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TAXI SERVICES REGULATIONS
Table of Provisions (83)
Statutory Text (83 Articles)
SUBSIDIARY LEGISLATION 499.59
TAXI SERVICES REGULATIONS
1st November, 2010;
1st May, 2011;
1st November, 2011
LEGAL NOTICE 369 of 2010, as amended by Legal Notices 33 of 2011,
98, 407, 426 and 457 of 2012, 189 of 2013,433 of 2015, 126 of 2018 and
141 of 2019, 416 of 2020 and 343 of 2021.
(1) The title of these regulations is the Taxi Services
Regulations.
(2) These regulations other than paragraphs (h), (i), (j) and (k)
of regulation 20 and regulations 38 and 39 shall come into force on
the 1st November, 2010.
(3) Paragraphs (h), (i), (j) and (k) of regulation 20 and
regulations 38 and 39 shall come into force on the 1st May, 2011.
(4) Regulations 20(e) and 23(3) shall come into force on the 1st
November, 2011 in respect of motor vehicles which were licensed
as taxis before the coming into force of these regulations.
PART I
PRELIMINARY
(Regulations 42, 63, 66)
MAXIMUM TARIFF OF TAXI FARES
TABLE 1
MAXIMUM FARES CHAREGEABLE WHEN A FIXED-FARE IS NOT APPLICABLE
Initial Fare
For the first kilometer
Over one kilometer up to five kilometers
Over five kilometers up to ten kilometers
Over ten kilometers up to fifteen kilometers
Over fifteen kilometers up to twenty kilometers
Over twenty kilometers
Provided that on the 25th December and on the 1st January of each year there shall be a flat
additional charge of €4.50 for every trip.
Traffic charge per hour or part thereof which is triggered when the
taxi travels more than 100m but less than 1km over three consecutive
minutes and which shall keep being applied until such moment when
the said taxi travels more than 300m in one minute.
Waiting charge per hour or part thereof which is triggered when a
taxi travels less than 100m over three consecutive minutes and which
shall keep being applied until such moment when the said taxi travels
more than 100m in one minute.
TABLE 2
MAXIMUM FIXED FARES
Booths
Cruise
Gianp-
MDH*
MIA**
Destinations
Buġibba
Ċirkewwa
PT*
ula
*
*
Albert Town
€24.00
€37.00
€12.00
€19.00
€14.00
€13.00
Armier
€24.00
€13.00
€37.00
€29.00
€32.00
€37.00
Attard
€20.00
€30.00
€19.00
€12.00
€18.00
€20.00
Baħar Iċ-
Ċaghaq
€16.00
€29.00
€22.00
€21.00
€18.00
€24.00
Baħrija
€24.00
€29.00
€28.00
€18.00
€27.00
€30.00
Balzan
€18.00
€31.00
€17.00
€14.00
€12.00
€20.00
Bidnija
€12.00
€24.00
€23.00
€17.00
€20.00
€27.00
TAXI SERVICES
Binġemma
€18.00
€24.00
€28.00
€18.00
€22.00
€26.00
€24.00
€25.00
€28.00
Birkirkara
€18.00
€31.00
€16.00
€15.00
€12.00
€20.00
€14.00
€15.00
€16.00
Birżebbugia
€31.00
€37.00
€19.00
€26.00
€21.00
€18.00
€23.00
€23.00
€20.00
Buġibba
€12.00
€24.00
€25.00
€20.00
€20.00
€28.00
€23.00
€20.00
€25.00
Burmarrad
€12.00
€24.00
€24.00
€18.00
€18.00
€27.00
€20.00
€20.00
€24.00
Ċirkewwa
€24.00
n/a
€37.00
€30.00
€32.00
€37.00
€35.00
€33.00
€37.00
Corradino
€26.00
€37.00
€13.00
€21.00
€16.00
€15.00
€18.00
€18.00
€14.00
Bormla
€27.00
€37.00
€15.00
€22.00
€18.00
€17.00
€19.00
€20.00
€16.00
Cruise PT*
€25.00
€37.00
n/a
€20.00
€14.00
€17.00
€18.00
€18.00
€12.00
Delimara
€32.00
€37.00
€20.00
€27.00
€22.00
€16.00
€24.00
€24.00
€21.00
Dingli
€22.00
€32.00
€25.00
€13.00
€24.00
€23.00
€26.00
€25.00
€25.00
Fgura
€27.00
€37.00
€15.00
€22.00
€17.00
€14.00
€19.00
€19.00
€16.00
Floriana
€24.00
€37.00
€12.00
€21.00
€14.00
€17.00
€14.00
€16.00
€12.00
Għajn Dwieli
€26.00
€37.00
€14.00
€21.00
€16.00
€16.00
€18.00
€18.00
€14.00
Għajn
Tuffieħa
€17.00
€20.00
€30.00
€20.00
€25.00
€29.00
€28.00
€26.00
€30.00
Għar Lapsi
€27.00
€37.00
€23.00
€18.00
€24.00
€21.00
€26.00
€26.00
€24.00
Għargħur
€16.00
€29.00
€20.00
€20.00
€12.00
€22.00
€15.00
€14.00
€19.00
Għaxaq
€28.00
€37.00
€17.00
€23.00
€19.00
€12.00
€20.00
€21.00
€17.00
G'Mangia
€22.00
€34.00
€12.00
€19.00
€12.00
€16.00
€12.00
€13.00
€12.00
Golden Bay
€18.00
€20.00
€30.00
€21.00
€26.00
€29.00
€28.00
€27.00
€31.00
Gudja
€28.00
€37.00
€17.00
€22.00
€19.00
€12.00
€20.00
€21.00
€18.00
Gżira
€21.00
€34.00
€17.00
€21.00
€12.00
€20.00
€12.00
€12.00
€13.00
Ħal-Far
€34.00
€37.00
€22.00
€26.00
€24.00
€16.00
€26.00
€26.00
€23.00
Ħamrun
€22.00
€34.00
€12.00
€19.00
€12.00
€16.00
€12.00
€13.00
€12.00
High Ridge
€18.00
€31.00
€20.00
€21.00
€13.00
€22.00
€14.00
€12.00
€18.00
Iklin
€17.00
€30.00
€18.00
€17.00
€12.00
€20.00
€15.00
€15.00
€16.00
Kalkara
€28.00
€37.00
€17.00
€23.00
€19.00
€19.00
€20.00
€21.00
€17.00
Kappara
€19.00
€32.00
€16.00
€21.00
€12.00
€19.00
€12.00
€12.00
