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Taxi Services Regulations, 2010
Table of Provisions (84)
Statutory Text (84 Articles)
L.N. 369 of 2010
AUTHORITY FOR TRANSPORT
IN MALTA ACT
(CAP. 499)
TRAFFIC REGULATION ORDINANCE
(CAP. 65)
Taxi Services Regulations, 2010
IN exercise of the powers conferred by article 43 of the
Authority for Transport in Malta Act and by article 54 of the Traffic
Regulation Ordinance, the Minister for Infrastructure, Transport
and Communications has, after consultation with the Authority for
Transport in Malta, made the following regulations
(1) The title of these regulations is the Taxi Services
Regulations, 2010.
(2) These regulations other than paragraphs (h), (i) and
(j) of regulation 20 and regulation 39 shall come into force on the
1st November, 2010.
(3) Paragraphs (h), (i) and (j) of regulation 20 and
regulation 39 shall come into force on the 1st May, 2011.
(4) Regulations 20 (e) and 23(3) shall come into force
on the 1st November, 2011 in respect of motor vehicles which were
licensed as taxis before the coming into force of these regulations.
PART I
PRELIMINARY
(Regulations 42, 63, 66)
MAXIMUM TARIFF OF TAXI FARES
TABLE 1
MAXIMUM FARES CHAREGEABLE WHEN A FIXED-FARE IS NOT APPLICABLE
Initial Fare
€3.50
For the first eight kilometers
€1.40 per km
Over eight kilometers
€1.00 per km
Provided that on the 25th December and on the 1st January of each year there shall be a flat
additional charge of €4.50 for every trip.
Waiting charge per hour or part thereof while the taxi speed is less than 20
km/h provided that this charge shall not trigger off unless the speed of the
taxi is less than 20 km/h for at least three continuous minutes.
€4.20
TABLE 2
MAXIMUM FIXED-FARES
Departure Points
Destinations
Malta
Malta
City Gate
St.
Bugibba
Interna-
Seaport
– Valletta
Julian’s
May –
tional
Termi-nal (1000hrs-
(2100hrs-
October
Airport
2200hrs)
0500hrs)
(1600hrs-
0000hrs)
Zone 1
Luqa, Kirkop,
€11.00
€15.50
€15.50
€19.00
€25.00
Safi, Gudja, Sta.
Luija, al Far
Zone 2
Valletta, Floriana,
€15.00
€11.00
€9.00
€12.00
€20.00
Pietà, amrun,
Sta. Venera,
Gwardamangia,
Marsa, Albert
Town, Qormi,
Msida
Zone 3
Zebbu, Siiewi,
€18.00
€20.00
€20.00
€19.00
€18.00
Gar Lapsi, Rabat,
Dingli, Ta’ Qali,
Mdina
Zone 4
Paola, Fgura,
€13.50
€13.50
€13.50
€16.00
€22.50
Laboratory Wharf,
Corradino
Industrial Estate,
Gajn Dwieli,
Tarxien
Zone 5
Cospicua, Kalkara,
€18.00
€18.00
€18.00
€20.00
€25.00
B
Senglea,
Vittoriosa, abbar,
Xgajra,
Marsaskala
Zone 6
ejtun, Gaxaq,
€15.50
€18.00
€18.00
€21.00
€25.00
Birebbua,
Marsaxlokk,
urrieq, Qrendi,
Mqabba
Zone 7
Sliema, Gira,
€20.00
€18.00
€16.00
€8.00
€16.00
Kappara, Ta’
Xbiex, San iljan,
Paceville, San
wann, Swieqi,
St. Andrew’s.
Pembroke, l-
Ibra, Birkirkara,
Lija, Balzan,
Attard, Iklin
Zone 8
Mosta, Naxxar,
€22.50
€22.50
€20.00
€12.00
€13.00
Gargur, High
Ridge, Madliena,
Baar i-agaq
Zone 9
Marr, Wardija,
€25.00
€25.00
€25.00
€20.00
€12.00
Burmarrad, Gajn
Tuffiea, Golden
Bay, San Pawl il-
Baar, Buibba,
Qawra, Xemxija,
Bidnija, Barija,
ebbieg
Zone
Melliea,
€29.50
€29.50
€28.00
€24.00
€14.00
Manikata
Zone
irkewwa, Armier,
€32.00
€32.00
€30.00
€28.00
€20.00
Marfa
TABLE 3
ELECTRIC TAXI MAXIMUM FARE
Any location, irrespective of duration of trip or distance covered
A maximum of €5.00 per
trip.
B
In these regulations, unless the context otherwise
requires-
“the Act” means the Authority for Transport in Malta
Act;
“the Authority” means the Authority for Transport in
Malta established by the Act;
“carriageway” means that part of a roadway on which
traffic proceeds in a single direction;
“designated person” means a natural person who
continuously and effectively manages the operation of the
taxi service and who is designated as such to the Authority
by an operator or an applicant for a taxi operator’s licence.
The designated person may be the operator or the applicant
himself;
“driver” means a person who holds a taxi driver permit
in terms of these regulations;
“driver’s tag” means a tag issued by the Authority to a
driver in terms of Part III of these regulations;
“electric light quadricycle” means any electrically
propelled vehicle which is used for the carriage of passengers
by road and which
(a) has a maximum speed not exceeding 45kmh;
(b)
has an unladen mass not exceeding 400kg;
and
(c) has a maximum continuous rated power not
exceeding 15kW;
“electric taxi” means an electric light quadricycle
vehicle registered and licensed to ply and stand for hire in
terms of these regulations;
“electric taxi maximum fare” means the maximum
fixed-fare to be levied for electric taxi journeys, irrespective
of locality and length of journey, specified in Table 3 of the
First Schedule;
“electric taxi stand” means an area specially designated
and marked as such by the Authority, where electric taxis can
stand for hire;
“emergency button” means a device installed in a taxi
which when pressed sends a distress signal to a control room
or control rooms designated by the Authority;
“fixed-fare” means the maximum fixed-fare for taxi
journeys from specified points of departure to specified
destinations prescribed in Table 2 of the First Schedule;
“fixed-fare ticket” means a ticket issued from a taxi
booth as a proof of receipt of payment of a fixed-fare;
“hire or reward” means payment made for the carriage
of passengers other than on own account, that is to say against
payment or compensation by the hirer;
“hirer” means the passenger or the person hiring the
taxi;
“hybrid motor vehicle” means a motor vehicle which
has at least two different energy converters and two different
energy storage systems for the purpose of vehicle propulsion,
and which, for the purpose of these regulations, may carry no
more than five passengers in addition to the driver;
“initial verification” means the verification of a taximeter
carried out by the Malta Standards Authority under such
procedures as may be established by that Authority before
such taximeter is first put into service on a taxi;
“Malta Standards Authority” means the Malta Standards
Authority established by the Malta Standards Authority Act;
“maximum tariff” means the maximum tariff for a taxi
service prescribed in the First Schedule to these regulations;
“the Minister” means the Minister responsible for
transport;
“motor vehicle” means any mechanically or electrically
self-propelled vehicle intended for use on the road, other than
a vehicle running on rails;
“new motor vehicle” means a motor vehicle which has
never been permanently registered in any country and which
has not travelled under its own power for more than 3,000
km;
“owner” means the person in whose name a motor
vehicle is registered;
“passenger” means a person who is carried in a taxi for
hire or reward;
“periodical verification” means the verification of a
taximeter not being an initial verification, which is carried out
by the Malta Standards Authority under such procedures as
may be established by that Authority;
“ply for hire” means to drive a taxi on the road to search
for, or be available for, hire;
“priority vehicle lane” means an area of carriageway
reserved for vehicles on priority duty;
“road” has the same meaning as is given to it in the Act;
“Register” means the Road Passenger Transport Register
set up in terms of regulation 24 of the Passenger Transport L.N. 149 of 2009.
Services Regulations, 2009;
“registration certificate” has the same meaning assigned
to it by the Registration and Licensing of Motor Vehicles
Regulations, 2009;
“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;
“stand for hire” means, in the case of a taxi, to wait on
a taxi stand, and in the case of an electric taxi, to wait on an
electric taxi stand, ready to accept requests for hire;
“taxi” means a passenger motor vehicle which may carry
no more than five passengers in addition to the driver, which
is fitted with a taximeter, and which is licensed to stand and
ply for hire as a taxi;
“taxi driver permit” means a permit issued by the
Authority to drivers in terms of Part III of these regulations;
“taxi licence” means a document issued by the Authority
certifying that motor vehicle is authorised to carry out taxi
services;
“taximeter” means a measuring instrument designed for
installation in a motor vehicle that calculates and displays the
fare to be paid for a trip, based on the distance travelled and
the duration of the trip;
“taxi operator” means a person authorised in terms of
these regulations to operate taxi services;
“taxi operator’s licence” means a licence issued by
the Authority to a taxi operator in terms of Part II these
regulations;
“taxi services” means a business activity consisting in
the provision and co-ordination of taxi services to passengers
given for hire or reward;
“taxi stand” means an area specially designated and
marked as such by the Authority, where taxis can stand for
hire;
“tracking device” means any individual device that,
according to the operation of the device
(a)
monitors the geographical position of a taxi;
and, or
(b) monitors the functioning or operation of a
taxi and the taximeter; and, or
(c)
captures and records images inside a taxi;
“Tribunal” means the Administrative Review Tribunal
established in terms of article 5 of the Administrative Justice
Act;
“two-way communication system” means any wireless
apparatus which is designed or adapted for the purpose of
transmitting and receiving spoken messages;
“unladen mass” means the mass of the vehicle excluding
the battery and any load;
“wheelchair accessible vehicle” means a motor vehicle
that allows easy and unaided access to persons who make use
of wheelchairs;
“while on duty” means the time while the driver of a taxi
is waiting on a taxi stand or while exposing the taxi for hire
and while the driver is driving the taxi whether when carrying
passengers in the taxi or not.
