Motor Vehicles (Registration and Licensing) Regulations, 2004

L.N. 476 of 2004

MALTA TRANSPORT AUTHORITY ACT

(CAP. 332)

TRAFFIC REGULATION ORDINANCE

(CAP. 65)

Motor Vehicles (Registration and Licensing) Regulations, 2004

IN exercise of the powers conferred by article 32 of the Malta

Transport Authority Act and article 54 of the Traffic Regulation

Ordinance, the Minister for Urban Development and Roads, after

consultation with the Malta Transport Authority, in concurrance with

the Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, has made the following

regulations>-

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

(Registration and Licensing) Regulations, 2004.

(2) These regulations, other than the provisions of

regulations 51 and 52 thereof, shall be deemed to have come into force

on the 1 st May, 2004. The provisions of regulations 51 and 52 come

into force on the date of publication of these regulations.

Part I

PRELIMINARY

In these regulations, unless the context otherwise requires>

Motor Vehicles’ Registration Marks

D ESCRIPTION

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

Composed of two sets of three characters each, the first set

Alphanumeric Format 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.

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 32(2) hereof.

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 32(2) hereof.

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 32(2) hereof.

Composed solely of any Arabic numeral between 1 and

100 inclusively.

Composed solely of only one character of the Roman

Alphabet.

Where the registration mark is of the Standard Alphanumeric Format (Random) type,

the first letter shall stand for the month in which the licence of the vehicle shall be

B

“authorised inspecting officer” means a Police officer, a local

warden or an officer of the Authority<

“the Authority” means the Malta Transport Authority as

established by the Malta Transport Authority Act <

“authorised treatment facility” means an undertaking or

establishment in possession of a valid permit from the Malta

Environment and Planning Authority in accordance with the Waste

Management (End-of-Life Vehicles) Regulations, 2004.

“certificate of destruction” means a certificate issued by an

authorised treatment facility in accordance with sub-regulation 6(3)

of the Waste Management (End-of-Life Vehicles) Regulations,

2004<

“company” has the same meaning as is assigned to it in article

2 of the Companies Act<

“commercial vehicle” means any road vehicle which, by its

design or equipment, is suitable for and intended for transporting

of goods, whether for payment or not<

“co-operative society” means a co-operative society registered

or provisionally registered under the Co-operative Societies Act< Cap. 442.

“cycle” means, for the purpose of these regulations, a cycle

fitted with an engine having a cylinder capacity of more than 50

cm 3 if of the internal combustion type and, or a maximum design

speed of more than 45 km#h, and includes motor cycles, motor

tricycles and quadricycles<

“dealer” means a person who sells or buys motor vehicles for

profit<

“driver” means any person who drives a motor vehicle even

for a short period<

“end-of-life vehicle” means a vehicle which is waste within

the meaning of Article 1(a) of Directive 75#442#EEC<

“the European Union” has the same meaning as is given to it

in the European Union Act and includes the Kingdom of Norway,

the Republic of Iceland and the Republic of Liechtenstein<

“goods carrying motor vehicle” means a vehicle of any class

or description other than a public service vehicle, used exclusively

for the conveyance of goods or materials. This category of vehicles

includes all kinds of lorries, trucks, vans, tankers, motor hearses

and self loading vehicles<

“gross combined weight (g.c.w.)” means the aggregated sums

of the gross vehicle weight of the motor vehicle used for traction

and the gross vehicle weight of the coupled (by means of a special

coupling device) trailer and, or semi-trailer together with its

maximum specified load<

“gross vehicle weight (g.v.w.)” has the same meaning as is

assigned to it in the Motor Vehicle Roadworthiness Test

Regulations, 1998<

“hire or reward” means any payment or compensation made

for the carrying of passengers or goods, whether such payment or

compensation is made directly or indirectly<

“invalid motor vehicle” means a mechanically propelled

vehicle with an unladen weight not exceeding 508 kilograms,

specially designed and constructed, and not merely adapted, for

the use of a person suffering from some physical defect or disability<

“Malta Environment and Planning Authority” means the

Malta Environment and Planning Authority as established under

the Development Planning Act<

“M1, M2 and M3 motor vehicles” have the same meaning

assigned to them by the Motor Vehicles (Weights, Dimensions

and Equipment) Regulations, 2003<

“Member State” means a Member State of the European

Union<

“the Minister” means the Minister responsible for land

transport<

“motor cycle” means any two-wheeled vehicle, with or

without a sidecar<

“motor hearse” means any motor vehicle used for the

conveyance of corpses<

“motor omnibus” means any motor vehicle which is licensed

and, or registered to carry 10 or more passengers, excluding the

driver<

“motor tricycle” means a vehicle with three symmetrically

arranged wheels fitted with an engine having a cylinder capacity

of more than 50 cm 3 if of the internal combustion type or a

maximum design speed of more than 45 km#h<

“motor vehicle” means any mechanically self-propelled

vehicle intended for use on the road, other than a vehicle running

on rails, the maximum designed speed of which exceeds 45

kilometers per hour<

“N1, N2 and N3 motor vehicles” have the same meaning

assigned to them by the Motor Vehicles (Weights, Dimensions

and Equipment) Regulations, 2003<

“new motor vehicle” means a motor vehicle the legal title of

which has never been transferred by the manufacturer, or distributor

or dealer to an ultimate purchaser, which has never been

permanently registered and licensed to be used on the road, and

which is no more than 6 months old since first entry into service or

which has travelled under its own power for no more than 6,000

kilometres <

“non-resident” means any person who does not reside in Malta

but who accepts employment or engages in any trade, profession,

or occupation in Malta<

“normal residence” means the place where a person usually

lives, that is to say, where he lives for at least 185 days in each

year, because of personal and occupational ties, or, in the case of a

person with no occupational ties, because of personal ties.