€14.00
Kirkop
€29.00
€37.00
€18.00
€19.00
€20.00
€12.00
€21.00
€22.00
€19.00
Lab Wharf
€27.00
€37.00
€15.00
€22.00
€17.00
€17.00
€19.00
€19.00
€15.00
Lija
€18.00
€31.00
€17.00
€13.00
€12.00
€20.00
€16.00
€16.00
€17.00
Luqa
€26.00
€37.00
€14.00
€19.00
€17.00
€12.00
€18.00
€19.00
€15.00
Madliena
€18.00
€31.00
€20.00
€22.00
€14.00
€22.00
€14.00
€12.00
€18.00
Manikata
€17.00
€18.00
€31.00
€21.00
€25.00
€30.00
€27.00
€26.00
€31.00
Marfa
€23.00
€12.00
€36.00
€29.00
€31.00
€37.00
€33.00
€32.00
€36.00
Marsa
€23.00
€36.00
€12.00
€18.00
€12.00
€15.00
€14.00
€15.00
€12.00
Marsascala
€33.00
€37.00
€21.00
€29.00
€23.00
€20.00
€25.00
€24.00
€22.00
Marsaxlokk
€31.00
€37.00
€19.00
€26.00
€21.00
€15.00
€23.00
€23.00
€20.00
MDH**
€20.00
€32.00
€14.00
€20.00
n/a
€18.00
€12.00
€15.00
€14.00
TAXI SERVICES
Mdina
€19.00
€29.00
€22.00
€12.00
€21.00
€22.00
€23.00
€22.00
€22.00
Mellieħa
€18.00
€16.00
€31.00
€24.00
€26.00
€33.00
€29.00
€27.00
€31.00
Mġarr
€17.00
€22.00
€27.00
€18.00
€22.00
€26.00
€24.00
€24.00
€28.00
MIA***
€28.00
€37.00
€17.00
€21.00
€18.00
n/a
€20.00
€21.00
€17.00
Mosta
€16.00
€28.00
€21.00
€14.00
€15.00
€24.00
€18.00
€18.00
€19.00
Mqabba
€28.00
€37.00
€20.00
€17.00
€20.00
€12.00
€21.00
€22.00
€20.00
Msida
€21.00
€34.00
€12.00
€21.00
€12.00
€19.00
€12.00
€12.00
€12.00
Mtaħleb
€22.00
€29.00
€26.00
€16.00
€25.00
€25.00
€27.00
€26.00
€26.00
Mtarfa
€19.00
€29.00
€23.00
€12.00
€23.00
€22.00
€24.00
€24.00
€24.00
Naxxar
€14.00
€28.00
€21.00
€18.00
€14.00
€23.00
€17.00
€15.00
€19.00
Paceville
€20.00
€32.00
€18.00
€22.00
€12.00
€20.00
€12.00
n/a
€16.00
Paola
€25.00
€37.00
€12.00
€20.00
€15.00
€12.00
€17.00
€18.00
€13.00
Pembroke
€19.00
€32.00
€17.00
€23.00
€14.00
€21.00
€13.00
€12.00
€17.00
Pieta
€23.00
€35.00
€12.00
€20.00
€12.00
€16.00
€12.00
€15.00
€12.00
Qawra
€12.00
€25.00
€24.00
€21.00
€20.00
€28.00
€22.00
€21.00
€25.00
Qormi
€23.00
€34.00
€12.00
€16.00
€12.00
€15.00
€14.00
€14.00
€13.00
Qrendi
€27.00
€37.00
€21.00
€17.00
€21.00
€14.00
€23.00
€23.00
€21.00
Rabat
€20.00
€28.00
€22.00
€12.00
€22.00
€22.00
€23.00
€23.00
€23.00
Safi
€30.00
€37.00
€19.00
€20.00
€21.00
€12.00
€22.00
€23.00
€20.00
Salini
€12.00
€24.00
€24.00
€21.00
€18.00
€27.00
€20.00
€19.00
€23.00
San Ġwann
€18.00
€31.00
€17.00
€20.00
€12.00
€20.00
€12.00
€12.00
€15.00
Santa Lucia
€26.00
€37.00
€14.00
€21.00
€17.00
€12.00
€18.00
€19.00
€15.00
Santa Venera
€21.00
€34.00
€13.00
€18.00
€12.00
€16.00
€12.00
€12.00
€13.00
Senglea
€28.00
€37.00
€16.00
€23.00
€18.00
€18.00
€20.00
€20.00
€17.00
Siġġiewi
€25.00
€34.00
€18.00
€13.00
€19.00
€19.00
€21.00
€21.00
€19.00
Sliema
€23.00
€35.00
€18.00
€22.00
€12.00
€20.00
€12.00
€12.00
€15.00
St Andrew's
€18.00
€31.00
€17.00
€22.00
€14.00
€21.00
€12.00
€12.00
€17.00
St Julian's
€20.00
€33.00
€18.00
€23.00
€15.00
€21.00
€12.00
€12.00
€17.00
St Paul's Bay
€12.00
€22.00
€25.00
€20.00
€20.00
€29.00
€23.00
€21.00
€25.00
Swatar
€20.00
€33.00
€13.00
€20.00
€12.00
€18.00
€12.00
€12.00
€13.00
Swieqi
€19.00
€32.00
€18.00
€22.00
€12.00
€20.00
€12.00
€12.00
€16.00
Ta l-Ibraġġ
€19.00
€31.00
€17.00
€22.00
€12.00
€21.00
€13.00
€12.00
€17.00
Ta'Qali
€18.00
€28.00
€20.00
€12.00
€17.00
€21.00
€19.00
€20.00
€21.00
Tarxien
€27.00
€37.00
€15.00
€22.00
€17.00
€12.00
€19.00
€19.00
€15.00
Ta'Xbiex
€21.00
€34.00
€17.00
€21.00
€12.00
€20.00
€12.00
€12.00
€13.00
Valletta
€25.00
€37.00
€12.00
€22.00
€14.00
€17.00
€15.00
€17.00
€12.00
Vittoriosa
€28.00
€37.00
€16.00
€23.00
€18.00
€18.00
€20.00
€20.00
€17.00
Wardija
€12.00
€22.00
€26.00
€19.00
€22.00
€28.00
€24.00
€21.00
€27.00
Wied iż-
Żurrieq
€28.00
€37.00
€22.00
€19.00
€24.00
€16.00
€26.00
€26.00
€23.00
TAXI SERVICES
Xemxija
€13.00
€19.00
€27.00
€22.00
€23.00
€31.00
€25.00
€23.00
€27.00
Xgħajra
€31.00
€37.00
€19.00
€27.00
€21.00
€20.00
€23.00
€23.00
€20.00
Żabbar
€29.00
€37.00
€18.00
€26.00
€20.00
€18.00
€21.00
€22.00
€18.00
Żebbiegħ
€17.00
€22.00
€26.00
€16.00
€20.00
€25.00
€23.00
€23.00
€27.00
Żebbuġ
€22.00
€32.00
€17.00
€12.00
€19.00
€19.00
€20.00
€21.00
€18.00
Żejtun
€29.00
€37.00
€18.00
€25.00
€19.00
€15.00
€21.00
€21.00
€18.00
Żurrieq
€29.00
€37.00
€21.00
€19.00
€23.00
€15.00
€24.00
€25.00
€21.00
*Cruise PT = Cruise Passenger Terminal;
**MDH = Mater Dei Hospital;
*** MIA = Malta International Airport.
TABLE 3
TOUR FARES
Tour duration (hours and part thereof)Fares
€50
€65
€80
€95
€110
€125
€140
Any additional hour €20
TABLE 4
ELECTRIC MINI CAB MAXIMUM FARE
Any location, irrespective of duration of trip or distance covered:A
maximum
of
€5.00 per trip.
