Passenger Transport Services (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations, 2011 (twelfthschedule)

L. N. 251 of 2011

Chairperson,

Minister for Infrastructure,

Authority for Transport in Malta

Transport and Communications

L. N. of 2011 TRAFFIC REGULATION ORDINANCE

(CAP. 65)

TRAFFIC REGULATION ORDINANCE

AUTHORITY FOR TRANSPORT

IN MALTA ACT

(CAP. 65)

(CAP. 499)

AUTHORITY FOR TRANSPORT IN MALTA ACT

Passenger Transport Services

(Amendment)

(No. 2)

(CAP.

499)

Regulations, 2011

Passenger Transport Services (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations, 2011

IN exercise of the powers conferred by article 54 of the

Traffic Regulation Ordinance and by article 43 of the Authority for

Transport in Malta Act, the Minister for Infrastructure, Transport

IN exercise of the powers conferred by article 54 of the Traffic Regulation Ordinance

and by article 43 of the Authority for Transport in Malta Act, the Minister for

and Communications has, after consultation with the Authority for

Infrastructure, Transport and Communications has, after consultation with the Authority

Transport in Malta, made the following regulations

for Transport in Malta, made the following regulations

The The

title title

of of these

these regulations

regulations is

is the

the Passenger

Passenger Transport

Transport Title. Title.

1. Services

Services (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations, 2011 and they they

(Amendment)

(No.

2)

Regulations,

and

shall

shall

be be

read

and construed

construed as as one

one with

with the

the Passenger

Passenger Transport

Transport L.N. L.N.

read

and

Services

Regulations,

hereinafter

referred

to to

as as

“the

principal

Services

Regulations,

hereinafter

referred

“the

principal

regulations”.

regulations”.

The 2. table

The

of table

of contents

of the principal

regulations

shall be shall

be Amends

contents

of the principal

regulations

amended

(Regulations 2 and 68G)

MAXIMUM FARES FOR PUBLIC PASSENGER TRANSPORT SERVICES

1. The maximum fares payable by residents of Malta for public passenger transport services

within the Island of Malta which are scheduled to depart from the point of origin of the relative

public passenger transport route from 05.30 and up to and including 23.00 shall not exceed those

set out in table 1 below

Table 1

Validity Period

Adult

Student

Children and

€

€

Elderly Persons

€

2-hour

1.30

n/a*

0.30

Day

1.50

n/a*

0.50

7-day

6.50

n/a*

2.30

30-day

26.00

21.00

n/a*

90-day

amended

as follows

as follows

(a) (a) for for

the the

words

“Part

VI” VI”

to the

words

“115 “115

– 120”

words

“Part

to the

words

– 120”

there

there be

shall

be substituted

the following

shall

substituted

the following

“Part VI Motor Route Buses

38A – 38F

Part VII Passenger Transport Services in Malta

39 – 69

Part VIII Public Passenger Transport Services

68A – 68N

Part IX Trackless Train Routes and Special

Trackless Train Services

68O

Part X

Sightseeing Transport Routes

Part XI

International Passenger Transport

Services and Cabotage Transport

Operations

Social Measures

71 – 78

Access to the International Market

79 – 92

Access to the Market in other Countries

Access to the National Market by

Non-resident Carriers established in

Member States (Cabotage)

94 – 100

Inspections and Contraventions in

relation to International Passenger

Transport Services and Cabotage

Transport Operations

101 – 106

Part X11 Offences and Penalties

107 – 114

Part XIII General and Transitory Provisions

115 – 121”; and

(b) immediately (b)

after immediately

the words after

the words

“Eleventh Schedule

“Eleventh

Schedule

School Children Sign” there shall be added the following

School Children Sign”

there

shall

be

added

the

following

“Twelfth Schedule

Maximum Fares for Public

Passenger Transport Services

Thirteenth Schedule

Guidelines on infringements against

Regulation (EC) No. 561/2006”.

