Taxi Services (Amendment) Regulations, 2015

L.N. 433 of 2015

AUTHORITY FOR TRANSPORT IN MALTA ACT

(CAP. 499)

TRAFIIC REGULATION ORDINANCE

(CAP. 65)

Taxi Services (Amendment) Regulations, 2015

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 Transport and Infrastructure,

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

the following regulations:-

The title of these regulations is the Taxi Services Citation.

(Amendment) Regulations, 2015, and these regulations shall be read

and construed as one with the Taxi Services Regulations, hereinafter S.L.499.59

referred to as "the principal regulations".

Regulation 2 of the principal regulations shall be amended Amends

regulation 2 of

as follows

the principal

regulations.

(a)

the definition "designated person" shall be deleted;

(b) in the definition "electric minicab maximum fare",

for the words "Table 3" there shall be substituted the words

"Table 4";

(c)

immediately after the definition "initial verification"

there shall be added the following new definition

" "licence holder" means the natural or legal person

whose name is shown as the registered owner of the

vehicle on the registration certificate of the taxi vehicle

Provided that where a legal person is the registered

owner of the vehicle, the natural person appearing for that

legal person on the registration certificate shall carry all

the responsibilities of the licence holder as stipulated in

these regulations;";

(d)

the definition "taxi operator" shall be deleted;

(e)

the definition "taxi operator’s licence" shall be

deleted;

(f)

immediately after the definition "taxi stand" there

shall be added the following new definition

" "tour" means, for the purposes of these

regulations, a taxi trip with a duration of at least two

hours;";

(g) in the definition "tracking device", the words "and,

or" in paragraph (b) thereof shall be deleted, and paragraph (c)

thereof shall be deleted; and

(h) in the definition "two-way communication system"

the word "wireless" shall be deleted.

Part II and regulations 3 to 8, both inclusive, of the

principal regulations shall be deleted.

Regulation 11 of the principal regulations shall be

amended as follows

(a)

sub-regulation (2) thereof shall be deleted; and

(b) sub-regulations (3) to (5) thereof shall

be

renumbered as sub-regulations (2) to (4) respectively.

Immediately after regulation 11 of the principal regulations

there shall be added the following new regulation

" Good repute

(1) A person shall not be deemed

and good

to satisfy the condition of good repute and

conduct.

conduct as required under regulation 11 -

(a)

if he 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) for such period during which

he is serving a sentence of imprisonment of

at least one month;

(c)

for such period immediately

following time spent serving a sentence of

imprisonment for a term or terms of at

least one month imposed on such person

for a crime or crimes connected with

violence committed on a person, which

period shall be

(i) of one year for sentences

of imprisonment for a term of at least

one month and not more than one

year;

(ii) equal to the term of

imprisonment for which such person

was sentenced for sentences for terms

of imprisonment of more than one

year and less than ten years; and

(iii) ten years for sentences

for terms of imprisonment of at least

ten years;

(d) for such period immediately

following time spent serving a sentence of

imprisonment of at least one month, other

than a sentence imposed on such person for

a crime or crimes connected with violence

committed on a person, which period shall

be

(i) equal to the term of

imprisonment for which such person

was sentenced for terms of

imprisonment of less than five years;

and

(ii) five years for sentences

for terms of imprisonment of at least

five years;

(e)

for a period equal to the

sentence of imprisonment passed, when

such sentence is ordered not to take effect

in terms of article 28A of the Criminal

Code, which period shall start to run from

the date of the conviction;

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(f)

for a period of one year

following the imposition of a fine or fines

which in the aggregate amount to at least

four thousand euro (€4,000) imposed in the

previous twelve months on a person for a

crime or crimes connected with violence or

for committing a crime or crimes in terms

of the Traffic Regulation Ordinance, the

Act, the Motor Vehicles Insurance (Third

Party Risks) Ordinance, the Motor

Vehicles Registration and Licensing Act or

a crime or crimes in terms of any

regulation made thereunder;

(g) if he has been found guilty of

committing any corresponding offence

under any law of a country or territory

outside Malta

Provided

that

when

a

suspended sentence is ordered by the Court

to take effect, the period for which the

Authority shall refuse to grant the permit

in terms of the relevant paragraph hereof

following such order, shall be reduced by

the period, if any, for which the person has

already been refused a permit by the

Authority for the same offence in terms of

paragraph (e);

Provided further that where the

applicant was less than eighteen years of

age at the time of the commission of the

offence the period referred to in paragraphs

(c), (d) and (e) shall not be longer than two

years.