TAXI SERVICES
In these regulations, unless the context otherwise requires -
"the Act" means the Authority for Transport in Malta Act;
"the Authority" means the Authority for Transport in Malta
established by the Act;
"carriageway" means that part of a roadway on which traffic
proceeds in a single direction;
"driver" means a person who holds a taxi driver permit in terms
of these regulations;
"driver’s tag" means a tag issued by the Authority to a driver in
terms of Part III;
"electric mini cab" means an electrically propelled vehicle or an
electric power assisted pedal cycle registered and licensed to ply and
stand for hire in terms of these regulations;
"electric mini cab maximum fare" means the maximum fixed-
fare to be levied for electric mini cab journeys, irrespective of
locality and length of journey, specified in Table 4 of the First
Schedule;
"electric mini cab stand" means an area specially designated and
marked as such by the Authority, where electric mini cabs can
stand for hire;
"electric power assisted pedal cycle" means, for the purposes of
these regulations, an electrically propelled vehicle which is
(a) fitted with pedals capable of propelling it;
(b) fitted with an electric motor capable of propelling it;
(c) capable of travelling at a speed of not less than 15
kilometres per hour and not more than 25 kilometres
per hour;
(d) has a maximum width that does not exceed 1.2m;
"electrically propelled vehicle" means an electrically propelled
vehicle, which is used for the carriage of passengers by road and
which -
(a) for the purposes of these regulations, has a maximum
speed which does not exceed 45 km per hour; and
(b) has an unladen mass not exceeding 550kg;
"emergency button" means a device installed in a taxi which
when pressed sends a distress signal to a control room or control
rooms designated by the Authority;
"fixed-fare" means the maximum fixed-fare for taxi journeys
from specified points of departure to specified destinations
prescribed in Table 2 of the First Schedule;
"fixed-fare ticket" means a ticket issued from a taxi booth as a
proof of receipt of payment of a fixed-fare;
"hire or reward" means payment made for the carriage of
passengers other than on own account, that is to say against
payment or compensation by the hirer;
"hirer" means the passenger or the person hiring the taxi;
"hybrid motor vehicle" means a motor vehicle which has at least
two different energy converters and two different energy storage
systems for the purpose of vehicle propulsion, and which, for the
p u r po s e o f t h e s e r e gu l a t io n s , may carry n o more t han five
passengers in addition to the driver;
"initial verification" means the verification of a taximeter carried
out by the Malta Standards Authority under such procedures as may
be established by that Authority before such taximeter is first put
into service on a taxi;
"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;
"M1 vehicle" means a motor vehicle used for the carriage of
passengers and comprising no more than eight seats in addition to the
driver’s seat;
" M a l t a St a n d a r d s A u t h o r i t y " m ea n s t h e M a l t a Sta n d a r d s
Authority established by the Malta Standards Authority Act;
“maximum tariff” means the maximum tariff for a taxi service
prescribed in the First Schedule;
"the Minister" means the Minister responsible for transport;
"motor vehicle" means any mechanically or electrically self-
propelled vehicle intended for use on the road, other than a vehicle
running on rails;
"new motor vehicle" means a motor vehicle which has never
been permanently registered in any country and which has not
travelled under its own power for more than 3,000 km;
"owner" means the person in whose name a motor vehicle is
registered;
"passenger" means a person who is carried in a taxi for hire or
reward;
"periodical verification" means the verification of a taximeter
not being an initial verification, which is carried out by the Malta
Standards Authority under such procedures as may be established
by that Authority;
"ply for hire" means to drive a taxi on the road to search for, or
be available for, hire;
"priority vehicle lane" means an area of carriageway reserved for
vehicles on priority duty;
"road" has the same meaning as is given to it in the Act;
"Register" means the Road Passenger Transport Register set up
in terms of regulation 24 of the Passenger Transport Services
Regulations;
"registration certificate" has the same meaning assigned to it by
the Registration and Licensing of Motor Vehicles Regulations;
"registration mark" means the registration number assigned to a
motor vehicle;
"registration plate" means a plate or other device displaying the
registration mark of a motor vehicle;
"stand for hire" means, in the case of a taxi, to wait on a taxi
stand, and in the case of an electric mini cab, to wait on an electric
mini cab stand, ready to accept requests for hire;
"surveillance camera" means a camera which captures images
and projects those images into an electric signal to be further
processed;
"taxi" means an M1 vehicle which is fitted with a taximeter and
which is licensed to stand and ply for hire as a taxi;
"taxi driver permit" means a permit issued by the Authority to
drivers in terms of Part III;
"taxi licence" means a document issued by the Authority
certifying that motor vehicle is authorised to carry out taxi
services;
"taximeter" means a measuring instrument designed for
installation in a motor vehicle that calculates and displays the fare
to be paid for a trip, based on the distance travelled and the
duration of the trip;
"taxi services" means a business activity consisting in the
provision and co-ordination of taxi services to passengers given for
hire or reward;
"taxi stand" means an area specially designated and marked as
such by the Authority, where taxis can stand for hire;
"tour" means, for the purposes of these regulations, a taxi trip
with a duration of at least two hours;
"tracking device" means any individual device that, according to
the operation of the device
(a) monitors the geographical position of a taxi; and, or
(b) monitors the functioning or operation of a taxi and the
taximeter;
" Tr i b u n a l " m e a n s t h e A d m i n i s t r a t i v e R e v i e w Tr i b u n a l
established in terms of article 5 of the Administrative Justice Act;
"two-way communication system" means any apparatus which is
designed or adapted for the purpose of transmitting and receiving
spoken messages;
"unladen mass" means the mass of the vehicle excluding the
battery and any load;
"wheelchair accessible vehicle" means a motor vehicle that
allows easy and unaided access to persons who make use of
wheelchairs;
"while on duty" means the time while the driver of a taxi is
waiting on a taxi stand or while exposing the taxi for hire and while
the driver is driving the taxi whether when carrying passengers in
the taxi or not.
PART II
TAXI OPERATOR’S LICENCE
(Part II - regulations 3 to 8, both inclusive, were deleted by
L.N. 433 of 2015)
PART III
DRIVERS
Amended by
L.N. 33 of 2011;
(Regulations 10, 16, 21, 23, 78)
L.N. 433 of 2015.
Substituted by
L.N. 416 of 2020.
FEES
Part 1
Driver’s Tag
Issue of driver’s tag (valid for five (5) years): €12
Replacement of lost driver’s tag: €12
Part 2
Taxi Licence (other than Electric Mini Cab)
Application fee: €100
Renewal fee: €200
per taxi licence*
Part 3
Electric Mini Cab licence
Application fee: €25
Renewal fee: €25 per vehicle per year
Part 4
Temporary taxi licence
Administration fee: €8
* To be paid with the circulation licence fee of the vehicle on a pro-rata basis.
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L.N. 426 of 2012.
(Regulation 12)
PART 1
List of subjects to be covered in the training to obtain a Taxi Driver and Area
Knowledge Certificate referred to in regulation 12
1. Knowledge of vehicle characteristics and safety features including, inter
Knowledge of the characteristics of the transmission (gear) systems
enabling a driver to make the best possible use of them;
Knowledge of the technical characteristics and operation of the safety
controls in order to control the vehicle (compliance with safety and
security procedures), minimize wear and tear and prevent vehicle
malfunction;
Ability to optimise fuel consumption.
2. Safety of driver, passengers and other road users including
Ability to ensure passenger comfort and safety including particular
behaviour with elderly and passengers with special needs;
Knowledge of legislation regulating the carriage of passengers,
including a thorough knowledge of the Taxi Services Regulations;
Ability to assess and deal with emergency situations, including
i.
First aid/CPR (cardiopulmonary resuscitation)
ii.
Aggressive or drunken behaviour by passengers
iii.
Dealing with accidents
Ability to prevent and deal with criminality, including
i.
Refusal by the passenger to pay the fare or tariff
ii.
Passengers requesting information on illegal activities
iii.
