Motor Vehicles Regulations, 2009

L.N. 198 of 2009

MOTOR VEHICLES REGISTRATION

AND LICENSING ACT

(CAP. 368)

MALTA TRANSPORT AUTHORITY ACT

(CAP. 332)

Registration and Licensing of

Motor Vehicles Regulations, 2009

IN exercise of the powers conferred by article 20 of the Motor

Vehicles Registration and Licensing Act and article 33 of the Malta

Transport Authority Act, the Minister for Infrastructure, Transport

and Communications, after consultation with the Malta Transport

Authority, has made the following regulations:-

(1) The title of these regulations is the Registration and

Licensing of Motor Vehicles Regulations, 2009.

(2) These regulations shall be deemed to have come

into force on the 1st January, 2009 save for sub-regulation (3) of

regulation 6 which shall come into force on the 1st August, 2009.

Part I

PRELIMINARY

Motor Vehicles’ Registration Marks

and Fees payable for the issue of plates

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

Fee payable to the Authority: !60

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.

Fee payable to the Authority: !120

Composed solely of any Arabic numeral.

Fee payable to the Authority: !1,165

Composed of any character of the Roman Alphabet.

Fee payable to the Authority: !1,165

Composed of a mixture of numeric and alphabetical.

Fee payable to the Authority: !1,165

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 renewed.

In these regulations, unless the context otherwise

requires

“the Act” means the Registration and Licensing of

Motor Vehicles Act;

“amateur built motor vehicle” means a vehicle

constructed for the personal use of an individual and –

(a) the construction or assembly or substantial

part of which was carried out by the individual and, or

persons acting on his behalf, and

(b) the individual and, or other persons acting on

his behalf during the period of construction or assembly

did not have a business in which motor vehicles are

normally constructed or assembled.

An amateur built vehicle is considered to be a new

vehicle if, at least, the following parts of the vehicle are

new: the chassis, the engine, the steering mechanism, the

axles and the gearbox;

“authorised dealer” means a person who is authorised by

the Authority to sell or buy motor vehicles for profit;

“authorised inspecting officer” means a Police officer, a

local warden or an officer of the Authority;

“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;

“the Authority” means the Malta Transport Authority as

established by the Malta Transport Authority Act;

“brought into Malta” means the entry into Malta of a

motor vehicle coming from a Member State and which was

put into free circulation in such Member State prior to entry

into Malta;

“circulation licence fee” means the circulation licence

fee paid in terms of the Act;

“certificate of conformity” means a certificate of

conformity issued by a manufacturer of a motor vehicle

under any provision of the law of a member State transposing

Directive 70/156/EEC on the approximation of the laws of the

Member States relating to the type-approval of motor vehicles

and their trailers as amended;

“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;

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

registered or provisionally registered under the Co-operative

Societies Act;

“CO2 emissions” means the level of carbon dioxide

emissions for a vehicle measured in accordance with Directive

80/1268/EEC as amended and contained in the relevant EC

type-approval certificate or EC certificate of conformity, and

where the vehicle is not type-approved, for that particular

vehicle the emissions level contained in any other document

as provided for under these regulations showing a level of

emissions comparable to that in Annex VIII of Directive

70/156/EEC, as amended;

“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;

“Directive 1999/37/EC” means Council Directive

1999/37/EC of 29 April 1999 on the registration documents

for vehicles;

“Directive 70/156/EEC” means Council Directive

70/156/EEC of 6 February 1970 on the approximation of the

laws of the Member States relating to the type-approval of

motor vehicles and their trailers;

“Directive 80/1268/EEC” means Council Directive

80/1268/EEC of 16 December 1980 relating to the carbon

dioxide emissions and the fuel consumption of motor

vehicles;

“Directive 2006/12/EC” means Directive 2006/12/EC of

the European Parliament and of the Council of the 5th April

2006 on waste;

“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 2006/12/EC;

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

to it in the European Union Act and includes Norway, Iceland

and Liechtenstein;

