Motor Vehicles (Weights, Dimensions and Equipment)

L.N. 422 of 2016

TRAFFIC REGULATION ORDINANCE

(CAP. 65)

Motor Vehicles (Weights, Dimensions and Equipment)

(Amendment) Regulations 2016

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

Regulation Ordinance, the Minister for Infrastructure and Transport,

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

the following regulations

The title of these regulations shall be the Motor Vehicles

(Weights, Dimensions and Equipment) (Amendment) Regulations,

2016 and these regulations shall be read and construed as one with the

Motor Vehicles (Weights, Dimensions and Equipment) Regulations,

hereinafter referred to as "the principal regulations".

CONDITIONS RELATING TO EQUIVALENCE BETWEEN

CERTAIN NON-AIR SUSPENSION SYSTEMS AND AIR

SUSPENSION FOR VEHICLE DRIVING AXLE(S)

1. DEFINITION OF AIR SUSPENSION

A suspension system is considered to be air suspended if at

least 75% of the spring effect is caused by the air spring.

2. EQUIVALENCE TO AIR SUSPENSION

A suspension recognized as being equivalent to air

suspension must conform to the following

2.1. during free transient low frequency vertical oscillation of

the sprung mass above a driving axle or bogie, the

measured frequency and damping with the suspension

carrying its maximum load must fall within the limits

defined in points 2.2 to 2.5;

2.2. each axle must be fitted with hydraulic dampers. On

tandem axle bogies, the dampers must be positioned to

minimize the oscillation of the bogies;

2.3. the mean damping ratio D must be more than 20% of

critical damping for the suspension in its normal

conditions with hydraulic dampers in place and

operating;

2.4. the damping ratio D of the suspension with all hydraulic

dampers removed or incapacitated must be not more than

50% of D;

2.5. the frequency of the sprung mass above the driving axle

or bogie in a free transient vertical oscillation must not

be higher than 2,0 Hz;

2.6. the frequency and damping of the suspension are given

in paragraph 3. The test procedures for measuring the

frequency and damping are laid down in paragraph 4.

3. DEFINITION OF FREQUENCY AND DAMPING

In this definition a sprung mass M (kg) above a driving axle

or bogie is considered. The axle or bogie has a total vertical

stiffness between the road surface and the sprung mass of K

Newtons/metre (N/m) and a total damping coefficient of C

Newtons per metre per second (N.s/m). The vertical

displacement of the sprung mass is Z. The equation of motion

for free oscillation of the sprung mass is

The frequency of oscillation of the sprung mass is

The damping is critical when C = Co where

The damping ratio as a fraction of critical damping is C/Co.

During free transient oscillation of the sprung mass the

vertical motion of the mass will follow a damped sinusoidal

path (Figure 2). The frequency can be estimated by measuring

the time for as many cycles of oscillation as can be observed.

The damping can be estimated by measuring the heights of

successive peaks of the oscillation in the same direction. If

the peak amplitudes of the first and second cycles of the

oscillation are A1 and A2, then the damping ratio D is

‘ln’ being the natural logarithm of the amplitude ratio.

4. TEST PROCEDURE

To establish by test the damping ratio D, the damping ratio

with hydraulic dampers removed, and the frequency F of the

suspension, the loaded vehicle should either

(a) be driven at low speed (5 km/hr ± 1 km/hr) over an 80

mm step with the profile shown in Figure 1. The

transient oscillation to be analyzed for frequency and

damping occurs after the wheels on the driving axle have

left the step; or

(b) be pulled down by its chassis so that the driving axle

load is 1,5 times its maximum static value. The vehicle

held down is suddenly released and the subsequent

oscillation analysed; or

(c) be pulled up by its chassis so that the sprung mass is

lifted by 80 mm above the driving axle. The vehicle held

up is suddenly dropped and the subsequent oscillation

analysed; or

(d) be subjected to other procedures insofar as it has been

proved by the manufacturer, to the satisfaction of the

technical department, that they are equivalent, and the

frequency F of the suspension, the loaded vehicle should

either

The vehicle should be instrumented with a vertical

displacement transducer between driving axle and chassis,

directly above the driving axle. From the trace, the time

interval between the first and second compression peaks can

be measured to obtain the frequency F and the amplitude ratio

to obtain the damping. For twin-drive bogies, vertical

displacement transducers should be fitted between each

driving axle and the chassis directly above it.

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A.L. 423 tal-2016

ORDINANZA DWAR IR-REGOLAMENT TAT-TRAFFIKU

(KAP. 65)

Regolamenti tal-2016 li jemendaw ir-Regolamenti dwar il-Ġarr

Stradali ta’ Merkanzija

BIS-SAĦĦA tas-setgħat mogħtija bl-artikolu 54 tal-Ordinanza

dwar ir-Regolament tat-Traffiku, il-Ministru tal-Infrastruttura,

Trasport u Komunikazzjoni, wara konsultazzjoni mal-Awtorità dwar

it-Trasport ta’ Malta, għamel dawn ir-regolamenti li ġejjin:-

1. It-titolu ta’ dawn ir-regolamenti huwa ir-Regolamenti tal- Titolu.

2016 li jemendaw ir-Regolamenti dwar il-Ġarr Stradali ta’

Merkanzija u għandhom jinqraw u jinftiehmu ħaġa waħda mar-

Regolamenti dwar il-Ġarr Stradali ta’ Merkanzija, hawn iżjed ’il L.S. 65.19.

quddiem imsejħa "ir-regolamenti prinċipali".

