Regulations, 2016

L.N. 56 of 2016

TRAFFIC REGULATION ORDINANCE

(CAP. 65)

Motor Vehicles (Driving Licences) (Amendment)

Regulations, 2016

IN exercise of the powers conferred 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:-

(1) The title of these regulations is the Motor Vehicle Citation and

(Driving Licences) (Amendment) Regulations, 2016, and these commencement.

regulations shall be read and construed as one with the Motor Vehicle S.L. 65.18

(Driving Licences) Regulations, hereinafter referred to as "the

principal regulations".

(2) These regulations, other than paragraph (a) of regulation 6,

shall be deemed to have come into force on the 1st January, 2016.

(3) Paragraph (a) of regulation 6 shall come into force on the

1st January, 2017.

In the definition "the Directive" in regulation 2 of the Amends

principal regulations, for the words "2013 and Commission Directive regulation

the principal

2014/85/EU of 1 July, 2014" there shall be substituted the words regulations.

"2013, Commission Directive 2014/85/EU of 1 July, 2014 and

Commission Directive (EU) 2015/653 of 24 April, 2015";

In regulation 21 of the principal regulations, for the words Amends

"C1 and C1E" there shall be substituted the words "C1, C1E and g". regulation

the principal

regulations.

In regulation 23 of the principal regulations, for the words Amends

regulation 23 of

"D, DE and g" there shall be substituted the words "D and DE".

the principal

regulations.

The First Schedule to the principal regulations shall be Amends the

First Schedule

amended as follows

to the principal

regulations.

(a) under category B, for the words "is at least 21 years old."

there shall be substituted the following

"is at least 21 years old.

Motorcycles or tricycles listed under Code 111 in

the Seventh Schedule, provided the holder had undergone a

training course of ten hours organised by a licensed

motoring school as prescribed by the Authority and has

been issued with a certificate at the end of the said course.

The holder shall not carry a pillion while driving the

motorcycle or tricycle."; and

(b) under category g, for the words "Agricultural

tractors" there shall be substituted the words "Agricultural

tractors on roads in Malta only".

Category g in the Third Schedule to the principal

regulations shall be substituted by the following

"

g

Agricultural tractor as defined in regulation 2, and

which is in a roadworthy condition, that is having

clean lights, windows and mirrors.

".

Immediately after sub-paragraph (h) of paragraph 3 in

Section B of the Fourth Schedule to the principal regulations, there

shall be added the following

"Specific provisions concerning category g

4. Compulsory check of general knowledge on

(a) mechanical aspects with a bearing on road

safety, including checks on tyres, brakes, oil levels and

lights; and

(b) the precautions to be taken during the

removal and replacement of wheels.".

The Fifth Schedule to the principal regulations shall be

amended as follows

(a) in paragraph 3 thereof, for the words "categories B,

B1 and BE" there shall be substituted the words "categories B,

B1, BE and, where applicable, category g"; and in sub-

paragraph (b) of the said paragraph 3, for the words "Categories

B and B1" there shall be substituted the words "Categories B,

B1and g"; and

(b) in paragraph 7 thereof, for the words "B1 and BE"

there shall be substituted the words " B1, BE and g".

B

The Seventh Schedule to the principal regulations shall be Amends the

Seventh

amended as follows

Schedule to the

principal

regulations.

(a)

section A thereof shall be substituted by the following

"Section A

Harmonised European Union Codes

Code

Subcode

Description

No.

No.

DRIVER (Medical reasons)

Sight correction and/or protection

01.01

Glasses

01.02

Contact lense(s)

01.05

Eye cover

01.06

Glasses or contact lenses

01.07

Specific optical aid

Hearing aid/communication aid

Prosthesis/orthosis for the limbs

03.01

Upper limb prosthesis/orthosis

03.03

Lower limb prosthesis/orthosis

VEHICLE ADAPTATIONS

Modified transmission

02

Automatic selection of gear ratio

10.04

Adapted transmission control device

Modified clutch

01

Adapted clutch pedal

15.02

Hand operated clutch

15.03

Automatic clutch

15.04

Measure to prevent obstruction or actuation of clutch

pedal

Modified braking system

01

Adjusted brake pedal

20.03

Brake pedal suitable for use by left foot

20.04

Sliding brake pedal

20.05

Tilted brake pedal

20.06

Hand operated brake

20.07

Brake operation with maximum force of ......... N (This

force indicates the driver’s capability for operating the

system) (for example: "20.07(300N)")

20.09

Adapted parking brake

20.12

Measure to prevent obstruction or actuation of brake

pedal

20.13

Knee operated brake

20.14

Brake system operation supported by external force

Modified accelerator systems

01

Adjusted accelerator pedal

25.03

Tilted accelerator pedal

25.04

Hand operated accelerator

25.05

Knee operated accelerator

25.06

Accelerator operation supported by external force

25.08

Accelerator pedal on the left

25.09

Measure to prevent obstruction or actuation of

accelerator pedal

Pedal adaptations and pedal safeguards

01

Extra set of parallel pedals

31.02

Pedals at (or almost at) the same level

31.03

Measure to prevent obstruction or actuation of

accelerator and brake pedals when pedals not operated

by foot

31.04

Raised floor

Combined service brake and accelerator systems

01

Accelerator and service brake as combined system operated

by one hand

32.02

Accelerator and service brake as combined system operated

by external force

Combined service brake, accelerator and steering systems

01

Accelerator, service brake and steering as combined system

operation by external force with one hand

33.02

Accelerator, service brake and steering as combined system

operation by external force with two hands

Modified control layouts (lights switches, windscreen

wiper/washer, horn, direction indicators, etc.)