PART II
TAXI OPERATOR’S LICENCE
(Regulations 3, 5, 10, 16, 21, 23, 78)
FEES
Part 1
Taxi Operator’s Licence
Application fee
€125
Renewal fee
€50
Changes in Licence
€25
Reissuing lost Licence
€50
Part 2
Taxi driver permit
Application fee
€6
Renewal fee
€6
Part 3
Driver’s Tag
Issue of driver’s tag (valid for five years)
€12
Replacement of lost driver’s tag
€12
Part 4
Taxi Licence (other than Electric Taxi)
Application fee
€100
Renewal fee
€250 per vehicle per year
Part 5
Electric Taxi licence
Application fee
€25
Renewal fee
€25 per vehicle per year
B
(1) No person shall carry out any taxi services unless
that person is the holder of an operator’s licence granted in terms
of these regulations.
(2) No person may hire a taxi which is not licensed for
that purpose under these regulations.
(3) The Authority shall issue a taxi operator’s licence
to any person who applies to engage in taxi operations and satisfies
the requirements of regulation 4 of these regulations.
(4) A taxi operator’s licence shall remain valid unless
and until it is revoked, suspended or surrendered, provided that
the operator submits, within three months preceding the fifth year
from the issue of the said licence, and every five years thereafter,
a declaration of compliance with the requirements of regulation
4 supported by documentation mentioned in regulation 5 and the
applicable fee prescribed in Part 1 of the Second Schedule to these
regulations.
(5) If during the term of validity of a taxi operator’s
licence, the holder thereof applies for and is granted an operator’s
licence under the Passenger Transport Services Regulations,
2009, the taxi operator’s licence shall immediately be integrated
within the other licence and its holder shall be authorised to
operate services both under these regulations as well as under the
Passenger Transport Services Regulations, 2009,
(6) The taxi operator’s licence is not transferable.
(Regulation12)
List of subjects to be covered in the training to obtain a Taxi Driver and Area
Knowledge Certificate referred to in regulation 12
1. Knowledge of vehicle characteristics and safety features including, inter alia
a. Knowledge of the characteristics of the transmission (gear) systems enabling a
driver to make the best possible use of them;
b. Knowledge of the technical characteristics and operation of the safety controls
in order to control the vehicle (compliance with safety and security
procedures), minimize wear and tear and prevent vehicle malfunction;
c. Ability to optimise fuel consumption.
2. Safety of driver, passengers and other road users including
a. Ability to ensure passenger comfort and safety including particular behaviour
with elderly and passengers with special needs
b. Knowledge of legislation regulating the carriage of passengers, including a
thorough knowledge of the Taxi Services Regulations
c. Ability to assess and deal with emergency situations, including
i. First aid/CPR (cardiopulmonary resuscitation)
ii. Aggressive or drunken behaviour by passengers
iii. Dealing with accidents
d. Ability to prevent and deal with criminality, including
i. Refusal by the passenger to pay the fare or tariff
ii. Passengers requesting information on illegal activities
iii. Passengers requesting over-speeding
iv. Passengers requesting overloading of passengers
e. Correct use of speed
f. Physical fitness to drive a taxi
g. Awareness of the risks on the road and accidents at work
3. Routes and destinations
a. Thorough knowledge of routes, including the ability to provide shortest route
and alternate routes
b. Basic knowledge of prime tourist and commercial locations across Malta and
Gozo
c. Knowledge of basic functions of the taximeter and other equipment installed
in the taxi in pursuance of the Taxi Services Regulations
4. Interpersonal skills including
a. Customer Care
B
b. Politeness
c. Personal cleanliness
5. Languages
a. Fluency in Maltese and the ability to communicate in basic English
6. Optional training with respect to the use of a wheelchair accessible taxis
a. Maintaining wheel belts or wheel clamps in good working order
b. Ability to safely install the wheelchair in the taxi, backing the chair to the
`fold down' seats, then securing both wheelchair brakes, secure seat
belts/safety harness and also secure wheel belts/clamps if fitted to vehicle,
ensure that the wheelchair and disabled person are secure.
Minimum duration of training – 46 hours
PART 2
Organisation of the Examination
The examination shall consist of two parts, the theory examination and the practical
examination. The applicant shall only be allowed to sit for the practical examination within
twelve months from when he passes the theory examination.
Part 2a – Theory Examination
The Authority shall organise a compulsory examination which may be written or oral to
establish whether applicant has achieved the required level of knowledge in the subjects
listed in part I. Where the examination is in writing and the applicant is unable to read
and write, the Authority shall provide the applicant with a person who will read the paper
set and write down the replies stated by the applicant.
Duration
45 minutes
Part 2b – Practical Examination
The Authority shall also organize a compulsory practical examination in which the applicant
must demonstrate
Driving a route chosen by the Authority to ensure respect for road safety
•
regulations, and adoption of the most effective route, including at least one prime
tourist and one prime commercial locations;
A safety check of the vehicle
•
A compliance check of vehicle
•
Ability to use the Taximeter and other peripheral equipment
•
If 10 or more errors are committed, the applicant will fail the practical examination. Any
serious or dangerous errors will result in failure notwithstanding the fact that less than 10
errors are accumulated.
Duration
45 minutes
B
PART 3: TAXI DRIVER AND AREA KNOWLEDGE CERTIFICATE
We, ____________________, hereby certify that _______________________ holder
of identity card/passport ____________, and residing at ________________________
i. has passed the examination set to him on the _______________ organised for the
award of a Taxi Driver and Area Knowledge Certificate in accordance with the Taxi
Services Regulations (L.N. ____of 2010); and
ii. is professionally competent to undertake the profession of a taxi driver in Malta.
This certificate constitutes sufficient proof that the above-mentioned person has the
required skills to act as a taxi driver in Malta in terms of the Taxi Services Regulations.
Issued at ______________________on ____________________.
Stamp and signature
(1) An applicant for a taxi operator’s licence shall
satisfy the Authority that he is of good repute and conduct.
(2) (a) Where the applicant for a taxi operator’s
licence is a natural person, the requirements of sub-regulation (1)
shall be satisfied by such natural person and by the designated
person.
(b) Where the applicant for a taxi operator’s
licence is a limited liability company, the requirements of sub-
regulation (1) shall be satisfied by all the directors of the company
as well as by the designated person.
(c) Where the applicant for a taxi operator’s
licence is a partnership en commandite or a partnership en nom
collectif as defined in the Companies Act, the requirements of
sub-regulation (1) shall be satisfied by all the partners and by the
designated person.
(d) Where the applicant for a taxi operator’s
licence is a legal person other than those identified in paragraphs
(b) and (c), the requirements of sub-regulation (1) shall be satisfied
by all persons having the legal and judicial representation of such
legal person and by the designated person.
(3) A taxi operator’s licence shall be issued in the
name of a natural person authorised to represent the undertaking.
(4) Every applicant for a taxi operator’s licence shall
nominate a designated person. Where a designated person ceases to
continuously and effectively manage a taxi service operation, the
taxi operator shall within seven days from such occurrence notify
the Authority in writing and the Authority shall allow a period not
exceeding one month within which the taxi operator shall nominate
another designated person, who shall comply with the provisions
of sub-regulation (1) of this regulation.
(5) In the event of the death or physical or legal
incapacity of the natural person who is the holder of a taxi operator
licence, the Authority may permit the carrying on of a taxi service
operation on a temporary basis for a maximum period of six
months.
(6) A taxi operator shall be obliged to satisfy the
conditions of this regulation at all times during the validity of the
licence.
(7) Where a person, other than the designated person,
who is required to fulfil the requirement stipulated in sub-regulation
(1), ceases to occupy his post within a taxi service operation, the
taxi operator shall within twenty one days from such occurrence
notify the Authority in writing. Any new appointments to such
posts shall be likewise notified to the Authority and shall be subject
to its approval, which approval shall not be granted unless the
persons so appointed fulfil the requirements of sub-regulations (1)
of this regulation.
(Regulations 24, 32, 35)
Part A: Progressive Number of taxis licensed to operate only in
the island of Malta
PART A2: Progressive Number of taxis licensed to operate only in
the island of Gozo
B
PART B: WHEELCHAIR ACCESSIBLE TAXI SIGN
B
(1) An application for the grant or renewal of a taxi
operator’s licence shall be made to the Authority and shall be in
the form and contain such particulars as the Authority may require,
and the applicant, if he is not already the holder of an operator’s
licence issued under the Passenger Transport Services Regulations,
2009, shall produce together with the application
(a) a certificate issued by the Police or an equivalent
authority of the country where the applicant is normally
resident, detailing any criminal offences and contraventions
for which the applicant may have been sentenced together
with the punishment thereof
Provided that where the applicant or the persons
mentioned in sub-regulations (2) and (4) of regulation 4 are
not normally resident in Malta an extract from a judicial
record or, failing that, an equivalent document issued by a
competent judicial or administrative authority of the country
of origin or the country from which such person comes or
such persons come shall suffice;
(b) particulars of the number and class or description
of motor vehicles being used as a taxi, having the technical
specifications laid down in these regulations, if the applicant
is already in possession of any such motor vehicles
Provided that the submission of the particulars of the
vehicles, other than those that are already licensed as a taxi,
shall not be considered to be a submission of an application
for a taxi licence for such vehicles, and a separate application
shall be filed with respect to such vehicles which shall
be processed and decided upon in terms of Part V of these
regulations;
(c) where the motor vehicles to be covered by the
taxi operator’s licence are not registered in the name of the
applicant, a signed declaration from the registered owner in
favour of the taxi operator and permitting the use of the said
vehicles under that particular taxi operator’s licence; and
(d) particulars of the drivers, if any, employed or to be
employed by the taxi service operator.
