Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Regulations, 2009

L. N. 158 of 2009

TRAFFIC REGULATION ORDINANCE

(CAP. 65)

MALTA TRANSPORT AUTHORITY ACT

(CAP. 332)

Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Regulations, 2009

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 Infrastructure, Transport and

Communications has, after consultation with the Malta Transport

Authority, made the following regulations

The title of these regulations is the Motor Vehicles

(Amendment) Regulations, 2009 and they shall be read and construed

as one with the Motor Vehicles Regulations, 1994 hereinafter referred

to as “the principal regulations”.

In regulation 2 of the principal regulations the definitions

“motor minibus”, “motor minibus for public transport” and “public

service garage van” shall be deleted and for the definition “motor

vehicle for hire” there shall be substituted the following

“ “motor vehicle for hire” means an M1 motor vehicle

registered to be hired from a public service garage, and driven

by the garage owner or by any person employed by him;”.

For the title of Part VII of the principal regulations there

shall be substituted the following

“Motor Vehicles for Hire, Self-drive Motor Vehicles and

Motor Route Buses for Public Transport”.

In regulation 68 of the principal regulations, for the words

“motor omnibus” there shall be substituted the words “motor route

bus”.

In regulation 88 of the principal regulations for the words

“motor omnibus” wherever they appear there shall be substituted

the words “motor route bus”, and for the words “motor omnibuses”

there shall be substituted the words “motor route buses”.

Regulation 128 of the principal regulations shall be

deleted.

For regulation 129 of the principal regulations there shall

be substituted the following

“129. (1) The Authority may refuse to grant or to

renew a licence for a motor route bus if in its opinion there

are too many such licences in existence or the granting or

renewal of such licence is prejudicial to public interest or

convenience. Such motor vehicle shall then be licensed

as a private motor car by the Authority.

(2) In any case, no motor vehicle shall be licensed

as a motor route bus unless it conforms to the requirements

of these regulations, especially the relevant provisions of

Part V relating to the Equipment of Motor Vehicles.”.

Regulation 131 of the principal regulations shall be

amended as follows

(a) in sub-regulation (4) thereof, for the words “For the

purpose” there shall be substituted the words “Unless more

onerous conditions are prescribed by other regulations, for the

purpose;

(b) in sub-regulation (7) thereof, immediately after the

words “for hire or reward” there shall be inserted the words

“, other than a vehicle regulated by the Passenger Transport

Services Regulations, 2009,”; and

(c) in sub-regulation (9) thereof, immediately after the

words “for hire or reward” there shall be inserted the words

“, other than a vehicle regulated by the Passenger Transport

Services Regulations, 2009,”.

In regulation 132 of the principal regulations, the words

“and motor minibuses for public transport” shall be deleted.

For the title of PART IX of the principal regulations there

shall be substituted the following

“Motor Route Buses: Licences and Routes”.

In regulations 144 to 148 of the principal regulations,

for the words “motor omnibus” there shall be substituted the words

“motor route bus” wherever they occur and for the words “motor

omnibuses” there shall be substituted the words “motor route buses”

wherever they occur.

For the title of PART X of the principal regulations there

shall be substituted the following

“Conductors and drivers of motor route buses”.

In regulations 149 and 150 of the principal regulations,

for the words “motor omnibus” there shall be substituted the words

“motor route bus”.

In regulation 151 of the principal regulations, the words

“and unscheduled” shall be deleted and for the word “offices” there

shall be substituted the word “office”.

In regulations 153 to 158 of the principal regulations,

for the words “motor omnibus” there shall be substituted the words

“motor route bus”, wherever they occur.

For the title of PART XI of the principal regulations there

shall be substituted the following

“General provisions relating to motor route buses”.

Regulation 159 of the principal regulations shall be

amended as follows

(a) in sub-regulations (1) and (2) thereof, for the words

“motor omnibus licensed for hire” there shall be substituted

the words “motor route bus”; and

(b) in sub-regulation (3) thereof, for the words “motor

omnibus” there shall be substituted the words “motor route

bus”.

In regulations 160 and 161 of the principal regulations, Amends regulations

for the words “motor omnibus” there shall be substituted the words principal regulations.

“motor route bus”.

In regulation 162 of the principal regulations, for the Amends regulation

words “motor omnibuses” there shall be substituted the words regulations.

“motor route buses”.

For regulation 163 of the principal regulations there shall Substitutes regulation

substituted the following

“163. All motor route buses shall while on service show

their destination and route number.”.

In regulation 165 of the principal regulations, for the Amends regulation

words “motor omnibuses” there shall be substituted the words regulations.

“motor route buses”.

In regulations 166 to 173 of the principal regulations for Amends regulation

the words “motor omnibus” and “omnibus” there shall be substituted principal regulations.

the words “motor route bus”.

In regulation 174 of the principal regulations, for the Amends regulation

words “motor omnibuses” there shall be substituted the words regulations.

“motor route buses”.

In regulations 175 to 177 of the principal regulations, Amends

for the words “motor omnibus” there shall be substituted the words principal regulations.

“motor route bus”.

Regulation 178 of the principal regulations shall be Amends regulation

amended as follows

(a) in sub-regulation (1) thereof, for the words

“motor omnibuses” there shall be substituted the words

“motor route buses” and for the words “motor omnibus”

there shall be substituted the words “motor route bus”;

and

(b) in sub-regulation (2) thereof, for the words

“motor omnibus” there shall be substituted the words

“motor route bus”.

In regulation 179 of the principal regulations, for the

words “motor omnibuses” there shall be substituted the words “motor

route buses” and for the words “motor omnibus” and “omnibus”

there shall be substituted the words “motor route bus”.

In regulation 181 of the principal regulations, for the

words “motor omnibus” there shall be substituted the words “motor

route bus”.

For the title of PART XII of the principal regulations

there shall be substituted the following

“Constructional requirements of motor route buses”.

In regulations 182 to 230 of the principal regulations, for

the words “omnibus” and “motor omnibus” there shall be substituted

the words “motor route bus” wherever they occur, and for the words

“motor omnibuses” and “omnibuses” there shall be substituted the

words “motor route buses” wherever they occur.

The First Schedule to the principal regulations shall be

amended as follows

(a) for the title thereof, there shall be substituted the

following

“Motor Route Bus Routes and Colours”; and

(b) the words from “MOTOR OMNIBUSES NOT

NORMALLY” to the words “as approved by the Authority.”

shall be deleted.

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