2. L-iskop ta’ dawn ir-regolamenti hu sabiex tiġi trasposta d- Skop.

Direttiva (UE) 2015/719 tal-Parlament Ewropew u tal-Kunsill tad-29

ta’ April 2015 li temenda d-Direttiva tal-Kunsill 96/53/KE li

tistabbilixxi għal ċerti vetturi tat-triq li jiċċirkolaw fi ħdan il-

Komunità d-dimensjonijiet massimi awtorizzati fit-traffiku nazzjonali

u internazzjonali u l-piżijiet massimi awtorizzati fit-traffiku

internazzjonali u fejn meħtieġ jiġu affetwati emendi għal atti

prinċipali.

3. Ir-regolament 2 tar-regolamenti prinċipali għandu jiġi Jemenda r-

regolament 2

emendat kif ġej

tar-regolamenti

prinċipali.

(a)

fit-test Ingliż, il-kelma "loical" fit-tifsira

"authorized inspecting officer" għandha tiġi sostitwita bil-kelma

"local";

(b)

it-tifsira "burdnar" għandha tiġi sostitwita b’dan li

ġej

" "burdnar" tfisser entità ġuridika jew persuna

fiżika jew ġuridika li hija msemmija fuq polza ta' kargu

jew fuq dokument ta' trasport ekwivalenti, pereżempju

polza ta' kargu tat-tip ‘through’, bħala l-burdnar u, jew li

f'isimha jew għan-nom tagħha jkun ġie konkluż kuntratt ta'

ġarr mal-kumpannija tat-trasport;";

(ċ)

minnufih wara t-tifsira ''id-Direttiva 2006/22/KE''

għandhom jiżdiedu t-tifsiriet ġodda li ġejjin

" "Direttiva (UE) 2015/719" tfisser id-Direttiva

(UE) 2015/719 tal-Parlament Ewropew u tal-Kunsill tad-

29 ta’ April 2015 li temenda d-Direttiva tal-Kunsill 96/53/

KE li tistabbilixxi għal ċerti vetturi tat-triq li jiċċirkolaw fi

ħdan il-Komunità d-dimensjonijiet massimi u l-piżijiet

massimi awtorizzati fit-traffiku internazzjonali;

"Direttiva 92/106/EEC" tfisser id-Direttiva tal-

Kunsill 92/106/EEC tas-7 ta’ Diċembru 1991 fuq il-

promulgazzjoni ta’ regoli komuni li jirregolaw ċerta tipi ta’

transport ta’ oġġetti kombinati bejn Stati Membri;";

(d)

minnufih wara t-tifsira ''okkupazzjoni ta’ burdnar''''

għandha tiżdied t-tifsira ġdida li ġejja

" "operazzjoni tat-trasport intermodali" tfisser

(a) l-operazzjonijiet tat-trasport kombinati

imfissra fl-Artikolu 1 tad-Direttiva tal-Kunsill 92/

106/KEE li jittrasportaw kontenitur jew kontenituri

jew kaxxi skambjabbli, sa tul massimu totali ta' 45

pied, jew

(b) operazzjonijiet ta' trasport li jittrasportaw

kontenitur jew kontenituri jew kaxxi skambjabbli, sa

tul massimu totali ta' 45 pied, li jużaw it-trasport fuq

l-ilma, sakemm it-tul inizjali jew finali tat-triq ma

jaqbiżx 150km fit-territorju tal-Unjoni. Id-distanza

ta' 150km imsemmija hawn fuq tista' tinqabeż sabiex

jintlaħaq l-eqreb terminal ta' trasport adatt għas-

servizz previst fil-każ li

(i) vetturi li jikkonformaw mal-punti

2.2.2 (a) jew (b) tal-Ewwel Skeda tar-Regolamenti

dwar il-Piżijiet, Dimensjonijiet u Tagħmir tal-

Vetturi bil-Mutur; jew

(ii) vetturi li jikkonformaw mal-punti

2.2.2 (ċ) jew (d) tal-Ewwel Skeda tar-Regolamenti

dwar il-Piżijiet, Dimensjonijiet u Tagħmir tal-

Vetturi bil-Mutur fil-każ li tali distanzi jkunu

permessi fl-Istat Membru rilevanti.

Għall-operazzjonijiet tat-trasport inter-

modali, l-eqreb terminal ta’ transport adatt li

jipprovdi servizz jista’ jkun jinsab fi Stat Membru

ieħor għajr l-Istat Membru li fih il-konsenja ġiet

mgħobbija jew maħtuta;";

(e)

fit-test Ingliż, minnufih wara t-tifsira "semi-trailer"

għandha tiżdied it-tifsira ġdida li ġejja

" "shipper" means a legal entity or a natural or legal

person who is named on the bill of lading or on an

equivalent transport document, such as "through" bill of

lading, as the shipper and/or in whose name or on whose

behalf a contract of carriage has been concluded with the

transport company;".

4. Is-subregolament (4) tar-regolament 35 tar-regolamenti Jemenda r-

prinċipali għandu jiġi enumerat bħala s-subregolament (5) u minnufih regolament

tar-regolamenti

wara s-subregolament (3) għandu jidħol is-subregolament ġdid li ġej: prinċipali.

"(4)

Għat-trasport ta' kontejners u kaxxi skambjabbli

(a) il-burdnar jagħti lit-trasportatur bit-triq fdat

bit-trasport ta' kontejner jew kaxxa skambjabbli

dikjarazzjoni li tindika l-piż tal-kontejner jew kaxxa

skambjabbli li tkun ġiet trasportata; u

(b) it-trasportatur bit-triq jipprovdi aċċess għad-

dokumentazzjoni rilevanti kollha provduta mill-burdnar.".