(2)

For the purposes of determining

whether a person is of good repute and conduct

in terms of sub-regulation (1), the term

"sentence" shall not include

(a)

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; or

(b) a sentence for the commission

of an offence for which the offender has

been pardoned by the President of Malta in

terms of article 93(1) of the Constitution of

Malta; provided that this paragraph shall

only apply from the date on which the

President of Malta has granted such

pardon; or

(c)

a sentence which is at the

moment of application under appeal; or

(d) a sentence for the commission

of an offence which -

(i) was committed before

the 1st November, 2010;

(ii) was committed by a

person who had a valid taxi driver’s

tag issued to him by the Authority

before the 1st November, 2010; and

(iii) was delivered at least

five years before the date of

application for the renewal of the taxi

driver's tag and of the driver’s

permit.".

6. In the proviso to sub-regulation (3) of regulation 14 of the Amends

principal regulations, for the words "regulation 7(1)" there shall be regulation

the principal

substituted the words "regulation 11A(1)".

regulations.

7. Sub-regulation (2) of regulation 16 of the principal Amends

regulation 16 of

regulations shall be substituted by the following

the principal

regulations.

"(2) Every driver of a taxi shall, at all times while on

duty, carry the driver’s tag by means of a lanyard in a manner

that the driver may be easily identified.".

8. Regulation 17 of the principal regulations shall be Amends

regulation 17 of

amended as follows

the principal

regulations.

(a) in the marginal note thereof, for the words "of

operators" there shall be substituted the words "of licence

holders";

(b) in sub-regulation (1) thereof, for the words "persons

holding a taxi operator’s licence" theree shall be substituted the

words "licence holders"; and

(c)

sub-regulation (3) thereof shall be substituted by the

following

"(3) The Authority shall register, in Part IV of the

Register, the list of vehicles registered as a taxi.".

9. In regulation 18 of the principal regulations, fpr the words

"No operator" there shall be substituted the words "No licence

10. Regulation 20 of the principal regulations shall be

substituted by the following

"20. (1) 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 1400cc

provided that this condition shall not apply to hybrid

vehicles or electric 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;

(i)

it is fitted with a vehicle tracking device; and

(j) it is fitted with an emergency button, or more,

which is within easy reach of both passengers and the taxi

driver.

(2) Vehicles registered as taxis may also be fitted with a

surveillance camera.

(3) The devices mentioned in paragraphs (g), (h), (i) and

(j) of sub-regulation (1) and in sub-regulation (2) shall conform

to the Technical Specifications for Taxi Peripheral Devices

published by the Authority from time to time.".

11. Regulation 21 of the principal regulations shall be Amends

regulation 21 of

amended as follows

the principal

regulations.

(a) sub-regulation (1) thereof shall be substituted by the

following

"(1) An application for a taxi licence shall be

made to the Authority by the person in whose name the

motor vehicle is to be registered and licensed as a taxi.";

(b)

sub-regulation (2) thereof shall be deleted;

(c)

sub-regulations (3) to (10) thereof shall be

renumbered as sub-regulations (2) to (9) respectively;

(d) sub-regulation (2) thereof, as renumbered, shall be

substituted by the following

"(2) Taxis shall only be driven by the licence

holder himself where he is also a holder of a driver’s

permit, or by a holder of a driver’s permit who is employed

by the licence holder or who has a contract of service with

the licence holder.";

(e) in sub-regulation (3) thereof, as renumbered, for the

words "will be operated" there shall be substituted the words

"will be used"; for the words "shall be used and operated" there

shall be substituted the words "shall be used"; and for the words

"licensed to operate ", wherever they appear, there shall be

substituted the words "licensed to be used";

(f)

in sub-regulation (4) thereof, as renumbered, for the

words "The operator shall" there shall be substituted the words

"The vehicle licence holder shall";