However, the normal residence of a person whose

occupational ties are in a different place from his personal ties and

who consequently lives in turn in different places situated in two

or more countries shall be regarded as being the place of his

personal ties>

Provided that such person returns to the place of his personal

ties regularly. This proviso shall not apply if the person is living in

a country in order to carry out a task of a definite duration. A

person who lives in a country primarily for the purposes of attending

a school or university or other educational or vocational

establishment shall not be regarded as having his normal residence

in that country<

“O1, O2, O3 and O4 motor vehicles” have the same meaning

assigned to them by the Motor Vehicles (Weights, Dimensions

and Equipment) Regulations, 2003<

“off-road vehicle” means a motor vehicle designed and

constructed primarily for use other than on roads<

“owner” means the person, whether as an individual or in

representation of a company, partnership or cooperative society,

in whose name a motor vehicle is licensed and, or registered<

“partnership” includes an association, not registered under

the Companies Act, between two or more persons<

“person established outside Malta” means an individual

having his normal residence outside Malta or a person (other than

an individual) having his only or principal place of business outside

Malta<

“private motor vehicle” means any motor vehicle, including

its trailer, if any, other than vehicles suitable and intended for

transporting more than nine persons, including the driver, or goods.

It shall also include a caravan<

“producer” means the vehicle manufacturer or the professional

importer of a vehicle into a Member State<

“public highway” means any national arterial, distributor,

access and local access road<

“public transport vehicle” means a motor vehicle that is used

or intended to be used for the purpose of carrying passengers for

hire or reward<

“quadricycle” means a vehicle with four wheels whose

unladen mass is not more than 400 kg (550 kg for vehicles intended

for carrying goods), not including the mass of batteries in the case

of electric vehicles, and whose maximum net engine power does

not exceed 15 kW<

“register” means the record kept by the Authority of the motor

vehicles registered by it<

“registration certificate” means the document which certifies

that the vehicle is registered in Malta<

“registration mark” means the registration number assigned

to a motor vehicle<

“registration plate” means a plate or other device displaying

the registration mark of a motor vehicle<

“re-use” means an operation by which components of end-of

life vehicles are used for the same purpose for which they were

conceived<

“self-drive motor vehicle” means a motor vehicle which is

licensed and#or registered to be hired from an operator of a public

hire garage for the purpose of being driven by a hirer<

“semi-trailer” means a trailer that has wheels only at the rear,

the front end being supported by the towing motor vehicle<

“taxicar” means a motor vehicle fitted with a taximeter and

licensed and, or registered to stand or ply for hire as a taxicar<

“third country” means a country other than a Member State<

“tractor” means any motor vehicle which is not constructed

in such a manner as to carry itself any load, but is intended for the

towing of any trailer<

“trailer” means any vehicle without mechanical power of its

own designed to be drawn by a motor vehicle and intended for the

purpose of the carriage of goods<

“treatment” means any activity after the end-of-life vehicle

has been handed over to an authorized treatment facility for de-

pollution, dismantling, shearing, shredding, recovery or preparation

for the disposal of the shredder wastes, and any other operation

carried out for the recovery and, or disposal of the end-of life vehicle

and its components<

“used motor vehicle” means, for the purpose of these

regulations, a motor vehicle which has been registered and licensed

for use on the road in another country or registered in another

country and which is more than 6 months old since first entry into

service or which has travelled under its own power for more than

6,000 kilometres<

“visitor” means any person who does not reside in Malta and

who is not defined as a non-resident as defined above.

Part II

REGISTRATION OF MOTOR VEHICLES

(Regulation 36)

Specifications of Vehicle Registration Plates

The registration mark of a motor vehicle registered and licensed in Malta shall be displayed

on a rectangular plate which shall correspond with either diagram No 1 or diagram No 2

shown below.

Diagram 1

Diagram 2

The plate on which a registration mark is exhibited shall not contain any words, letters,

numbers, emblems or other marks of any kind other then those required under these

regulations.

The plate on which a registration mark is exhibited shall exhibit the flag of the European

Union and the Letter M.

The specifications for the distinguishing sign on the registration plate shall be

Colours

1. Retro-reflecting blue background (Munsell reference 5,9 pb 3,4/15,1)

2. 12 retro-reflecting yellow stars

3. Retro-reflecting distinguishing sign of Malta, of a white colour

Composition and dimensions

1. The blue background shall be not less than 98mm in height, with a width of not

less than 40 mm and not more than 50 mm

2. The centrepoints of the 12 stars shall form a circle with a 15 mm radius and the

straight forming the apexes of the stars shall be 4 mm to 5 mm in length

3. The distinguishing sign of Malta shall have a height of 20 mm and a stroke width

of between 4 mm and 5 mm, and shall appear underneath the circle of stars.

Where the dimensions of the blue background have been reduced for registration plates

taking up two lines (as in diagram 2) and, or for registration plates intended for two or three-

wheel motor cycles, the dimensions of the stars and of the distinguishing sign may be

proportionately reduced.

The periphery of the plate shall be marked all around by a black border having a stroke width

of 5 millimetres.

The plate shall be made from metal material.

The registration mark shall be be formed of black characters and shall be exhibited on white

reflective material in such a way that the black characters will at all times appear on a white

background. There shall be a watermark in the space between the letters and the numbers.

Mitbug[ fl-Istamperija tal-Gvern — Printed at the Government Printing Press

Every motor vehicle in Malta shall be registered with the Motor vehicles to be

registered.

Authority whether or not it is licensed to be used on the public highway>

Provided that vehicles which are already registered and licensed

in another State and are brought temporarily into Malta as specified in

Part VII of these regulations and vehicles brought into Malta for

demonstration purposes in accordance with regulation 5 of these

regulations, shall be exempt from the provisions of this regulation.

(1) For the purpose of the registration of new vehicles, the

owner or importer of a new motor vehicle shall be required to submit to

the Authority the Registration Form for New Vehicles (Form VEH.

01), duly completed, together with the following documents>

i. a Certificate of Conformity in the case of M1 vehicles

and cycles,

ii. evidence of payment of duties to Customs if the vehicle

or chassis is imported from a third country,

iii. technical specifications of the vehicle if the vehicle is a

commercial vehicle or any other motor vehicle which is not an M1

vehicle or cycle, including the country of origin,

iv. an invoice showing the cost of vehicle and chassis

number and, in the case of a commercial vehicle or an off-road

vehicle the engine capacity and gross vehicle weight, and other

documents showing the CIF price,

v.

documentation confirming his name and address>

Provided that where a new motor vehicle is imported

permanently and driven to Malta by a person for his own use, the

application for the registration of the said motor vehicle shall be

submitted to the Authority within a calendar month following the

motor vehicle’s arrival in Malta.