(2) Where the applicant is already the holder of an
operator’s licence issued under the Passenger Transport Services
Regulations, 2009, he shall, together with the application form,
present to the Authority the details and declaration required under
paragraphs (b), (c) and (d) of sub-regulation (1).
(3) The documents prescribed in sub-regulation (1)
shall not be accepted if produced more than three months after the
date of issue.
(4) The Authority may require any particulars given
by an applicant in relation to an application mentioned in sub-
regulation (1) to be contained in a statutory declaration or in a
sworn affidavit in such manner as the Authority shall specify.
(5) An application shall be accompanied by the fee
established in Part 1 of the Second Schedule to these regulations.
(Regulation 68)
ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTIES
Column 1
Column 2
Column 3
Regulation
Administrative
Administrative
penalties for taxi
penalties for
operators
taxi drivers
8 (3)
€50 per day
14(1)
€50
€100
16(2), (3),
€50
(5), (7)
€250
21(4)
€300
24(5)
€100
25(1)
€50
and
in
addition €50 per
day
€30
and
in
addition €30 per
day
€100
€100
29 (2)
€100
29 (3)
€50
€50
29 (5)
€100
€ 50
€ 300
€150
€300
€50
37, 38, 39,
€300
40, 41(1)
42(1)
€300
42(2)
€100
42(3)
€100
44(1)
€1,000
44(2)
€150
44(3)
€1,000
€1,000
€100
€50
€100
€100
€100
B
€300
€50
€50
€10
55 (1)
€100
55 (2)
€150
56 (1)
€50
€50
56 (2)
€300
57 (1)
€100
57 (2)
€100
58(1)
€100
58(3)
€50
€60
€100
€100
€100
€200
€100
65(5), (6)
€60
66(3), (4)
€100
66(6)
€100
€50
and
in
addition €50 per
day
(1) An application for a taxi operator’s licence shall be
processed and decided by the Authority.
(2) The decision of the Authority shall be
communicated in writing, by registered post, to the applicant at the
address specified in the application.
(3) Where the Authority intends to refuse an
application, it shall give the applicant concerned notice in
writing setting out the reasons for its intention to do so. Every
notice of refusal shall state that the applicant has a right to make
representations in writing, within ten days, to the Authority giving
reasons why the application should not be refused and the Authority
shall consider any representations so made before arriving at a final
decision. The Authority shall notify in writing its final decision to
the applicant concerned.
(4) When an application is refused by the Authority,
the applicant may appeal to the Tribunal against such decision
within a period of thirty days from its notification.
(1) A person shall not be deemed to satisfy the condition
of good repute and conduct if he
(a) has been found guilty of committing any crime
contemplated in Title I of Part II of Book First of the Criminal
Code or articles 198, 199, 203, 203A, 204, 204A, 204B, Cap. 10.
204C, 205, 211, 212, 213, 217, 218, 220, 238(a), 245, 248B,
248C, 248D of the Criminal Code;
(b) has been sentenced in the last ten years, to
imprisonment, for a term or terms, of or exceeding, in
the aggregate, one month or to a fine or fines which in the
aggregate amount to at least four thousand euro (€4,000) for
committing one or more crimes connected with violence, or
was serving such a sentence or part thereof within such ten-
year period;
(c) has been sentenced, in the last five years to
imprisonment, for whatever term, or to a fine or fines which in
the aggregate amount to at least one thousand euro (€1,000),
for committing a crime or crimes in terms of the Traffic
Regulation Ordinance or a crime or crimes in terms of any Cap. 65.
regulation made thereunder or a crime or crimes in terms of
the Act or a crime or crimes in terms of any regulation made
under the Act;
(d) has been found guilty of committing any
corresponding offence under any law of a country or territory
outside Malta;
(e) has been declared unfit to pursue the occupation of
an operator under any rules in force; provided that an operator
shall be considered to have been declared unfit to pursue the
occupation of operator if
(i) he has, in the previous two years, had a licence
which was issued to him for the provision of services
related to the carriage of passengers by road in Malta
or in any other State, withdrawn, whether by order of
a court or other adjudicating body or by the competent
authority; or
(ii) he was, during the previous two years, a
director, partner, designated person or a person having
the legal or judicial representation of one or more
operators the licence of whom was withdrawn during his
tenure, in terms of these regulations or in terms of the
Passenger Transport Services Regulations, 2009; or
(iii) in the last five years he has been either
(a) sentenced to a fine or fines which in the aggregate
amount to at least four thousand euro (€4,000); or
(b) convicted of committing a breach of the same
provision of the law on at least five occasions
Provided that such sentence or conviction concerns
either
(a) the pay and employment conditions in the
profession or;
(b) road transport, in particular the rules relating
to driving, the weights and dimensions and carrying
capacity of vehicles, road or vehicles safety or damage to
the environment and other rules concerning professional
liability
Provided further that where the applicant was less
than eighteen years of age at the time of the commission
of the offence referred to in paragraphs (b) and (c) the
period referred to shall be two years
Provided further that, the term “conviction” and
the term “sentence” shall include a sentence passed by
the court in terms of article 28A of the Criminal Code
whether or not such sentence has taken effect, but shall
not include a probation order issued in terms of article
7 of the Probation Act or article 5 of the Probation of
Offenders Act and which has been complied with by
the probationer or an absolute or conditional discharge
issued under article 22 of the Probation Act or article
9 of the Probation of Offenders Act which has been
complied with.
(2) An operator shall be obliged to satisfy the
conditions of this regulation at all times during the validity of the
(3) The Minister may, in exceptional circumstances
and limitedly to persons who before the publication of these
regulations already had a taxi registered in their name, exempt
such persons from any or all of the requirements specified in sub-
regulation (1) of this regulation.
(1) The Authority may carry out checks, whenever it
deems necessary, in order to verify that an operator continues to
fulfill the requirement of good repute and conduct.
(2) The Authority may at any time require the operator
or any official or employee thereof to attend before it, or before a
person appointed by it, at such time and place as it may specify, to
answer questions and provide information and documentation with
respect to the taxi service operation of that operator provided that
(a) such person may be assisted by an advocate, or
any other person;
(b) the Authority may take and keep copies of any
documents furnished or provided under this regulation;
(c) a statement made and documentation provided in
pursuance of this regulation may be used in evidence against
the operator as well as against any person to whom they
relate.
(3) Any such person or persons as aforesaid shall
comply with any request or order made by the Authority under sub-
regulation (1) within twenty four hours from such a request.
(4) A taxi operator’s licence may be suspended or
revoked where the holder
(a) no longer satisfies the conditions laid down in sub-
regulation (1) of regulation 4; or
(b) has supplied incorrect information to the Authority;
(c)
has breached any of the conditions of the licence;
(d) has committed serious or repeated infringements of
these regulations.
(5) That suspension or revocation shall be effected by
the Authority of its own motion or by order of a court of criminal
jurisdiction; provided that where the Authority intends to suspend
or revoke a taxi operator’s licence of its own motion, it shall give
the operator concerned notice in writing setting out the reasons for
its intention to do so.
(6) The notice provided for in sub-regulation (4) shall
state that the operator concerned may, within ten days from service
thereof, make representations in writing to the Authority giving
reasons why the operator’s licence should not be suspended or
revoked and the Authority shall consider any representations so
made before arriving at a final decision.
(7) The Authority shall notify in writing its final
decision to the operator concerned who shall have the right
to appeal to the Tribunal within a period of thirty days from
notification of the Authority’s decision
Provided that the suspension of the licence shall
have immediate effect notwithstanding any appeal therefrom,
unless otherwise ordered by the Tribunal or a court of criminal
jurisdiction.
(8) A decision of the Authority to revoke an operator’s
licence shall not become final until the expiration of the period
within which an appeal may be made under this regulation and, if
an appeal is made within such period, the decision shall become
final on the date of the decision of the Tribunal dismissing the
appeal or the date on which the appeal is abandoned, if this is the
case.
PART III
DRIVERS
(1) No person shall drive a taxi unless he holds a valid
taxi driver permit in terms of these regulations.
(2) A permit granted to a driver to drive a taxi shall be
noted on the driver’s driving licence by the Authority.
(3) No person shall drive a taxi unless his driving
licence indicates that he has a taxi driver permit.
(4) A taxi driver permit shall be valid for a period of
five years from the date on which it is granted or any other shorter
period, specified thereon by the Authority, unless previously
revoked or suspended or surrendered and shall not be transferable.
(1) An application for the grant or renewal of a taxi Application for a taxi
driver permit shall be made to the Authority and shall be in the driver permit.
form and contain such particulars as the Authority may require and
the applicant shall produce together with the application
(a) a certificate issued by the Police or an equivalent
authority of the country where the applicant is normally
resident, detailing any criminal offences or contraventions for
which the applicant may have been sentenced together with
the punishment thereof;
(b) the relevant application fee as prescribed in Part 2
of the Second Schedule;
(c) a medical certificate; and
(d) evidence of the skills to act as a driver required in
terms of sub-regulations (1) and (2) of regulation 12, where
applicable.
(2) The Authority may require the applicant to confirm
that he satisfies all the provisions of regulations 11 and 12 by
means of a declaration or in a sworn affidavit in such manner as
the Authority shall specify.
