.00-12.00 / 19.00-20.00 for the over-70s and people who need to be assisted; 12.00-19.00 for children under the age of 14.
It should be noted that, for adults, these times are for "exercise", albeit there is no time restriction regarding, for example, going to a bar.
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