Regulation 2 of the principal regulations shall be amended as Amends

3. Regulation

of

the

principal

regulations

amended as follows

(a) immediately after the definition “break” there shall be

(a) new

immediately

definition: after the definition “break” there shall

inserted the following

be inserted the following new definition

“ “bus operator” means an operator authorized to

“ “bus operator”

transport means

an in

operator

terms authorized to

provide public passenger

services

provide

68B of public

these passenger

transport services in terms of

of regulation

regulations;”;

regulation 68B of these regulations;”;

(b) immediately after the new definition “bus operator”

(b) the

immediately

after definition

the new definition “bus operator”

there shall be inserted

following new

there shall be inserted the following new definition

“ “bus stop” means any stopping point situated

“ “bus stop”

means

any at stopping

which a point situated

along a public passenger

transport

route

along

a public

take passenger

passengers transport

on board route

motor route

bus may

or

motor route bus may take passengers on board or allow

allow passengers

to

disembark;”;

passengers to disembark;”;

(c) the immediately

after the there

definition

shall be “locality” there

(c) immediately after

definition “locality”

shall be inserted

the following new definition

inserted the following

new definition

“ “maximum fares” means the maximum fares

“ “maximum fares” means the maximum fares

indicated in the Twelfth Schedule payable by a

indicated in the Twelfth Schedule payable by a

passenger for a public passenger transport service

passenger for

to a depart

public from

passenger

transport

of service which

which is scheduled

the point

origin of the relative public passenger transport of origin of the

is

scheduled

to

depart

from

the

point

route from relative

public

up to passenger

transport

route from 05.30 and

Minflok il-paragrafu (f) tas-subregolament (1) tar-

regolament 7 tar-regolamenti prinċipali għandu jidħol dan li ġej

“(f) dikjarazzjoni bid-dettalji taċ-ċentru minn fejn tkun

ser topera;”.

30 and

and including

Minflok is-subregolament (5) tar-regolament 24 tar-

regolamenti prinċipali għandu jidħol dan li ġej

“(5) Il-Parti IV tar-reġistru għandha tkun maqsuma

f’Taqsima 1 u Taqsima 2. Fit-Taqsima 1 tagħha għandhom

jiddaħħlu l-vetturi tal-ġarr tal-passiġġieri li jkollhom liċenza

biex joperaw, ħlief dawk li jkollhom liċenza biex joperaw

bħala motor route buses, u l-liċenza ta’ operatur relattiva li

jistgħu jiġu operati taħtha. Fit-Taqsima 2 tagħha għandhom

jiddaħħlu l-vetturi tal-ġarr tal-passiġġieri li jkollhom liċenza

biex joperaw bħala motor route buses.” .

Il-Partijiet VII sa XI tar-regolamenti prinċipali għandhom

jiġu enumerati mill-ġdid bħala l-Partijiet IX sa XIII rispettivament.

Il-Parti VI tar-regolamenti prinċipali għandha tiġi

enumerata mill-ġdid bħala Parti VII.

Minnufih qabel il-Parti VII tar-regolamenti prinċipali, kif

enumerata mill-ġdid, għandha tidħol il-Parti VI ġdida li ġejja

“PARTI VI

MOTOR ROUTE BUSES

00;”;

up to and including 23.00;”;

(d) immediately after the new definition “maximum fares”

(d) the immediately

following new after

the new definition “maximum

there shall be added

definition

fares” there shall be added the following new definition

“ “maximum passenger capacity” means the

seating and standing passenger capacity of a passenger

transport vehicle as established by the manufacturer of

that vehicle;”;

(e) immediately after the definition “motor route bus”

there shall be inserted the following new definition

“ “motor route bus inspector” means a person

engaged by the bus operator and having the powers and

duties stipulated in these regulations;

(f) immediately after the new definition “motor route

bus inspector” there shall be inserted the following new

definition

“motor route bus licence” means a licence issued

by the Authority, authorizing a passenger transport

vehicle to be used as a motor route bus for the purpose

of providing a public passenger transport service;”;

(g) in the definition “public passenger transport

service” immediately after the words “interest provided” there

shall be inserted the words “in Malta”;

(h) for the definition “public passenger transport route”

there shall be substituted the following new definition

“ “public passenger transport route” means a route

established by the Authority and, or notified to the

Authority by the bus operator, and which forms part of

the public passenger transport service;” .

4. For paragraph (f) of sub-regulation (1) of regulation 7 of

the principal regulations there shall be substituted the following

“(f) a declaration giving the details of its operating

centre;”.