Passengers requesting over-speeding
iv.
Passengers requesting overloading of passengers
Correct use of speed
Physical fitness to drive a taxi
Awareness of the risks on the road and accidents at work
3. Routes and destinations
Thorough knowledge of routes, including the ability to provide shortest
route and alternate routes
Basic knowledge of prime tourist and commercial locations across
Malta and Gozo
Knowledge of basic functions of the taximeter and other equipment
installed in the taxi in pursuance of the Taxi Services Regulations
4. Interpersonal skills including
Customer Care
Politeness
Personal cleanliness
5. Languages
Fluency in Maltese and the ability to communicate in basic English
6. Optional training with respect to the use of a wheelchair accessible taxis
Maintaining wheel belts or wheel clamps in good working order
Ability to safely install the wheelchair in the taxi, backing the chair to
the "fold down" seats, then securing both wheelchair brakes, secure seat
belts/safety harness and also secure wheel belts/clamps if fitted to
vehicle, ensure that the wheelchair and disabled person are secure.
Minimum duration of training - 46 hours
PART 2
Organisation of the Examination
The examination shall consist of two parts, the theory examination and the
practical examination. The applicant shall only be allowed to sit for the practical
examination within twelve months from when he passes the theory examination.
Part 2a - Theory Examination
The Authority shall organise a compulsory examination which may be written or
oral to establish whether applicant has achieved the required level of knowledge in
the subjects listed in Part I. Where the examination is in writing and the applicant is
unable to read and write, the Authority shall provide the applicant with a person who
will read the paper set and write down the replies stated by the applicant.
Duration: 45 minutes
Part 2b - Practical Examination
The Authority shall also organize a compulsory practical examination in which the
applicant must demonstrate
Driving a route chosen by the Authority to ensure respect for road
safety regulations, and adoption of the most effective route, including at
least one prime tourist and one prime commercial locations;
A safety check of the vehicle
A compliance check of vehicle
Ability to use the Taximeter and other peripheral equipment
If 10 or more errors are co mmi tted, the applicant wi ll fail the practical
examination. Any serious or dangerous errors will result in failure notwithstanding
the fact that less than 10 errors are accumulated.
Duration: 45 minutes
PART 3: TAXI DRIVER AND AREA KNOWLEDGE CERTIFICATE
We, ......................................, hereby certify that .................................... holder
of legally valid identification document/passport .............................., and residing at
has passed the examination set to him on the .................... organised for
the award of a Taxi Driver and Area Knowledge Certificate in
accordance with the Taxi Services Regulations (L.N. 369 of 2010); and
is professionally competent to undertake the profession of a taxi driver
in Malta.
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This certificate constitutes sufficient proof that the above-mentioned person has
the required skills to act as a taxi driver in Malta in terms of the Taxi Services
Regulations.
Issued at ......................................on ....................................................
Stamp and signature
Amended by
L.N. 433 of 2015.
(Regulations 24, 32, 35)
Part A: Progressive Number of taxis licensed to be used only in the island of
Malta
Part A2: Progressive Number of taxis licensed to be used only in the island of
Gozo
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Part B: WHEELCHAIR ACCESSIBLE TAXI SIGN
(Regulation 68)
ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTIES
Column 1
Column 2
Column 3
Regulation
Administrative penalties for
Administrative penalties for
Licence Holders
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
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€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
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(Regulation 29)
Taxi Sign
(1) No person shall drive a taxi unless he holds a valid taxi
driver permit in terms of these regulations
Provided that a person may drive an electric power assisted
pedal cycle if he holds either a taxi driver permit, or an electric power
assisted pedal cycle driver permit in terms of sub-regulation (2).
(2) An electric power assisted pedal cycle driver permit shall be
granted to a person to drive an electric power assisted pedal cycle, and
unless otherwise specifically provided, the provisions of these
regulations which regulate taxi driver permits shall mutatis mutandis
apply to electric power assisted pedal cycle driver permits, and
accordingly any references which include taxi drivers in these
regulations shall be deemed to include a reference to drivers of electric
power assisted pedal cycles, provided that sub-regulations (3) and (4)
and regulation 12(1) shall not be applicable to drivers of electric power
assisted pedal cycles.
(3) A permit granted to a driver to drive a taxi shall be noted on
the driver’s driving licence by the Authority.
(4) No person shall drive a taxi unless his driving licence
indicates that he has a taxi driver permit.
(5) A taxi driver permit shall be valid for a period of five years
from the date on which it is granted or any other shorter period,
specified thereon by the Authority, unless previously revoked or
suspended or surrendered and shall not be transferable.
(6) Within three (3) months preceding the date of expiry of the
said taxi driver permit, and thereafter, the holder thereof shall be
obliged to submit an application for renewal with the Authority in
such manner and against such payment as may be prescribed by the
Authority together with
(a) a police conduct certificate; and
(b) a signed declaration by virtue of which he confirms
that he still satisfies the condition of good conduct and
repute and that since the issuance of the last certificate
referred to in regulation 10(1)(a) he has not been found
guilty of any criminal offence in violation of the
provisions of regulation 11A.
(1) An application for the grant of a taxi driver permit
shall be made to the Authority and shall be in the form and contain
such particulars as the Authority may require and the applicant
shall produce together with the application
(a) a certificate issued by the Police or an equivalent
authority of the country where the applicant is
normally resident, detailing any criminal offences or
contraventions for which the applicant may have been
sentenced together with the punishment thereof;
(b) the relevant application fee as prescribed in the Second
Schedule;
(c) a medical certificate; and
(d) evidence of the skills to act as a driver required in
terms of regulation 12(1) and (2), where applicable.
(2) The Authority may require the applicant to confirm that he
satisfies all the provisions of regulations 11 and 12 by means of a
declaration or in a sworn affidavit in such manner as the Authority
shall specify.
(1) An applicant for a taxi driver permit shall satisfy the
Authority that he -
(a) is of good repute and conduct;
(b) is the holder of the appropriate driving licence in respect
of the vehicle category being driven, in accordance with
the Motor Vehicles (Driving Licences) Regulations
Provided that an electric power assisted pedal cycle
driver permit shall not be issued unless the applicant is in
possession of a driving licence in either categories AM,
A1, A2 or A or category B in terms of the Motor Vehicles
(Driving Licences) Regulations;
(c) is medically fit;
(d) is aged nineteen years or over, or eighteen years or over
in the case of an applicant for an electric power assisted
pedal cycle driver permit; and
(e) possesses the requisite skills to act as a driver in terms
of regulation 12.
(2) A driver shall be obliged to satisfy the conditions of this
regulation at all times during the validity of the permit.
(3) A taxi driver shall inform the Authority in writing of any
conviction against him of any offence contemplated in paragraph (a) of
sub-regulation (1) of regulation 11A within twenty-one days from that
conviction or, when an appeal is entered, within twenty days from
when such appeal is decided.
(4) A person who contravenes sub-regulation (3) shall be guilty of
an offence.
(1) A person shall not be deemed to satisfy the condition
of good repute and conduct as required under regulation 11 -
(a) if he has been found guilty of committing any crime
contemplated in
(i)
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, 217 (in the
event that the arms proper used for the
commission of the offence is a fire-arm), 220,
238(a), 248B, 248C, 248D of the Criminal Code;
(ii) articles 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 9 and 10 of the White Slave
Traffic (Suppression) Ordinance;
(iii) articles 40A, 40B, 120A and 120B of the Medical
and Kindred Professions Ordinance.