(1) An applicant for a taxi driver permit shall satisfy
the Authority that he -
(a) is of good repute and conduct;
(b) is the holder of a category B driving licence;
(c) is medically fit;
(d) is aged 19 years or over; and
(e) possesses the requisite skills to act as a driver in
terms of regulation 12 of these regulations.
(2) A person shall not be deemed to satisfy the
condition of good repute and conduct if he
(a) has been found guilty of committing any crime
contemplated in Title I of Part II of Book First of the Criminal
Code or articles 198, 199, 203, 203A, 204, 204A, 204B,
204C, 205, 211, 212, 213, 217, 218, 220, 238(a), 245, 248B,
248C, 248D of the Criminal Code;
(b) has been sentenced in the last ten years, to
imprisonment, for a term or terms, of or exceeding, in the
aggregate, for one month or to a fine or fines which in the
aggregate amount to at least four thousand euro (€4,000) for
committing one or more crimes connected with violence, or
was serving such a sentence or part thereof within such ten-
year period;
(c) has been sentenced, in the last five years to
imprisonment, for whatever term, or to a fine or fines which in
the aggregate amount to at least one thousand euro (€1,000),
for committing a crime or crimes in terms of the Traffic
Regulation Ordinance or a crime or crimes in terms of any
regulation made thereunder or a crime or crimes in terms of
the Act or a crime or crimes in terms of any regulation made
under the Act; or
(d) has been found guilty of committing any
corresponding offence under any law of a country or territory
outside Malta
Provided that where the applicant was less than eighteen
years of age at the time of such a conviction referred to in
paragraphs (b) and (c) the period referred to shall be two
years
Provided further that, the term “conviction” and the
term “sentence” shall include a sentence passed by the
court in terms of article 28A of the Criminal Code whether
or not such sentence has taken effect, but shall not include a
probation order issued in terms of article 7 of the Probation
Act or article 5 of the Probation of Offenders Act and which
has been complied with by the probationer or an absolute or
conditional discharge issued under article 22 of the Probation
Act or article 9 of the Probation of Offenders Act which has
been complied with.
(3) A driver shall be obliged to satisfy the conditions
of this regulation at all times during the validity of the permit.
(4) The Minister may, in exceptional circumstances
and limitedly to persons who before the coming into force of these
regulations were already in possession of a taxi driver licence, to
exempt such persons from any of the requirements specified in sub-
regulation (2) of this regulation.
(1) An applicant for a taxi driver permit shall be
considered to have the requisite skills to act as a driver of a taxi if
(a) attends training courses held or approved by the
Authority based on the subjects listed in Part 1 of the Third
Schedule;
(b) passes a written or oral examination held by the
Authority or by a body approved by the Authority, based on
the subjects listed in Part 2a of the Third Schedule;
(c) passes a practical examination held by the
Authority or by a body approved by the Authority, based on
the subjects listed in Part 2b of the Third Schedule;
(d) is the holder of a certificate issued by the Authority
or by a certification body approved by the Authority attesting
that the driver has attended training courses and passed the
examination set after such courses, which certificate shall be
in the format indicated in Part 3 of the Third Schedule and
known as the Taxi Driver and Area Knowledge Certificate;
(e) proves that he has accompanied a taxi driver while
on duty for at least forty hours, which must be in periods of at
least four consecutive hours each and a minimum of ten hours
of which must be after sunset and before sunrise
Provided that the Authority may exempt an applicant
from this requirement if the Authority is satisfied that the
applicant has undergone sufficient practical training, and was
unable to find a taxi driver willing to be accompanied while
on duty.
(2) A driver permit shall be withdrawn or shall not
be renewed, as the case may be, unless the driver successfully
completes refresher courses once every five years held or approved
by the Authority and obtains a certificate to that effect.
(3) A driver who holds a certificate of professional
competence issued in terms of the Motor Vehicles (Driving
Licences) Regulations, 2002, shall be exempt from the
requirements of paragraphs (a), (b) and (d) of sub-regulation (1)
and sub-regulation (2).
(1) An application for a taxi driver permit shall be
processed and decided by the Authority.
(2) The decision of the Authority shall be
communicated in writing, by registered post, to the applicant at the
address specified in the application.
(3) Where the Authority intends to refuse an
application, it shall give the applicant concerned notice in
writing setting out the reasons for its intention to do so. Every
notice of refusal shall state that the applicant has a right to make
representations in writing, within ten days, to the Authority giving
reasons why the application should not be refused and the Authority
shall consider any representations so made before arriving at a final
decision. The Authority shall notify in writing its final decision to
the applicant concerned.
(4) When an application is refused by the Authority,
the applicant may appeal to the Tribunal within thirty days from
notification of the Authority’s decision.
(1) The Authority may at any time require a driver
to submit evidence that he continues to fulfill the requirements of
regulations 11 or 12 or the relevant parts thereof and the driver
shall produce any information and documents requested by the
Authority within three working days from the date on which he
receives the request by the Authority.
(2) A taxi driver permit may be suspended or revoked
where the holder
(a) no longer satisfies the conditions laid down in
regulations 11 and 12; or
(b) has supplied incorrect information to the Authority;
or
(c)
has breached any of the conditions of the licence;
or
(d) has committed serious infringements of these
regulations.
(3) Such suspension or revocation shall be effected by
the Authority of its own motion or by order of a court of criminal
jurisdiction; provided that where the Authority intends to suspend
or revoke a taxi driver permit of its own motion, it shall give the
driver concerned notice in writing setting out the reasons for its
intention to do so.
(4) Every notice given shall state that the driver
concerned may, within ten days from service thereof, make
representations in writing to the Authority giving reasons why
the taxi driver permit should not be suspended or revoked and
the Authority shall consider any representations so made before
arriving at a final decision.
(5) The Authority shall notify in writing its final
decision to the driver concerned and that driver shall have the right
to appeal to the Tribunal against the decision of the Authority to
suspend or revoke the taxi driver permit within thirty days from
notification of the Authority’s decision.
(6) The suspension of the permit in terms of sub-
regulation (2) of this regulation shall have immediate effect
notwithstanding any appeal therefrom, unless otherwise ordered by
the Tribunal or a court of criminal jurisdiction.
(7) The decision of the Authority to revoke a taxi
driver permit in terms of sub-regulation (2) of this regulation
shall become final on the expiration of the period within which an
appeal may be made under this regulation and, if an appeal is made
within such period, the decision shall become final on the date of
the decision of the Tribunal dismissing the appeal or the date on
which the appeal is abandoned.
Drivers shall, before driving wheelchair accessible taxis, Special training for
undergo special training offered by the Authority, free of charge to drivers
drivers.
(1) The Authority shall, upon granting a taxi driver Driver’s tag.
permit, issue to the successful applicant a driver’s tag following
the payment of the fee prescribed in Part 3 of the Second Schedule
to these regulations.
(2) Every driver shall, while driving a taxi, fix the
driver’s tag in the appropriate slot provided for the purpose in the
certificate referred to in regulation 30. Every driver of a taxi shall,
while on duty but not driving the taxi, wear the driver’s tag in a
conspicuous place on the left side of his chest in a manner that it
may be easily seen.
(3) Every driver shall produce the driver ’s tag
whenever requested to do so by an enforcement officer of the
Authority.
(4) In the event that the driver ’s tag becomes
discoloured, disfigured or is torn, the driver shall immediately
return such tag to the Authority and the Authority shall issue a
replacement driver’s tag free of charge
Provided that the holder of the driver’s tag shall pay to
the Authority the fee prescribed in the Second Schedule for the
fourth and any subsequent replacement of a driver’s tag made
within the tag’s validity period.
(5) A driver’s tag shall not be transferable.
(6) A driver who loses his driver ’s tag shall
immediately, and without delay, inform the Authority of such fact,
and if the Authority is satisfied that such tag was lost, the Authority
shall issue a replacement tag on the payment of the fee prescribed
in Part 3 of the Second Schedule.
(7) Upon the revocation or the suspension a taxi
driver permit or upon the expiration of the said permit when such
permit has not been renewed for any reason, the driver shall return
the driver’s tag to the Authority within forty-eight hours from such
revocation, or suspension or expiration and the Authority shall give
due receipt for the driver’s tag so returned.
PART IV
THE REGISTER
(1) The Authority shall register, in Part II of the
Register, the name and address of persons holding a taxi operator’s
licence, together with other particulars which the Authority may
consider relevant.
(2) The Authority shall register, in Part III of the
Register, the name and address of persons holding a taxi driver
permit in terms of these regulations together with other particulars
which the Authority may consider relevant.
(3) The Authority shall register, in Part IV of the
Register, the list of taxis licensed to operate and the relative
operator’s licence under which they can be operated.
No operator shall employ or engage the services of any Employment of
person to drive a taxi, unless that person holds a taxi driver permit drivers.
and is registered in Part III of the Register.
PART V
TAXIS AND TAXI SERVICES
Only motor vehicles which have been granted a taxi
licence by the Authority may ply or stand for hire.
A motor vehicle shall not be licensed as a taxi unless
(a) it is a new motor vehicle
Provided that this condition shall not apply to vehicles
that are already licensed as taxis on the day of coming into
force of these regulations;
(b) it has an engine capacity of at least 1400 cc
provided that this condition shall not apply to hybrid vehicles;
(c) it has ample leg space and head room;
(d) it is fitted with adequate internal lighting;
(e) it is equipped by a fully functional air-conditioning
system;
(f) it is a right-hand-drive motor vehicle;
(g) it is fitted with a taximeter in a place which is
clearly visible to passengers;
(h)
it is fitted with a two-way communication system
as specified by the Authority from time to time;
(i) it is fitted with a vehicle tracking device which
conforms to the Technical Specifications for Taxi Peripheral
Devices published by the Authority from time to time;
(j) it is fitted with an emergency button, or more,
which is within easy reach of both passengers and the taxi
driver, in accordance with the Technical Specifications for
Taxi Peripheral Devices published by the Authority from time
to time.