(2)

The registration of new vehicles shall only be made –

(a) in the case of a new motor vehicle imported from a

Member State, upon the presentation of the documents referred to

in sub-regulation (1) hereof and upon payment of -

i.

a Lm5 administration fee payable to the Authority,

ii. the prescribed registration tax in accordance with

the Motor Vehicles Registration Tax Act, and

iii. the prescribed VAT in accordance with the Added

Value Tax Act,

(b) in the case of a new motor vehicle imported from a third

country upon the presentation of the documents referred to in sub-

regulation (1) hereof and upon the payment of -

i.

a Lm5 administration fee payable to the Authority,

ii. the prescribed vehicle registration tax,

iii. the prescribed import duty in accordance with the

Import Duties Act, and

iv.

the prescribed VAT<

(c) in the case of a motor vehicle constructed in Malta upon

the presentation of a Certificate of Conformity in the case of an

M1 motor vehicle or a motor cycle, invoices showing the cost of

production of the motor vehicle excluding VAT and upon the

payment of -

i.

a Lm5 administration fee payable to the Authority,

ii. the prescribed vehicle registration tax, and

iii. VAT>

Provided that where the owner of the vehicle is an

exempt person from the payment of the said vehicle

registration tax or from the payment of duty prescribed under

the Import Duties Act, or from the payment of the prescribed

VAT, the registration of the vehicle shall be made upon the

payment of a Lm5 administration fee payable to the Authority,

and the presentation of the documents referred to in sub-

regulations (1) and (2) (c) hereof.

(3) Before registering a motor vehicle under this regulation,

the Authority may require the owner or importer of the said motor vehicle

to produce the vehicle for inspection or valuation or to produce other

documentation as necessary.

(4) An imported new motor vehicle may only be used on

the road, prior to registration by the Authority, from the port of entry to

the place where it is to be garaged until it is so registered and licensed,

if that vehicle carries a ‘Trial Run’ plate in accordance with regulation

38 of these regulations.

(5) The provisions of this regulation shall not apply to any

motor vehicle which is the property of any visiting military force.

(1) A vehicle which is brought into Malta by a licensed motor

vehicle trader as a representative sample of a particular vehicle, to be

displayed or used for demonstration with a view to obtaining orders for

similar vehicles, shall be exempted from registration if the vehicle –

i. is owned by or registered in the name of a person

established outside Malta,

ii. while in Malta is not put to normal use, except for the

purpose of demonstration,

iii. is not used for hire or reward,

iv. whilst in Malta remains the property of a person

established outside Malta,

v. is intended to be taken out of Malta on fulfillment of

such purpose.

(2) The exemption under sub-regulation (1) hereof shall be

granted by the Authority for a period not exceeding six months from

the date the vehicle is brought into Malta or for such longer period as

the Authority in its discretion may allow.

(3) A vehicle exempted from registration under this

regulation, may only be used on the public highway if that vehicle carries

a ‘Trial Run’ plate in accordance with regulation 38 of these

regulations.

A person who imports a vehicle chassis, whether new or used,

shall notify the Authority with such importation, on the prescribed form,

within five working days following the chassis’s arrival into Malta.

(1) Every used motor vehicle imported into Malta by a person

who is a resident of Malta or has a residential address in Malta or has

his principal place of business in Malta shall be registered with the

Authority.

(2) A person who imports a used motor vehicle as provided

for under this regulation shall, within five working days following the

motor vehicle’s arrival in Malta, notify the Authority with such

importation, on the prescribed form, and shall register that vehicle with

the Authority within 30 days from such notification.

(3) For the purpose of registering an imported used motor

vehicle the owner or importer or dealer of that motor vehicle shall be

required to submit to the Authority the Registration Form for Used

Vehicles (VEH.02), duly completed, together with the following

documents>

i. a vehicle registration document and where appropriate

an English or Maltese translation of it, issued by the competent

authority of the country from where the vehicle has been imported,

ii. invoice showing the price, chassis number, engine

capacity and gross vehicle weight, and in the case of M2, M3, N1,

N2, N3, O1, O2, O3 and O4 also a declaration of origin and

technical data or specifications,

iii. freight note if applicable,

iv.

motor insurance policy,

v. inspection form issued by the Authority upon the

valuation of the vehicle,

vi. Single Vehicle Type approval in the case of an M1 motor

vehicle or a cycle imported from a third country,

vii. Single Vehicle Type approval certificate based on

standards established by the Authority in the case of used 4-wheel-

drive commercial vehicles with a g.v.w. of up to 3,000 Kgs,

viii. documentation confirming his name and address,

ix. where a vehicle has been imported by a company,

partnership or cooperative society, the importer shall produce a

list of current company directors, or a list of all the partners or a

list of the cooperative society’s committee members, as the case

may be.

(4) The registration of an imported used motor vehicle shall

be made by the Authority upon the issuing by the Authority of an

inspection form and valuation and upon the payment by the owner,

importer or dealer of an inspection and valuation fee of Lm15, and in

the case of commercial vehicles an inspection fee of Lm10, and upon -

(a) the presentation of the documents mentioned in sub-

regulation (3) hereof and upon payment of the prescribed vehicle

registration tax in accordance with the Motor Vehicles Registration

Tax Act, if the vehicle is acquired from a Member State, and

(b) the presentation of the documents mentioned in sub-

regulation (3) hereof and upon payment of the prescribed import

duty under the Imports Duty Act, and the prescribed vehicle

registration tax in accordance with the Motor Vehicles Registration

Tax Act, if the vehicle is acquired from a third country.

(5) The owner or importer of an imported used motor vehicle

shall make the said vehicle available for inspection and valuation by

the Authority prior to registering it with the said Authority.

(6) An imported used motor vehicle may be used on the

road, prior to registration by the Authority, from the port of entry to the

place where it is to be garaged until it is so registered and licensed, and

to and from a garage for repairs thereon if the vehicle, on inspection,

fails the roadworthiness test if that vehicle has a valid registration, carries

the registration plate issued in the country where it had previously been

registered and is covered by an insurance policy.

(7) Where the owner or importer or dealer of an imported

used motor vehicle or the imported used motor vehicle does not satisfy

the provisions of this regulation, the said motor vehicle shall be re-

exported or disposed of within such time and under such conditions as

the Authority may determine.