5. For sub-regulation (5) of regulation 24 of the principal Amends regulation

regulations there shall be substituted the following

“(5) Part IV of the Register shall be divided into Section

1 and Section 2. In Section 1 thereof there shall be registered

the passenger transport vehicles licensed to operate, other

than those which are licensed to operate as motor route buses,

and the relative operator’s licence under which they can be

operated. In Section 2 thereof there shall be registered the

passenger transport vehicles licensed to operate as motor

route buses.” .

6. Parts VII to XI of the principal regulations shall be

renumbered as Parts IX to XIII respectively.

7. Part VI of the principal regulations shall be renumbered

as Part VII.

8. Immediately before Part VII of the principal regulations,

as renumbered, there shall be inserted the following new Part VI

“PART VI

MOTOR ROUTE BUSES

(1) Only passenger transport vehicles licensed

as motor route buses may be used to carry out public

passenger transport services.

(2) A motor route bus licence shall only be

issued in the name of an operator.

(3) The motor route bus licence shall be issued

by the Authority subject to the payment of a fee stipulated

in Part 5 of the Tenth Schedule and such licence shall show

the vehicle registration mark and the bus operator’s licence

number under which such licence is issued.

(4) A licensed motor route bus shall only be

used to perform public passenger transport services, unless

otherwise authorized in writing by the Authority.

(5) The decision of the Authority in respect of

an application for a motor route bus licence shall be sent by

registered post to the operator at the address specified in the

application.

(6) Where the Authority intends to refuse

an application, it shall give the operator 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. The Authority shall notify

in writing its final decision to the operator.

(7) Where an application is refused by the

Authority, the operator may appeal to the Tribunal against

such decision within a period of thirty days from its

notification.

(1) The Authority shall not issue a motor

route bus licence unless the application for the said licence

is accompanied by a declaration by the bus operator stating

that the particular vehicle complies with the requirements

stipulated in these regulations and any other requirements

agreed between the bus operator and the Authority.

(2) A motor route bus licence shall only remain

valid for a period not exceeding fifteen years from the date

of manufacture of that motor route bus and upon the expiry

of the licence, that bus cannot be used again as a motor route

bus.

(3) The motor route bus licence shall not be

transferable.

A motor route bus shall be allotted by the Registration mark.

Authority an alphanumeric registration mark in the form

prescribed by the Registration and Licensing of Motor L.N. 198 of 2009.

Vehicles Regulations, 2009 which identifies it as such.

(1) Every motor route bus shall be fit and safe Safety of passengers.

in every respect for the conveyance of passengers.

(2) Where a motor route bus is not found to be

fit or safe for the conveyance of passengers, its licence shall

be suspended until its state is remedied to the satisfaction of

the Authority.

(1) No person shall make, or allow or cause

a motor route bus to have any structural or mechanical

alterations in any form, without prior approval in writing from

the Authority.

(2) A motor route bus licence may be revoked

if the motor route bus no longer complies with the provisions

of this Part of these regulations or if it no longer complies

with any other requirements agreed between the bus operator

and the Authority.

(3) Such revocation shall be effected by the

Authority on its own motion or by order of a court of criminal

jurisdiction

Provided that where the Authority revokes the licence on

its own motion, it shall give the operator notice in writing setting

out the reasons for its intention to do so. Every notice given shall

state that the operator may, within ten days from service thereof,

make representations in writing to the Authority giving reasons

why the licence should not be withdrawn 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 operator. The operator shall have the right to appeal to the

Tribunal against the decision of the Authority to suspend or revoke

the motor route bus licence within a period of thirty days from

notification of the Authority’s decision;

Provided further that a decision of the Authority to

revoke a motor route bus licence shall not become operative 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 operative on the date of the decision of

the Tribunal dismissing the appeal or the date on which the appeal

is abandoned.

The Authority may conduct roadside inspections

on motor route buses and, or may call such vehicles for such

inspections, in which case the operator shall comply without delay

with such requests.”.

9. Regulation 68A of the principal regulations shall be

renumbered as regulation 68O.

