Motor Vehicles (Tariff of Fares) (Amendment ) Regulations, 2005

L.N. 9 of 2005

MALTA TRANSPORT AUTHORITY ACT

(CAP. 332)

Motor Vehicles (Tariff of Fares) (Amendment ) Regulations, 2005

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

Transport Authority Act, the Minister for Urban Development and Roads

has, after consultation with the Malta Transport Authority, made the

following regulations>-

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

commencement.

of Fares) (Amendment) Regulations, 2005, and they shall be read and

construed as one with the Motor Vehicles (Tariff of Fares) Regulations, L.N. 14 of 1982.

1982, hereinafter referred to as “the principal regulations”.

(2) These regulations shall be deemed to have come into

force on the 1st January, 2005.

In the First Schedule to the principal regulations -

Amends the First

Schedule to the

principal

(a)

for paragraph 2 there shall be substituted the following>

regulations.

“Children between the ages of 3 and 10 shall only pay a

fare of 10 cents when travelling within one Fare Stage and a

fare of 15 cents when travelling within the Zones described

in Part I B to this Schedule and shall be entitled to occupy a

seat.”<

(b) in paragraph 3(1)(a), after the words “and to students

attending schools or other recognised educational establishments”

there shall be added the words “who do not qualify for the student

maintenance grant given under the Post Secondary and Tertiary

L.N. 165 of 1999.

Students Maintenance Grant Regulations, 1999,”<

(c) in the English text of paragraph 7, for the word “gasses”

there shall be substituted the word “passes”<

(d) in paragraph 9, for the words “and Part 1E” there shall

be substituted the words “Part 1E, Part IF and Part 1G”<

(e) in paragraph 10, for the words “shall be only 20 cents.”

there shall be substituted the words “shall be in accordance with

Part IE to this Schedule.”<

(f) for paragraph 12 there shall be substituted the following>

“12. The holders of kartanzjan shall only pay a fare of

10 cents when travelling within the Zones described in Part I

B to this Schedule.”<

(g) for Part 1 C, Part 1 D, Part 1 E and the Appendix in

Table I there shall be substituted the following>

“PART 1 C

Express Services

Fares

1. Bu;ibba to ?irkewwa or vice versa (Route 48) …………50c

2. Bu;ibba to Rabat or vice versa (Route 86) ………………50c

Bu;ibba to G[ajn Tuffie[a and vice versa (Route 51) …50c

Sliema to Bu;ibba or vice versa (Route 70) ……………50c

Sliema to Rabat or vice versa (Route 65)* ………………50c

Sliema to Bu;ibba to G[ajn Tuffie[a

or vice versa (Route 652) …………………………………50c

Valletta to Bu;ibba via Regional#Coast Road

(Route 449) ………………………………………………50c

Bu;ibba to Marsaxlokk via Sliema

or vice versa (Route 627) ………………………………50c

Bu;ibba to Marsaxlokk via the Three Cities

or vice versa (Route 427) ………………………………50c

?irkewwa to Valletta via Birkirkara

Bypass (Route 453)** …………………………………50c

?irkewwa to Valletta via Birkirkara Bypass

and St Luke’s Hospital (Route 475)** …………………50c

Children aged 3 to 10 years travelling on the

above trips ……………………………………………25c

* Passengers commuting between Sliema and Ta]-}wejt or vice

versa, pay 20c if adult passengers, 15c if passengers are children aged 3

to 10 years and 10c if passengers are holders of kartanzjan.

**Gozitan students in possession of a special pass issued by the

Ministry responsible for Gozo shall pay 40c.