5. Fis-subregolament (1) tar-regolament 84 tar-regolamenti Jemenda r-

prinċipali minnufih wara l-kliem "u skond id-Direttiva 2006/22/KE" regolament

tar-regolamenti

għandhom jidħlu l-kliem "u d-Direttiva (UE) 2015/719" u l-kliem prinċipali.

"għall-finijiet ta’ dik id-Direttiva" għandhom jiġu sostitwiti bil-kliem

"għall-finijiet ta’ dawn id-Direttivi.".

6. Is-subregolament (6) tar-regolament 88 tar-regolamenti Jemenda r-

prinċipali għandu jiġi enumerat mill-ġdid bħala s-subregolament (7) u regolament

tar-regolamenti

minnufih wara s-subregolament (5) għandu jiżdied is-subregolament prinċipali.

"(6)

Kull persuna li tikser id-dispożizzjoni tar-

regolament 35(4) tkun ħatja ta’ reat u tista’, meta tinstab ħatja,

teħel ammenda ta’ tmienja u ħamsin euro u tlieta u għoxrin

ċenteżmu (58.23).".

7. Is-Sitt Skeda tar-regolamenti prinċipali għandha tiġi Jemenda s-Sitt

Skeda tar-

emendata kif ġej

regolamenti

prinċipali

(a)

fil-punt numru 2 tal-paragrafu 6 taħt l-intestatura

"Rekwiżiti Tekniċi u ta’ Sigurtà Minimi", minnufih wara l-

kliem "Att dwar is-Sigurezza tal-Prodotti (Kap. 427)" għandu

jiżdied dan li ġej

"u r-regolamenti rilevanti maħruġa skont l-

Ordinanza dwar ir-Regolamenti tat-Traffiku (Kap. 65)";

(b)

fil-punt numru 2 tal-paragrafu 10 taħt l-intestatura

"Rekwiżiti Tekniċi u ta’ Sigurtà Minimi" għandu jiġi enumerat

bħala l-paragrafu 12 u minnufih wara l-paragrafu 9 għandu

jiżdied dan li ġej

"10. Vetturi reġistrati f’Malta għandu jkun

installat fuqhom tagħmir li jirregola l-piż kif speċifikat fir-

Regolamenti dwar Piżijiet, Dimensjonijiet u Tagħmir tal-

Vetturi bil-Mutur, (L.S.65.21).

(11) It-tagħmir ajrudinamiku speċifikat fir-

Regolamenti Dwar Piżijiet, Dimensjonijiet u Tagħmir tal-

Vetturi bil-Mutur, (L.S.65.21), għandu jissodisfa l-

kundizzjonijiet operazzjonali li ġejjin

a. f’ċirkostanzi fejn is-sikurezza ta’ utenti oħra

tat-triq jew tas-sewwieq tinsab f’riskju, għandu

jintewa, jinġibed lura jew jinqala’ mis-sewwieq;

b. l-użu tiegħu fl-infrastrutturi tat-toroq urbani

u interurbani għandu jqis il-karatteristiċi speċjali ta’

żoni fejn il-limitu ta’ veloċità jkun inqas jew ta’

50km/siegħa u fejn hemm possibilità akbar li jkunu

preżenti utenti tat-triq aktar vulnerabbli; u

ċ. l-użu tiegħu għandu jkun kumpattibbli mal-

operazzjonijiet tat-trasport intermodali u b’mod

partikolari, fejn miġbud lura/mitwi, ma għandux

jiżdied it-tul massimu awtorizzat b’aktar minn

20ċm.".

L.N. 423 of 2016

TRAFFIC REGULATION ORDINANCE

(CAP. 65)

Motor Vehicles (Carriage of Goods by Road) (Amendment)

Regulations, 2016

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

Regulation Ordinance, the Minister for Infrastructure, Transport and

Communication, after consultation with the Malta Transport

Authority, has made the following regulations:-

1. The title of these regulations is the Motor Vehicles Citation.

(Carriage of Goods by Road) (Amendment) Regulations, 2016 and

they shall be read and construed as one with the Motor Vehicles S.L. 65.19

(Carriage of Goods by Road) Regulations, hereinafter referred to as

"the principal regulations".

2. The scope of these regulations is to transpose Directive Scope.

(EU) 2015/719 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29

April 2015 amending Council Directive 96/53/EC laying down for

certain road vehicles circulating within the Community the maximum

authorized dimensions in national and international traffic and the

maximum authorized weights in international traffic.

3. Regulation 2 of the principal regulations shall be amended Amends

regulation 2 of

as follows

the principal

regulations.

(a)

the word "loical" in the definition of "authorized

inspecting officer" shall be substituted by the word "local";

(b)

in the Maltese text thereof, the definition "burdnar"

shall be substituted by the following

" "burdnar" għandha tfisser entità ġuridika jew

persuna fiżika jew ġuridika li hija msemmija fuq polza ta'

kargu jew fuq dokument ta' trasport ekwivalenti,

pereżempju polza ta' kargu tat-tip ‘through’, bħala l-

burdnar u, jew li f'isimha jew għan-nom tagħha jkun ġie

konkluż kuntratt ta' ġarr mal-kumpannija tat-trasport;";

(c)

immediately after the definition ''Directive 2006/22/

EC'' there shall be added the following new definitions

" "Directive 92/106/EEC" means Council Directive

92/106/EEC of 7 December 1992 on the establishment of

common rules for certain types of combined transport of

goods between Member States;

"Directive (EU) 2015/719" means Directive (EU)