(8) Where the motor vehicle is not re-exported or disposed

of as provided for in sub-regulation (7) hereof or where the motor vehicle

has not been submitted for examination in accordance with the provisions

of sub-regulation (5) hereof, the Authority may take possession of the

vehicle and may remove it from the place where it is kept to a place

designated by it, and the owner shall be liable to pay the Authority a

removal fee and a storage fee as established in the Traffic Regulation

(Clamping and Removal of Encumbering Objects) Regulations, 1991.

(9) Where the Authority, by virtue of this regulation, refuses

to register a vehicle, it shall give notice of its decision to the person

who appears to it to be the owner, importer or dealer of the vehicle.

(1) On registering a motor vehicle, the Authority shall issue

to the owner a registration certificate containing such particulars relating

to the vehicle in conformity with Directive 1999#37#EC as amended by

Directive 2003#127#EC on the registration documents for vehicles.

(2) When the owner of a motor vehicle has been given the

registration certificate, he or she shall cause such document to be kept

at all times within the said vehicle while it is being used on the road

once such motor vehicle is licensed in accordance with these regulations.

No motor vehicle shall be driven on the road unless its driver Production of

vehicle registration

carries with him or her the relative registration certificate of that vehicle, certificate on

which certificate that person shall produce to any authorized inspecting demand.

officer, on demand.

Where any alteration is made to a motor vehicle that affects Alterations to

vehicle.

the particulars in the registration certificate in respect of that vehicle,

including a change in colour of the vehicle, the owner of the vehicle

shall within five working days give notice in writing of any alteration

to the Authority and at the same time deliver to the Authority the

registration certificate for amendment as may be necessary.

Where a motor vehicle, registered under these regulations, Destruction or

permanent export.

is destroyed, dismantled, irreparably damaged, lost or permanently

removed from Malta, the owner shall forthwith notify the Authority

and surrender to the said Authority the vehicle’s registration certificate.

On a change of name and surname or residential address the Change of name or

address of owner.

owner of a motor vehicle shall forthwith inform the Authority and deliver

to the Authority the vehicle registration certificate for the necessary

amendment.

The Authority may disclose any particulars contained in the Disclosure of

information.

register available to the Police or local wardens or judicial authority for

any purpose connected with offences or contraventions of traffic and

motor vehicle regulations, or to any person who can show to the

satisfaction of the said Authority that he or she has reasonable cause for

wanting the particulars to be made available to him or her.

Part III

LICENSING OF MOTOR VEHICLES

(1) No motor vehicle may be on the public highway, Road licence

required.

whether parked or in use, without a licence issued by the Authority and

renewed annually>

Provided that motor vehicles registered and licensed in another

State and which have satisfied the general conditions of taxation in

force in that other State, may freely circulate temporarily in Malta as

provided for in Part VII of these regulations.

(2) A motor vehicle shall only be licensed by the Authority

to be used on the road if that vehicle is covered by a registration

certificate issued by the said Authority in accordance with regulations

4 and 7 of these regulations and an insurance policy in respect of third-

party risks in compliance with the requirements of the Motor Vehicle

Insurance (Third-Party Risks) Ordinance.

(3) The owner of a motor vehicle who desires to obtain a

licence for the said vehicle shall make an application on the prescribed

form issued by the Authority. The said application may be signed by

the owner or by a duly authorized agent acting on his behalf.

(1) Upon the receipt by the Authority of an application for

a licence as provided for in regulation 14 of these regulations and after

the Authority ensures that applicant satisfies all other requirements and

upon payment by the owner of the relevant fee as provided for in the

Police Licences Regulations, the Authority may issue to the owner of

any motor vehicle a licence disc in respect of such vehicle>

Provided that Officers of all diplomatic missions in Malta,

while serving in Malta, and the employees of such missions shall be

exempt from the payment of any motor-car licence fee. For the purposes

of this subregulation>

(i) the word “Officer” means any person who is granted a

diplomatic status or provisional or other authorisation by the

authorities appropriate for that purpose in Malta<

(ii) the words “employee of such mission” mean any

employee who is not engaged in private occupation for gain in

Malta, and who is a permanent employee of the Government of

the country represented by the diplomatic mission established in

Malta or, alternatively, was not resident in Malta at the

commencement of his employment at the diplomatic mission.

(2) The licence disc referred to in sub-regulation (1) hereof

shall bear the identification mark of the vehicle, the expiry date of the

licence and, if the vehicle is licensed to enter into Valletta, the letter V

printed in a colour which the Authority may determine.

(3) The owner of any motor vehicle which has been once

licensed shall see that, subject to the other provisions of these regulations

regarding the suspension, withdrawal or cancellation of licences, such

vehicle is always and at all times covered by a licence issued by the

Authority>

Provided that if the owner of a motor vehicle, prior to the

lapse of the validity of the relative licence, informs in writing the said

Authority that the vehicle is not going to be used on the road for a

period of time beginning on the date of the said lapse and is going to be

garaged in a specified place during the said period of non-use, and

provided also that the said owner will hand over to the said Authority

the relative certificate of motor vehicle and the number plates of the

relative motor vehicle, the said owner shall not be bound to renew the

relative licence in respect of the said period of time>

Provided further that if the owner of a motor vehicle who

does not intend using such vehicle for a period of time fails to comply

with the conditions set out in the previous proviso prior to the lapse of

the relative licence but gives his or her written notice and complies

with the other said conditions at a later date, and moreover confirms on

oath that he or she has not made use of the said vehicle since the lapse

of its licence, he or she shall be bound to pay that proportionate part of

the annual licence as shall represent the number of days from the date

of its lapse to and including the day then current, but shall not be liable

for the payment of the prescribed fine if such notice is given not later

than one month immediately after the relative licence had lapsed.

(4) Where a motor vehicle is on the road without being

covered by a licence, the Commissioner of Police or a Local Council

may remove such vehicle from the road as provided for in the Traffic

Regulation (Clamping and Removal of Encumbering Objects)

Regulations, 1991 or any other law.

No motor vehicle shall be used for the conveyance of corpses Licence for motor

vehicles for the

without a special licence for the purpose which shall not be granted conveyance of

unless the motor vehicle is constructed in such form and is provided corpses.

with such furniture, fittings and lamps as may be directed by the Director

General Health Division.

The vehicle licence fees for the various classes of motor Vehicle licence

fees.

vehicles are those fixed in the Police Licences Regulations.