(1) An application for a taxi licence, shall, inter alia,
specify the operator’s licence under which such a vehicle shall be
operated and such information shall be recorded on the relative
licence.
(2) A taxi shall only be used in the taxi operations of
the operator under whose licence it is registered unless otherwise
authorised by the Authority
Provided that the use of the taxi for the purpose of
taking an urgent action which may be necessary in order to prevent
or mitigate the harm or injury caused by an emergency situation
which poses an immediate risk to the health or life of a person or
persons shall not be considered a breach of this provision.
(3) Taxis shall only be driven by drivers who are
employees of the operator, drivers who have a contract of service
with the operator, or by the operator himself where he is also a
driver.
(4) An application for a taxi licence, shall, inter alia,
specify whether the taxi will be operated on the island of Malta
or on the island of Gozo and, such information shall be recorded
on the relative licence if and when this is issued. A taxi shall be
used and operated exclusively on the island which is specified on
its licence
Provided that taxis which are registered and licensed to
operate in the island of Gozo, may also carry passengers directly –
(a) from any place in Gozo to the Malta International
Airport, or from the Malta International Airport to any place
in Gozo; and
(b) from any place in Gozo to any hospital in Malta or
from any hospital in Malta to any place in Gozo
Provided further that while carrying out such trips, the
taxi driver shall not, while driving in any road in the island of
Malta pick up or drop off any other person
Provided further that taxis registered and licensed to
operate in the island of Malta shall not be used to convey any
person from any place in Malta to any place in Gozo or from
any place in Gozo to any place in Malta.
(5)
The operator shall when applying for a taxi
(a) present to the Authority proof that the initial
verification of the taximeter has been carried out; and
(b) present the vehicle to the Authority, or a body
approved by the Authority, for a visual and technical
inspection to ensure that the vehicle fulfils all the technical
specifications, constructional requirements and other
requirements laid down in these regulations
Provided that such verification or inspection shall not
have been carried out earlier than 45 days before the date of
application.
(6) An application for a taxi licence shall be
accompanied by the fee prescribed in the Second Schedule.
(7) The decision of the Authority to grant or refuse a
taxi licence shall be communicated in writing, by registered post,
to the applicant at the address specified in the application.
(8) Where the Authority refuses an application, it must
specify the reasons for its refusal.
(9)
Where the Authority intends to refuse an
application, it shall give the operator concerned notice in
writing setting out the reasons for its intention to do so. Every
notice of refusal shall state that the operator has a right to make
representations in writing, within ten days, to the Authority
giving reasons why the application should not be refused and
the Authority shall consider any representations so made before
arriving at a final decision.
(10) The Authority shall notify in writing its final
decision to the applicant concerned and when an application is
refused by the Authority, the operator may appeal to the Tribunal
against the decision within a period of thirty days from notification
of the Authority’s decision.
(11) The number of taxis authorised on the operator’s
licence may be varied at anytime upon a request in writing to the
Authority.
(12) A taxi licence shall be valid for a period of one
year and shall be renewed every year thereafter.
(13) A taxi licence may only be transferable together
with the taxi in respect of which it is issued
Provided that taxi licences issued for the first time after
the coming into force of these regulations shall not be transferable
inter vivos for a period of five years from when they are first issued.
This proviso shall not apply to electric taxis.
(14) Where a taxi is transferred inter vivos from one
person to another as aforesaid within five years from when its taxi
licence is issued in breach of sub-regulation (13) of this regulation,
the taxi licence shall be forfeited and that motor vehicle shall no
longer be licensed as a taxi. This sub-regulation shall not apply to
taxis which were licensed as such at the date of coming into force
of these regulations
(15) For the purposes of this regulation, where a taxi is
registered in the name of or on behalf of a company, any transfers
of shares within that company resulting in a share transfer of the
controlling interest, whether in one transfer, or in a number of
separate share transfers, shall be considered to constitute a transfer
of the taxi.
(16) For the purpose of sub-regulation (14) “transfer
of controlling interest” shall be considered to mean one or more
transfers inter vivos which singly or in total amount to fifty per cent
of the shareholding or of the voting rights of the company.
(17) Where an applicant submits, together with
an application for a taxi licence, an application to the Authority
to de-register at least one taxi which is licensed as such before
the coming into force of these regulations, the licence applied
for shall not, for the purpose of this regulation, be considered as
a taxi licence which is issued for the first time in terms of these
regulations.
(1) The granting of new taxi licences under regulation
21 shall be subject to the following number of taxis registered and
licensed with the Authority not being exceeded
(a) until the 31st December, 2010, the number of taxis
registered to operate on the island of Malta shall not exceed
220; while the number of taxis registered to operate on the
island of Gozo shall not exceed 50;
(b) throughout 2011, the number of taxis registered to
operate on the island of Malta shall not exceed 240; while the
number of taxis registered to operate on the island of Gozo
shall not exceed 50;
(c) throughout 2012, 2013 and 2014, the number of
taxis registered to operate on the island of Malta shall not
exceed 250; while the number of taxis registered to operate
on the island of Gozo shall not exceed 50
Provided that the said numbers of taxis –
(i) shall be inclusive of wheelchair accessible
taxis; and
(ii) shall not include electric taxis the market of
which is completely liberalised.
(2) As from the 1st January, 2015, the maximum
number under paragraph (c) shall no longer apply; provided that
the Authority shall, by the 30th June, 2014 hold consultations with
representatives of operators of taxis in order to be in a position to
analyse the impact if new taxi licences were to be granted.
(3) Notwithstanding a vehicle’s compliance with the
provisions of these regulations, the Authority shall not issue a taxi
licence, which is not a replacement licence, where the maximum
number of taxis has been reached.
(4) The Authority shall, for the purpose of granting
new licences during the years 2010 to 2014, as well as for the
granting to a new operator any taxi licence which shall have been
withdrawn or surrendered during the said period, issue a public call
for competitive tendering.
(1) An application for the renewal of a taxi licence
shall be accompanied by the fee prescribed in Part 4 of the Second
Schedule.
(2) No taxi licence shall be renewed unless the
operator presents to the Authority together with the application for
renewal
(a) proof that the taxi is fitted with the devices required
under paragraphs (e), (g), (h), (i) and (j) of regulation 20;
(b) proof that the periodical verification of the
taximeter has been carried out; and
(c) proof that the tracking device has been inspected
by the Authority or a body approved by the Authority
Provided that such verification or inspection shall not
have been carried out earlier than 45 days before the date of
application for renewal.
(3) A taxi licence shall not be renewed where the
vehicle has reached its fifteenth year from its year of manufacture.
(4) Where the Authority intends to refuse an
application for renewal, it shall give the operator concerned notice
in writing setting out the reasons for its intention to do so.
(5) Every notice of refusal shall state that the operator
has a right to make representations in writing, within ten days, to
the Authority giving reasons why the application should not be
refused and the Authority shall consider any representations so
made before arriving at a final decision.
(6) The Authority shall notify in writing its final
decision to the applicant concerned and when an application is
refused by the Authority, the operator may appeal to the Tribunal
against the decision within a period of thirty days from notification
of the Authority’s decision.
(7) The refusal to renew the taxi licence in terms of
these regulations shall have immediate effect notwithstanding any
appeal therefrom, unless otherwise directed by the Tribunal or a
Court of Criminal Jurisdiction.
(8) The decision of the Authority not to renew a taxi
licence shall become final on the expiration of the period within
which an appeal may be made under this regulation and, if an
appeal is made within such period, the decision shall become final
on the date of the decision of the Tribunal dismissing the appeal or
the date on which the appeal is abandoned.
(1) Registration marks allotted to vehicles which were
already registered and licensed as a taxi on the island of Malta
on the date of the coming into force of these regulations shall
comprise the Roman Alphabet letters “TAXI” followed by three
numbers from “001” to “200”.
(2) Registration marks allotted to vehicles which are
registered and licensed as a taxi on the island of Gozo on the date
of the coming into force of these regulations shall comprise the
Roman Alphabet letters “TAXI G” followed by three numbers
commencing from “001” onwards.
(3) Registration marks allotted to vehicles which shall
be granted a new taxi licence to be used on the island of Malta
after the coming into force of these regulations shall comprise
the Roman Alphabet letters “TAXI” followed by three numbers
commencing from “201” onwards.
(4) Registration marks allotted to electric taxis shall
comprise the Roman Alphabet letters “CAB” followed by any
three numbers as the Authority may decide or as the operator may
request.
(5) The registration number allotted to each taxi in
terms of the preceding sub-regulations shall also be painted on the
side of the front doors of the taxi in the format prescribed in Part
A1 of the Fourth Schedule in respect of taxis licensed to operate
only in the island of Malta, and in the format prescribed in Part A2
of the Fourth Schedule in respect of taxis licensed to operate only
in Gozo. The said number shall be painted by the operator in black
on a white background and each character of the number shall be
75 millimetres in height and 60 millimetres in width
Provided that in the case of electric taxis which do not
have rigid doors, such a number shall be painted wherever the
Authority may prescribe.
(1) Every taxi shall be fit and safe in every respect for
the conveyance of passengers.
(2) If at any time during the validity of its licence,
a taxi is found to be in a state which is not fit and safe for the
conveyance of passengers, the taxi licence shall be suspended, until
such state is remedied to the satisfaction of the Authority.