“goods carrying motor vehicle” or “goods vehicle”

means any N1, or N2 or N3 motor vehicle;

“gross vehicle weight (g.v.w.)” means the road weight

specified by the manufacturer as being the maximum design

weight capacity of the vehicle, such weight being the

combined weight of the vehicle, the maximum specified load,

the driver, and a tank full of fuel;

“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;

“imported into Malta” means the entry into Malta of a

motor vehicle from a third country;

“licence” means the circulation licence issued on a

motor vehicle to be driven on the road and which is to be

renewed annually;

“Malta Environment and Planning Authority” means

the Malta Environment and Planning Authority as established

under the Development Planning Act;

“M1 vehicle” means a motor vehicle used for the

carriage of passengers and comprising no more than eight

seats in addition to the driver’s seat;

“M2 vehicle” means a motor vehicle used for the

carriage of passengers, comprising more than eight seats in

addition to the driver’s seat, and having a maximum mass not

exceeding 5 tonnes;

“M3 vehicle” means a motor vehicle used for the

carriage of passengers, comprising more than eight seats in

addition to the driver’s seat, and having a maximum mass

exceeding 5 tonnes;

“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, fitted with an engine having a cylinder

capacity of more than 50cm 3 if of the internal combustion

type and/or having a maximum design speed of more than 45

km/h;

“motor hearse” means any motor vehicle used for the

conveyance of corpses;

“motor tricycle” means a motor cycle with three

symmetrically arranged wheels;

“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;

“motor vehicle for leasing” means any motor vehicle

with a registration mark showing the letters QZ as the last

two letters, which is registered and licensed to be hired for the

purpose of being driven by such hirer or a person authorised

by such hirer for any period of time;

“motor vehicle on resale” means a motor vehicle which

is transferred to an authorised motor vehicle dealer for resale;

“N1 vehicle” means a motor vehicle used for the

carriage of goods and having a maximum mass not exceeding

(Regulation 34)

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.

5 tonnes;

“N2 vehicle” means a motor vehicle used for the

carriage of goods and having a maximum mass exceeding 3.5

tonnes but not exceeding 12 tonnes;

“N3 vehicle” means a motor vehicle used for the

carriage of goods and having a maximum mass exceeding 12

tonnes;

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

regulations, a motor vehicle which has never been registered

in any country;

“normal residence” has the same meaning as is assigned

to it in the Act;

“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 registered and

licensed;

“partnership” includes an association, not registered

under the Companies Act, between two or more persons;

“public highway” means any national arterial,

distributor, access and local access road;

“public hire vehicle” means a public hire vehicle driven

by the service operator or by his employee;

“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;

“rebuilt motor vehicle” means a motor vehicle which has

been rebuilt using a replacement chassis or integrated chassis

or body which is of the same design and construction as that

of the original vehicle and which was supplied for the purpose

without having been previously used, or previously formed

part of a registered vehicle. For registration purposes it shall

be considered as a used vehicle.

“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;

“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;

“registration tax” means the registration tax paid under

the Act;

“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 registered and licensed to be hired from an operator of a

public hire garage for the purpose of being driven by a hirer;

“Single Vehicle Approval” means the procedure whereby

a Member State certifies that a particular vehicle, whether

unique or not, satisfies the relevant administrative provisions

and technical requirements and “Single Vehicle Approval

certificate” means the certificate issued in respect of a single

type approved vehicle;

“taxicar” means a motor vehicle fitted with a taximeter

and is registered and licensed to stand or ply for hire as a

taxicar;

“third country” means a country other than a Member

State;

“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 authorise treatment

facility for de-pollution, dismantling, shearing, shredding,

recovery or preparation for 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 a motor vehicle which is

not a new motor vehicle.

Part II

REGISTRATION OF MOTOR VEHICLES

3. No person shall have in his possession or charge any

motor vehicle which has not been registered with the Authority

(a) that person is an authorized manufacturer, agent or

dealer of motor vehicles and the vehicle in his possession or

charge is not being used on the road, or

(b) the vehicle is the subject of an exemption under the

Act.