(g) in sub-regulation (8) thereof, as renumbered, for the

words "the operator", wherever they appear, there shall be

substituted the words "the applicant";

(h) in sub-regulation (9) thereof, as renumbered, for the

words "the operator" there shall be substituted the words "the

(i)

sub-regulation (11) thereof shall be deleted;

(j)

sub-regulations (12) to (18) thereof shall be

renumbered as sub-regulations (10) to (16) respectively;

(k) in sub-regulation (15) thereof, as renumbered, for

the words "Where an operator" there shall be substituted the

words "Where the licence holder of a motor vehicle", and

immediately after the words "deletion of the licence of another

taxi" there shall be added the words "of which he is the

registered licence holder"; and

(l)

sub-regulation (16) thereof, as renumbered, shall be

substituted by the following

"(16) The Authority may issue a temporary taxi

licence to a licence holder -

(a) for a period not exceeding six months in

respect of a motor vehicle which would have to be

used instead of a licensed taxi operated by that

licence holder where that licensed taxi has been

damaged in an accident or has been written-off

following an accident, or

(b) for that period in which a licensed taxi

remains out of service due to technical faults in

respect of a motor vehicle which would have to be

used instead of a licensed taxi operated by that

licence holder where that licensed taxi has to

undergo repairs for such technical faults

Provided that the vehicle being temporarily

licensed as a taxi under paragraphs (a) or (b) conforms to

the provisions of these regulations other than regulation

20(1)(a), (h), (i) and (j), and is not more than ten years old

Provided further that where the temporary

taxi licence is required for less than one month the vehicle

temporarily licensed as taxi under paragraphs (a) or (b)

may not conform to regulation 20(1)(g) on condition that

such vehicle is operated as a taxi exclusively from taxi

booths where fixed fares shall be applied in accordance

with regulations 42(1) and 66. ".

Regulation 22 of the principal regulations shall be Amends

regulation 22 of

amended as follows

the principal

regulations.

(a) in the marginal note thereof, for the words "may be

operated" there shall be substituted the words "may be

licensed";

(b) in sub-regulation (1) thereof, for the words "to

operate", wherever they appear, there shall be substituted the

words " to be used";

(c)

sub-regulation (2) thereof shall be substituted by the

following

"(2) As from the 1st January, 2020, the maximum

number under sub-regulation (1)(c) shall no longer apply;

provided that the Authority shall seek an agreement with

the representatives of licence holders before implementing

any changes in the number of taxi licences after the 1st

January, 2020.";

(d) in sub-regulation (4) thereof, for the words "to

2014" there shall be substituted the words "to 2019", and the

words "to a new operator" shall be deleted; and

(e)

in the Maltese text of sub-regulation (4) thereof, the

words "kull sena" shall be deleted.

Regulation 23 of the principal regulations shall be Amends

regulation 23 of

amended as follows

the principal

regulations.

(a)

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

operator" there shall be substituted the words "the licence

holder"; and in paragraph (a) thereof, for the words "20(e), (g),

(h), (i) and (j)" there shall be substituted the words "20(1) (e),

(g), (h), (i) and (j)";

(b) sub-regulation (3) thereof shall be substituted by the

following

"(3) A taxi licence shall continue to be renewed

annually until the vehicle has reached its twentieth year

from the date of first registration, unless that vehicle has

been withdrawn from service earlier

Provided that such vehicles shall not have

reached the twenty-second year from the year of

manufacture.";

(c)

in sub-regulation (4) thereof, for the words "the

operator concerned" there shall be substituted the words "the

applicant";

(d) in sub-regulation (5) thereof, for the words "the

operator" there shall be substituted the words "the applicant";

and

(e)

in sub-regulation (6) thereof, for the words "the

operator" there shall be substituted by the words "the applicant".

Regulation 24 of the principal regulations shall be

amended as follows

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

operator" there shall be substituted the words "the licence

holder"; and

(b) in sub-regulation (5) thereof, for the words "the

operator" there shall be substituted the words "the licence

holder"; for the words "licensed to operate", wherever they

appear, there shall be substituted the words "licensed to be

used"; and for the words "licensed to be operated", wherever

they appear, there shall be substituted the words "licensed to be

used".

