Arrears of Motor Vehicles Licence Fees (Regularisation)

L.N. 177 of 2015

TRAFFIC REGULATION ORDINANCE

(CAP. 65)

MOTOR VEHICLES REGISTRATION AND LICENSING ACT

(CAP. 368)

Arrears of Motor Vehicles Licence Fees (Regularisation)

(Amendment) Regulations, 2015

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

Regulation Ordinance and article 20 of the Motor Vehicles

Registration and Licensing Act, the Minister for Transport and

Infrastructure, in concurrence with the Minister of Finance, and after

consultation with the Authority for Transport in Malta, has made the

following regulations:-

(1) The title of these regulations is the Arrears of Motor

Vehicle Licence Fees (Regularisation) (Amendment) Regulations,

2015, and these regulations shall be read and construed as one with

the Arrears of Motor Vehicle Licence Fees (Regularisation)

Regulations, hereinafter referred to as "the principal regulations".

(2) These regulations shall come into force on the 1st March,

2015.

Regulation 2 of the principal regulations shall be amended

as follows

(a)

in the Maltese text of the definition "l-Ordinanza",

for the words "ir-Regolament tat-Traffiku." there shall be

substituted the words "ir-Regolament tat-Traffiku;"; and

(b) immediately after the definition "circulation

licence" there shall be added the following new definition

" "motor vehicle" means any mechanically self-

propelled vehicle intended for use on the road, other than a

vehicle running on rails;".

In regulation 3 of the principal regulations, for the words

"shall be granted" there shall be substituted the words "may be

granted"; for the words "by these regulations." there shall be

substituted the words "by these regulations:", and immediately

thereafter there shall be added the following proviso

"Provided that in terms of article 56 of the Ordinance, the

Authority shall be exempt from collecting such fines.".

In regulation 4 of the principal regulations, for the words Amends

"31st March, 2015" there shall be substituted the words "31st March, regulation

the principal

regulations.

Regulation 5 of the principal regulations shall be amended Amends

regulation 5 of

as follows

the principal

regulations.

(a)

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

words "one hundred and twenty-five euro (€125); and" there

shall be substituted the words "one hundred and twenty-five

euro (€125):", and immediately thereafter there shall be added

the following provisos

"Provided that where a person to whom regulation

3 applies is residing in a home for the elderly or is being

kept in a hospital for mental care, a medical certificate

from a professional or professionals to certify the physical

and mental ability of such person shall be presented to the

Authority so that the vehicle is scrapped and the

processing fee is waived

Provided further that where a person having arrears

of motor vehicle licences which are prior to eight years

from the date from when such person regularises his

position, the processing fee to be paid shall be twenty euro

(€20); and"; and

(b) immediately after sub-regulation (2) thereof, there

shall be added the following new sub-regulation

"(3) Sub-regulation (1)(a) shall not apply to the

heirs of a deceased person, being the registered owner of a

motor vehicle, to whom regulation 3 applies if a death

certificate of the deceased person, testamentary searches of

the deceased person and a court decree of renunciation

from such inheritance are presented to the Authority.".

In sub-regulation (2) of regulation 7 of the principal Amends

regulations, for the words "not used on the road." there shall be regulation

the principal

substituted the words "not used on the road:" and immediately regulations.

thereafter there shall be added the following proviso

"Provided that if the vehicle has been transferred on

another person without such transfer having been registered

with the Authority, the form mentioned in sub-regulation (1)

shall be accompanied by a declaration confirming that the

B

registered owner does not know where such vehicle is.".

Immediately after regulation 10 of the principal

Adds new

regulation to the

regulations there shall be added the following new regulation

principal

regulations.

" Failure to

Where a person fails to settle any

settle

outstanding licence arrears on any one vehicle

outstanding

registered in his name, the Authority shall not

arrears.

register, in his name, any other vehicle, whether

new or used, until such time that he continues to

fail to settle the said outstanding arrears

Provided that the provisions of this

regulation shall not apply in respect of

companies, partnerships and cooperative

societies as defined in the Companies Act.".

€0.27