(Regolament 34)

Spe$ifikazzjonijiet tal-Pjan$i tar-Re#istrazzjoni ta’ Vetturi

Il-marka tar-re#istrazzjoni ta’ vettura bil-mutur re#istrata u li jkollha li$enza f’Malta

g!andha tintwera fuq pjan$a rettangulari li g!andha tikkorrispondi mad-dijagramma Nru

1 jew mad-dijagramma Nru 2 li jidhru hawn ta!t.

Dijagramma 1

Dijagramma 2

Il-pjan$a li fuqha tidher il-marka ta’ re#istrazzjoni ma g!andux ikollha kliem, ittri, numri,

emblemi jew marki ta’ xi kull xort’o!ra !lief dawk me!tie#a ta!t dawn ir-regolamenti.

Il-pjan$a li fuqha tkun tidher il-marka tar-re#istrazzjoni g!andha turi l-bandiera tal-

Unjoni Ewropea u l-ittra M.

L-ispe$ifikazzjonijiet g!as-sinjal li jiddistingwi fuq il-pjan$a tar-re#istrazzjoni g!andhom

ikunu

Kuluri

1. Sfond blu li jirrifletti minnu nnifsu (riferenza 5,9 pb 3,4$15,1)

2. 12-il stilla f’kulur isfar li jirrifletti minnu nnifsu

3. Is-sinjal li jiddistingwi ta’ Malta f’kulur abjad li jkun jirrifletti minnu nnifsu.

Kompo%izzjoni u dimensjonijiet

1. L-isfond blu ma g!andux ikun g!oli anqas minn 98 mm, b’wiesg!a ta’ mhux

anqas minn 40 mm u mhux i%jed 50 mm

2. It-12-il stilla g!andhom jiffurmaw $irku b’b’ra## ta’ 15 mm radius u l-parti

dritta li tifforma l-qu$$ata tal-istilel g!andha tkun twila bejn 4 mm u 5 mm

3. Is-sinjal li jiddistingwi ta’ Malta g!andu jkun g!oli 20 mm u wiesg!a bejn 4

mm u 5 mm, u g!andu jidher ta!t i$-$irku ta’ stilel.

Meta d-dimensjonijiet tal-isfond blu jitnaqqsu fir-rigward ta’ pjan$i li jie!du %ew# linji

(b!al fid-Dijagramma 2) u, jew fir-rigward ta’ pjan$i tar-re#istrazzjoni ta’ $ikletti bil-

mutur b’%ew# roti jew bi tliet roti, id-dimensjonijiet tal-istilel u tas-sinjal li jiddistingwi

g!andhom jonqsu b’mod proporzjonali.

Il-periferija tal-pjan$a g!andha tkun immarkata mad-dawra kollha b’bordura sewda

b’wisg!a ta’ 5 millimetri.

Il-pjan$a g!andha tkun mag!mula minn metall.

Il-marka ta’ re#istrazzjoni g!andha tkun mag!mula minn karattri suwed u g!andha

tintwera fuq materjal abjad li jirrifletti b’mod li l-karattri suwed jidhru f’kull !in fuq

sfond abjad. G!andu jkun hemm marka fl-ispazju bejn l-ittri u n-numri.

mm u 5 mm, u g!andu jidher ta!t i$-$irku ta’ stilel.

Meta d-dimensjonijiet tal-isfond blu jitnaqqsu fir-rigward ta’ pjan$i li jie!du %ew# linji

(b!al fid-Dijagramma 2) u, jew fir-rigward ta’ pjan$i tar-re#istrazzjoni ta’ $ikletti bil-

mutur b’%ew# roti jew bi tliet roti, id-dimensjonijiet tal-istilel u tas-sinjal li jiddistingwi

g!andhom jonqsu b’mod proporzjonali.

Il-periferija tal-pjan$a g!andha tkun immarkata mad-dawra kollha b’bordura sewda

b’wisg!a ta’ 5 millimetri.

Il-pjan$a g!andha tkun mag!mula minn metall.

