Vehicles Identification Plates Regulations, 2004

L.N. 114 of 2004

TRAFFIC REGULATION ORDINANCE

(CAP. 65)

MALTA TRANSPORT AUTHORITY ACT

(CAP. 332)

Vehicles Identification Plates Regulations, 2004

IN exercise of the powers conferred by article 54 of the Traffic

Regulation Ordinance, and by article 27 of the Malta Transport Authority

Act, the Minister for Transport and Communications, in conjunction

with the Minister of Finance and Economic Affairs, has after consultation

with the Malta Transport Authority, made the following regulations>-

(1) The title of these regulations is the Vehicles Identification

Plates Regulations, 2004.

(2) These regulations shall come into force on the 9th March

2004.

(Regolament 2)

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DESKRIZZJONI

Format Standard Alfanumeriku (Ka]wali)

Mag[mul minn ]ew; settijiet ta’ tliet karattri kull wie[ed,

l-ewwel sett mag[mul minn tliet karattri ta’ l-Alfabett

Ruman u t-tieni mag[mul minn tliet /ifri G[arab, b[al

XXX 111

Format Standard Alfanumeriku (Personalizzat)

Mag[mul minn ]ew; settijiet ta’ tliet karattri kull wie[ed,

l-ewwel sett mag[mul minn tliet karattri ta’ l-Alfabett

Ruman u t-tieni mag[mul minn tliet /ifri G[arab, b[ala

XXX 111, hekk li l-g[a]la tal-karattri u /-/ifri tit[alla

f’idejn il-persuna li tkun qed titlob in-Numri.

Format Numeriku

Mag[mul minn sett ta’ tliet /ifri G[arab bi spazji jew

ming[ajrhom, i]da kull spazju g[andu jitqies b[ala

karattru g[all-finijiet tas-subregolament 2(2) ta’ dawn ir-

regolamenti.

Format Alfabetiku

Mag[mul minn sett ta’ karattri ta’ l-Alfabett Ruman, bi

spazji jew ming[ajrhom, i]da kull spazju g[andu jitqies

b[ala karattru g[all-finijiet tas-subregolament 2(2) ta’

dawn ir-regolamenti.

FormatAlfanumeriku

Mag[mul minn sett ta’ karattri ta’ l-Alfabett Ruman u

çifri G[arab, bi spazji jew ming[ajrhom, i]da kull spazju

g[andu jitqies b[ala karattru g[all-finijiet tas-

subregolament 2(2) ta’ dawn ir-regolamenti.

Format Numeriku Spe/jali

Mag[mul unikament minn /ifri G[arab bejn il-1 u l-100

inklu]ivament.

Format Alfabetiku Spe/jali

Mag[mul unikament minn karattru wie[ed biss ta’ l-

Alfabett Ruman.

(1) Motor vehicle identification numbers, hereinafter called

“Numbers” may take any of the numeric, alphabetical or alphanumeric

formats specified in the First Schedule to these regulations and can be

composed of up to a maximum of eight characters.

(2) Numbers in the Numeric Format, the Alphabetical

Format, the Alphanumeric Format, the Special Alphabetical Format

and the Special Numeric Format shall be made available to the public

in such manner as the Malta Transport Authority may from time to

time establish by means of a notice in the Gazette.

(1) Random Standard Alphanumeric Format Numbers shall

not be transferred independently from the vehicle to which they are

allocated.

(2) Personalised Standard Alphanumeric Format Numbers

shall be transferable independently from the vehicle to which they are

allocated at no cost.

(3) A transfer of Numbers other than those mentioned in

sub-regulations (1) and (2) hereof, may be effected independently of

the transfer of the relative vehicle upon the fulfilment of the necessary

procedure as may be prescribed by the Malta Transport Authority and

the payment of a transfer fee of Lm200 payable to the said Authority>

Provided that any transfer causa mortis shall be exempt from

the payment of the Lm200 referred to in this sub-regulation.

First Schedule

Type

Description

Standard Alphanumeric Format (Random)

Composed of two sets of three characters each, the

first set composed of three Roman Alphabet

characters and the second set composed of three

Arabic numerals, e.g. XXX 111

Standard Alphanumeric Format (Personalised) Composed of two sets of three characters each, the

first set composed of three Roman Alphabet

characters and the second set composed of three

Arabic numerals, e.g. XXX 111, where the choice of

the characters and numerals shall lie with the person

requesting the Numbers.

Numeric Format

Composed of a set of Arabic numerals with or without

spaces, provided that a space shall be considered as a

character for the purposes of sub-regulation 2(2) of

these regulations.

Alphabetical Format

Composed of a set of Roman Alphabet characters with

or without spaces, provided that a space shall be

considered as a character for the purposes of sub-

regulation 2(2) of these regulations.

Alphanumeric Format

Composed of a set of Roman Alphabet characters and

Arabic numerals, with or without spaces, provided

that a space shall be considered as a character for the

purposes of sub-regulation 2(2) of these regulations.

Special Numeric Format

Composed solely of any Arabic numeral between 1

and 100 inclusively.

Special Alphabetical Format

Composed solely of only one character of the Roman

Alphabet.

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