2015/719 of the European Parliament and of the Council of

29 April 2015 amending Council Directive 96/53/EC

laying down for certain road vehicles circulating within the

community the maximum authorized dimensions in

national and international traffic and the maximum

authorized weights in international traffic;";

(d)

immediately after the definition ''holder'' there shall

be added the following new definition

" "intermodal transport operation" means

(a) the combined transport operations defined

in Article 1 of Council Directive 92/106/EEC

engaged in the transport of one or more containers or

swap bodies, up to a total maximum length of 45

feet; or

(b) transport operations engaged in the

transport of one or more containers or swap bodies,

up to a total maximum length of 45 feet, using

waterborne transport, provided that the length of the

initial or the final road leg does not exceed 150km in

the territory of the Union. The distance of 150km

referred to above may be exceeded in order to reach

the nearest suitable transport terminal for the

envisaged service in the case of

(i) vehicles complying with point

2.2.2(a) or (b) of the First Schedule of Motor

Vehicles (Weights, Dimensions and Equipment)

Regulations; or

(ii) vehicles complying with point

2.2.2(c) or (d) of the First Schedule of Motor

Vehicles (Weights, Dimensions and Equipment)

Regulations, in cases where such distances are

permitted in the relevant Member State.

For intermodal transport operations, the

nearest suitable transport terminal providing a

service may be located in a Member State other

than the Member State in which the shipment

was loaded or unloaded;";

(e)

immediately after the definition ''semi-trailer'' there

shall be added the following new definition

" "shipper" means a legal entity or a natural or legal

person who is named on the bill of lading or on an

equivalent transport document, such as "through" bill of

lading, as the shipper and/or in whose name or on whose

behalf a contract of carriage has been concluded with the

transport company;".

4. Sub-regulation (4) of regulation 35 of the principal Amends

regulations shall be renumbered as sub-regulation (5) and regulation

the principal

immediately after sub-regulation (3) there shall be added the regulations.

following new sub-regulation

"(4)

For the transport of containers and swap bodies

(a) the shipper is to give to the hauler to whom it

entrusts the transport of a container or swap body a

statement indicating the weight of the container or swap

body transported; and

(b) the hauler is to provide access to all relevant

documentation provided by the shipper.".

5. In sub-regulation (1) of regulation 84 of the principal Amends

regulation immediately after the words "in accordance with directive regulation

the principal

2006/22/EC" there shall be added the words "and Directive (EU) regulations.

2015/719 and the words "for the purposes of the said directive" shall

be substituted by "for the purposes of the said Directives.".

6. Sub-regulation (6) of regulation 88 of the principal Amends

regulation shall be renumbered as sub-regulation (7) and immediately regulation

the principal

after sub-regulation (5) there shall be added the following new sub- regulations.

regulation

"(6)

Any person who contravenes the provisions of

regulation 35(4) shall be guilty of an offence and shall, on

conviction, be liable to a fine (ammenda) of fifty eight euro and

twenty-three cents (58.23).".

7. The Sixth Schedule of the principal regulation shall be Amends the

Sixth Schedule

amended as follows

of the principal

regulation.

(a)

in point number 2 of paragraph 6 under the title

"Minimum technical and safety requirements" immediately

after the words "the Product Safety Act (Cap 427)" there shall

be added the following

"and any other relevant regulations issued under

the Traffic Regulation Ordinance (Cap 65)";

(b)

point number 2 of paragraph 10 under the title

"Minimum technical and safety requirements" shall be

renumbered as paragraph 12 and immediately after paragraph 9

there shall be added the following

"10. Vehicles that are registered in Malta must

have an on-board weighing equipment in accordance with

Motor Vehicles (Weights, Dimensions and Equipment)

Regulations, S.L. 65.21.

11. The aerodynamic devices referred to in the

Motor Vehicles (Weights, Dimensions and Equipment)

S.L. 65.21 shall fulfil the following operational conditions

a. in circumstances where the safety of other

road users or of the driver is at risk, they shall be

folded, retracted or removed by the driver;

b. their use on urban and inter urban road

infrastructures shall take into account the special

characteristics of areas where the speed limit is less

than or equal to 50 km/h and where vulnerable road

users are more likely to be present; and

c. their use shall be compatible with intermodal

transport operations and, in particular, when

retracted/folded, they shall not exceed the maximum

authorized length by more than 20 cm.".

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The scope of these regulations is to transpose Directive

(EU) 2015/719 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29

April 2015 amending Council Directive 96/53/EC laying down for

certain road vehicles circulating within the Community the maximum

authorized dimensions in national and international traffic and the

maximum authorized weights in international traffic.

The "Arrangement of Regulations" shall be amended as

follows

(a)

immediately after Part VI thereof there shall be

added "Part VII" entitled "Installation of On-Board Weighing

Equipment";

(b)

in the part entitled "Schedules" immediately after

"Fourth Schedule" there shall be added the following

" "Fifth Schedule" entitled "Type-Approval of

Aerodynamic Devices";

"Sixth Schedule" entitled "Conditions Relating To

Equivalence Between Certain Non-Air Suspension

Systems And Air Suspension For Vehicle Driving

Axle(s)"."