(1) The licence for a vehicle shall be carried on the vehicle Position ofvehicle

licence disc.

at all times when the vehicle is used, parked or otherwise kept at any

time in a public place.

(2) (a) In every motor vehicle fitted with a glass

windscreen the licence disc shall be fixed in a frame on the left hand

side of the windscreen in such a position as to be visible from the front.

(b) In the case of a motor cycle, motor tricycle or invalid

carriage the licence disc shall be fixed on the left side of the vehicle.

(3) The provisions of sub-regulation (2) of this regulation

shall not apply to any motor vehicle assigned to a Government Minister

and bearing, instead of its identification number, the letters G.M.

The owner, driver and, or person in charge of a motor vehicle

shall be responsible to ensure that the said licence disc is constantly

kept in such a state as to make its contents easily legible.

Where any person applies for the renewal of, or for the transfer

of any licence in respect of a motor vehicle, he or she shall give, if so

requested by the Authority, such details as to the motor vehicle or its

engine as shall be contained in a form supplied to him or her for the

purpose by the said Authority.

Saving the provisions of regulation 29 of these regulations,

the licence issued in respect of a particular motor vehicle shall not be

used for any other motor vehicle and shall be subject to any regulations

in force when the licence is issued. These licences shall only be issued

in the name of one person.

Licences granted under these regulations are to be renewed

Validity of licences.

annually upon the payment of the relevant fee as provided for in the

Police Licences Regulations and the presentation of a copy of the vehicle

insurance policy.

No motor vehicle, whether registered or licensed by the

Authority, or imported temporarily in accordance with the provisions

of Part VII of these regulations, shall enter Valletta without a licence

for that purpose issued by the Authority upon the payment of the relative

fee>

Provided that registered owners of motor vehicles residing in

Valletta shall be exempt from the payment of the said fee upon the

presentation to the Authority of their Identity Card as a prove of their

place of residence>

Provided further that M3 motor vehicles having a capacity

exceeding 21 passengers in addition to the driver shall not be licensed

to enter Valletta.

(1) A motor vehicle licence may be withdrawn if the vehicle

is declared to be unfit for use on the road. The said licence shall be

returned or, if lapsed, renewed when the motor vehicle is put in order to

the satisfaction of the Authority.

(2) The motor vehicle licence may also be withdrawn by

an order made by the competent Court or Tribunal.

(3) Licences granted under these regulations shall be liable

to be cancelled or suspended by the Authority for a period not exceeding

one month where this cancellation or suspension is required in the

interest of public safety or public order.

(4) If a licensee of a motor vehicle makes use of the said

motor vehicle or allows or permits any other person to make use of the

said motor vehicle during the time the motor vehicle licence has been

suspended, the licence may be liable to cancellation.

(1) Any motor vehicle licensed for the transport of Cancellation of

passenger transport

passengers against hire or reward which has been withdrawn from public vehicle licence.

service for a continued period of six months shall have its licence

withdrawn.

(2) The vehicle licence may be suspended if any alteration

whatsoever, made in any form, is carried out on any vehicle engaged in

passenger transport for hire or reward without the approval of the

Authority>

Provided that in special cases and in special circumstances

the Authority may, with the approval of the Minister responsible for

public transport, depart from this provision.

The owner and, or person in charge of a motor vehicle shall Vehicle to be used

according to

not allow or permit the said motor vehicle to be used for purposes other specific licence.

than those for which the said vehicle is specifically licensed.

Part IV

GENERAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO

REGISTRATION AND LICENSING

OF MOTOR VEHICLES

(1) Where a licence or registration certificate of a motor Duplicate licence

and certificate.

vehicle has been, or may have been, lost, destroyed, stolen or defaced,

or contains any particulars which have become illegible, the owner of

the vehicle shall apply to the Authority for the issuance of a duplicate

licence or duplicate registration certificate, as the case may be.

(2) The application for the issuance of a duplicate licence

or duplicate registration certificate shall be accompanied by a fee of

Lm2.50, together with the licence or registration certificate to be replaced

if the reason for replacement is that it has been defaced or contains any

particulars which have become illegible.

(3) The Authority shall issue a duplicate licence or a

duplicate registration certificate of a motor vehicle if it is satisfied that

the licence or registration certificate, as the case may be, has been lost,

destroyed, stolen or defaced>

Provided that the said Authority may, before issuing any such

duplicate, require the production of a sworn affidavit to prove such

loss, destruction, theft or defacement.

(4) If the duplicate licence or duplicate registration

certificate has been issued on the grounds that the original licence or

the registration certificate has been, or may have been, lost or stolen,

and the original licence or original registration certificate is subsequently

found or recovered, the owner or person who found the said document

shall forthwith return the original licence or original registration

certificate to the Authority.

The Authority shall issue to the owner of a new motor vehicle

purchased in Malta for export purposes a temporary registration and

licence if the owner of that motor vehicle is to drive that vehicle out of

Malta and to its destination outside Malta.

(1) Any person who agrees to sell, or sells, or otherwise

disposes of his or her motor vehicle shall, within seven days, give

notice of the disposal of the vehicle in writing to the Authority, including

the name and address of the person who buys, or agrees to buy, the said

motor vehicle and shall also deliver to the Authority the relative licence.

Such notice shall be given by means of the prescribed form supplied by

the Authority.

(2) (a) Any person who sells or otherwise transfers to

another person any motor vehicle, shall complete and deliver to the

Authority the Transfer of Vehicle Form of the registration certificate,

and shall provide the transferee the motor vehicle and the remaining

part of the registration certificate of the motor vehicle. The Authority

shall then license the vehicle in the name of the new owner and issue a

new registration certificate to the new owner.

(b) The new registration certificate shall be issued to the

new owner upon the payment of an administrative fee of Lm2.50.

(3) The Authority may, for reasons of public interest,

withhold the transfer of a public passenger motor vehicle.

(4) The sale or transfer of a motor vehicle shall imply the

transfer of the motor vehicle but the original licensee shall for all intents

and purposes of law remain responsible until such licensee has complied

with sub-regulation (1) of this regulation and the notice such licensee

has so given has been found by the Authority to be true and correct.

(5) A motor omnibus may not be sold or transferred

separately from its licence to another person, nor may a licence in respect

of a motor omnibus be transferred separately from the vehicle to which

it refers>

Provided that the Authority shall not allow the transfer of

any motor omnibus or of the relative licence if the price or other

compensation payable by the transferee in respect of such transfer is

not deemed to be fair and reasonable.