The Authority may conduct and call in taxis for
inspections, in which case the operator shall comply without delay
with such requests.
No other horn other than that installed by the
manufacturer of the vehicle shall be used on a taxi;
Provided that where the horn installed by the
manufacturer of the vehicle needs to be replaced due to
malfunction or damage caused thereto, it shall only be
replaced by a horn of the same make. If this is not possible,
the prior written approval of the Authority must be sought for
the installation of a horn of a different make.
The front doors, bonnet, the front mudguards and wheel-
arches of a taxi shall be painted white in colour.
(1) Without prejudice to the provisions of regulation
28, a taxi may display advertisements and the taxi operations
contact details in the form of printed film stuck on its exterior.
(2) Where any advertisement, lettering or other printed
matter is displayed in contravention of any law or any regulation
issued thereunder, the Authority may suspend the licence of such
taxi unless and until the matter is regularised.
(3) Without prejudice to the above provisions, nothing
shall be permitted to obstruct or otherwise interfere with the view
of the driver or substantially hinder the view of passengers.
(4) The Authority may order an operator to remove
any advertising whatsoever from any of his taxis.
(5) An operator shall only use the word “taxi” in
advertising or marketing taxi services provided by him and
shall refrain from using the said word to promote other types of
passenger transport operations.
(6) The word “taxi” shall not be used to advertise
any service delivered through the use of any vehicle which is not
registered and licensed as a taxi.
Every taxi driver shall, while on duty, affix in the place Identification
designated by the Authority, the identification certificate issued by certificate.
the Authority to enable the hirer to identify the driver and operator
and provide him with such other information as the Authority may
prescribe.
The operator shall not, without the prior written approval Modifications to
of the Authority, carry out or allow or procure to be carried out any
modifications to a taxi.
(1) The Authority shall only register and license as
wheelchair accessible taxis, vehicles which allow easy and unaided
access to persons who make use of wheelchairs.
(2) No motor vehicle other than those duly licensed
as a wheelchair accessible taxi shall carry the sign prescribed
in Part B of the Fourth Schedule or any similar sign which may
mislead the public to believe that the particular motor vehicle is a
wheelchair accessible taxi.
(3) No person shall use, in the course of marketing his
taxi service operation, the sign prescribed in Part B of the Fourth
Schedule, or any similar sign which can create confusion with the
said sign, unless it truly operates wheelchair accessible taxis in
terms of these regulations.
(1) Electric light quadricycles which conform with the
provisions of these regulations, other than
(a) paragraphs (b), (e), (g), (h), (i), and (j) of regulation
20;
(b) sub-regulation (5) of regulation 21;
(c)
sub-regulation (2) of regulation 23; and
(c) sub-regulation (5) of regulation 34
shall be licensed as electric taxis by the Authority in terms of these
regulations.
(2) Unless otherwise specifically provided, the
provisions of these regulations which regulate taxis shall mutatis
mutandis apply to the licensing and operation of electric taxis and
accordingly any references which include taxis in these regulations
shall be deemed to include a reference to electric taxis, provided
that the following regulations shall not be applicable to the
operation of electric taxis
(a)
regulations 35 to 46
Provided that the driver of an electric taxis shall comply
with the requirements of sub-regulation (3) of regulation 42
and shall give to the hirer a fiscal receipt at the end of any
hire;
(b)
paragraph (2) of regulation 47; and
(c)
regulation 59.
(1) All taxis shall display an electrically illuminated
TAXI sign which shall be fitted on the front middle part of the roof
between the front doors.
(2) The sign shall display the word TAXI in black
letters on a white background in the case of taxis which are
registered and licensed to provide taxi services in the island of
Malta and the word TAXI in red letters on a white background in
the case of taxis which are registered and licensed to provide taxi
services in the island of Gozo.
(3) The dimensions of the sign shall be such that the
surface of the sign which is capable of being illuminated shall be
at least 110 millimetres in height, at least 150 millimetres in width
and at least 450 millimetres in length.
(4) The sign shall be constructed of a durable material,
be weatherproof and be securely mounted on the roof of the
vehicle.
(5) The taxi sign shall be connected to the taximeter
in such a way that it shall automatically be switched off when the
taximeter is switched on, and shall automatically be switched on
when the taximeter is switched off.
(1) Wheelchair accessible taxis shall be clearly marked
as such by means of a sign measuring 20cm by 20cm, as prescribed
in Part B of the Fourth Schedule, which sign shall be marked on
the front side doors of the taxi below the progressive number.
(2) In the case of wheelchair accessible taxis, the
illuminated taxi sign prescribed by regulation 34 shall, next to the
word TAXI bear a representation of the sign prescribed in Part B of
the Fourth Schedule.
(1) Taximeters shall be initially and periodically Taximeters.
verified by the Malta Standards Authority in accordance with
regulations issued by the Minister responsible for that Authority
which may from time to time be in force.
(2) If any alteration is made to a taximeter which
has been initially verified or periodically verified, such taximeter
shall no longer be considered as verified by the Malta Standards
Authority and shall be required to be verified once again by that
Authority.
(3) Upon initial or periodical verification of the
taximeter in terms of regulations which may from time to time be
in force, an official seal shall be placed by the Malta Standards
Authority on such taximeter. That taximeter may be removed
and replaced only by persons approved by the Malta Standards
Authority.
(4) The operator shall ensure that the seal placed on
the taximeter in terms of sub-regulation (3) is not tampered with
or broken at any time without the approval of the Malta Standards
Authority.
Taximeters shall be fitted in such a position and in such Position of taximeter.
manner as required by the Authority, so as to be clearly legible by
the hirer in the taxi and by the driver.
The taximeter shall have a device which enables the Device for printing
printing of fiscal receipts.
Before a taximeter is used for the first time in a taxi, it
shall be presented properly affixed to the taxi on which it is to be
used, in order that the initial verification may be made by the Malta
Standards Authority.
(1) A taximeter or taximeter-gearbox may be fitted
only to the taxi for which it has been tested and approved as
aforesaid.
(2) Where a taximeter or a taximeter-gearbox is fitted
on a taxi which is different from that for which it has been tested
and approved, the taximeter or taximeter-gearbox shall no longer be
considered as verified by the Malta Standards Authority and shall
only be considered to be verified once it is tested and approved by
the Malta Standards Authority on the vehicle on which it has been
fitted.
(1) No taximeter which is in any way defective or
tampered with may be used on a taxi and the vehicle to which it is
fitted shall be immediately withdrawn from service by the operator
until the taximeter is repaired or replaced by another taximeter and
verified by the Malta Standards Authority.
(2) No person shall tamper with a taximeter.
(1) (a) The driver shall at the commencement of
a hiring switch on the taximeter and cause it to start recording at
the initial fare stipulated in Table 1 of the First Schedule and shall
immediately on the completion of the hiring cause the taximeter
to cease recording, but the amount of fare recorded shall remain
displayed on the taximeter so as to permit the hirer to have a
reasonable opportunity of examining the said amount.
(b) For the purposes of this sub-regulation, the
expression “the commencement of the hiring” shall mean the time
when the passenger boards the taxi, unless otherwise clearly agreed
in advance between the driver and the hirer.
(2) At the end of the hiring and provided that the
hirer has not paid a fixed-fare, the taxi driver shall, on receiving
payment, give a fiscal receipt to the hirer stating the amount paid
by the hirer.
(3) The operator shall, without prejudice to any other
obligations under any other law dealing with fiscal receipts and
financial records, ensure that copies of all fiscal receipts issued by
a driver of any taxi operated by that operator are kept for a period
of at least six months and such records shall be accessible to the
Authority.
(1) The operator shall ensure that the tracking device
installed in each of the taxis operated by him is kept in good
working condition at all times and that any faults or breakdowns
shall be reported immediately to the Authority.
(2) The operator shall not tamper with, nor allow any
driver or third party to tamper with, the tracking devices installed
in the taxis operated by him.
(3) When the tracking device installed in a taxi is in
any way defective or tampered with, the operator shall immediately
withdraw such taxi from service until the tracking device is
repaired or replaced.
(4) The driver shall keep the tracking device switched
on at all times while on duty, and shall cause the device to record
and transmit all such information as may be prescribed by the
Authority. This information shall be retained by the operator for a
period of time as prescribed by the Authority from time to time.
(5) The operator shall, at the request of the Authority,
submit to the Authority the information recorded by the tracking
device in any reasonable form as the Authority may request.
(6) The tracking device shall be inspected by the
Authority or a body approved by the Authority, to ensure that it
conforms to the Technical Specifications for Taxi Peripheral
Devices published by the Authority from time to time and upon
establishing such conformity, an official seal shall be placed on
such tracking device by the Authority or by a body approved by
the Authority, and the operator shall ensure that such seal is not
tampered with or broken at any time without the approval of the
Authority.
(1) Taxis shall be fitted with a surveillance camera, in Surveillance camera.
accordance with the Technical Specifications for Taxi Peripheral
Devices prescribed by the Authority from time to time, which shall
be positioned in a way as to capture the back seat area of the taxi.
(2) Taxis shall have affixed, on a place within the taxi
which is clearly visible to a person who hires the taxi, a sticker
denoting that the taxi is fitted with a surveillance camera.
(3) The surveillance camera shall be kept switched on
at all times while the taxi is on duty and shall record and transmit
the images captured to a control room designated by the Authority,
which images shall, however, only be accessible to
(a) the Police in the event that they receive a report
or otherwise become aware that a criminal offence has been
committed or may have been committed in the particular taxi;
and
(b) the Authority in the event that it receives a report
or otherwise becomes aware that an infringement of these
regulations has been committed.