Regulation 2 of the principal regulations shall be amended

as follows

(a)

immediately after the definition ''advanced

recording equipment'' there shall be added the following new

definitions

" "alternative fuels" means fuels or power sources

which serve, at least partly, as a substitute for fossil oil

sources in the energy supply to transport and which have

the potential to contribute to its decarbonisation and

enhance the environmental performance of the transport

sector, consisting of

(a) electricity consumed in all types of

electric vehicles;

(b) hydrogen;

(c) natural gas, including biomethane in

gaseous form (Compressed Natural Gas – CNG)

and liquefied form (Liquefied Natural Gas –

LNG);

(d) Liquified Petroluem Gas (LPG);

(e) mechanical energy from on-board

storage/on-board sources, including waste heat;

"alternatively fuelled vehicle" means a motor

vehicle powered wholly or in part by an alternative fuel

and which has been approved under the framework of

Directive 2007/46/EC;";

(b)

in the Maltese text thereof, the definition "Bus"

shall be substituted by the following

" "xarabank’ tfisser vettura b'iktar minn disa'

siġġijiet inkluż is-siġġu tax-xufier, mibnija u mgħammra

biex iġġorr passiġġieri u l-bagalji tagħhom. Jista' jkollha

sular wieħed jew tnejn u tista' wkoll iġġorr trailer tal-

bagalji";

(c)

immediately after the definition ''company data

card'' there shall be added the following new definition

" "conditioned vehicle" means any vehicle whose

fixed or movable superstructures are specially equipped

for the carriage of goods at controlled temperatures and

whose side walls, inclusive of insulation, are each at least

45 mm thick;";

(d)

immediately after the definition ''data memory''

there shall be added the following new definitions

" "Directive 96/53/EC" means Council Directive

96/53/EC of 25 July 1996 laying down for certain road

vehicles circulating within the Community the maximum

authorized dimensions in national and international traffic

and the maximum authorized weights in international

traffic;

"Directive (EU) 2015/719" means Directive (EU)

2015/719 of the European Parliament and of the Council of

29 April 2015 amending Council Directive 96/53/EC

laying down for certain road vehicles circulating within the

Community the maximum authorised dimensions in

national and international traffic and the maximum

authorized weights in international traffic;";

(e)

immediately after the definition ''gross vehicle

weight'' there shall be added the following new definitions

" "indivisible load" means a load that cannot, for

the purpose of carriage by road, be divided into two or

more loads without undue expense or risk of damage and

which owing to its dimensions or mass cannot be carried

by a motor vehicle, trailer, road train or articulated vehicle

complying with these regulations in all respects;

"intermodal transport operation" means

(a) the combined transport operations

defined in Article 1 of Council Directive 92/106/

EEC engaged in the transport of one or more

containers or swap bodies, up to a maximum

length of 45 feet; or

(b) transport operations engaged in the

transport of one or more containers or swap

bodies, up to a total maximum length of 45 feet,

using waterborne transport, provided that the

length of the initial or the final road leg does not

exceed 150 km in the territory of the Union. The

distance of 150 km referred to above may be

exceeded in order to reach the nearest suitable

transport terminal for the envisaged service in the

case of

(i) vehicles complying with point

2.2.2(a) or (b) of the First Schedule; or

(ii) vehicles complying with point

2.2.2(c) or (d) of the First Schedule, in

cases where such distances are permitted in

the relevant Member State.

For intermodal transport operations, the

nearest

suitable

transport

terminal

providing service may be located in a

Member State in which the shipment was

loaded or unloaded;";

(f)

in

the

definition

"maximum

authorized

dimensions" the words "and Second Schedules" shall be

(g)

the definition "motor vehicle" shall be substituted

by the following

" "motor vehicle" means any power-driven vehicle

which travels on the road by its own means";

(h)

the definition "semi-trailer" shall be substituted by

the following

" "Semi-trailer" means any vehicle intended to be

coupled to a motor vehicle in such a way that part of it

rests on the motor vehicle with a substantial part of its

weight and of the weight of its load being borne by the

motor vehicle, and constructed and equipped for the

carriage of goods";

(i)

immediately after the definition "Semi-trailer" as

substituted there shall be added the following new definition

" "shipper" means a legal entity or a natural or legal

person who is named on the bill of lading or on an

equivalent transport document, such as a "through" bill of

lading, as the shipper and, or in whose name or on whose

behalf a contract of carriage has been concluded with the

transport company;";

(j)

the definition "trailer" shall be substituted by the

" "trailer" means any vehicle intended to be

coupled to a motor vehicle excluding semi-trailers, and

constructed and equipped for the carriage of goods;";

(k)

in the Maltese text thereof, the definition

"tunnellata" shall be substituted by the following

" "tunnellata" tfisser il-piż esegwit bil-massa ta'

tunnellata metrika u għandha tikkorrispondi għal 9.8

kilonewtons (kN);".

In regulation 8 of the principal regulations the words "or

registered in another State and used for circulation in Malta" shall be

deleted."

Regulation 9 of the principal regulations shall be

renumbered as 9(1) and immediately after sub-regulation (1) as

renumbered there shall be added the follow new sub-regulations

"(2)

The maximum lengths laid down in point 1.1 of the

First Schedule, subject where applicable to regulation 12B, and

the maximum distance laid down in point 1.6 of the First

Schedule, may be exceeded by 15cm for vehicles or vehicle

combinations engaged in the transport of 45-foot containers or

45-foot swap bodies, empty or loaded, provided that the road

transport of the container or swap body in question is part of an

intermodal transport operation.

(3)

The maximum authorised weights of alternatively

fuelled vehicles shall be those set out in points 2.3.1, 2.3.2 and

2.4 of the First Schedule.

(4)

Alternatively fuelled vehicles shall also comply

with the maximum authorised axle weight limits set out in point

3 of the First Schedule.

(5)

Articulated vehicles put into circulation before 1

January 1991 which do not comply with the specifications

contained in points 1.6 and 4.4 of the First Schedule shall be

deemed to comply with such specifications for the purposes of

regulation 11 u 12 respectively if they do not exceed a total

length of 15.50m.".