(iv) articles 4, 5, 6(a), 7, 8(b), 8(c), 8(e), 11, 13(2),
14(3), 15, 15A, 16, 17, 18, 22(1)(b), (c), (d), (e),
(f), 22(1C), 22(1D)(a), 22(1E) and 22(3BA)(5) of
the Dangerous Drugs Ordinance; and
(v) articles 37, 38, 44, 50 and 61 of the Malta
Armed Forces Act;
(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 three months for sentences of imprisonment
for a term of at least six months and not more
than two years; and
(ii) equal to one-fourth of the term of imprisonment
for which such person was sentenced for
sentences for terms of imprisonment of more
than two years;
(d) if he has been found guilty of committing any
corresponding offence under any law of a country or
territory outside Malta
Provided 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 paragraph (c) 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.
(e) sentence for the commission of an offence of
possession for exclusive personal use mentioned in
sub-paragraphs (iii) and (iv) of paragraph (1)(a) above,
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which sentence was delivered at least three years
before the date of new application or renewal of tag,
where the applicant has rehabilitated oneself by means
of a rehabilitation program and applicant shall have no
other sentence in these three years.
(1) An applicant for a taxi driver permit shall be
considered to have the requisite skills to act as a driver of a taxi if
(a) attends training courses held or approved by the
Authority based on the subjects listed in Part 1 of the
Third Schedule;
(b) passes a written or oral examination held by the
Authority or by a body approved by the Authority,
based on the subjects listed in Part 2a of the Third
Schedule;
(c) passes a practical examination held by the Authority or
by a body approved by the Authority, based on the
subjects listed in Part 2b of the Third Schedule;
(d) is the holder of a certificate issued by the Authority or
by a certification body approved by the Authority
attesting that the driver has attended training courses
and passed the examination set after such courses,
which certificate shall be in the format indicated in
Part 3 of the Third Schedule and known as the Taxi
Driver and Area Knowledge Certificate;
(e) proves that he has accompanied a taxi driver while on
duty for at least forty hours, which must be in periods
of at least four consecutive hours each and a minimum
of ten hours of which must be after sunset and before
sunrise
Provided that the Authority may exempt an applicant
from this requirement if the Authority is satisfied that
the applicant has undergone sufficient practical
training, and was unable to find a taxi driver willing to
be accompanied while on duty.
(2) An applicant for an electric power assisted pedal cycle
driver permit shall be considered to have the requisite skills to act
as a driver of an electric power assisted pedal cycle if he
(a) attends training courses held or approved by the
Authority based on the subjects listed in paragraphs 2,
3(b), 4 and 5 of Part 1 of the Third Schedule;
(b) passes a written or an oral examination held by the
Authority or by a body approved by the Authority, based
on the subjects referred to in the preceding paragraph.
(3) A driver permit shall be withdrawn or shall not be renewed,
as the case may be, unless the driver successfully completes
refresher courses once every five years held or approved by the
Authority and obtains a certificate to that effect.
(4)
A driver who holds a certificate of professional competence
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Regulations, shall be exempt from the requirements of sub-
regulation (1)(a), (b) and (d) and sub-regulation (2).
(1) An application for a taxi driver permit shall be
processed and decided by the Authority.
(2) The decision of the Authority shall be communicated in
writing, by registered post, to the applicant at the address specified
in the application.
(3) Where the Authority intends to refuse an application, it
shall give the applicant concerned notice in writing setting out the
reasons for its intention to do so. Every notice of refusal shall state
that the applicant has a right to make representations in writing,
within ten days, to the Authority giving reasons why the
application should not be refused and the Authority shall consider
any representations so made before arriving at a final decision. The
Authority shall notify in writing its final decision to the applicant
concerned.
(4) When an application is refused by the Authority, the
applicant may appeal to the Tribunal within thirty days from
notification of the Authority’s decision.
(1) The Authority may at any time require a driver to
submit evidence that he continues to fulfill the requirements of
regulations 11 or 12 or the relevant parts thereof and the driver
shall produce any information and documents requested by the
Authority within three working days from the date on which he
receives the request by the Authority.
(2) A taxi driver permit may be suspended or revoked where
the holder
(a) no longer satisfies the conditions laid down in regulation
11(1)(b), (c), (d) and (e) and regulation 12; or
(b) has supplied incorrect information to the Authority; or
(c) has breached any of the conditions of the licence; or
(d) has committed
serious
infringements
of
these
regulations.
(3) A taxi driver’s permit shall be revoked where the holder no
longer satisfies the conditions laid down in regulation 11A.
(4) A suspension or revocation in terms of this regulation shall be
effected by the Authority of its own motion or by order of a court
of criminal jurisdiction; provided that where the Authority intends
to suspend or revoke a taxi driver permit of its own motion, it shall
give the driver concerned notice in writing setting out the reasons
for its intention to do so.
(5) Every notice given shall state that the driver concerned
may, within ten days from service thereof, make representations in
writing to the Authority giving reasons why the taxi driver permit
should not be suspended or revoked and the Authority shall
consider any representations so made before arriving at a final
decision.
(6) The Authority shall notify in writing its final decision to
the driver concerned and that driver shall have the right to appeal to
the Tribunal against the decision of the Authority to suspend or
revoke the taxi driver permit within thirty days from notification of
the Authority’s decision.
(7) The suspension of the permit in terms of sub-regulation (2)
shall have immediate effect notwithstanding any appeal therefrom,
unless otherwise ordered by the Tribunal or a court of criminal
jurisdiction.
(8) The decision of the Authority to revoke a taxi driver permit
in terms of sub-regulations (2) and (3) shall become final on the
expiration of the period within which an appeal may be made under
this regulation and, if an appeal is made within such period, the
decision shall become final on the date of the decision of the
Tribunal dismissing the appeal or the date on which the appeal is
abandoned
Provided that during the periods referred to in the previous
paragraph, the taxi driver permit shall be suspended in terms of sub-
regulation (7).
Drivers shall, before driving wheelchair accessible taxis,
undergo special training offered by the Authority, free of charge to
drivers.
(1) The Authority shall, upon granting a taxi driver
permit, issue to the successful applicant a driver’s tag following the
payment of the fee prescribed in the Second Schedule.
(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.
(3) Every driver shall produce the driver’s tag whenever
requested to do so by an enforcement officer of the Authority.
(4) In the event that the driver’s tag becomes discoloured,
disfigured or is torn, the driver shall immediately return such tag to
the Authority and the Authority shall issue a replacement driver’s
tag free of charge
Provided that the holder of the driver’s tag shall pay to the
Authority the fee prescribed in the Second Schedule for the fourth
and any subsequent replacement of a driver’s tag made within the
tag’s validity period.
(5)
A driver’s tag shall not be transferable.
(6) A driver who loses his driver’s tag shall immediately, and
without delay, inform the Authority of such fact, and if the
Authority is satisfied that such tag was lost, the Authority shall
issue a replacement tag on the payment of the fee prescribed in Part
3 of the Second Schedule.
(7) Upon the revocation or the suspension a taxi driver permit
or upon the expiration of the said permit when such permit has not
been renewed for any reason, the driver shall return the driver’s tag
to the Authority within forty-eight hours from such revocation, or
suspension or expiration and the Authority shall give due receipt
for the driver’s tag so returned.
PART IV
THE REGISTER
(1) The Authority shall register, in Part II of the Register,
the name and address of licence holders, together with other
particulars which the Authority may consider relevant.