(4) The Police and the Authority may use any such
recording as evidence in any case brought before the courts of
criminal jurisdiction or in any case brought against an operator or
driver for an infringement of these regulations.
A driver of a taxi shall keep the two-way communication
system switched on while on duty in such a way that enables him
to receive and impart communications from and to the Authority
and from and to the operator and other drivers employed or
engaged by the same operator, but shall not use the device for idle
conversation.
The driver shall ensure that the temperature within the
taxi is kept at a comfortable ambient temperature at all times while
on duty, unless otherwise specifically agreed with the hirer.
(1) While a taxi is on hire, the operator and the driver
shall not allow any person or thing to be carried in, on or about the
taxi without the consent of the hirer.
(2) The taxi driver shall ensure that the luggage
compartment of the taxi is not kept open in such a way as to hinder
the view of the taxi driver while he is driving and shall moreover
ensure that the luggage is stored securely in the luggage booth.
The driver shall, immediately after the termination of
any hiring, search the taxi and, if any property which may have
been left therein is found, surrender such property to the Police
within twenty four hours from finding such property.
(1) The driver shall, while on duty, wear clean and
appropriate clothing.
(2) The officers of the Authority, local wardens and the
Police may order a driver to stop working if in their opinion, the
driver is not properly dressed.
No driver shall carry a greater number of persons than
that fixed in the taxi registration certificate.
(1) A driver shall at all times conduct the taxi under Control of vehicle.
the power of its own motor and shall in no circumstances resort to
free-wheeling along any stretch of road either in the forward or in
the reverse direction, beyond a distance of six metres.
(2) Drivers shall drive the taxi in a prudent manner so
as not to make the passengers feel, in any way, unsafe, or in such a
way that causes anxiety to such passengers.
Drivers may, when driving a taxi, use the lane of a
carriageway indicated as a priority vehicle lane.
No driver shall drive any taxi while wearing, or using Use of apparatus
on both ears, earphones or headphones or any other device which while driving.
may hinder or is likely to hinder that person from hearing properly,
with the exception of two-way communication systems and hands-
free devices.
(1)
Drivers shall not hold lengthy discussions while
driving a taxi.
(2) Drivers shall not play any audio device while
carrying passengers in a taxi unless this has been agreed to with
the hirer.
(1)
Every taxi shall be kept constantly clean by the
operator.
(2) Every operator shall ensure that taxis operated by
him, including the equipment fitted thereon, are maintained in good
order and in a good state of repair at all times.
(1) No operator or driver shall permit petrol or any
other inflammable liquid or material to be carried in a taxi except
in the fuel-tank of the said vehicle.
(2) No driver shall permit any weapons or loaded fire-
arms to be carried in the taxi.
(1) No passenger or driver may smoke while he is in a
taxi.
(2) Every operator shall keep affixed within the taxi
in a place which is clearly visible to the passengers, a notice
stipulating that smoking is not allowed within the taxi.
(1) An operator shall ensure that every taxi operated
by him shall, at all times, carry a fire extinguisher, a security
triangle, and a first-aid kit, in such a position as to be available for
immediate use in cases of emergency.
(2) In cases of emergency, the driver shall, if possible,
press the emergency button.
(3) The emergency button shall bear a sticker clearly
indicating the words “use in cases of emergency only”.
(4) No person shall intentionally push the emergency
button unless there exists an emergency situation.
(1) No driver shall without reasonable cause refuse
to hire the taxi being driven by him to any given place, or, at the
choice of the person requiring the hiring of the taxi, for a specified
or unspecified time not exceeding four hours.
(2) A driver who has agreed or has been hired to be in
attendance with a taxi, at an appointed place and time, shall attend
with such taxi at such appointed time and place.
(3) During the continuance of the hiring of a taxi by
a hirer, a driver of a taxi other than an electric taxi shall wait with
the taxi at such places and for such time as the hirer may lawfully
direct.
(4) A driver of a taxi when asked to drive to any
particular destination shall, subject to any directions given by the
hirer, proceed to that destination by the most expeditious route.
(1) It shall not be lawful for a taxi driver to pass Solicitation and
through the streets at a very slow speed, for the purpose of letting
out the taxi, or to annoy any person by soliciting hire, either
personally or through others.
(2) The drivers of the first three taxis standing for hire
on any taxi stand or electric taxi stand, as the case may be, shall
not leave their taxi while it is so standing for hire. The drivers of
any other taxi standing for hire as aforesaid shall remain within
easy reach and shall immediately take charge of their taxi as soon
as their turn comes to take their place among the first three taxis
Provided that either the Police or the officers of
the Authority may, when it appears to either of them that the
enforcement of the provisions of this regulation may cause
hardship through long exposure to the sun, dispense such drivers
from compliance therewith.
(3) No person shall hire a taxi from any taxi stand or
an electric taxi stand, as the case may be, nor shall the driver of a
taxi on any stand accept a hire, unless, in each case, such taxi is the
first on the stand
Provided that if the driver of the first taxi is not in the
taxi, the first taxi on the stand with a driver in it shall be deemed to
be the taxi first available for hire
Provided further that where a person who uses a
wheelchair wishes to hire a taxi from a stand and a wheelchair
accessible taxi is standing for hire on such stand, such wheelchair
accessible taxi shall be deemed to be the taxi first available for hire
for such purpose.
(4) Where a driver of a taxi which is the first in line on
any stand refuses to hire a taxi in contravention of this regulation,
the taxi of such driver shall, without prejudice to any other fine or
punishment, lose its place on the stand and be replaced by the next
taxi.
(5) While a taxi is standing for hire, its driver shall not
call or otherwise importune any person to hire such a taxi and shall
not make use of the services of any other person for such purpose.
(1) A taxi may ply for hire, provided that the driver
shall not offer its services or accept a hire from any person within
a radius of one hundred metres from a taxi stand and, or within a
radius of fifteen metres from any bus stop or fare stage.
(2) While a taxi is plying for hire, the driver shall not
call or otherwise importune any person to hire such a taxi and shall
not make use of the services of any other person for such purpose.
Drivers who drive wheelchair accessible taxis shall give
priority for hire to people who use wheelchairs.
(1) No fare shall be levied for the hire of a taxi, other
than an electric taxi, which is higher than the fixed-fare, when such
a fixed-fare is applicable in terms of Table 2 of the First Schedule.
(2) No fare shall be levied for the hire of an electric
taxi which is higher than the electric taxi maximum fare established
in terms of Table 3 of the First Schedule.
(3) When no fixed-fare is applicable to the hire of a
taxi, other than an electric taxi, the fare shall be the fare shown by
the taximeter which fare may be
(a) discounted by such fixed percentage as advertised
by the operator; or
(b)
discounted as agreed between the hirer and the
driver.
An operator shall keep affixed within the taxi in the
manner determined by the Authority, a copy issued by the Authority
of the maximum tariffs together with any percentage discount of
the said tariff established by the operator.
PART VI
TAXI STANDS AND TAXI BOOTHS
(1) The Authority shall designate and mark taxi stands
with an appropriate sign showing the number of taxis which may
stand for hire on such stands.
(2) The Authority shall designate and mark electric
taxi stands with an appropriate sign showing the number of electric
taxis which may stand for hire on such electric taxi stands.
(3) Only taxis may park or wait on a taxi stand, and no
other motor vehicle, including electric taxis, shall park or wait on
a taxi stand.
(4) Only electric taxis may park or wait on an electric
taxi stand, and no other motor vehicle shall park or wait on an
electric taxi stand.
(5) No other taxi shall stand on a taxi stand while the
maximum number of taxis indicated on the taxi stand sign has been
reached.
(6) No other electric taxi shall stand on an electric taxi
stand while the maximum number of electric taxis indicated on the
electric taxi stand sign has been reached.
(1) Taxi service operators may, subject to the
permission of the possessor of the land and to any requirement
stipulated in any other law, set up and operate taxi booths in
the places prescribed as departure points in Table 2 of the First
Schedule.
(2) Where a taxi-booth is in operation, a hirer shall
purchase a pre-paid fixed-fare ticket from such booth and present it
to the driver when boarding the taxi.
(3) Where a taxi-booth is in operation, no driver shall
hire a taxi under his charge unless he is first presented with the pre-
paid fixed-fare ticket by the hirer when boarding the taxi.
(4) Fixed-fare tickets shall consist of two parts, one
being a fiscal receipt to be kept by the hirer and a counterfoil which
is to be given to the driver of the taxi.
(5) On presentation of the fixed-fare ticket counterfoil
by the taxi service operator to the booth operator, the booth
operator shall pay the value of such ticket to the taxi service
operator less a pre-agreed commission which is to be retained by
the booth operator.
(6) The taxi service operator shall, without prejudice
to any other obligations under any other law dealing with fiscal
receipts and financial records, ensure that counterfoils of all fixed-
fare tickets are kept for a period of at least six months and such
records shall be accessible by the Authority.
(7) The provisions of this regulation shall not apply to
electric taxis.
PART VII
OFFENCES AND PENALTIES
(1) Any person who commits a breach of
(a) sub-regulation (1) of regulation 3,
(b) sub-regulation (1) of regulation 9,
(c) sub-regulation (1) of regulation 19,
(d) regulation 36,
(e) sub-regulation (2) of regulation 41, and
(f) regulation 43,
of these regulations shall be guilty of an offence and shall, on
conviction, be liable to a fine (multa) not exceeding ten thousand
euro (€10,000), or to imprisonment for a period of not more than
six months, or to both such fine and imprisonment. Furthermore,
the court may order the immediate revocation of any authorisation,
or licence or permit held in terms of these regulations by the person
found guilty of such an offence.