(6) The sale or transfer of a public passenger vehicle shall

not be construed to imply the transfer of an Operator’s Licence issued

under the Motor Vehicles (Carriage of Passengers by Road) Regulations, L.N. 160 of 2003.

2003.

(1) Where it is intended to use a vehicle in respect of which Change of use of

vehicle.

a licence is in force in a condition or manner or for a purpose which

would, if it was used solely in that condition or manner or for that

purpose, render it chargeable with tax at a rate higher than that at which

tax has been paid, the owner shall return to the Authority the licence

and registration certificate issued in respect of the vehicle and shall

make an application on the prescribed form to the Authority for a new

licence appropriate to the new condition, manner or purpose.

(2) The Authority shall issue a new licence and registration

certificate upon the payment by the owner of the vehicle to the Authority

of the balance in the amount of registration tax which would have been

paid on the basis of the new condition, manner or purpose.

Part V

REGISTRATION AND LICENSING OF

GOVERNMENT VEHICLES

Applications for the registration and licensing under these Application for

registration and

Regulations of vehicles to be kept and used by Government Ministries licensing.

or Government Departments or the Armed Forces of Malta shall be

made to the Authority as follows>

(a) in the case of Government Ministries, by the Director

of Corporate Services<

(b) in the case of Government Departments by the Directors

or Heads of the said Departments, as the case may be<

(c) in the case of the Armed Forces of Malta by the

Commander of the Armed Forces or his representative.

Part VI

MOTOR VEHICLE REGISTRATION MARKS

(1) On being registered and licensed, every motor vehicle

shall be allotted by the Authority a registration mark, provided that if

the licence of any vehicle is not renewed by the date fixed for the yearly

renewal, the Authority may order the cancellation of such registration

mark and its allocation to any other motor vehicle.

(2) The registration mark 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.

(3) Registration marks 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 Authority may from time

to time establish by means of a notice in the Gazette.

(4) (a) Random Standard Alphanumeric Format

registration marks shall not be transferred independently from the

vehicle to which they are allocated.

(b) Personalised Standard Alphanumeric Format registration

marks shall be transferable independently from the vehicle to which

they are allocated.

(c) A transfer of registration marks other than those

mentioned in paragraphs (a) and (b) 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

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.

(5) A motor vehicle without a registration mark assigned to

it under these regulations shall be deemed an unregistered vehicle>

Provided that the Authority may, in its discretion, permit the

use of the motor vehicle with an identification mark either in addition

to or in lieu of a registration mark. Such identification mark shall not be

used on any other motor vehicle other than the one in respect of which

its use has been so permitted.

(1) Registration marks allotted to public transport vehicles, Particular

Registration Marks.

vehicles used for the carriage of goods and motor hearses shall include

the following Roman Alphabet letters followed by three numbers>

(i)

a letter followed by the letters BY in the case of route

buses<

(ii)

a letter followed by the letters CY in the case of coaches<

(iii) a letter followed by the letters MY in the case of

minibuses and midibuses<

(iv) a letter followed by the letters SY in the case of special

minibuses<

(v)

a letter followed by the letters VY in the case of vans<

(vi) a letter followed by the letters GY in the case of public

hire vehicles driven by the service operator or by his employee<

(vii) a letter followed by the letters TY in the case of taxicars

in Malta<

(viii) a letter followed by the letters WY in the case of

taxicars in Gozo<

(ix) two letters followed by the letter K in the case of self-

drive motor vehicles including motor cycles<

(x) a letter followed by the letters HQ in the case of vehicles

used for the carriage of goods by burndara<

(xi)

the letters RIP in the case of motor hearses.

(2) Motor vehicles registered and licensed in the name of a

Government Department, shall be allotted registration marks with the

three Roman Alphabet letters GVH followed by three numbers in the

case of heavy vehicles and the letters GVN followed by three numbers

in the case of other vehicles.

(3) Motor vehicles registered and licensed in the name of

the Police Department shall be allotted registration marks with the three

Roman Alphabet letters GVP followed by three numbers.

(4) Motor vehicles registered and licensed in the name of

the Armed Forces of Malta shall be allotted registration marks with the

three Roman Alphabet letters GVA followed by three numbers.

(5) Motor vehicles registered and licensed in the name of

diplomatic representations in Malta shall be allotted registration marks

with the letters CD followed by another letter and three numbers.

(6) Motor vehicles exempt from the payment of duty and#or

registration tax shall be allotted registration marks with the first two

letters TF followed by another letter and three numbers.

(1) The Authority shall give to the licensee of any motor

vehicle two registration plates bearing the registration mark in respect

of his or her vehicle against payment of the cost of such plates as may

be fixed by the said Authority.

(2) Besides the registration mark, the plate shall also bear

the international distinguishing sign of Malta in accordance with Council

Regulation (EC) No 2411#98 on the recognition in intra-Community

traffic of the distinguishing signs of the Member States in which motor

vehicles and their trailers are registered.

(3) No other letter, number, mark or sign, except those

authorized by the Authority shall be permitted on the registration plate.

(4) When such new plates are given to a licensee, he or she

shall cause them to be immediately securely affixed to the satisfaction

of the Authority on the vehicle to which they refer, one fixed vertically

on the front and one on the rear of the vehicle in such a position that

every letter and figure on the plate is upright, easily visible and

distinguishable>

Provided that where the vehicle is towing a trailer or more

trailers, the plate behind the vehicle shall be fixed on the rear of the

trailer or the rearmost trailer as the case may be>

Provided further that in the case of a motor cycle, motor

tricycle or quadricycle the registration plate shall only be fixed at the

rear of the vehicle.

(5) No plates may be affixed to any motor vehicle unless

such plates have been issued by the Authority and they refer to and

belong to that particular vehicle.

(6) Any such registration plates obtained from the Authority

on payment of the appropriate fee shall belong to the said Authority

and shall be returned to the said Authority if and when the vehicle has

been garaged for a period of time, scrapped or has been permanently

exported. New plates shall only be re-issued for vehicles which had

been so garaged upon the payment of the stipulated fee.