(2) The Authority shall register, in Part III of the Register, the
name and address of persons holding a taxi driver permit in terms
of these regulations together with other particulars which the
Authority may consider relevant.
(3) The Authority shall register, in Part IV of the Register, the
list of vehicles registered as a taxi.
No licence holder shall employ or engage the services of
any person to drive a taxi, unless that person holds a taxi driver
permit and is registered in Part III of the Register.
PART V
TAXIS AND TAXI SERVICES
Only motor vehicles which have been granted a taxi
licence by the Authority may ply or stand for hire.
(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.
*refers to the coming into force of L.N. 433 of 2015 - 24th December, 2015.
(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.
(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.
(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.
(3) An application for a taxi licence, shall, inter alia, specify
whether the taxi will be used on the island of Malta or on the island
of Gozo and, such information shall be recorded on the relative
licence if and when this is issued. A taxi shall be used exclusively
on the island which is specified on its licence
Provided that taxis which are registered and licensed to be
used in the island of Gozo, may also carry passengers directly -
(a) from any place in Gozo to the Malta International
Airport, or from the Malta International Airport to any
place in Gozo; and
(b) from any place in Gozo to any hospital in Malta or
from any hospital in Malta to any place in Gozo
Provided further that while carrying out such trips, the taxi
driver shall not, while driving in any road in the island of Malta
pick up or drop off any other person
Provided further that taxis registered and licensed to be
used in the island of Malta shall not be used to convey any person
from any place in Malta to any place in Gozo or from any place in
Gozo to any place in Malta.
(4) The vehicle licence holder shall when applying for a taxi
licence
(a) present to the Authority proof that the initial
verification of the taximeter has been carried out; and
(b) present the vehicle to the Authority, or a body
approved by the Authority, for a visual and technical
inspection to ensure that the vehicle fulfils all the
technical specifications, constructional requirements
and other requirements laid down in these regulations
Provided that such verification or inspection shall not have
been carried out earlier than forty-five days before the date of
application.
(5) An application for a taxi licence shall be accompanied by
the fee prescribed in the Second Schedule.
(6) The decision of the Authority to grant or refuse a taxi
licence shall be communicated in writing, by registered post, to the
applicant at the address specified in the application.
(7) Where the Authority refuses an application, it must specify
the reasons for its refusal.
(8) Where the Authority intends to refuse an application, it
shall give the applicant concerned notice in writing setting out the
reasons for its intention to do so. Every notice of refusal shall state
that the applicant has a right to make representations in writing,
within ten days, to the Authority giving reasons why the
application should not be refused and the Authority shall consider
any representations so made before arriving at a final decision.
(9) The Authority shall notify in writing its final decision to
the applicant concerned and when an application is refused by the
Authority, the applicant may appeal to the Tribunal against the
decision within a period of thirty days from notification of the
Authority’s decision.
(10) A taxi licence shall be valid for a period of one year and
shall be renewed every year thereafter.
(11) A taxi licence may only be transferable together with the
taxi in respect of which it is issued
Provided that taxi licences issued for the first time after the
coming into force of these regulations shall not be transferable
inter vivos for a period of five years from when they are first
issued. This proviso shall not apply to electric mini cabs.
(12) Where a taxi is transferred inter vivos from one person to
another as aforesaid within five years from when its taxi licence is
issued in breach of sub-regulation (13), the taxi licence shall be
forfeited and that motor vehicle shall no longer be licensed as a
taxi. This sub-regulation shall not apply to taxis which were
licensed as such at the date of coming into force of these
regulations
(13) For the purposes of this regulation, where a taxi is
registered in the name of or on behalf of a company, any transfers
of shares within that company resulting in a share transfer of the
controlling interest, whether in one transfer, or in a number of
separate share transfers, shall be considered to constitute a transfer
of the taxi.
(14) For the purpose of sub-regulation (14) "transfer of
controlling interest" shall be considered to mean one or more
transfers inter vivos which singly or in total amount to fifty per
cent of the shareholding or of the voting rights of the company.
(15) Where the licence holder of a motor vehicle submits to the
Authority, together with an application for a taxi licence, a request
for the deletion of the licence of another taxi of which he is the
registered licence holder, the taxi licence being applied for shall be
considered as a replacement of the licence being deleted.
(16) The Authority may , upon payment of the fee stipulated in the
Second Schedule, 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, or
(c) for a period not exceeding six (6) 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 can no longer be so used for a reason which
the Authority may, in its absolute discretion and after
considering the circumstances of each case, determine to
be valid
Provided that the vehicle being temporarily licensed as a
taxi under paragraphs (a) or (b) or (c) 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.
(1) The granting of new taxi licences under regulation 21
shall be subject to the following number of taxis registered and
licensed with the Authority not being exceeded
(a) until the 31st December, 2010, the number of taxis
registered to be used on the island of Malta shall not
exceed 220; while the number of taxis registered to be
used on the island of Gozo shall not exceed 50;
(b) throughout 2011, the number of taxis registered to be
used on the island of Malta shall not exceed 240; while
the number of taxis registered to be used on the island
of Gozo shall not exceed 50;
(c) between 2012 and 2021, the number of taxis registered
to be used on the island of Malta shall not exceed 250;
while the number of taxis registered to be used on the
island of Gozo shall not exceed 50
Provided that the said numbers of taxis -
(i)
shall be inclusive of wheelchair accessible taxis;
and
(ii) shall not include electric mini cabs the market of
which is completely liberalised.
(2) As from the 1st January, 2022, 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, 2022.
(3) Notwithstanding a vehicle’s compliance with the provisions of
these regulations, the Authority shall not issue a taxi licence, which is
not a replacement licence, where the maximum number of taxis has
been reached.
(4) The Authority shall, for the purpose of granting new
licences during the years 2010 to 2021, as well as for the granting
any taxi licence which shall have been withdrawn or surrendered
during the said period, issue a public call for competitive
tendering.
(1) An application for the renewal of a taxi licence shall
be accompanied by the fee prescribed in the Second Schedule.
(2) No taxi licence shall be renewed unless the licence holder
presents to the Authority together with the application for renewal
(a) proof that the taxi is fitted with the devices required
under regulation 20(1)(e), (g), (h), (i) and (j);
(b) proof that the periodical verification of the taximeter
has been carried out; and
(c) proof that the tracking device has been inspected by
the Authority or a body approved by the Authority
Provided that such verification or inspection shall not have
been carried out earlier than forty-five days before the date of
application for renewal.
(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.
(4) Where the Authority intends to refuse an application for
renewal, it shall give the applicant notice in writing setting out the
reasons for its intention to do so.
(5) Every notice of refusal shall state that the applicant has a
right to make representations in writing, within ten days, to the
Authority giving reasons why the application should not be refused
and the Authority shall consider any representations so made
before arriving at a final decision.
(6) The Authority shall notify in writing its final decision to
the applicant concerned and when an application is refused by the
Authority, the applicant may appeal to the Tribunal against the
decision within a period of thirty days from notification of the
Authority’s decision.
(7) The refusal to renew the taxi licence in terms of these
regulations shall have immediate effect notwithstanding any appeal
therefrom, unless otherwise directed by the Tribunal or a Court of
criminal jurisdiction.
(8)
The decision of the Authority not to renew a taxi licence
shall become final on the expiration of the period within which an
appeal may be made under this regulation and, if an appeal is made
within such period, the decision shall become final on the date of
the decision of the Tribunal dismissing the appeal or the date on
which the appeal is abandoned.