(2) A person who is found guilty of breaching
regulation 36 , or regulation 41(2) shall, in addition to the penalty
prescribed in sub-regulation (1) of this regulation and the penalty
points in terms of the provisions of regulation 68, be liable
(a) for a first offence, to the confiscation of the taxi for
a period of not less than one month but not exceeding three
months;
(b) for a second offence, to the confiscation of the taxi
for a period of not less than three months but not exceeding
six months; and
(c) for a third or any subsequent offence to the
confiscation of the taxi for a period of not less than six months
but not exceeding one year.
The confiscation of the taxi shall take place irrespective
of whether the offender is the owner of the motor vehicle or
otherwise.
(3) A person who contravenes any of these
regulations other than those stipulated in sub-regulation (1)
of this regulation shall be guilty of an offence and shall, on
conviction, be liable to a fine (ammenda) not exceeding three
thousand euro (€3,000). Furthermore, the court shall order the
Authority to impose on such person one penalty point for every
ten euro (€10) or part thereof imposed on such person by way
of a fine (ammenda) in terms of this sub-regulation, where such
person is an operator or a driver.
(4) When an operator or driver is found guilty of
contravening any of the provisions of the Traffic Regulation
Ordinance or any regulations made thereunder, or the Act or any Cap. 65.
regulations made thereunder, the Court, Local Tribunal or other
adjudicating authority shall notify the Authority of such fact, and
the Authority shall impose on such person one penalty point for
every ten euro (€10) or part thereof imposed on such person by
way of a fine in terms of this sub-regulation.
(1) The Authority shall impose the administrative Penalty points and
penalties prescribed in column 2 of the Fifth Schedule and administrative
the corresponding penalty points calculated in terms of sub-
regulation (4) of this regulation on any operator who contravenes
the provisions of the regulations listed in column 1 of the Fifth
Schedule.
(2) The Authority shall impose the administrative
penalties prescribed in column 3 of the Fifth Schedule and the
corresponding penalty points calculated in terms of sub-regulation
(4) of this regulation on any driver who contravenes the provisions
of the regulations included in column 1 of the Fifth Schedule.
(3) Where a licence or permit holder contravenes the
same provision of these regulations on five different occasions
within a period of twelve consecutive months, the Authority
shall impose upon that licence or permit holder, in addition to the
administrative penalties prescribed in the Fifth Schedule and the
corresponding penalty points calculated in terms of sub-regulation
(4) of this regulation, an additional twenty penalty points.
(4) The Authority shall impose one penalty point for
every ten euro (€10) or part thereof imposed on a person by way
of an administrative penalty in terms of this regulation.
(5) Penalty points and administrative penalties shall
be imposed by the Authority without recourse to a court hearing
and may be imposed either as a one-time penalty or on a daily
cumulative basis until compliance, provided that in the latter
case the accumulated penalty shall not exceed ten thousand euro
(€10,000).
(6) The Authority shall not impose administrative
penalties on a person for a breach of these regulations where
criminal proceedings have already been instituted in court against
such person with respect to the said breach.
(7) Where a breach of these regulations is committed
by an operator who is a natural person, the Authority shall hold
the designated person liable in solidum with the operator for the
payment of any administrative penalty, unless the designated person
proves that the offence was committed without his knowledge and
that he exercised all due diligence to prevent the commission of
such breach.
(8) Where a breach of these regulations is committed
by a partnership, company or other legal persons, be it corporate
or un-incorporate, the Authority shall hold every person who
at the time of the commission of the breach was a designated
person, partner, director, or other similar officer, or was purporting
to act in any such capacity, or was a person having a power of
representation or having an authority to take decisions on behalf
of or having authority to exercise control within that partnership,
company or other legal person, liable in solidum with the operator
for the payment of any administrative penalty imposed on the
operator unless such person proves that the breach was committed
without his knowledge and that he exercised all due diligence to
prevent the commission of such breach.
(9) The Authority shall, before imposing an
administrative penalty in terms of these regulations, inform the
person on whom the penalty is imposed of its intention to do so
by notice in writing. Every such notice shall state that the person
concerned has a right to make representations in writing within
ten days to the Authority, giving reasons why the administrative
penalty should not be imposed and the Authority shall consider
any such representations before arriving at a final decision. The
Authority shall notify in writing its final decision to the applicant
concerned.
Notwithstanding the provisions of sub-regulations (3)
and (4) of regulation 67, where a person contravenes the same
provision of these regulations more than once within a period of
six consecutive months, there shall be imposed upon him two
penalty points for every ten euro (€10) imposed upon him by order
of the court or a local tribunal in terms of regulation 67 or by the
Authority in terms of regulation 68, as the case may be.
(1) A person aggrieved by the decision of the Right of appeal
Authority to impose administrative penalties and the corresponding from
penalty points may within thirty days from the date when such and administrative
decision is communicated to him, lodge an appeal therefrom with penalties.
the Tribunal.
(2) The Tribunal may confirm, revoke or alter the
administrative penalty and the corresponding penalty points
imposed by the Authority. The administrative penalty, if any, as
confirmed or modified by the Tribunal, and, or by the Court of
Appeal, where an appeal on a point of law is lodged in terms of
the Act, shall be recoverable by the Authority as a civil debt and
the decision of the Tribunal or the Court of Appeal, as the case may
be, shall constitute an executive title for all intents and purposes of
the Code of Organization and Civil Procedure.
(3) If upon the renewal of any licence or permit
granted in terms of these regulations, the person in whose name
such licence or permit is granted owes the Authority a civil debt
in terms of sub-regulation (2) of this regulation, such licence or
permit shall not be renewed unless and until such debt is settled in
full.
(1) In the event that the Authority imposes an
administrative penalty in terms of regulation 68, and the person on
whom such penalty is imposed, pays such penalty to the Authority
within thirty days from the date of receipt of intimation to pay,
no criminal proceedings shall be instituted against such person in
relation to the relative breach.
(2) No criminal proceedings for the prosecution of
a breach of these regulations shall be instituted while an appeal
therefrom is pending before the Tribunal.
(1) The Authority shall –
(a) suspend a taxi operator’s licence if, at any time, its
holder accumulates five hundred penalty points in terms of
these regulations and, or in terms of the Passenger Transport
Services Regulations, 2009; or
(b) revoke a taxi driver permit if, at any time, its
holder accumulates two hundred penalty points in terms of
these regulations and, or in terms of the Passenger Transport
Services Regulations, 2009
Provided that such a permit shall also be revoked where
the holder of the permit accumulates one hundred penalty
points in terms of these regulations and, or in terms of the
Passenger Transport Services Regulations during the first
five years from the date on which that person is granted a taxi
driver permit
Provided further that the preceding proviso shall not
apply to drivers who had been granted a taxi driver’s tag
by the Authority before the coming into force of these
regulations.
(2) Where the Authority suspends a licence in terms
of sub-regulation (1) (a), it shall, on the lapse of the suspension,
cancel all penalty points imposed upon the operator, and notify him
accordingly.
(3) Without prejudice to the provisions of sub-
regulation (1), the Authority shall not suspend an operator’s
licence or a driver’s permit where the operator or the driver, as the
case may be, has entered an appeal before the Tribunal or a court
from a decision of the Authority on the imposition of any of the
accumulated penalty points.
(4) Where an operator or a driver incurs less than
sixteen penalty points within a period of thirty-six consecutive
months, the Authority shall, on the lapse of such period, cancel all
penalty points imposed upon him, and shall notify the operator or
driver accordingly.
Where criminal proceedings have been instituted
against an operator or a driver following the conclusion of an
inquiry made by the Court of Magistrates as a court of criminal
inquiry, the licence of such person shall be suspended until a
definitive judgment is delivered in such proceedings
Provided that where the operator or driver is found guilty of
the offence he is charged with, the Court shall order that the licence
of such operator or driver, as the case may be, shall be withdrawn
by the Authority.
Where a taxi driver permit has been suspended or Driving licence to
revoked or is no longer in force, for any reason, the driver shall Authority.
immediately forward his driving licence to the Authority and the
Authority shall amend that driving licence accordingly.
Any person whose licence and, or permit has been Prohibition to apply
withdrawn under these regulations may not apply for a new licence for a licence or permit.
and, or permit before the lapse of a period of two years from such
withdrawal, and the Authority shall not consider any application
made in contravention of this regulation.
PART VIII
GENERAL AND TRANSITORY PROVISIONS
Any person aggrieved by a decision taken by the Appeal to the
Authority under these regulations shall have the right to appeal Tribunal.
therefrom to the Tribunal within thirty days from the date the
decision on which the appeal is entered is communicated to the
person concerned.
(1) A person who on the date of publication of these
regulations is registered with the Authority as the registered owner
of a taxi shall have three months from the coming into force of
these regulations to apply for and obtain a taxi operator’s licence
in terms of these regulations provided that such person shall
be allowed to operate taxis and shall be considered as being an
operator for the purposes of these regulations within the said period
of three months.
(2) A person who applies for a licence in terms of the
provisions of sub-regulation (1) shall be exempted from
(a) paying the initial application fee prescribed in Part
1 or Part 5 of Schedule 2;
(b) the requirements of paragraph (e) of regulation 7.
Persons who, on the coming into force of these
regulations, are authorised by the Authority to drive taxis and
who hold a tag in terms of regulation 131 of the Motor Vehicles
Regulations, 1994 shall have three months from the entry into
force of these regulations to apply and obtain a taxi driver permit
under these regulations, and shall be exempted from paying the
initial application fee prescribed in Part 2 of the Second Schedule
and from the provisions of sub-regulation (1) of regulation 12 of
these regulations.
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