10. Immediately before Part IX of the principal regulations, as

renumbered, there shall be inserted the following new Part VIII

“PART VIII

PUBLIC PASSENGER TRANSPORT SERVICES

The Authority may from time to time, for the Establishment of

better organisation of public passenger transport services, do routes.

all or any of the following

(a) establish public passenger transport routes for

the conveyance of passengers from one part of Malta to

another;

(b) group together two or more public passenger

transport routes or all the public passenger transport

routes;

(c) determine which type of motor route buses

shall operate on any such public passenger transport

routes;

(d) vary, cancel or revoke any such public

passenger transport routes or any grouping of public

passenger transport routes or any allotment of service

thereon

and may, when so doing, impose any conditions on

the bus operator as it may direct.

(1) Only an operator who has been awarded Provision of public

a contract for the operation of public passenger transport passenger

services by the Authority in terms of the Act and in terms

of Regulation (EC) 1370/2007 of the European Parliament

and of the Council of 23 October 2007 on Public Passenger

Transport Services by Rail and by Road may, during the

period in which such contract is in force, provide public

passenger transport services

Provided that the Authority may, in the case of a

disruption of public passenger transport services or the immediate

risk of such a situation or in the case where the President of

Malta issues a proclamation in terms of the Emergency Powers

Act authorize third parties to provide public passenger transport

Provided further that the provision of regular passenger

services on sightseeing passenger transport routes shall not be

considered as public passenger transport services for the purpose

of these regulations.

(2) In the event of a stoppage or of a

suspension for any cause whatsoever of any service on any

established public passenger transport route or in any other

part of Malta usually served with motor route buses which

may affect, or be likely to affect the reasonable requirements

of the inhabitants of Malta for transport, the Authority may

seize and take possession of and use, any vehicle and for such

purpose may authorize any Police officer to enter any garage,

stable or other premises.

(3) The owner of any such vehicle shall

receive such compensation in respect of the use thereof as the

Authority may, previously or subsequently, fix.

(4) An appeal shall lie to the Court of Appeal

(Inferior Jurisdiction) from any decision taken by the

Authority under sub-regulations (1) and (2) hereof. Such

appeal shall be entered by an application within four days

from the date on which the decision is given. The application

shall be served to the Authority which shall file an answer

thereto within four days. The pleadings on any such appeal

shall be deemed to be closed with the reply of the Authority,

or at the expiration of the time for such reply. The fees

payable for the filing of judicial acts shall be thirty-four euro

and ninety-four cents (€34.94).

(5) Any person who shall obstruct or hinder

any Police officer from taking possession of any vehicle, or

shall in any way interfere with or incite others to interfere

with the use of any vehicle requisitioned under the provisions

of this regulation, shall be guilty of an offence.

(6) If any person shall, by reason of any

requisition in terms of this regulation, be prevented from

fulfilling any contract, such person shall not be deemed

to have thereby committed a breach of contract, but such

contract shall be suspended by such requisition so far as its

fulfillment is thereby rendered impossible.

No motor route bus shall be used to provide any

service other than public passenger transport services.

Regulations 48 to 54, 57, 59, 60, 61, 66, 67 and

68 of these regulations shall apply to motor route buses as if

the reference to a passenger transport vehicle were a reference

to a motor route bus and the reference to passenger transport

services were a reference to public passenger transport

services.

(1) The driver of a motor route bus shall, while

on duty, wear a uniform of the pattern and colour as approved

by the Authority. The driver’s uniform shall be worn in a

smart and professional manner and must be kept neat, clean,

pressed and in good condition at all times.

(2) A driver shall not drive or cause the motor

route bus to move before all passengers are safely seated or,

in the case of standing passengers, are securely holding on

to a stanchion, where applicable, or in the case of passengers

who are in the process of alighting or disembarking the

motor route bus, before such passengers have so alighted or

disembarked the motor route bus.

( 3 ) A d r i v e r s h a l l n o t i n a n y w a y b e

disrespectful to passengers.

(4) The driver shall be held responsible for

ensuring that the maximum passenger capacity of the motor

route bus is not exceeded

Provided that authorized inspecting officers and motor

route bus inspectors may, while on duty and wearing their

uniform, travel in excess of the number of passengers allotted

to a motor route bus for the purpose of carrying out their

duties.