In regulation 26 of the principal regulations, for the word

"operator" there shall be substituted the words "the licence holder".

Regulation 29 of the principal regulations shall be

amended as follows

(a) in sub-regulation (4) thereof, for the words "an

operator" therev shall be substituted the words "a licence

holder";

(b) in sub-regulation (5) thereof, for the words "An

operator" there shall be substituted the words "A licence

holder"; and

(c)

immediately after sub-regulation (6) thereof there

shall be added the following new sub-regulation

"(7) The sign prescribed in the Sixth Schedule, in

any colour or form, shall not be used to advertise any

service delivered through the use of any vehicle which is

not registered and licensed as a taxi.".

In regulation 30 of the principal regulations, for the words Amends

"and operator" there shall be substituted the words "and licence regulation

the principal

holder".

regulations.

In regulation 31 of the principal regulations, for the words Amends

"The operator" there shall be substituted the words "The licence regulation

the principal

holder".

regulations.

In sub-regulation (3) of regulation 32 of the principal Amends

regulations, for the words "his taxi service operation" there shall be regulation

the principal

substituted the words "his taxi services".

regulations.

Sub-regulation (1) of regulation 33 of the principal Amends

regulation 33 of

regulations shall be amended as follows

the principal

regulations.

(a) in paragraph (a) thereof, for the words "20(a), (b),

(e), (g) to (l)" there shall be substituted the words "20(1)(a), (b),

(e), (g) to (j)"; and

(b) in paragraph (c) thereof, for the words "regulation

21(4) and (5)" there shall be substituted the words “regulation

21(3) and (4)".

Regulation 34 of the principal regulations shall be Amends

regulation 34 of

amended as follows

the principal

regulations.

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

front middle part of the roof between the front doors" there shall

be substituted the words "on the roof centrally between the front

doors";

(b) in the Maltese text of sub-regulation (3) thereof, for

the words "bejn wieħed u ieħor", wherever they appear, there

shall be substituted the words "għall-anqas";

(c)

sub-regulation (6) thereof shall be renumbered as

sub-regulation (7); and

(d) immediately after sub-regulation (5) thereof there

shall be added the following new sub-regulation

"(6) When lit, the sign shall emit a white or light

yellow light.".

In sub-regulation (4) of regulation 36 of the principal

regulations, for the words "The operator shall" there shall be

substituted the words "The licence holder shall".

In sub-regulation (1) of regulation 41 of the principal

regulations, for the words "by the operator" there shall be substituted

the words "by the licence holder".

Regulation 42 of the principal regulations shall be

substituted by the following

"42. (1) When a hirer has paid a fixed-fare at a taxi-

booth in accordance with regulation 66, the driver shall, at the

commencement of the hiring, switch on the taximeter and cause

it to indicate that the taxi is hired on a prepaid fixed-fare. At the

end of such hiring the driver shall switch off the taximeter.

(2) When a hirer hires a taxi from a place where there is

no taxi-booth, the taxi driver shall, at the commencement of the

hiring, switch on the taximeter and cause it to start recording in

accordance with the fares stipulated in Table 1 of the First

Schedule. Immediately on the completion of the hiring the taxi

driver shall 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. Upon receiving the payment, the

taxi driver shall give a fiscal receipt to the hirer stating the

amount paid by the hirer.

(3) When a hirer wishes to hire a taxi for a tour, the hirer

and taxi driver shall agree on the duration of the tour, as

stipulated in Table 3 of the First Schedule. At the

commencement of the hiring the taxi driver shall switch on the

taximeter and cause it to start recording the duration of the trip.

At the end of the agreed duration of the tour the taxi driver shall

cause the taximeter to cease recording and show the tour fare in

accordance with Table 3 of the First Schedule. Upon receiving

the payment, the taxi driver shall give a fiscal receipt to the hirer

stating the amount paid by the hirer

Provided that if following the payment for the tour

the hirer wishes to hire the taxi again, the conditions in sub-

regulations (2) or (3) shall apply depending on the required

duration of the new trip requested by the hirer.