Il-marka ta’ re#istrazzjoni g!andha tkun mag!mula minn karattri suwed u g!andha

tintwera fuq materjal abjad li jirrifletti b’mod li l-karattri suwed jidhru f’kull !in fuq

sfond abjad. G!andu jkun hemm marka fl-ispazju bejn l-ittri u n-numri.

(1) For the purpose of the registration of a new vehicle,

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

(a) a Certificate of Conformity in the case of M1

vehicles and cycles,

(b) evidence of payment of duties to Customs if the

vehicle is imported from a third country,

(c) technical specifications of the vehicle if the vehicle

is a goods vehicle or any other motor vehicle which is not an

M1 vehicle or cycle, including the country of origin,

(d) an invoice issued by the manufacturer or by an

authorized agent of the manufacturer showing the cost of

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

vehicle the engine capacity and gross vehicle weight, and

other documents showing the CIF price,

(e) documentation confirming his name and address

Provided that where a new motor vehicle is

imported or brought in permanently by a person for

his own use, the application for the registration of the

said motor vehicle together with the required documents

shall be submitted to the Authority within fifteen days

following the motor vehicle’s arrival in Malta

Provided further that where such a person, for

unjustified reasons, fails to comply with the preceding

proviso he shall be liable to an administrative fine of

€30 for each day the vehicle remains not registered on

the expiry of the said fifteen days.

(2)

The registration of new vehicles shall only be

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

a Member State, upon the presentation of the documents

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

i. a €10 administration fee payable to the

Authority,

ii. the prescribed registration tax in accordance

with the Act, and

iii. the prescribed VAT in accordance with the

Value Added 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 €10 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 motor vehicles constructed in Malta

not in low volume upon the presentation of a Certificate of

Conformity in the case of an M1 motor vehicle or a cycle

or a Single Vehicle Approval certificate in the case of motor

vehicles manufactured in low volumes or in the case of an

amateur built motor vehicle, invoices showing the cost of

production of the motor vehicle excluding VAT and upon the

payment of -

i. a €10 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

€10 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 to

produce other documentation as necessary. For an inspection there

shall be charged an administrative fee of €35.

(4) A new motor vehicle which has been imported

or brought into Malta 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 36

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.

Where a vehicle chassis, whether new or used, which has

been imported or brought into Malta, is used to replace the chassis

of a motor vehicle which is already registered with the Authority,

the owner of that motor vehicle shall, within seven days, notify the

Authority on the prescribed form of such replacement.

(1) Every used motor vehicle imported or brought into

Malta by a person who is a resident of Malta or has his normal

residence in Malta or has his principal place of business in Malta,

and every rebuilt and amateur built motor vehicle which is

classified as a used vehicle shall be registered with the Authority.

(2) A person who imports or brings into Malta a used

motor vehicle as provided for under this regulation shall file an

application and provide all the relevant documents as provided for

in sub-regulation (4) thereof, for the registration of the said vehicle

with the Authority within fifteen days from the motor vehicle’s

arrival in Malta.

(3) Where a person, who is not an authorised dealer,

fails, for unjustified reasons, to comply with the preceding sub-

regulation he may be liable to an administrative fine of €30 for

each day that vehicle remains not registered on the expiry of the

fifteen-day period referred to in sub-regulation (2) thereof.

(4) For the purpose of registering an imported used

motor vehicle or a used motor vehicle which had been brought

into Malta or a rebuilt motor vehicle or an amateur built vehicle,

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

required to submit to the Authority the Registration Form for Used

Vehicles (VEH 01), duly completed, together with the following

documents

(a) a vehicle registration certificate 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 or brought into Malta,