Regulation 11 of the principal regulations shall be

amended as follows

(a)

in the marginal note thereof the words "Passenger

transport" shall be substituted by the words "International

transport of"; and

(b)

the words "Passenger transport vehicles (categories

M2 and M3 and their trailers in categories 03 and 04)

registered" shall be substituted by the words "Vehicles

registered".

Immediately after regulation 12 of the Principal Adds new

Regulation there shall be added the following new regulations

8 kilonewtons (kN);";

(i)

it-tifsira "vettura bil-mutur" għandha tiġi sostitwita

b’dan li ġej

" "vettura bil-mutur" għandha tfisser kull vettura

b'inġenju li tivvjaġġa fit-triq awtomatikament;";

(j) minnufih wara t-tifsira ''vettura bil-mutur'' kif

sostitwita għandhom jiżdiedu t-tifsiriet ġodda li ġejjin

" "vettura kondizzjonata" tfisser kull vettura li

superstrutturi fissi jew mobbli tagħha huma speċjalment

mgħammra għat-trasport ta' merkanzija f'temperaturi

kkontrollati u li l-ġnub tagħha, inkluża l-insulazzjoni,

huma mill-inqas 45mm ħoxnin;

"vettura li taħdem bi fjuwil alternattiv’ tfisser

vettura bil-mutur li taħdem kompletament jew parzjalment

bi fjuwil alternattiv u li ġiet approvata skont il-qafas tad-

Direttiva 2007/46/KE;".

5. Fit-test Ingliż tar-regolament 8 tar-regolamenti prinċipali l- Jemenda r-

kliem "or registered in another state and used for circulation in Malta" regolament

tar-regolamenti

għandhom jiġu mħassra.

prinċipali.

6. Ir-regolament 9 tar-regolamenti prinċipali għandu jiġi Jemenda r-

enumerat mill-ġdid bħala 9(1) u minnufih wara s-subregolament (1) regolament

tar-regolamenti

kif enumerat mill-ġdid għandhom jiżdiedu s-subregolamenti ġodda li prinċipali.

ġejjin

"(2)

It-tulijiet massimi stabbiliti fil-punt 1.1 tal-Ewwel

Skeda soġġett fejn applikabbli għar-regolament 12B u t-tul

massimu stabbilit fil-punt 1.6 tal-Ewwel Skeda jistgħu jinqabżu

b’15-il ċentimetru għall-vetturi jew għal kombinazzjonijiet ta'

vetturi li jittrasportaw containers tal-45 pied jew kaxex

skambjabbli tal-45 pied, vojta jew mgħobbija, sakemm it-

trasport bit-triq tal-container jew tal-kaxxa skambjabbli in

kwistjoni jkun parti minn operazzjoni ta' transport intermodali.

(3)

Il-piżijiet massimi awtorizzati ta' vetturi li jaħdmu

bi fuels alternattivi għandhom ikunu dawk imniżżla fil-punti

2.3.1, 2.3.2 u 2.4 tal-Ewwel Skeda.

(4)

Il-vetturi li jaħdmu bi fuels alternattivi madankollu

għandhom jikkonformaw ukoll mal-limiti ta' tagħbija massima

awtorizzata fuq il-fus mniżżla fil-punt 3 tal-Ewwel Skeda.

(5)

Vetturi artikolati fiċ-ċirkolazzjoni qabel l-1 ta'

Jannar 1991 li ma jikkonformawx mal-ispeċifikazzjonijiet li

jinsabu fil-punti 1.6 u 4.4 tal-Ewwel Skeda għandhom jitqiesu li

jikkonformaw ma' tali speċifikazzjonijiet għall-fini tar-

regolamenti 11 u 12 rispettivament sakemm ma jkunux jaqbżu

tul totali ta' 15.50m.".

7. Ir-regolament 11 tar-regolamenti prinċipali għandu jiġi Jemenda r-

regolament 11

emendat kif ġej

tar-regolamenti

prinċipali.

(a)

fin-nota marġinali tiegħu, il-kelma "tal-passiġġieri"

għandha tiġi sostitwita bil-kelma "internazzjonali."; u

(b)

il-kliem "tat-trasport tal-passiġġieri (katergoriji M2

u M3 u t-trailers tagħhom fil-kategoriji 03 u 04)" għandhom

jiġu imħassra.

8. Minnufih wara r-regolament 12 tar-regolamenti prinċipali

għandhom jiżdiedu r-regolamenti ġodda li ġejjin

(1)

Vehicles or vehicle combinations

which are equipped with aerodynamic devices meeting

the requirements laid down in paragraphs 1 and 2 of the

Fifth Schedule, and which comply with Directive 2007/

46/EC, may exceed the maximum lengths provided for in

point 1.1 of the First Schedule, to allow the addition of

such devices to the rear of vehicles or vehicle

combinations. Vehicles or vehicle combinations equipped

with such devices shall comply with point 1.5 of the First

Schedule, and any exceeding of the maximum lengths

shall not result in an increase in the loading length of

those vehicles or vehicle combinations.

(2) Regulation 12A shall come into force on such

date as the Minister responsible for transport may by

notice in the Gazette appoint, and different dates may be

so appointed for different provisions and different

purposes of these Regulations.

(1)

Vehicles or vehicle combinations

which fulfil the requirements laid down in paragraph 1 of

the Sixth Schedule and which comply with Directive

2007/46/EC may exceed the maximum lengths laid down

in point 1.1 of the First Schedule provided that their cabs

deliver improved aerodynamic performance, energy

efficiency and safety performance. Vehicles or vehicle

combinations equipped with such cabs shall comply with

point 1.5 of the First Schedule and any exceeding of the

maximum lengths shall not result in an increase in the

load capacity of those vehicles.