(4) For the purposes of this regulation, the expression

"the commencement of the hiring" shall mean the time when the

passengers board the taxi, unless otherwise clearly agreed in

advance between the driver and the hirer.

(5) A licence holder shall, without prejudice to any other

obligation under any other law dealing with fiscal receipts and

financial records, ensure that Z readings printed from all

taximeters installed in taxis owned by that licence holder are

kept for a period of at least six months and such records are

accessible to the Authority.".

Regulation 43 of the principal regulations shall be Amends

regulation 43 of

amended as follows

the principal

regulations.

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

operator" there shall be substituted the words "The licence

holder"; and for the words "operated by him" there shall be

substituted the words "registered in his name";

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

operator" there shall be substituted the words "The licence

holder"; and for the words "operated by him" there shall be

substituted the words "registered in his name";

(c)

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

operator" there shall be substituted the words "the licence

holder";

(d) in sub-regulation (4) thereof, for the words "the

operator" there shall be substituted the words "the licence

holder";

(e)

in sub-regulation (5) thereof, for the words "The

operator" there shall be substituted the words "The licence

holder"; and

(f)

in sub-regulation (6) thereof, for the words "and the

operator" there shall be substituted the words "and the licence

holder".

Regulation 44 of the principal regulations shall be Amends

regulation 44 of

amended as follows

the principal

regulations.

(a) sub-regulation (1) thereof shall be substituted by the

following

"(1) Where a taxi is fitted with a surveillance

camera, in accordance with regulation 20(2), the camera

shall be positioned in a way as to capture the back seat area

of the taxi.";

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

shall have affixed" there shall be substituted the words "Taxis

fitted with a surveillance camera shall have affixed";

(c)

sub-regulation (3) thereof shall be substituted by the

following

"(3) The surveillance camera shall be operated as

specified in the technical specifications issued by the

Authority."; and

(d) in sub-regulation (4) thereof, for the words "against

an operator" there shall be substituted the words "against a

licence holder".

In regulation 45 of the principal regulations, for the words

"to the operator" there shall be substituted the words "to the licence

holder"; and for the words "by the same operator" there shall be

substituted the words "by the same licence holder".

In sub-regulation (1) of regulation 47 of the principal

regulations, for the words "the operator" there shall be substituted the

words "the licence holder".

Regulation 49 of the principal regulations shall be

amended as follows

(a) sub-regulation (1) thereof shall be substituted by the

following

"(1) The driver shall, while on duty, wear a

uniform of the pattern and colour as established by the

Authority in consultation with the recognised

representatives of licence holders, the specifications of

which shall be published by the Authority from time to

time."; and

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

their opinion, the driver is not properly dressed" there shall be

substituted the words "if the driver is not wearing the said

uniform".

Regulation 55 of the principal regulations shall be

amended as follows

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

operator" there shall be substituted the words "by the licence

holder"; and

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

operator" there shall be substituted the words "Every licence

holder"; and for the words "operated by him" there shall be

substituted the words "registered in his name".

In sub-regulation (1) of regulation 56 of the principal Amends

regulations, for the words "No operator" there shall be substituted the regulation

the principal

words "No licence holder".

regulations.

In sub-regulation (2) of regulation 57 of the principal Amends

regulations, for the words "Every operator" there shall be substituted regulation

the principal

the words "Every licence holder".

regulations.

In sub-regulation (1) of regulation 58 of the principal Amends

regulations, for the words "An operator" there shall be substituted the regulation

the principal

words "A licence holder"; and for the words "operated by him" there regulations.

shall be substituted the words "registered in his name".

Regulation 63 of the principal regulations shall be Amends

regulation 63 of

amended as follows

the principal

regulations.

(a) in sub-regulation (2) thereof, for the words "Table 3"

there shall be substituted the words "Table 4"; and

(b) in paragraph (a) of sub-regulation (3) thereof, for the

words "by the operator" there shall be substituted the words "by

the licence holder".

In regulation 64 of the principal regulations, for the words Amends

"An operator" there shall be substituted the words "A licence holder"; regulation

the principal

and the words "by the operator" there shall be substituted the words regulations.

"by the licence holder".