(7) Any motor vehicle standing or plying not having the

plates referred to in sub-regulation (1) of this regulation or plates issued

by any other competent authority in the case of vehicles brought

temporarily into Malta shall be deemed to be an unlicensed vehicle.

The registration mark and plate of a motor vehicle shall not Plates to be

decipherable.

be obstructed from clear view by bumpers or other attachments, and

shall be kept clear of mud or dust and easily decipherable.

The registration plate referred to in regulation 33 of these Specifications of

registration plates.

regulations shall conform with the provisions set out in the Second

Schedule to these regulations.

Where the motor vehicle is being used on a public highway Lighting of rear

registration plate.

between sunset and sunrise the registration plate fixed on the rear of the

vehicle, or on the rear of a trailer or the rearmost trailer, as the case may

be, must be lit by a lamp so that it is easily distinguishable.

(1) The Authority may issue ‘Trial Run’ plates for motor Licence to use

“Trial Run” plates.

vehicles which have not yet been registered and licensed, for a period

of one day or more then one day, on application in writing under the

following conditions>–

(a) ‘Trial Run’ plates, having white numbers on a red

background, shall be used by the owner of an imported new motor

vehicle, who may require to drive the vehicle from the port of

entry to the place where it is to be garaged until it is registered by

the Authority or by owners of imported used motor vehicles as

provided for in sub-regulation 7(6) of these regulations<

(b) ‘Trial Run’ plates, having black numbers on a white

background, shall be used by licensed motor vehicle traders<

(c) two ‘Trial Run’ plates shall be used, one in the front

and another in the rear of the vehicle>

Provided that, when two or more vehicles are being driven in

convoy, one such plate shall be displayed at the front of the foremost

vehicle and another at the rear of the rearmost vehicle<

(d) no ‘Trial Run’ plates other than those issued and stamped

by the Authority may be used<

(e) where ‘Trial Run’ plates are issued to a licensed vehicle

trader, a representative of the person to whom such plates have

been issued shall be present in the vehicle on which the ‘Trial

Run’ plates are used, and when two or more vehicles are being

driven in convoy, such representative shall be present in any one

of those vehicles<

(f) ‘Trial Run’ plates having black numbers on a white

background may only be used>

(i) on imported motor vehicles for sale or for exhibition

purposes<

(ii) on locally produced motor vehicles while those

vehicles are being driven from the garage, factory or any other

place where they had been produced to the place where they

are to be kept until such vehicles are licensed under regulation

15 of these regulations<

(iii) on motor vehicles in the custody of a motor vehicle

trader, for purpose of sale< or on motor vehicles purchased

by a motor vehicle trader, the licences of which vehicles have

expired<

(iv) on motor vehicles which are being driven from a

garage, a factory or other place where the vehicle is kept, to

the docks for shipment of such vehicle intended to be exported<

(g) ‘Trial Run’ plates shall not be used for any purpose other

than for trial trips<

(h) ‘Trial Run’ plates shall not be used on Sundays or public

holidays unless specially authorized by the Authority.

(2) A deposit of Lm20 for each set of ‘Trial Run’ plates

shall be made on the withdrawal of such plates from the Authority.

(3) In case of loss of, or damage to, any of the said plates,

the licensee shall forfeit the deposit for each plate lost or returned in

such a damaged condition as to be unfit for use.

(4) The Authority may authorize the issue of an annual

licence for the use of ‘Trail Run’ plates to dealers in or importers or

exporters of motor vehicles.

Part VII

TEMPORARY ADMISSION INTO MALTA

OF MOTOR VEHICLES

(1) A private motor vehicle or motor cycle imported Temporary

admission into

temporarily into Malta by a person who has his normal residence outside Malta of motor

Malta, may be used and operated on the public highway of Malta for a vehicles by non-

residents and

period, continuous or otherwise, not exceeding six months in a visitors.

continuous 12-month period or such other period as the Minister in his

discretion may allow in any particular case, without the need of

registering the said motor vehicle with the Authority, provided that

such vehicle is properly registered and licensed in the owner’s State of

residence and visibly display valid registration plates from the said State.

Provided that the six-month period may not apply where such a person

is on a task of definite duration in Malta.

(2) A private motor vehicle or motor cycle imported

temporarily into Malta under sub-regulation (1) hereof shall be exempted

from registration and the payment of the prescribed vehicle registration

tax, or a deposit in lieu thereof, and it may be used on the road on the

following conditions>

(a) the vehicle is owned or registered in the name of a person

established outside Malta <

(b) the vehicle is not used while in Malta to carry passengers

for hire or material reward of any kind, or for the transport of

goods, whether for reward or not<

(c) the vehicle shall not, in any circumstances, be driven by

a person residing in Malta or be disposed of or hired out in Malta

or lent to a resident of Malta>

Provided that a private motor vehicle or motor cycle belonging

to a car-hire firm having its head office in a Member State may be

re-hired to non-residents with a view to being re-exported, if that

vehicle is in Malta as a result of a hire contract which ends in

Malta. The said vehicle may also be returned by an employee of

the car-hire firm to the Member State where it was originally hired,

even if such employee is resident in Malta.

Notwithstanding regulation 39 of these regulations, a private

motor vehicle or motor cycle, registered and licensed in another Member

State, may also be imported temporarily into Malta and used and

operated on the public highways, without any time limit, by a student

who, although he has his normal residence outside Malta, is residing in

Malta for the purpose of pursuing his studies, provided that the said

vehicle has a valid licence and is covered by an insurance policy.

The documents relating to the ownership, registration or

bringing into Malta of a private motor vehicle temporarily brought into

Malta under these regulations, together with the certificate of vehicle

insurance and the vehicle licence, shall be kept with the vehicle when it

is in use and shall be produced at the request of an authorised inspecting

officer.

Nothing in these regulations shall be construed as exempting

a person temporarily bringing a vehicle into Malta from compliance

with any legal requirement, obligation, restriction or prohibition.

(1) If a temporarily imported private motor vehicle is not

re-exported within the period referred to in regulation 39 of these

regulations, it may be registered and licensed in Malta in accordance

with these regulations upon the payment of the prescribed registration

tax. With a view to re-register such a vehicle the Authority shall require

the submission of the previous registration certificate. The Authority

shall, within two months, return the said certificate to the authorities of

the State which issued that certificate.