(b) in the case of M2, M3, N1, N2, N3, O1, O2, O3

and O4 vehicles an invoice showing the price, chassis number,

engine capacity and gross vehicle weight, a declaration of

origin and technical data or specifications,

(c) certificate of roadworthiness issued in terms of the

Motor Vehicle Roadworthiness Test Regulations,

(d) motor insurance policy,

(e) inspection form issued by the Authority upon the

valuation of the vehicle, where applicable,

(f) Single Vehicle Type approval certificate in the case

of an M1 vehicle or a cycle imported from a third country,

(g) Single Vehicle Type approval certificate based on

standards established by the Authority in the case of used

4-wheel-drive N1 vehicles with a g.v.w. of up to 3,000 Kgs

imported from a third country, and in the case of rebuilt or

amateur built motor vehicles,

(h) in the case of M1 and N1 vehicles imported from

a third country, Certificate of Authenticity issued by a body

accredited by the Authority and which shows that the vehicle

has an authentic odometer reading, and

(i) documentation confirming his name and address,

(5) The registration of an imported used motor vehicle

or a used motor vehicle which had been brought into Malta,

or a rebuilt or amateur built motor vehicle shall be made by the

Authority upon the issuing by the Authority of an inspection form

and the payment of an inspection fee of €35 and upon the payment

by the owner, importer or authorized dealer of an administrative

fee of €10 payable to the Authority, and upon -

(a) the presentation of the documents mentioned in

sub-regulation (4) hereof and upon payment of the prescribed

vehicle registration tax, if the vehicle is acquired from a

Member State, or it is a rebuilt or amateur built motor

vehicle, and

(b) the presentation of the documents mentioned in

sub-regulation (4) hereof and upon payment of the prescribed

import duty under the Imports Duty Act, and the prescribed

vehicle registration tax, if the vehicle is acquired from a third

country.

(6) The owner or importer of an imported used motor

vehicle or a used motor vehicle which had been brought into Malta

and which is not an M1 vehicle or a motor cycle shall make the

said vehicle available for inspection and valuation by the Authority

prior to registering it with the said Authority.

(7) An imported used motor vehicle or a used motor

vehicle which had been brought into Malta 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. That vehicle may also be driven if it carries

a ‘Trial Run’ plate in accordance with regulation 36 of these

regulations.

(8) Where the owner or importer or authorized dealer

of an imported used motor vehicle or a used motor vehicle which

had been brought into Malta or the used motor vehicle itself 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.

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

disposed of as provided for in sub-regulation (8) hereof or where

the motor vehicle has not been submitted for examination in

accordance with the provisions of sub-regulation (6) 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 Clamping and Removal of Motor

Vehicles and Encumbering Objects Regulations, 1997, and an L.N. 94 of 1997.

administrative fine of €35.

(10) 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 authorized

dealer of the vehicle.

(11) Where the Authority refuses to register a motor

vehicle, the person who appears to be the owner, importer or

authorized dealer may appeal to the Administrative Review

Tribunal, in accordance with the procedure laid down under the

Administrative Justice Act.

(12)

(a) Without prejudice to sub-regulation (9)

hereof, where the Authority has reasonable suspicion that a motor

vehicle is on the road in breach of the provisions of regulation 3 of

these regulations, the Authority may take possession of, remove

and store the said vehicle in accordance with the Clamping and

Removal of Motor Vehicles and Encumbering Objects Regulations,

1997, and shall request the Commissioner of Police to institute

criminal proceedings against the registered owner or possessor of

the same.

(b) Such vehicle shall not be returned to

its registered owner or possessor, unless and until, he has been

acquitted by the Court of the alleged offence, or has remedied

his position at law and settled any registration tax and other fees

which may be payable, including the removal and storage fees

stipulated by the said Clamping and Removal of Motor Vehicles

and Encumbering Objects Regulations, 1997, and an administrative

fee of €35.

(c) Acquittal from the charges pressed against

the owner or possessor of the vehicle shall not give rise to a right

to claim damages against the Authority or the Commissioner of

Police, or both, unless it can be proven that the Authority acted in

bad faith when it requested the removal of the vehicle

Provided that prosecution for the offence in question is

initiated not later than fourteen days after the date of removal,

and where the registered owner or possessor of the vehicle is

not known, the fourteen day period shall commence to run

from the day when the owner or possessor is identified.