Immediately after regulation 64 of the principal Adds new

regulation 64A

regulations, there shall be added the following new regulation

to the principal

regulations.

" Soiling and

(1) No person shall soil or damage

damaging of

the interior of a taxi.

taxis.

(2)

No person shall litter the interior of

a taxi.

(3)

A taxi driver may charge the

passenger or passengers a maximum of fifty

euro (€50) for soiling or causing damage to the

interior of a taxi during a hire if such soiling or

damage requires the taxi to be taken out of

service for cleaning or repairing.".

37. Regulation 66 of the principal regulations shall be

amended as follows

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

service operators" there shall be substituted the words "Licence

holders";

(b)in sub-regulation (5) thereof, for the words "taxi service

operator" there shall be substituted the words "licence holders";

and

(c)

in sub-regulation (6) thereof, for the words "taxi

service operator" there shall be substituted the words "licence

holder".

38. Regulation 67 of the principal regulations shall be

amended as follows

(a) in sub-regulation (3) thereof, for the words "is an

operator" there shall be substituted the words "is a licence

holder";

(b) in sub-regulation (4) thereof, for the words

"regulation 29(6)" there shall be substituted the words

"regulation 29(6) or 29(7)";

(c)

sub-regulation (5) thereof shall be renumbered as

sub-regulation (6);

(d) immediately after sub-regulation (4) thereof there

shall be added the following new sub-regulation

"(5) A person who is found guilty of contravening

the provisions of regulation 64A(3) shall, on conviction, be

liable to a fine (ammenda) of one hundred euro (€100) in

addition to the charge provided for in regulation 64A(3)";

and

(e)

in sub-regulation (6) thereof, as renumbered, for the

words "When an operator" there shall be substituted the words

"When a licence holder".

39. Regulation 68 of the principal regulation shall be amended

as follows

(a)

in sub-regulation (1) thereof, for the words "on any

operator" there shall be substituted the words "on any licence

holder"; and

(b) sub-regulations (7) and (8) thereof shall be deleted

and sub-regulation (9) thereof shall be renumbered as sub-

regulation (7).

40. Regulation 72 of the principal regulations shall be Substitutes

regulation 72 of

substituted by the following

the principal

regulations.

" Suspension or

(1) The Authority shall suspend

withdrawal of

for a period of one year a taxi licence if, at any

any licence or

time, its registered licence holder accumulates

permit.

five hundred penalty points in terms of these

regulations

Provided that when a taxi licence is

suspended, the licence holder shall submit, for

the length of the suspension, the registration

certificate and the registration plates of the taxi

to the Authority; at which point the Authority

shall provide the licence holder with a document

confirming that he is the licence holder of the

suspended taxi licence

Provided further that if the

suspended taxi licence is transferred to a new

licence holder, the new licence holder shall be

entitled to use the taxi licence only at the end of

the suspension period

Provided further that on the lapse of

the suspension, the Authority shall reissue the

registration certificate and registration plates to

the licence holder, cancel the penalty points, and

notify him accordingly.

(2)

The Authority shall revoke a taxi

driver permit if, at any time, the driver

accumulates two hundred penalty points in terms

of these regulations and, or in terms of the

Passenger Transport Services Regulations

Provided that such a permit shall be

revoked where the driver 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.

(3)

Without prejudice to the provisions

of sub-regulations (1) and (2), the Authority

shall not suspend a taxi licence or revoke a taxi

driver permit where the licence holder 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 a licence holder or 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 on him, and

shall notify the licence holder or driver

accordingly.".

41. Regulation 73 of the principal regulations shall be deleted.

42. Regulation 77 of the principal regulations shall be deleted.

43. The First Schedule to the principal regulations shall be

amended as follows

(a)

TABLE 2 thereof shall be substituted by the

following

MIA*

Cruise

Valletta

San

Buġibba Ċirkewwa Ġianpula

MDH

Sliema

PT**

***

Ġiljan

****

Luqa, Kirkop, Safi,

€11.00

€15.50

€15.50

€19.00

€25.00

€38.00

€19.00

€17.00

€18.00

Gudja, Sta. Luċija,

Valletta, Floriana,

€15.00

€11.00

€9.00

€12.00

€20.00

€33.00

€16.00

€8.00

€11.00

Pietà , Ħamrun, Sta.