(2) Regulation 12B shall come into force on such

date as the Minister responsible for transport may by

notice in the Gazette appoint, and different dates may be

so appointed for different provisions and different

purposes of these Regulations.".

9. Regulation 14 of the principal regulation shall be amended Amends

as follows

(a)

the words "Goods and passenger transport vehicles

in the categories referred to in this Part complying with these

regulations" in sub-regulation (1) thereof shall be substituted by

the words "Motor vehicles in categories M2 and M3 and their

trailers in category 0 and motor vehicles in categories N2 and

N3 and their trailers in categories 03 and 04";

(b)

sub-regulations (2) and (3) thereof shall be

renumbered as sub-regulations (3) and (4) respectively and

immediately after sub-regulation (1) there shall be added the

following new sub-regulation

"(2) The additional weight required by

alternatively fuelled vehicles shall be defined on the basis

of the documentation provided by the manufacturer when

the vehicle in question is approved. That additional weight

shall be indicated in the official proof required in

accordance with sub-regulation (1).";

(c)

immediately after sub-regulation (4) as renumbered

there shall be added the following new sub-regulations

"(5) Vehicles carrying proof of compliance may be

subject

(a) as regards common

standards

on

weights, to random checks;

(b) as regards common standards on

dimensions, only to checks where there is a

suspicion of non-compliance with these

regulations;

(6) The middle column of the proof of

compliance relating to weights shall contain, where

appropriate, the Community weight standards applicable to

the vehicle in question. As regards vehicles referred to in

point 2.2.2 (c) of the First Schedule, the entry '44 tonnes`

shall be included in brackets under the maximum

authorized weight of the vehicle combination.

(7) The Authority may decide, in respect of any

vehicle registered or put into circulation, that the

maximum weights authorized by national legislation shall

be indicated in the proof of compliance in the left-hand

column and the technically permissible weights in the

right-hand column.".

10. Part VII of the principal regulations, shall be substituted by Substitutes Part

VII of the

the following

principal

regulations.

"PART VII

Installation of On-Board weighing Equipment

67. This part implements Directive (EU) 2015/719

on-Board Weighing Equipment with regard to certain

categories of motor vehicles in the Community.

68. The Authority shall not require on-board

weighing equipment to be installed on vehicles or vehicle

combinations which are registered in another Member State.

69. Where automatic systems are used to establish

infringements of these regulations and to impose penalties,

such automatic systems shall be certified. Where automatic

systems are used only for identification purposes, they need

not be certified.

70. The Authority shall carry out each calendar year

an appropriate number of checks on the weight of vehicles or

vehicle combinations in circulation, proportionate to the

total number of vehicles inspected each year in its territory.

71. The Authority shall, in accordance with Article 18

of Regulation (EC) No 1071/2009, ensure that there is

exchange of information with other competent authorities

about infringements and penalties relating to this Article.

72. The on-board weighing equipment referred to in

regulation 67 shall be accurate and reliable, fully

interoperable and compatible with all vehicle types.".

11. The First Schedule of the principal regulations shall be Amends the

First Schedule

amended as follows

of the principal

regulations.

(a)

point 1 thereof shall be substituted by the following

Maximum authorised dimensions (m)

Maximum length

motor vehicle

12.00 m

trailer

12.00 m

articulated vehicle

50 m

road train

75 m

articulated bus

18.00 m

";

(b)

point 1.21 thereof shall be substituted by the

following

"

Maximum width

(a)

all vehicles except the vehicles

referred to in 1.2(b) below

2.55 m

(b)

superstructures of conditioned vehicles

or con di tio ned cont ainers or sw ap

bodies transported by vehicles

2.6 m

";

(c)

point 2.2.2 thereof shall be substituted by the

Articulated vehicles with five or six axles

(a) two-axle motor vehicle with three-

axle semi-trailer

5 tunnellata

Vetturi bil-mutur bi tliet fisien

25 tunnellata jew

26 tunnellata fejn

il-fus motorizzat

ikun mgħammar

b'tajers doppji u

suspension bl-

arja jew

suspension

rikonoxxuta bħala

ekwivalenti fl-

Unjoni jew fejn

kull fus motorizzat

ikun mgħammar

b'tajers doppji u l-

piż massimu ta'

kull fus ma jaqbiżx

9.5 tunnellati

Vettura bil-mutur bi tliet fisien li jaħdmu bi il-piż massimu ta’

fuels alternattivi

25 tunnellata jew

26 tunnellata fejn

il-fus motorizzat

ikun mgħammar

b'tajers doppji u

suspension bl-

arja jew

suspension

rikonoxxuta bħala

ekwivalenti fl-

Unjoni jew fejn

kull fus motorizzat

ikun mgħammar

b'tajers doppji u l-

piż massimu ta'

kull fus ma jaqbiżx

9.5 tunnellati

jiżdied minħabba

l-piż addizzjonali

meħtieġ għat-

teknoloġija ta'

fuels alternattivi

b'massimu ta'

tunnellata

Vetturi bil-mutur b’erba’ fisien, b’żewġ

fisien li jimmanuvraw

0 tunnellata

Karozzi tal-linja artikolati bi tliet fisien

28 tunnellata

Karozzi tal-linja artikolati bi tliet fisien li il-piż massimu

jaħdmu fi fuels alternattivi

awtorizzat ta' 28

tunnellata għandu

jiżdied minħabba

l-piż addizzjonali

meħtieġ għat-

teknoloġija ta'

fuels alternattivi

b'massimu ta'

tunnellata

".