(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 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 carries with him the relative registration certificate of

that vehicle, which certificate that person shall produce to any

authorised inspecting officer, on demand.

Where any alteration is made to a motor vehicle that

affects 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 inform the Authority of such alteration on the

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

registration certificate for amendment as may be necessary. There

shall be charged an administration fee of €6 for the issue of

duplicate registration certificate.

Where a motor vehicle, registered under these Destruction or

regulations, is garaged, scrapped, destroyed, dismantled, permanent export.

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 owner of a motor vehicle shall forthwith inform the Authority

and deliver to the Authority the vehicle registration certificate for

the necessary amendment. There shall be charged an administration

fee of €6 for the issue of duplicate registration certificate.

The Authority may disclose any particulars contained Disclosure of

in the register available to the Police or local wardens or judicial

authority or any other authority responsible for vehicle registration

or for the enforcement of motor vehicles regulations in another

Member State 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,

whether parked or in use, without a circulation licence issued by

the Authority and renewed annually unless a motor vehicle is an

exempt vehicle under the provisions of the Act.

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

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

a certificate of registration and an insurance policy in respect of

third-party risks in compliance with the requirements of the Motor Cap. 104.

Vehicle Insurance (Third-Party Risks) Ordinance.

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

a circulation licence for that 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 authorised agent acting

on his behalf.

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

for a licence as provided for in regulation 13 hereof and after the

Authority ensures that the applicant satisfies all other requirements

and upon payment by the owner of the relevant circulation licence

fee as provided for in the Fourth Schedule to the Act, the Authority

may issue to the owner of any motor vehicle a licence disc in

respect of such vehicle.

(2) The licence disc referred to in the preceding sub-

regulation shall bear the identification mark of the vehicle and the

expiry date of the licence.

(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.

(4) Where the owner of a motor vehicle, licensed by

the Authority, fails to renew the applicable licence for that vehicle

within three months from the expiry of the said licence, he shall be

liable to an administrative fine, payable to the Authority, of €2 for

each day the applicable licence fee remains unpaid, notwithstanding

any other action which may be taken in terms of the Clamping and

Removal of Motor Vehicles and Encumbering Objects Regulations,

1997. (5) Where a motor vehicle is on the road without

having a licence disc, the Commissioner of Police or a Local

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

the Clamping and Removal of Motor Vehicles and Encumbering

Objects Regulations, 1997.

No motor vehicle shall be registered and licensed to

be used for the conveyance of corpses unless the motor vehicle

is constructed in such form and is provided with such furniture,

fittings and lamps as may be directed by the Director General

Health Division.

The circulation licence fees for the various classes of

motor vehicles are those fixed in the Fourth Schedule to the Act.

(1) The licence disc issued in respect of a vehicle

shall be carried on the vehicle 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; and

(b) in the case of a motor cycle, motor tricycle,

quad bike 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 Licence contents to be

vehicle shall be responsible to ensure that the said licence disc easily legible.

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 Renewal or

transfer of any licence in respect of a motor vehicle, he shall give, transfer

if so requested by the Authority, such details as to the motor vehicle

as shall be contained in a form supplied to him for the purpose by

the said Authority.

Saving the provisions of regulation 25 hereof, 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.

(1) Licences granted under these regulations are to be

renewed annually upon the payment of the relevant fee as provided

for in the Fourth Schedule to the Act and the presentation of a copy

of the vehicle insurance policy.

(2) Where the registered owner of the motor vehicle,

prior to the lapse of the validity of the vehicle licence, informs the

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

going to be garaged during the said period of non-use, and provided

that the said owner hands over to the Authority the certificate of

registration and plates of the relative motor vehicle, the licence of

that the vehicle vehicle may not be renewed after its expiry date

until that time that it remains kept in a garage. The Authority shall

return to the owner the registration certificate and plates of the

vehicle upon the renewal of the licence of the said vehicle.

(3) (a) A refund in respect of the licence fee shall

be allowed by the Authority if it is proved to its satisfaction that

that vehicle as been scrapped or garaged or has been stolen and not

recovered during the currency of the relative licence or has been

exported and has not been re-imported or brought into Malta during

the currency of the relative licence.