Msida, Mater Dei

Hospital, Swatar

Zebbuġ , Siġġiewi,

€18.00

€20.00

€20.00

€19.00

€18.00

€29.00

€9.00

€17.00

€19.00

Għar Lapsi , Rabat,

Dingli, Ta’ Qali,

€13.50

€13.50

€13.50

€16.00

€22.50

€37.00

€19.00

€14.00

Laboratory Wharf,

Corradino Industrial

Dwieli, Tarxien

Cospicua, Kalkara,

€18.00

€18.00

€18.00

€20.00

€25.00

€40.00

€22.00

€17.00

Senglea, Vittoriosa,

Żabbar, Xgħajra,

Żejtun, Għaxaq,

€15.50

€18.00

€18.00

€21.00

€25.00

€39.00

€20.00

€19.00

Żurrieq, Qrendi,

Mqabba, Delimara,

Wied iż-Żurrieq

Sliema, Gżira,

€20.00

€18.00

€16.00

€8.00

€16.00

€29.00

€16.00

Kappara, Ta’ Xbiex,

Paceville, San

Ġwann, Swieqi, St.

Pembroke, L-Ibraġ,

Birkirkara, Lija,

Balzan, Attard, Iklin

Mosta, Naxxar ,

€22.50

€22.50

€20.00

€12.00

€13.00

€26.00

€16.00

€12.00

Għargħur, High

Ridge, Madliena,

Baħar iċ-Ċagħaq

Mġarr, Wardija,

€25.00

€25.00

€25.00

€20.00

€12.00

€21.00

€16.00

€18.00

Burmarrad, Għajn

Tuffieħa, Golden

Bay, San Pawl il-

Baħar, Buġibba,

Qawra, Xemxija,

Bidnija, Baħrija,

Mtahleb, Salina

Zone 10 Mellieħa, Manikata

€29.50

€29.50

€28.00

€24.00

€14.00

€14.00

€20.00

€23.00

Zone 11 Ċirkewwa, Armier,

€32.00

€32.00

€30.00

€28.00

€20.00

€7.00

€27.00

€31.00

Malta International Airport

Passenger Cruise Port Terminal

Valletta Main Entrance

Mater Dei Hospital

";

(b)

TABLE 3 thereof shall be renumbered as TABLE 4;

(c)

immediately after TABLE 2 thereof there shall be

added the following new table

"TABLE 3

TOUR FARES

Tour duration (hours and part thereof)

Fares

€50

€65

€80

€95

€110

€125

€140

Any additional hour

€20".

44. The Second Schedule to the principal regulations shall be

amended as follows

(a)

Part 1 thereof shall be deleted;

(b) Part 2 to Part 5 thereof shall be renumbered as Part 1

to Part 4 respectively;

(c)

In Part 3 thereof, as renumbered, for the words

"€250 per vehicle per year" there shall be substituted the words

"€250 per vehicle per year*"; and

(d) immediately after Part 4 thereof, as renumbered,

there shall be added the following new text "* Applicable from

1st January 2016.".

45. In the Fourth Schedule to the principal regulations, for the

words "licensed to operate", wherever they appear, there shall be

substituted the words "licensed to be used".

46. The Fifth Schedule to the principal regulations shall be

substituted with the following

"FIFTH SCHEDULE

(Regulation 68)

ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTIES

Column 1

Column 2

Column 3

Regulation

Administrative penalties for

Administrative penalties

Licence Holders

for Taxi Drivers

14(1)

€50

€100

16(2), (3), (5), (7)

€50

€250

21(3)

€300

24(5)

€100

€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

€300

34A

€300

€300

€50

€300

€300

€300

€300

41(1)

€300

42(1)

€300

42(2)

€300

42(3)

€300

42(5)

€100

€100

€50

€100

€100

€100

€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

".

47. Immediately after the Fifth Schedule to the principal Adds a new

Schedule to the

regulations there shall be added the following new schedule

principal

regulations.

"SIXTH SCHEDULE

(Regulation 29)

Taxi Sign

B

€1.98