(5) When a motor route bus is at the terminus

or at any stage loading or discharging passengers, the driver

shall be in his place behind the steering wheel. A driver shall

not descend from the motor route bus while the motor route

bus is on service unless an emergency or breakdown of the

motor route bus warrants a departure from this obligation or

unless the driver is required to operate a ramp for wheelchair

users.

(6) Any driver of a motor route bus who refuses

to give his name and address to any authorized inspecting

officer, or who gives a wrong name or address, or who refuses

to allow any authorized inspecting officer to enter any motor

route bus shall be guilty of an offence.

(1) Motor route buses, running on a public

passenger transport route, may stop only at the authorised

stopping place indicated by a BUS STOP sign, and then only

for the purpose of setting down or picking up passengers

Provided that members of the Armed Forces of Malta,

police officers or local wardens and any officer of the

Authority may, in the execution of their duty, stop and board

any motor route bus at any point between one bus stop and

another.

(2) The driver of a motor route bus shall stop

at any bus stop sign, whenever a waiting passenger signals

his intention of boarding the motor route bus, unless the

maximum passenger capacity of the motor route bus has been

reached.

(3) It shall likewise be the duty of the driver

of a motor route bus to stop his vehicle at the first authorised

stopping place immediately a passenger in the vehicle has

signalled to him to do so by sounding the bell or other device

provided in the motor route bus for such purpose.

(4) Every driver of a motor route bus shall,

before stopping at an authorised stopping place, drive such

motor route bus parallel and close to the kerb, in such a

manner that any passenger may alight from such motor route

bus directly onto the kerb, or board such motor route bus

directly from the kerb.

(1) No passenger shall travel on a motor route

bus without having paid the applicable fare prior to boarding

the bus or without paying the appropriate fare upon boarding

the motor route bus.

(2) A passenger on a motor route bus who

is not in possession of a ticket showing that the appropriate

fare has been paid prior to or upon boarding the motor route

bus, shall, on the demand of the driver or the motor route bus

inspector or an authorized officer of the Authority pay to the

driver or the motor route bus inspector the due fare together

with a penalty fare of ten euro (€10). The driver or the motor

route bus inspector, shall upon receiving the money from

the passenger, provide a receipt of the amount paid. Any

passenger on a motor route bus who fails to pay the penalty

fare shall be guilty of an offence.

(3) The fares payable by passengers for

a public passenger transport service which is scheduled

to depart from the point of origin of the relative public

passenger transport route from 5:30 hours up to and including

23:00 hours shall in no case be higher than the maximum

fares established under the Twelfth Schedule while the fares

payable by passengers for a public passenger transport service

which is scheduled to depart from the point of origin outside

the said hours shall in no case be higher than three times the

adult day maximum fare applicable for all services

Provided that the penalty fare payable for not being in

possession of a fare ticket, as described in sub-regulation (2)

of this regulation shall be ten euro (€10).

There shall be published by the Authority a Charter of Rights.

charter of rights for users of public passenger transport

services.

(1) When a motor route bus is carrying Behaviour of motor

passengers or is waiting to take up passengers, a passenger route bus passenger.

or an intending passenger shall not, if his condition is such

as to be offensive to other passengers, or the condition of his

dress or clothing is such that it may reasonably be expected

to soil or injure the cushion or cushion covers of the motor

route bus or the clothing of other passengers, enter or remain

in or on the motor route bus after the driver or the motor

route bus inspector shall have warned him either to leave

or not to enter the motor route bus. Any person infringing

this regulation or causing annoyance or disturbance may be

immediately removed from the motor route bus by the Police,

independently of any punishment to which the offender may

be liable according to law. This provision shall not be used in

order to treat a passenger in a discriminatory manner. For the

purpose of this regulation, “discriminatory” means affording

different treatment to different persons attributable wholly

or mainly to their respective descriptions by race, place of

origin, political opinions, colour, creed, gender or sexual

orientation.

(2) No person shall litter the interior of any

motor route bus with any object, or leave motor route bus

tickets on the floor or in any part of the motor route bus

except in the place indicated for the purpose.

(3) No passenger shall use the bell or other

device intended for signalling to the driver to stop except

when he wishes to be set down at a bus stop.

(4) No person shall in any way interfere

with, obstruct or in any other way molest the driver or other

authorized officer of the bus operator in the exercise of their

duties nor speak to the driver while the motor route bus is in

motion.

