Regulations, 2003

L.N. 364 of 2003

MALTA TRANSPORT AUTHORITY ACT

(CAP. 332)

Road Works (Design and Construction) Standards

Regulations, 2003

IN exercise of the powers conferred by article 17 of the Malta

Transport Authority Act, the Minister for Transport and

Communications, after consultation with the Malta Transport Authority,

has made the following regulations>-

The title of these regulations is the Road Works (Design and Title.

Construction) Standards Regulations, 2003.

Any person designing or building any road or carrying out Duty of compliance

maintenance or other work thereon shall comply with the Design and with standards.

Construction Standards for Road Works provided for in regulation 3 of

these regulations.

The Design and Construction Standards for Road Works are Road Works

Standards.

the following>

(i) Volume 1- Specifications for Road Works<

(ii) Volume 2 – Notes for Guidance on the Specification

for Road Works<

(iii) Volume 3 – Road Construction Details<

(iv) Volume 4 – Method of Measurement for Road Works

and Notes for Guidance of Measurement of Road Works<

(v) Volume 5- Design Manual for Roads and Bridges<

(vi) Volume 6- Guidelines for the Standard Presentation of

Design Documents for Road Construction.

(vii) Volume 7 – Directives for the Standardization of

Pavements for Traffic Areas.

The Design and Construction Standards for Road Works

provided for in regulation 3 of these regulations shall be accessible to

the public at the offices of the Malta Transport Authority, during normal

office hours.

Application of Road

The Design and Construction Standards for Road Works

provided for in regulation 3 of these regulations shall apply to all road

works undertaken after the coming into force of these regulations but

shall not apply to any road works which have been completed or

commenced on the said date.

Without prejudice to any action that may be exercisable against

any person who designs or builds any road in contravention of these

regulations, nothing in these regulations shall be construed as granting

a right to any person against the Malta Transport Authority or against

the Government or other public authority or against any person acting

in his or her official capacity as an officer or an employee of Government

or of any such aforesaid authority in respect of failure of any road to

conform to the performance associated with the Design and Construction

Standards for Road Works stipulated in these regulations.

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