(b) Any refund as is referred to in paragraph (a)

hereof shall be one or more quarters of the fee paid for the licence

which shall correspond to the complete quarter or quarters of the

year or period for which the licence had been issued during which

year or period the vehicle had been scrapped, stolen or exported.

(4) (a) Where the licence of a motor vehicle on resale

expires while the vehicle is still in the possession of an authorised

dealer, the licence may not be renewed until the vehicle remains in

the possession of the said dealer

Provided that, the said vehicle shall not be used on the

public highway until that time that its licence is renewed.

(b) The licence of a motor vehicle on resale shall

be renewed upon the transfer of the vehicle from the authorized

dealer to the purchaser and there shall be paid the licence fee

applicable to that vehicle from the date of transfer.

(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.

(5) Where the Authority suspends or withdraws a

licence of a motor vehicle, the person who appears to be the owner

may appeal to the Administrative Review Tribunal, in accordance

with the procedure laid down under the Administrative Justice Act.

Any motor vehicle licensed for the transport of Suspension of

passengers against hire or reward may be suspended if any passenger

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 transport, depart from this provision.

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

shall not allow or permit the said motor vehicle to be used for

purposes other 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 disc or registration certificate

of a motor 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 €6, together with the licence disc 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 disc

or a duplicate registration certificate of a motor vehicle if it is

satisfied that the licence disc 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. Where such

affidavit is sworn before an official of the Authority there

shall be charged an administrative fine of €7.

(4) If the duplicate licence disc or duplicate registration

certificate has been issued on the grounds that the original licence

disc 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 disc

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 provisional

registration certificate, registration plate and licence disc if the

owner of that motor vehicle is to drive that vehicle out of Malta

and to its destination outside Malta

Provided that the amount of licence fee payable in

respect of that vehicle shall be at the rate of 12 per cent of the

annual licence fee applicable to that vehicle for every month

of the licensing period. Such licensing period shall not be less

than a month.

(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 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 registration certificate.

(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. The Authority shall then license the vehicle in the name

of the new owner and it shall 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 €6.

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

withhold the transfer of a public transport vehicle

Provided that where the Authority withholds such

transfer, the person who appears to be the registered owner

or the prospective owner may appeal to the Administrative

Review Tribunal, in accordance with the procedure laid down

under Administrative Justice Act.

(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) hereof and the notice

by such licensee so given shall have been found by the Authority

to be true and correct.

(5) An M3 vehicle registered and licensed to be used

for the carriage of passengers for hire or reward may not be sold or

transferred separately from its licence to another person, nor may a

licence in respect of such a vehicle be transferred separately from

the vehicle to which it refers

Provided that the Authority shall not allow the transfer

of any M3 vehicle registered and licensed to be used for the

carriage of passengers for hire or reward 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 transport vehicle

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

Licence issued under the Passenger Transport Services Regulations, L.N. 149 of 2009.

2009.

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

which 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 a registration tax at a

rate higher than that at which tax has been paid, the owner shall

return to the Authority the licence disc 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 disc appropriate

to the new condition, manner or purpose.

(2) The Authority shall issue a new licence disc 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.

(3) A motor vehicle which has been registered as an

M1 vehicle shall not be converted into an N1 vehicle.

Part V

REGISTRATION AND LICENSING OF

GOVERNMENT VEHICLES

Applications for the registration and licensing under

these regulations of vehicles to be kept and used by Government

Ministries 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, a motor vehicle shall be

allotted by the Authority a registration mark and a licence disc,

provided that if the licence of that 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 special

numeric, special alphabetical or special alphanumeric formats

specified in the First Schedule to these regulations and can be

composed of up to a maximum of nine characters.

(3) Registration marks in the Alphanumeric Format,

the Special Numeric Format and the Special Alphabetical 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 €466 payable to the

said Authority

Provided that any transfer causa mortis shall be exempt

from the payment of the €466 referred to in this paragraph.