(1) Registration marks allotted to vehicles which were
already registered and licensed as a taxi on the island of Malta on
the date of the coming into force of these regulations shall
comprise the Roman Alphabet letters "TAXI" followed by three
numbers from "001" to "200" followed by the letter "M".
(2) Registration marks allotted to vehicles which are registered
and licensed as a taxi on the island of Gozo on the date of the
coming into force of these regulations shall comprise the Roman
Alphabet letters "TAXI" followed by three numbers commencing
from "001" onwards followed by the letter "G".
(3) Registration marks allotted to vehicles which shall be
granted a new taxi licence to be used on the island of Malta after
the coming into force of these regulations shall comprise the
R o m a n A l p h a b e t l et t e r s " TAXI" followed by three numbers
commencing from "201" onwards followed by the letter "M".
(4) Registration marks allotted to electric mini cabs shall
comprise the Roman Alphabet letters "CABS" followed by any
three numbers as the Authority may decide or as the licence holder
may request.
(5) The registration number allotted to each taxi in terms of the
preceding sub-regulations shall also be painted on the side of the
front doors of the taxi in the format prescribed in Part A1 of the
Fourth Schedule in respect of taxis licensed to be used only in the
island of Malta, and in the format prescribed in Part A2 of the
Fourth Schedule in respect of taxis licensed to be used only in
Gozo. The said number shall be painted by the licence holder in
black on a white background in respect of taxis licensed to be used
only in Malta and in red on a white background in respect of taxis
licensed to be used only in Gozo and each character of the number
shall be 75 millimetres in height and not more than 60 millimetres
in width
Provided that in the case of electric mini cabs which do not
have rigid doors, such a number shall be painted wherever the
Authority may prescribe.
(1) Every taxi shall be fit and safe in every respect for the
conveyance of passengers.
(2) If at any time during the validity of its licence, a taxi is
found to be in a state which is not fit and safe for the conveyance of
passengers, the taxi licence shall be suspended, until such state is
remedied to the satisfaction of the Authority.
The Authority may conduct and call in taxis for
inspections, in which case the licence holder shall comply without
delay with such requests.
No other horn other than that installed by the manufacturer
of the vehicle shall be used on a taxi
Provided that where the horn installed by the manufacturer
of the vehicle needs to be replaced due to malfunction or damage
caused thereto, it shall only be replaced by a horn of the same
make. If this is not possible, the prior written approval of the
Authority must be sought for the installation of a horn of a different
make.
A taxi, other than an electric mini cab, shall be white in
colour at the time it is being licensed as a taxi.
(1) Without prejudice to the provision of regulation 28, a
taxi may display advertisements and the taxi operations contact
detail on any part of its body other than, in the case of a taxi which
is not an electric mini cab, on the bonnet, the front doors, the front
mudguards and wheel-arches which shall remain at all times
painted white in colour.
(2) Where any advertisement, lettering or other printed matter
is displayed in contravention of any law or any regulation made
thereunder, the Authority may suspend the licence of such taxi
unless and until the matter is regularised.
(3) Without prejudice to the above provisions, nothing shall be
permitted to obstruct or otherwise interfere with the view of the
driver or substantially hinder the view of passengers.
(4) The Authority may order a licence holder to remove any
advertising whatsoever from any of his taxis.
(5) A licence holder shall only use the word "taxi" in
advertising or marketing taxi services provided by him and shall
refrain from using the said word to promote other types of
passenger transport operations.
(6) The word "taxi" shall not be used to advertise any service
delivered through the use of any vehicle which is not registered and
licensed as a taxi.
(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.
(8) No vehicle used for the carriage of passengers for hire or
reward other than vehicles licensed as taxis in terms of these
regulations may display any sign of whatsoever nature on any part of
its roof.
Every taxi driver shall, while on duty, affix in the place
designated by the Authority, the identification certificate issued by
the Authority to enable the hirer to identify the driver and licence
holder and provide him with such other i nform at ion as the
Authority may prescribe.
The licence holder shall not, without the prior written
approval of the Authority, carry out or allow or procure to be
carried out any modifications to a taxi.
(1) The Authority shall only register and license as
wheelchair accessible taxis, vehicles which allow easy and unaided
access to persons who make use of wheelchairs.
(2) No motor vehicle other than those duly licensed as a
wheelchair accessible taxi shall carry the sign prescribed in Part B
of the Fourth Schedule or any similar sign which may mislead the
public to believe that the particular motor vehicle is a wheelchair
accessible taxi.
(3) No person shall use, in the course of marketing his taxi
services, the sign prescribed in Part B of the Fourth Schedule, or
any similar sign which can create confusion with the said sign,
unless it truly operates wheelchair accessible taxis in terms of these
regulations.
(1) Only new electrically propelled vehicles which
conform with the provisions of these regulations, other than -
(a) regulation 20(1)(a), (b), (e), (g) to (j);
(b) regulation 20(f) in respect of electric power assisted
pedal cycles;
(c) regulation 21(3) and (4);
(d) regulation 23(2); and
(e) regulation 34(5),
shall be licensed as electric mini cabs by the Authority in terms of
these regulations
Provided that electric power assisted pedal cycles shall only be
registered with the Authority in terms of the Low-Powered Vehicles
and Pedal Cycles Regulations.
(2) Unless otherwise specifically provided, the provisions of
these regulations which regulate taxis shall mutatis mutandis apply
to the licensing and operation of electric mini cabs and accordingly
any references which include taxis in these regulations shall be
deemed to include a reference to electric mini cabs, provided that
the following regulations shall not be applicable to the operation of
electric mini cabs
(a) regulations 34, and 35 to 46
Provided that the driver of an electric mini cabs shall
comply with the requirements of regulation 42(2) and
(3) and shall give to the hirer a fiscal receipt at the end
of any hire;
(b) regulation 47(2); and
(c) regulation 58(2) to (4).
(1) All taxis shall display an electrically illuminated TAXI
sign which shall be fitted on the roof centrally between the front
doors.
(2) The sign shall display the word TAXI in black letters on a
white background in the case of taxis which are registered and
licensed to provide taxi services in the island of Malta and the word
TAXI in red letters on a white background in the case of taxis
which are registered and licensed to provide taxi services in the
island of Gozo.
(3) The dimensions of the sign shall be such that the surface of
the sign which is capable of being illuminated shall be at least 110
millimetres in height, at least 150 millimetres in width and at least
450 millimetres in length.
(4) The sign shall be constructed of a durable material, be
weatherproof and be securely mounted on the roof of the vehicle.
(5) The taxi sign shall be connected to the taximeter in such a
way that it shall automatically be switched off when the taximeter
is switched on, and shall automatically be switched on when the
taximeter is switched off.
(6)
When lit, the sign shall emit a white or light yellow light.
(7) Different designs of taxi signs may be approved by the
Authority provided they comply with the provisions of this
regulation.
(1) Electric mini cabs shall display an electrically
illuminated MINI CAB sign fitted on the front middle part of the
roof between the front doors
Provided that in the case of electric power assisted pedal
cycles, this sign may be fitted in an alternative place on the vehicle as
shall be determined by the Authority.
(2) The sign shall display the words MINI CAB in black letters
on a white background.
(3) The dimensions and design of the sign, which shall be made
from durable material, shall be subject to the approval of the
Authority.