12. Minnufih wara r-Raba’ Skeda li tinsab mar-regolamenti Iżid Skedi

ġodda mar-

prinċipali għandhom jiżdiedu l-Iskedi ġodda li ġejin

regolamenti

prinċipali

"IL-ĦAMES SKEDA

TGĦAMIR AJRUDINAMIKU – APPROVAZZJONI BL-GĦAN LI

TITJIEB L-EFFIĊJENZA ENERĠETIKA

1. Qabel ma jitqiegħed fis-suq, it-tagħmir ajrudinamiku

imsemmi fir-regolament 12A(1) li jaqbeż 500 mm fit-tul

għandu jkun kopert minn approvazzjoni tat-tip skont ir-

regoli dwar l-approvazzjoni tat-tip fil-qafas tad-Direttiva

2007/46/KE.

2. It-tagħmir ajrudinamiku msemmi fil-paragrafu 1 hawn fuq

għandu jissodisfa l-kundizzjonijiet operazzjonali li ġejjin

(a)

f'ċirkostanzi fejn is-sikurezza ta' utenti oħra tat-triq

jew tas-sewwieq tinsab f'riskju, għandu jintewa,

jinġibed lura jew jinqala' mis-sewwieq;

(b)

l-użu tiegħu fl-infrastrutturi tat-toroq urbani u

interurbani għandu jqis il-karatteristiċi speċjali ta'

żoni fejn il-limitu ta' veloċità jkun inqas jew ta' 50

km/siegħa u fejn hemm possibbilità akbar li jkunu

preżenti utenti tat-triq aktar vulnerabbli; u

l-użu tiegħu għandu jkun kompatibbli mal-

operazzjonijiet tat-trasport intermodali u b'mod

partikolari, fejn miġbud lura/mitwi, ma għandux

jiżdied it-tul massimu awtorizzat b'aktar minn 20

ċm.

3. Qabel ma jitqiegħdu fis-suq, il-vetturi msemmija fir-

regolament

12B(1)

għandhom

ikunu

approvati

f'konformità mar-regoli dwar l-approvazzjoni tat-tip fil-

qafas tad-Direttiva 2007/46/KE.

0 tonnes

(b) three-axle motor vehicle with two or

three-axle semi-trailer

40.0 tonnes

(c) two axle motor vehicle with three

axle semi-trailer carrying, in

intermodal transport operations, one

or more containers or swap bodies,

up to a total maximum length of 45

feet

0 tonnes

(d) three-axle motor vehicle with two-

or three-axle semi-trailer carrying,

in intermodal transport operations,

one or more containers or swap

bodies, up to a total maximum length

of 45 feet

0 tonnes

";

(d)

points 2.3 and 2.4 thereof shall be substituted by

the following

Motor Vehicles and alternatively fueled

motor vehicles

Two-axle motor vehicles other than

18.0 tonnes

Two-axle alternatively fuelled motor

the maximum

vehicles other than buses

authorised weight of

18tonnes is increased

by the additional

weight required for

the alternative fuel

technology with a

maximum of 1 tonne

Two-axle buses

19.5 tonnes

2.3.4

Three-axle motor vehicles

25 tonnes, or 26

tonnes where the

driving axle is fitted

with twin tyres and

air suspension or

suspension

recognised as being

equivalent within the

Union or where each

driving axle is fitted

with twin tyres and

the maximum weight

of each axle does not

exceed 9.5 tonnes

2.3.5

Three-axle alternatively fuelled motor

the maximum

vehicles

authorised weight of

25 tonnes, or 26

tonnes where the

driving axle is fitted

with twin tyres and

air suspension or

suspension

recognised as being

equivalent within the

Union or where each

driving axle is fitted

with twin tyres and

the maximum weight

of each axle does not

exceed 9,5 tonnes, is

increased by the

additional weight

required for the

alternative fuel

technology with a

maximum of 1 tonne

2.3.6

F o u r- a xl e m o t or v e h ic l e s w it h t w o

steering axles

32.0 tonnes

2.4

Three-axle articulated buses

28.0 tonnes

2.4.1

Three-axle articulated buses

the maximum

alternatively fuelled

authorised weight of

28 tonnes is increased

by the additional

weight required for

the alternative fuel

technology with a

maximum of 1 tonne

".

12. Immediately after the Fourth Schedule to the principal Adds new

Schedules to the

regulations there shall be added the following new schedules

principal

regulations.

"FIFTH SCHEDULE

TYPE APPROVAL OF AERODYNAMIC DEVICES WITH THE

AIM SCOPE OF IMPROVING ENERGY EFFICIENCY

1. Before being placed on the market, the aerodynamic devices

referred to in regulation 12A(1) exceeding 500 mm in length

shall be type-approved in accordance with the rules on type-

approval within the framework of Directive 2007/46/EC.

2. The aerodynamic devices referred to in paragraph 1 above

shall fulfil the following operational conditions

(a)

in circumstances where the safety of other road users or

of the driver is at risk, they shall be folded, retracted or

removed by the driver;

(b)

their use on urban and inter urban road infrastructures

shall take into account the special characteristics of areas

where the speed limit is less than or equal to 50 km/h and

where vulnerable road users are more likely to be

present; and

(c)

their use shall be compatible with intermodal transport

operations and, in particular, when retracted/folded, they

shall not exceed the maximum authorised length by more

than 20 cm.

3. Before being placed on the market, the vehicles referred to in

regulation 12B(1) shall be approved in accordance with the

rules on type-approval within the framework of Directive

2007/46/EC.