(2) In the case of private motor vehicles imported

temporarily from a Member State and are not re-exported within the

period aforesaid, where the previous registration certificate consists of

Parts I and II, and Part II is missing, the Authority may, in exceptional

cases, decide to re-register the vehicle, but only after obtaining

confirmation, in writing or by electronic means, from the competent

authorities in the other Member State where the vehicle was previously

registered, that the applicant is entitled to re-register the vehicle in Malta.

(3) If a temporarily imported private motor vehicle is not

re-exported within the period referred to in regulation 39 of these

regulations, and the Authority decides not re-register and licence that

vehicle, the said vehicle may not be used on the road in Malta and shall

either be re-exported or scrapped.

The owner of a motor vehicle licensed in Malta, who desires International

travelling

to take such vehicle abroad to a third country shall apply to the Authority requirements.

for the issue of a motor vehicle export certificate.

When a motor vehicle, which is registered in Malta, is taken Permanent

out of Malta for more than 12 months, that vehicle shall be deemed to exportation.

have been permanently exported and the owner shall surrender to the

Authority the registration certificate issued by the said Authority.

Part VIII

DE-REGISTRATION OF END-OF-LIFE VEHICLES

(1) All end-of-life M1 and M2 motor vehicles and three- Manner of

destruction of end-

wheel motor vehicles registered in the register of the Authority shall be of-life vehicles.

transferred to an authorised treatment facility in accordance with sub-

regulation 6(3) of the Waste Management (End-of Life Vehicles)

L.N. 99 of 2004.

Regulations, 2004.

(2) When an authorised treatment facility accepts delivery

of an end-of-life vehicle transferred to it for treatment, it shall issue a

certificate of destruction to the last holder or owner of the vehicle.

Certificates of destruction validly issued by an authorized Certificates of

treatment facility in another Member State in accordance with the relative destruction.

national legislation analogous to the provisions of regulation 46 of these

regulations, shall be mutually recognised and accepted.

Where a vehicle to which regulation 46 of these regulations Surrender of vehicle

registration

applies is transferred to an authorized treatment facility –

certificate.

(a) if that facility is in Malta, the owner or operator thereof

shall notify the Authority of the issue of the certificate of destruction

and at the same time shall surrender to the Authority the vehicle’s

registration certificate, except where the registration certificate has

been lost, stolen or destroyed< and

(b) if that facility is in a Member State other than Malta,

the registered owner of the vehicle shall notify the Authority of

the issue in that other Member State of the certificate of destruction

and at the same time the registered owner shall surrender to the

Authority the vehicle’s registration certificate except where the

registration certificate has been lost, stolen or destroyed.

Notwithstanding the provisions on the re-use of components

Re-use and recovery

which are suitable for re-use and on the recovery of components which

cannot be re-used contained in the Waste Management (End-of-Life

Vehicles) Regulations, 2004, it shall not be lawful to continue to use or

otherwise re-use in any manner whatsoever the chassis number of an

end-of life vehicle which has been transferred or delivered to an end-of

life authorised treatment facility.

An end-of-life vehicle shall be de-registered upon

end-of-life vehicles.

presentation to the Authority, by the owner or operator of the authorized

treatment facility, or by the vehicle’s last registered owner, of the

certificate of destruction as provided for in regulation 46 of these

regulations.

Part IX

FINES

(1) No person shall deface or mutilate any vehicle

registration certificate or any motor vehicle licence or alter or obliterate

any entry made therein.

(2) A person who, with intent to deceive forges, alters, uses,

produces, provides or sends a document to which regulations 3 to 6 of

these regulations applies, or makes a statement which he knows to be

false or deface or mutilate a registration certificate shall be guilty of an

offence.

(3) A person who, either by writing, drawing or in any other

manner, alter, deface, mutilate or add anything to any licence for any

motor vehicle, or exhibit upon any vehicle any licence which has been

altered, defaced, mutilated or added to as aforesaid shall be guilty of an

offence.

(4) A person who alters, rearranges or defaces a vehicle

registration mark on a motor vehicle or otherwise tamper with the

registration plates of a motor vehicle commits an offence.

(5) Any person who makes use of a motor vehicle

registration mark other than that allotted by the Authority in relation to

a particular vehicle shall be guilty of an offence.

(6) A person who is found guilty of an offence under sub-

regulations (1), (2), (3), (4) and (5) of this regulation shall be liable, on

conviction, to a fine not exceeding five hundred liri, or to imprisonment

for a term not exceeding six months, or to both such fine and

imprisonment, unless a higher punishment is applicable under any other

law, in which case the Court shall apply that other punishment or this

punishment increased by one or two degrees, whichever is the higher.

(7) Fines for other offences under these regulations shall

be the following>

(a) driving a motor vehicle without being covered by a

vehicle licence …………………………not exceeding Lm100 or

imprisonment for a term

not exceeding three months

(b) driving a motor vehicle with a vehicle licence altered,

defaced, mutilated or added to or with a licence belonging to another

vehicle………………………………………………………Lm30

(c) driving, or causing to stand, motor vehicle without the

vehicle licence being affixed to the vehicle windscreen or motor

cycle handlebar …………………………………………… Lm10

(d) driving a motor vehicle not bearing registration

plates …………………………………………Lm10 to Lm25

(e) driving a motor vehicle bearing registration plates

altered, defaced, mutilated or added to ……………Lm10 to Lm25

(f) using a motor vehicle not in accordance to specific

licence ………………………………………………………Lm15

(g) driving a motor vehicle bearing registration plates

obstructed from clear view by bumpers or other attachments, or

which are not easily decipherable………………… Lm10 to Lm25

(h) driving a motor vehicle without the driver being in

possession of vehicle registration certificate and insurance

document…………………………………………Lm10 to Lm25

(i) entering Valletta without the motor vehicle being

licensed for that purpose …………………………Lm10 to Lm25

(j) owner fails to give notice to the Authority within the stipulated

time of any alteration made to a motor vehicle ……… Lm10 to Lm25

(k) driving an unregistered motor vehicle without Trial Run

plates ………………………………………………Lm10 to Lm25

Regulations 3, 4, 6, 8, 12 to 15, 17 to 36, and 60 of the Motor

Vehicle Regulations, 1994 shall be deleted and the Temporary

Admission of Motor Vehicles Regulations, 1938, and the Vehicles

2004. Identification Plates Regulations, 2004, are hereby revoked.

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