B B 547

02

Control devices operable without releasing the steering

device

35.03

Control devices operable without releasing the steering

wheel with the left hand

35.04

Control devices operable without releasing the steering

wheel with the right hand

35.05

Control devices operable without releasing the steering

wheel and the accelerator and braking mechanisms

Modified steering

01

Steering with maximum operation force of .......... N (This

force indicates the driver’s capability for operating the

system) (for example "40.01(140N)")

40.05

Adjusted steering wheel (larger / thicker steering wheel

section, reduced diameter, etc.)

40.06

Adapted position of steering wheel

40.09

Foot operated steering

40.11

Assistive device at steering wheel

40.14

One hand/arm operated alternative adapted steering system

40.15

Two hand/arm operated alternative adapted steering system

Modified rear / side view devices

01

Adapted device for rear view

42.03

Additional inside device permitting side view

42.05

Blind spot viewing device

Modified seating position

01

Driver seat height for normal view and in normal distance

from the steering wheel and the pedals

43.02

Driver seat adapted to body shape

43.03

Driver seat with lateral support for good stability

43.04

Driver seat with armrest

43.06

Seat-belt adaptation

43.07

Seat belt type with support for good stability

Modifications to motorcycles (sub-code use obligatory)

01

Single operated brake

44.02

Adapted front wheel brake

44.03

Adapted rear wheel brake

44.04

Adapted accelerator

44.08

Seat height allowing the driver, in sitting position, to have

two feet on the surface at the same time and balance the

motorcycle during stopping and standing

44.09

Maximum operation force of front wheel brake ...... N (This

force indicates the driver's capability for operating the

system) (for example "44.09(140N)")

44.10

Maximum operation force of rear wheel brake ...... N (This

force indicates the driver's capability for operating the

system) (for example "44.10(240N)")

44.11

Adapted foot-rest

44.12

Adapted hand grip

Motorcycle with side-car only

Tricycles only

Restricted to vehicles of more than two wheels not

requiring balance by the driver for starting, stopping and

standing

Restricted to a specific vehicle/chassis number (vehicle

identification number, VIN)

Letters used in combination with codes 01 to 44 for further specification

a left; b right; c hand; d foot; e middle; f arm; g thumb

LIMITED USE CODES

Limited to day time journeys (for example: one hour after

sunrise and one hour before sunset)

Limited to journeys within a radius of ..... km from holder’s

place of residence or only inside city/region

Driving without passengers

Limited to journeys with a speed not greater than ....... km/h

Driving authorised solely when accompanied by a holder of

a driving licence of at least the equivalent category

Without trailer

No driving on motorways

No alcohol

Restricted to driving vehicles equipped with an alcohol

interlock in accordance with EN 50436. Indication of an

expiry date is optional (for example "69" or

"69(01.01.2016)")

ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS

Exchange of licence No........... issued by ......... (EU/UN

distinguishing sign in the case of a third country e.g.

"70.0123456789.NL");

B B 549

Duplicate of licence No ..... (EU/UN distinguishing sign

in the case of a third country e.g. "71.987654321.HR");

Restricted to category B vehicles of the motor quadricycle

type (B1)

Restricted to vehicles with automatic transmission

(.............) Restricted to vehicles which comply with the

specifications indicated in brackets, in the context of the

application of Article 13 of Directive 2006/126/EC

79.01

Restricted to two-wheel vehicles with or without a side-car

79.02

Restricted to category AM vehicles of the three-wheel or

light quadricycle type

79.03

Restricted to tricycles

79.04

Restricted to tricycles combined with a trailer having a

maximum authorised mass not exceeding 750 kg

79.05

Category A1 motorcycle with a power/weight ratio above

0.1 kW/kg

79.06

Category BE vehicle where the maximum authorised mass

of the trailer exceeds 3,500 kg

Restricted to holders of a driving licence for a category A

vehicle of the motor tricycle type not having reached the

age of 24 years

Restricted to holders of a driving licence for a category A

vehicle of the two-wheel motorcycle type not having

reached the age of 21 years

Driver holding CPC meeting the obligation of professional

aptitude provided for by Directive 2003/59/EC until ........

(for example "95(01.01.12)")

Category B vehicles combined with a trailer with a

maximum authorised mass exceeding 750 kg where the

maximum authorised mass of such combination exceeds

3,500 kg but does not exceed 4,250 kg

Not authorised to drive a category C1 vehicle which falls

within the scope of Council Regulation (EEC) No. 3821/

85 of 20 December, 1985 on recording equipment in road

transport

"; and

(b) in Section B thereof, immediately after code 110

there shall be added the following new code

"

The holder of a category B driving licence is authorised

to drive a motorcycle or tricycle covered by category

A1, on roads in Malta only

".

B

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