Passenger Transport Services (Amendment) Regulations, 2026

L.N. 85 of 2026

AUTHORITY FOR TRANSPORT IN MALTA ACT

(CAP. 499)

Passenger Transport Services (Amendment) Regulations, 2026

IN EXERCISE of the powers conferred 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 Passenger Transport Citation.

Services (Amendment) Regulations, 2026 and these regulations shall

be read and construed as one with the Passenger Transport Services S.L. 499.56.

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

In the table of contents of the principal regulations, Amends the

table of

immediately after the words

contents of the

principal

regulations.

Passenger Transport Services by means of

68R",

Electric Trolley Vehicles

there shall be added the following new words

Passenger Transport Services by means of Public Lifts

68S

Scheduled Passenger Maritime Transport Services

68T".

Regulation 2 of the principal regulations shall be amended Amends

regulation 2 of

as follows

the principal

regulations.

(a) the definition "passenger" shall be substituted by the

following new definition

" "passenger" means a person travelling in a

passenger transport vehicle and who is not the driver or a

person making use of a public lift or of scheduled

passenger maritime services, as the case may be;";

(b) immediately after the definition "priority vehicle

lane" there shall be added the following new definition

" "public lift" means a lift which is operated for hire

or reward for the transport of passengers from one public

place situated at a lower level to another public place

situated at a higher level, and vice-versa;";

(c) immediately after the definition "seat belt" there shall

be added the following definition

" "scheduled passenger maritime transport services"

means passenger transport services operated for hire or

reward for the transport of services by sea, to and from such

berthing places as may be established by the Authority from

time to time, which are operated according to scheduled

times;".

Immediately after Part XII of the principal regulations,

there shall be added the following new Parts

"PART XII bis

PASSENGER TRANSPORT SERVICES BY MEANS OF PUBLIC

LIFTS

68S. (1) The Authority may operate, or issue authorisations

for the operation of public lifts in such places as may be established by

the Authority from time to time.

(2) Any authorisations issued in terms of sub-regulation (1)

shall be subject to the following conditions

(a) operators shall not charge customers a fare in excess

of the maximum fare as shall be established by the Authority

from time to time;

(b) operators shall make available to the public all

information pertaining to fares and schedules, where applicable;

(c) operators shall abide by all the information made

publicly available in terms of paragraph (b);

(d) operators shall pay the fee established by the

Authority;

(e) operators shall be obliged to maintain the public lifts

in good working order and to observe all rules and regulations in

relation to health and safety;

(f) operators shall be obliged to ensure that the public lift

operation is duly insured;

(g)

operators shall comply with any other condition as

may be established by the Authority from time to time.

(3)

The Authority may suspend or withdraw any

authorisation issued for the operation of a public lift if the operator

fails to observe any of the conditions established in this Part.

PART XII ter

SCHEDULED PASSENGER MARITIME TRANSPORT

SERVICES

68T. (1) The Authority may operate, or issue authorisations

for the operation of scheduled passenger maritime transport services

between such berthing places as may be established by the Authority

from time to time.

(2) Any authorisations issued in terms of sub-regulation (1) of

this regulation shall be subject to the following conditions

(a) operators shall not charge customers a fare in excess

of the maximum fare as shall be established by the Authority

from time to time;

(b) operators shall make available to the public all

information pertaining to fares and schedules, where applicable;

(c) operators shall abide by all the information made

publicly available in terms of paragraph (b);

(d) operators shall pay the fee established by the

Authority;

(e) operators shall be obliged to maintain the vessels by

means of which such scheduled maritime transport services are

to be operated in good working order and to observe all rules and

regulations relative to health and safety;

(f) operators shall be obliged to ensure that the operation

of the scheduled maritime transport services is duly insured;

(g) operators shall comply with any other condition as

may be established by the Authority from time to time.

(3) The crew on board the vessels by means of which the

scheduled maritime transport services are to be operated are to wear a

uniform provided to them by the Authority or the operator , as the case

may be, and in the latter case, such uniform shall be subject to the

approval of the Authority.

(4) The Authority may suspend or withdraw any authorisation

issued for the operation of scheduled passenger maritime transport

services if the operator fails to observe any of the conditions established

in this Part.".

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