Light Passenger Transport Services and Vehicle Hire Services

L.N. 333 of 2024

TRAFFIC REGULATION ORDINANCE

(CAP. 65)

AUTHORITY FOR TRANSPORT IN MALTA ACT

(CAP. 499)

Light Passenger Transport Services and Vehicle Hire Services

(Amendment No. 2) Regulations, 2024

IN EXERCISE of the powers conferred by article 54 of the

Traffic Regulation Ordinance and by article 43 of the Authority for

Transport in Malta Act, the Minister responsible for transport, after

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

following regulations:-

The title of these regulations is the Light Passenger

Transport Services and Vehicle Hire Services (Amendment No. 2)

Regulations, 2024 and these regulations shall be read and construed as

one with the Light Passenger Transport Services and Vehicle Hire

Services Regulations, hereinafter referred to as the "principal

regulations".

Sub-regulation (4) of regulation 5 of the principal

regulations shall be amended as follows

(a) paragraph (c) thereof shall be substituted by the

following new paragraph

"(c) in the case of an application for a renewal of an

operator’s license registering less than five (5) motor

vehicles, the operator applying for such a renewal shall

provide a form signed by him within which he shall

provide

(i) a declaration that he has at his disposal

the exclusive use of the garaging facility indicated on

his license and specify under which title he is making

exclusive use of the described facility;

(ii)

the address of his operational centre;

(iii) the address of the site and the site plan of

each garaging facility described;

(iv) the total number of parking spaces for

each garaging facility;

(v) a declaration that these parking spaces are

sufficient to park all the light passenger transport

vehicles registered under the operator’s license

Provided that when such operator declares that

the title under which he makes exclusive use of the

described facility in terms of sub-paragraph (i) is not a title

of absolute ownership, such operator shall also provide a

declaration signed by the owner and, or any co-owner,

wherein said person declares that he is authorising such

operator to enjoy the exclusive use of the described facility

for a period that covers not less than twelve (12) months

from the issuance of the license.";

(b) paragraph (d) thereof shall be substituted by the

following new paragraph

"(d) in the case of an application for renewal of an

operator’s license registering five (5) motor vehicles or

more, the operator applying for such a renewal shall

provide a form signed by him within which he shall

provide

(i) a declaration that he has at his disposal

the exclusive use of the garaging facility indicated on

his license and specify under which title he is making

exclusive use of the described facility;

(ii)

the address of his operational centre;

(iii) the

relative

development

permit

approving the use of the garaging facility in which

the motor vehicles are parked as a public service

garage, and provide the details of any such permit;

(iv) the address of the site and the site plan of

each garaging facility described;

(v) the total number of parking spaces for

each garaging facility;

(vi) a declaration that these parking spaces are

sufficient for the parking of all the light passenger

transport vehicles that are registered under the

operator’s license; and

(vii) a report signed by a warranted architect

that confirms the validity of the details submitted in

terms of sub-paragraphs (i) to (vi) of this paragraph in

relation to each garaging facility described in the

operator’s license

Provided that when such operator declares that

the title under which he makes exclusive use of the

described facility in terms of sub-paragraph (i) is not a title

of absolute ownership, such operator shall also provide a

declaration signed by the owner and, or any co-owner,

wherein said person declares that he is authorising such

operator to enjoy the exclusive use of the described facility

for a period that covers not less than twelve (12) months

from the issuance of the license.".

Sub-regulation (1) of regulation 7 shall be amended as

(a) paragraph (d) thereof shall be substituted by the

following new paragraph

"(d) in the case of an application for an operator’s

license registering less than five (5) motor vehicles, the

applicant shall submit a form signed by him within which

he shall provide

(i) a declaration that he has at his disposal

the exclusive use of the garaging facility indicated on

his license and specify under which title he is making

exclusive use of the described facility;

(ii)

the address of his operational centre;

(iii) the address of the site and site plans of

each described garaging facility;

(iv) the total number of parking spaces for

each garaging facility;

(v) a declaration that these parking spaces are

sufficient for the parking of all the light passenger

transport vehicles that are registered under the

operator’s license

Provided that when an applicant declares that

the title under which he makes exclusive use of the

described facility in terms of sub-paragraph (i) is not a title

of absolute ownership, the applicant shall also provide a

declaration signed by the owner and, or any co-owner,

wherein said person declares that he is authorising the

applicant to enjoy the exclusive use of the described facility

for a period that covers not less than twelve (12) months

from the issuance of the license.";

(b) paragraph (e) thereof shall be substituted by the

following new paragraph

"(e) in the case of an application for an operator’s

license registering five (5) motor vehicles or more, the

applicant shall submit a form signed by him within which

he shall provide

(i) a declaration that the applicant has at his

disposal for his exclusive use the garaging facility

indicated on his license and specify under which title

he is making exclusive use of the described facility;

(ii)

the address of his operational centre;

(iii) the

relative

development

permit

approving the use of the garaging facility in which

the motor vehicles are parked as a public service

garage, and provide the details of any such permit;

(iv) the address of the site and site plans of

each described garaging facility;

(v) the total number of parking spaces for

each garaging facility;

(vi) a declaration that these parking spaces are

sufficient to park all the light passenger transport

vehicles that are registered under the operator’s

license; and

(vii) a report signed by a warranted architect

that confirms the validity of the details submitted in

terms of sub-paragraphs (i) to (vi) of this paragraph in

relation to each garaging facility described in the

operator’s license

Provided that when an applicant declares that

the title under which he makes exclusive use of the

described facility in terms of sub-paragraph (i) is not a title

of absolute ownership, the applicant shall also provide a

declaration signed by the owner and, or any co-owner,

wherein said person declares that he is authorising the

applicant to enjoy the exclusive use of the described facility

for a period that covers not less than twelve (12) months

from the issuance of the license.".

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