(5) Passengers shall give priority to persons

with disability, pregnant women, persons carrying infants and

the elderly when seated on seats allocated for the priority use

of such passengers.

(6) Any passenger who shall refuse to give his

name and address to any officer of the Authority or motor

route bus inspector or driver, or who shall give a wrong

name or address, and any passenger who shall refuse to show

any ticket to any officer of the Authority or motor route bus

inspector or driver when requested to do so in terms of these

regulations, shall be guilty of an offence.

(7) The bus operator shall, on becoming aware

that a passenger has committed a breach of these regulations,

report the offence to the Police.

(1) Animals, apart from guide dogs, shall not

board or be allowed on motor route buses unless they are

placed in suitable containers or carriers and held on the

accompanying passenger’s lap.

(2) No animal which poses a threat to health or

safety to passengers shall be allowed to board or be carried in

motor route buses.

(1) Surveillance cameras installed in motor

route buses shall be kept switched on at all times by the driver

while a motor route bus is on service. The images captured by

the surveillance camera shall be recorded and shall be kept by

the bus operator for a three-month period or for such longer

periods as the Police may direct.

(2) The images shall be made accessible to

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 a particular motor route bus. The

Police shall have the right to use any recording as evidence in

any case brought before the courts of criminal jurisdiction.

Drivers shall ensure that while the motor route Internal lighting.

bus is on service the internal lighting of motor route bus is

switched on between sunset and sunrise and at any other

times as necessary.

(1) Where the traffic markings numbered Bus stops.

(i) (a),(b), (c) and (d) under paragraph (C) of Part IV of the

Schedule to the Traffic Signs and Carriageway Markings L.N. 94 of 1969.

Regulations, 1969 are painted on the road surface, motor

route buses shall keep within the area defined by the lines of

those markings and the kerb whenever approaching such bus

stop for the purpose of setting down or picking up passengers

or when stationary thereat in order to maintain the published

time table for the Public Passenger Transport Service.

(2) When two or more motor route buses reach

a bus stop simultaneously or when a motor route bus reaches

such a stop when one or more motor route buses are already

thereat, the bus or buses following the first bus shall stop at

the immediate rear of the bus in front of it and in such a way

as to be in line with it and shall not move away from that bus

stop before the bus immediately in front of it has done so.

(3) Where a passenger transport vehicle which

is authorized to provide regular passenger services on

sightseeing passenger transport routes is authorized to stop

at a particular bus stop, this regulation shall apply to such

passenger transport vehicle stopping at such bus stop in the

same way as it applies to a motor route bus.

An authorised inspecting officer in whose opinion Powers of authorised

any offence has been committed against these regulations inspecting officers.

may hand over to the driver of, or affix to the windscreen of

the motor route bus used in the commission of the offence

or, where the offence has been committed by an officer or

employee of the bus operator, may hand over to such officer

or employee, a notice containing a general description of the

offence and the applicable penalty and any other requirements

as the Authority may prescribe.”.

11. In regulation 69 of the principal regulations,

immediately after sub-regulation (8) there shall be added the

following new sub-regulation

“(9) No motor route bus may be used for the purpose of

servicing a sightseeing passenger transport route.”.

12. In sub-regulation (1) of regulation 102 of the principal

regulations for the words “Twelfth Schedule” there shall be

substituted the words “Thirteenth Schedule”.

13. Regulation 107 of the principal regulations shall be

amended as follows

(a) in paragragh (f) of sub-regulation (1) thereof, for

the words “regulation 27(1),” there shall be substituted the

words “regulation 27(1);” and immediately after paragraph (f)

there shall be added the following new paragraphs

“(g) sub-regulations (1) and (2) of regulation 38A;

(h) regulation 38E;

(i) regulation 68B.”;

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

terms of this sub-regulation.” there shall be substituted the

words “in terms of this sub-regulation:” and immediately

thereafter there shall be added the following proviso

“Provided that this regulation shall not apply to a person

who commits a breach of any regulation stipulated in sub-

regulations (7), (8) and (9) of this regulation.”;

(c) immediately after sub-regulation (6) thereof, there

shall be added the following new sub-regulations

“(7) Any passenger of a motor route bus who

commits a breach of regulation 68I or regulation 68J

shall be guilty of an offence and shall, on conviction, be

liable

(a) to a fine (ammenda) of not less than

twenty euro (€20 ) for a first conviction;

(b) to a fine (ammenda) of not less than

seventy euro (€70) for a second conviction; and

(c) to a fine (ammenda) of not less than two

hundred and fifty euro (€250) but not exceeding

four hundred and fifty euro (€450) for a third or

subsequent conviction

Provided that no such conviction shall

be deemed to be a second, third or subsequent

conviction unless it refers to a second, third or

subsequent offence committed within twelve

months from the commission of the previous

offence.