PART 1D

Weekend and Public Holiday Express Services

PACEVILLE

To or vice versa

Attard …………………………………………………………50c

Birkirkara ……………………………………………………50c

Bir]ebbu;a …………………………………………………50c

Cospicua ……………………………………………………50c

G[arg[ur ……………………………………………………50c

Gudja …………………………………………………………50c

G[axaq ………………………………………………………50c

Kalkara ………………………………………………………50c

Mosta …………………………………………………………50c

Naxxar ………………………………………………………50c

Rabat …………………………………………………………50c

Si;;iewi ………………………………………………………50c

Vittoriosa ……………………………………………………50c

}ebbu; ………………………………………………………50c

}ejtun ………………………………………………………50c

}urrieq ………………………………………………………50c

}abbar ………………………………………………………50c

Valletta to Paceville via Regional Road (Route 662) …………25c

Valletta to Paceville or vice versa (Route 62) after 11 p.m. …50c

PART 1E

Special services to Malta Trade Fair Grounds

and other special services

The fares which may be charged to passengers on special bus

services to the Malta Trade Fair Grounds at Naxxar and other special

services are those prescribed hereunder>

Fares

TRADE FAIR GROUNDS or vice versa*

Valletta ………………………………………………………25c

Pietà …………………………………………………………25c

Msida (Palm Square) …………………………………………25c

Msida (Villa Flery) ……………………………………………25c

Birkirkara ……………………………………………………25c

Lija Cemetry …………………………………………………25c

Lija (Ta’ Sg[ajtar) ……………………………………………20c

OTHER SPECIAL SERVICES*

From Valletta to Ta’ Qali, to air show, to open day

at Freeport and others or vice versa …………………………25c

* Children aged 3 to 10 years pay 15 cents.

PART 1F

Direct Circular Services

Direct Circular Services are those direct trips which operate from

various outlying termini to St Julian’s#Sliema via Tal-Qroqq or vice

versa.

For each trip from outlying terminus to St Julian’s

or vice versa …………………………………………………35c

Provided that the fare to be paid by children aged 3 to 10 years for

the said trips shall be 25 cents<

Provided further that the fare to be paid for the trip from an outlying

terminus to Tal-Qroqq or vice versa shall be 30c<

Provided further that for that part of the trip which falls under a

zone as outlined in Part 1B of Table 1 to this Schedule, the fare to be

charged shall be 20 cents.

PART 1G

Special tickets

Single day ticket …………………………………………Lm1.50c

Three day ticket …………………………………………Lm4.00c

Five day ticket …………………………………………Lm5.00c

Seven day ticket …………………………………………Lm6.00c

APPENDIX

Standard fares which may be charged to passengers travelling

within the Zones described in Part 1B

Distance

Fares

Passengers travelling up to one Fare Stage ………………15 cents

Passengers travelling within any one Zone ………………20 cents

Passengers travelling from Zone A to the Central Zone

Mosta and vice-versa ……………………………………20 cents

Passengers travelling from Zone B to the Central Zone

Mosta and vice-versa ……………………………………20 cents

Passengers travelling from the Central Zone Mosta

to Zone C and vice-versa …………………………………23 cents

Passengers travelling between any two zones, i.e.

from Zone A to Zone B, or from Zone B to Zone C

and vice versa ……………………………………………23 cents

Passengers travelling between any three zones, i.e.

from Zone A to Zone C and vice versa …………………25 cents

Fare to be charged to School Children, Students and Apprentices

The fare which may be charged to school children, students and

apprentices, who are in possession of a pass as provided for in paragraphs

3 and 5 of the General Provisions of the First Schedule, is 10 cents.”<

(h) for Table II there shall be substituted the following>

“TABLE II

GOZO SERVICE – ROUTE BUS FARES

For each trip within the same town or village ………………… 7c

For each trip between different towns or villages ……………20c

For each trip on the following direct routes> …………………35c

(a)

from Victoria to Dwejra

(b)

from Dwejra to Victoria

(c)

from Victoria to Ramla l-{amra, and

(d)

from Ramla l-{amra to Victoria

For each trip from M;arr to Victoria between 4 p.m. and

6 p.m. between the 15th September and the 30th June

and between 2 p.m. and 4 p.m. on all other days by

persons resident in Gozo who possess the necessary

declaration to be issued by the Ministry responsible

for Gozo, that such person works or studies in Malta ……15c

For each trip on all days of the week except Sundays

and public holidays for all passengers using public

transport between 5.30 a.m. and 8.00 a.m. and for

workers at the Xewkija Industrial Estate between

3.45 p.m. and 4.15 p.m. ……………………………………13c

Children between the ages of 3 and 10 years ………………10c.”.

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