(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, 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 QZ in the case of

motor vehicles used for long term hire or leasing;

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

vehicles used for the carriage of goods by hauliers operating

nationally;

(xii)

the letters HRS in the case of motor hearses;

(xiii) a letter followed by the letters OY in respect of

open-top buses;

(xiv) a letter followed by the letters RY in respect of

trackless trains.

(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 registered and licensed in the

name of members of the staff of diplomatic missions shall be

allotted registration marks with the letters DMS followed by 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 provided for in the First Schedule.

(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

authorised by the Authority shall be permitted on the registration

plate.

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

licensee 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 or

motor tricycle 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) hereof 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 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 32 of

these 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 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 vehicles which have not yet been registered and licensed, for

a period of one year , upon the payment to the Authority of a fee of

€50.

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

white background, shall be used by licensed motor vehicle traders

and dealers.

(3) 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.

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

stamped by the Authority may be used.

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

vehicle trader or dealer, 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.

(6) ‘Trial Run’ plates may only be used

(a) on imported motor vehicles or vehicles brought

into Malta for sale or for exhibition purposes;

(b) on locally produced motor vehicles while those

vehicles are being test driven or 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 14 hereof;

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

trader or dealer, for purpose of sale, or on motor vehicles

purchased by a motor vehicle trader or dealer, the licences of

which vehicles have expired;

(d) 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.

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

other than for trial trips or for testing purposes.

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

public holidays unless specially authorised by the Authority.

(9) A deposit of €50 for each set of ‘Trial Run’ plates

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

(10) 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.

Part VII

GENERAL

The owner of a motor vehicle licensed in Malta, who

desires to take such vehicle abroad to a third country shall apply to

the Authority for the issue of a motor vehicle export certificate.

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

taken out of Malta for more than 12 months, that vehicle shall be

deemed to 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 N1 motor vehicles and

three-wheel motor vehicles registered in the register of the

Authority shall be transferred to an authorised treatment facility

in accordance with sub-regulation 6(3) of the Waste Management

(End-of Life Vehicles) 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 Certificates of

authorised treatment facility in another Member State in accordance

with the relative national legislation analogous to the provisions of

regulation 39 hereof, shall be mutually recognised and accepted.

Where a vehicle to which regulation 39 hereof applies is

transferred to an authorised treatment facility –

(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 Re-use and recovery

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

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 authorised treatment facility.

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

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

authorised treatment facility, or by the vehicle’s last registered

owner, of the certificate of destruction as provided for in regulation

39 hereof.

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

4 to 6 hereof 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 disc

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) hereof shall be liable, on

conviction, to a fine not exceeding one thousand and two hundred

euro (€1,200), 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 €235

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 …………

€70

(c) driving, or causing to stand, a motor

vehicle without the vehicle licence disc

being affixed to the vehicle windscreen

or motor cycle handlebar ……………….

€25

(d) driving a motor vehicle not bearing

registration plates…………………….…

€25 to €60

(e) driving a motor vehicle bearing

registration plates altered, defaced,

mutilated or added to ……………….......

€25 to €60

(f) using a motor vehicle not in

accordance to specific licence …………

€35

(g) driving a motor vehicle bearing

registration plates obstructed from clear

view by bumpers or other attachments, or

which are not easily decipherable ………

€25 to €60

(h) driving a motor vehicle without

the driver being in possession of

vehicle registration certificate and

insurance document ……………………

€25 to €60

(i) owner fails to give notice to the

Authority within the stipulated time of

any alteration made to a motor vehicle ....

€25 to €60

(j) driving an unregistered motor vehicle

without Trial Run plates ………………..

€25 to €60

The Motor Vehicles (Registration and Licensing)

Revokes L.N. 476 of

Regulations, 2004, are hereby being revoked.

2004. without Trial Run plates ………………..

!25 to !60

Revokes L.N. 476

The Motor Vehicles (Registration and Licensing) Regulations,

45. of 2004.

2004, are hereby being revoked.