(8) Any person who commits a breach

of sub-regulation (5) of regulation 68B

shall be guilty of an offence and shall, on

conviction, be liable to a fine (multa) of not

less than two hundred and fifty euro (€250)

but not exceeding four hundred and fifty euro

(€450).

(9) Any person who fails to pay the

penalty fare due in terms of sub-regulation (1)

of regulation 68G shall be guilty of an offence

and shall, on conviction, be liable to a fine

(ammenda) of two hundred euro (€200).”.

14. In regulation 112 of the principal regulations,

immediately after sub-regulation (4) there shall be added the

following new sub-regulation

“(5) This regulation shall not be applicable to any bus

operator.”.

15. In regulation 117 of the principal regulations,

immediately after sub-regulation (4) there shall be added the

following new sub-regulation

“(5) This regulation shall not apply to passenger

transport vehicles which are licensed as motor route buses in

terms of these regulations.”.

16. The Ninth Schedule to the principal regulations shall be

amended as follows

The Ninth Schedule to the principal regulations shall be

16. amended as follows

(a) immediately after the VERŻJONI

words “68 ELETTRONIKA

€100”,

B there

shall be inserted the following

68C

€50

68D

The penalty

prescribed in this

Schedule for

breaches of the

specific

regulations

stipulated in

regulation 68D 15

according to the

specific

regulation

breached.

68E(1), (4)

€100

68E(2),(3),(5), (6)

€25

68F

€25

68G(2)

€50

68K

€100

(b) immediately after the words “69(2),(3), 69(6)” in

(a) immediately

after

the words

“68 €100”, there

column 1 of row 47 thereof,

there shall be

added

the words

shall be inserted the following

“69(9)”

The Tenth Schedule (b)

immediately

principal after

the words

“69(2),(3),

be Amends

to the

regulations

shall

17. amended as follows: column 1 of row 47 thereof, there shall be added

“69(9)”

to item 2 of Part 4 thereto, for the

(a) in the first proviso

17. The

and Tenth

Schedule

to the

principal

shall regulations

words “tail-lift vans

trackless

trains”,

there

be

Amends the Tenth

amended

as

follows

Schedule

to the

substituted

the

words

“tail-lift

vans,

vintage

buses

and

trackless

principal regulations.

trains”; and

(a) in the first proviso to item 2 of Part 4 thereof, for

the words “tail-lift vans and trackless trains”, there shall

(b) immediately after Part 4 thereto there shall be added the

following new Part 5

be substituted the words “tail-lift vans, vintage buses and

trackless trains”; and

“Part 5

Application for motor (b)

route immediately

bus licence after Regulation

Part 4 thereof

38A there shall be

added the following new Part 5

Application fee for a motor route bus licence

€25”.

“Part 5

The Twelfth Schedule to the principal regulations shall be Renumbers

18. Application for motor route bus licence

renumbered as the Thirteenth Schedule.

Regulation 38A

Immediately after the Eleventh Schedule to the principal

19. regulations there shall be inserted the following new Schedule

Application fee for a motor route bus licence

€25”.

18. The Twelfth Schedule to the principal regulations shall

be renumbered as the Thirteenth Schedule.

19. Immediately after the Eleventh Schedule to the principal

regulations there shall be inserted the following new Schedule

00

60.00

n/a*

* not available

For the purpose of this provision a person shall be considered to be a resident of Malta if that

person holds a valid document issued by the Government of Malta attesting his identity

and his residential address in the Island of Malta or in the Island of Gozo or in the Island

of Comino, issued in terms of the Identity Card Act (Cap. 258) or any regulations made

thereunder.

2. The maximum fares payable by persons other than residents of Malta for public passenger

transport services within the Island of Malta which are scheduled to depart from the point

of origin of the relative public passenger transport route from 05.30 and up to and

including 23.00 shall not exceed those set out in table 2 below

Table 2

Validity Period

Adult

Student

Children

€

€

€

2-hour

2.20

n/a*

0.30

Day

2.60

n/a*

0.50

7-day

12.00

n/a*

2.30

30-day

n/a*

21.00

n/a*

90-day

n/a*

60.00

n/a*

* not available

For the purpose of this provision a person shall not be considered to be a resident of Malta if that

person is not the holder of a valid document issued by the Government of Malta attesting

his identity and his residential address in the Island of Malta or in the Island of Gozo or in

the Island of Comino, issued in terms of the Identity Card Act (Cap. 258) or any

regulations made thereunder.

3. The maximum fares payable by persons for public passenger transport services within the

Island of Gozo which are scheduled to depart from the point of origin of the relative

public passenger transport route from 05.30 and up to and including 23.00 shall be those

set out in table 3 below

Table 3

Validity Period

Adult

Student

Children and

€

€

Elderly Persons

€

2-hour

1.00

1.00

0.30

Day

1.50

1.50

0.50

7-day

6.50

6.50

2.30

Provided that a person who holds a valid document issued by the Government of Malta

attesting his identity and his residential address in the Island of Gozo or in the Island of

Comino, issued in terms of the Identity Card Act (Cap. 258) or any regulations made

thereunder, shall be entitled to

i. a 30 day ticket at a price of €10.00 for travel within the Island of Gozo; and/or

ii. travel within the Island of Gozo for free, upon presentation of a period ticket (7 days or

more) which is valid for travel within the Island of Malta.

4. Children who are under three years of age shall travel for free both in Malta and in

Gozo.

5. The “Children and Elderly Persons” rates apply to children who are aged between 3

and 10 years, both inclusive, and adults who are in possession of a Kartanzjan Card

issued in their name by the appropriate Government department; provided that the driver

shall have the right to charge the adult fare to persons who are sixty years of age or over,

and who do not produce the Kartanzjan when requested to do so by the driver.

6. The “Students” rates apply to persons aged between 11 and 16 years, both inclusive,

and any person who can provide evidence that he is enrolled in a full time course the

duration of which is of at least three months with an educational institution registered

with the Ministry responsible for education in Malta.

7. “Day” tickets are valid until 23:00 on the day in which they are first used. Such tickets

are valid for all public passenger transport services which are scheduled to depart from the point

of origin of the relative public passenger transport route from 05:30 until, and including, 23:00.

8. Tickets other than “Day” tickets, are valid from the first day in which they are used

until 23:00 of the last day of the validity period. (i.e. 7th/30th/90th day).

9. The validity period of the two-hour ticket starts from the time indicated on the ticket

and ceases to be valid upon the expiration of the time indicated on the ticket, whether or

not the passenger has boarded the bus within the said two-hour period; provided that they

are no longer valid after 23.00 of that day, whether the two-hour period has expired or

otherwise. Persons purchasing a two-hour ticket can make more than one journey within the

two-hour period but they are required to end their final journey by the time the ticket expires.

10. No charges or fares shall be charged for instruments that aid mobility (including but

not limited to wheelchairs, pushchairs, prams, but excluding bicycles).

11. Animals which travel on a motor route bus in terms of sub-regulation (1) of

regulation 68J of these regulations shall travel for free.

In the Thirteenth Schedule, as renumbered, to the principal Amends

the Thirteenth

20.

20. In after

the Thirteenth

the words Schedule,

as 102)”

renumbered,

to the

Amends the

Schedule, as renumbered,

regulations, immediately

“(Regulation

Thirteenth Schedule,

to the principal

principal

regulations,

immediately

after

the

words

“(Regulation

as renumbered,

to the be inserted the following heading

regulations.

there shall

102)” there shall be inserted the following heading

principal regulations.

“GUIDELINES ON INFRINGEMENTS AGAINST

“GUIDELINES

ON 561/2006”.

INFRINGEMENTS AGAINST

REGULATION

(EC) NO.

REGULATION (EC) NO. 561/2006”.

€1.80