(1) Wheelchair accessible taxis shall be clearly marked as
such by means of a sign measuring 20cm by 20cm, as prescribed in
Part B of the Fourth Schedule, which sign shall be marked as may
be approved by the Authority.
(2) In the case of wheelchair accessible taxis, the illuminated
taxi sign prescribed by regulation 34 shall, next to the word TAXI
bear a representation of the sign prescribed in Part B of the Fourth
Schedule.
(1) Taximeters shall be initially and periodically verified
by the Malta Standards Authority in accordance with regulations
issued by the Minister responsible for that Authority which may
from time to time be in force.
(2) If any alteration is made to a taximeter which has been
initially verified or periodically verified, such taximeter shall no
longer be considered as verified by the Malta Standards Authority
and shall be required to be verified once again by that Authority.
(3) Upon initial or periodical verification of the taximeter in
terms of regulations which may from time to time be in force, an
official seal shall be placed by the Malta Standards Authority on
such taximeter. That taximeter may be removed and replaced only
by persons approved by the Malta Standards Authority.
(4) The licence holder shall ensure that the seal placed on the
taximeter in terms of sub-regulation (3) is not tampered with or
broken at any time without the approval of the Malta Standards
Authority.
(5) Taximeters shall, with effect from the 1st May, 2011
comply with the Technical Specifications for Taxi Peripheral
Devices published by the Authority.
Taximeters shall be fitted in such a position and in such
manner as required by the Authority, so as to be clearly legible by
the hirer in the taxi and by the driver.
The taximeter shall have a device which enables the
printing of fiscal receipts.
Before a taximeter is used for the first time in a taxi, it
shall be presented properly affixed to the taxi on which it is to be
used, in order that the initial verification may be made by the Malta
Standards Authority.
(1) A taximeter or taximeter-gearbox may be fitted only to
the taxi for which it has been tested and approved as aforesaid.
(2) Where a taximeter or a taximeter-gearbox is fitted on a taxi
which is different from that for which it has been tested and
approved, the taximeter or taximeter-gearbox shall no longer be
considered as verified by the Malta Standards Authority and shall
only be considered to be verified once it is tested and approved by
the Malta Standards Authority on the vehicle on which it has been
fitted.
(1) No taximeter which is in any way defective or
tampered with may be used on a taxi and the vehicle to which it is
fitted shall be immediately withdrawn from service by the licence
holder until the taximeter is repaired or replaced by another
taximeter and verified by the Malta Standards Authority.
(2)
No person shall tamper with a taximeter.
(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.
(1) The licence holder shall ensure that the tracking
device installed in each of the taxis registered in his name is kept in
go o d wo r k i n g c on d i t io n a t al l t im e s a nd t h a t an y f a u lt s o r
breakdowns shall be reported immediately to the Authority.
(2) The licence holder shall not tamper with, nor allow any
driver or third party to tamper with, the tracking devices installed
in the taxis registered in his name.
(3) When the tracking device installed in a taxi is in any way
defective or tampered with, the licence holder shall immediately
withdraw such taxi from service until the tracking device is
repaired or replaced.
(4) The driver shall keep the tracking device switched on at all
times while on duty, and shall cause the device to record and
transmit all such information as may be prescribed by the
Authority. This information shall be retained by the licence holder
for a period of time as prescribed by the Authority from time to
time.
(5) The licence holder shall, at the request of the Authority,
submit to the Authority the information recorded by the tracking
device in any reasonable form as the Authority may request.
(6) The tracking device shall be inspected by the Authority or a
body approved by the Authority, to ensure that it conforms to the
Technical Specifications for Taxi Peripheral Devices published by
the Authority from time to time and upon establishing such
conformity, an official seal shall be placed on such tracking device
by the Authority or by a body approved by the Authority, and the
licence holder shall ensure that such seal is not tampered with or
broken at any time without the approval of the Authority.
(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.
(2) Taxis fitted with a surveillance camera shall have affixed,
on a place within the taxi which is clearly visible to a person who
hires the taxi, a sticker denoting that the taxi is fitted with a
surveillance camera.
(3) The surveillance camera shall be operated as specified in
the technical specifications issued by the Authority.
(4) The Police and the Authority may use any such recording as
evidence in any case brought before the courts of criminal
jurisdiction or in any case brought against a licence holder or driver
for an infringement of these regulations.
A driver of a taxi shall keep the two-way communication
system switched on while on duty in such a way that enables him to
receive and impart communications from and to the Authority and
from and to the licence holder and other drivers employed or
engaged by the same licence holder, but shall not use the device for
idle conversation.
The driver shall ensure that the temperature within the taxi
is kept at a comfortable ambient temperature at all times while on
duty, unless otherwise specifically agreed with the hirer.
(1) While a taxi is on hire, the licence holder and the
driver shall not allow any person or thing to be carried in, on or
about the taxi without the consent of the hirer.
(2) The taxi driver shall ensure that the luggage compartment
of the taxi is not kept open in such a way as to hinder the view of
the taxi driver while he is driving and shall moreover ensure that
the luggage is stored securely in the luggage booth.
The driver shall, immediately after the termination of any
hiring, search the taxi and, if any property which may have been
left therein is found, surrender such property to the Police within
twenty four hours from finding such property.
(1) The driver shall, while on duty, wear a uniform of the
pattern and colour as established by the Authority in consultation
with t he recognised representatives of licence holders, the
specifications of which shall be published by the Authority from
time to time.
(2) The officers of the Authority, community officers and the
Police may order a driver to stop working if the driver is not
wearing the said uniform.
No driver shall carry a greater number of persons than that
fixed in the taxi registration certificate.
(1) A driver shall at all times conduct the taxi under the
power of its own motor and shall in no circumstances resort to free-
wheeling along any stretch of road either in the forward or in the
reverse direction, beyond a distance of six metres.
(2) Drivers shall drive the taxi in a prudent manner so as not to
make the passengers feel, in any way, unsafe, or in such a way that
causes anxiety to such passengers.
Drivers may, when driving a taxi, use the lane of a
carriageway indicated as a priority vehicle lane.
No driver shall drive any taxi while wearing, or using on
both ears, earphones or headphones or any other device which may
hinder or is likely to hinder that person from hearing properly, with
the exception of two-way communication systems and handsfree
devices.
(1) Drivers shall not hold lengthy discussions while
driving a taxi.
(2) Drivers shall not play any audio device while carrying
passengers in a taxi unless this has been agreed to with the hirer.
(1) Every taxi shall be kept constantly clean by the licence
holder.
(2) Every licence holder shall ensure that taxis registered in his
name, including the equipment fitted thereon, are maintained in
good order and in a good state of repair at all times.
(1) No licence holder or driver shall permit petrol or any
other inflammable liquid or material to be carried in a taxi except
in the fuel-tank of the said vehicle.
(2) No driver shall permit any weapons or loaded firearms to be
carried in the taxi.
(1) No passenger or driver may smoke while he is in a
taxi.
(2) Every licence holder shall keep affixed within the taxi in a
place which is clearly visible to the passengers, a notice stipulating
that smoking is not allowed within the taxi.
(1) A licence holder shall ensure that every taxi registered
in his name shall, at all times, carry a fire extinguisher, a security
triangle, and a first-aid kit, in such a position as to be available for
immediate use in cases of emergency.
(2) In cases of emergency, the driver shall, if possible, press
the emergency button.
(3) The emergency button shall bear a sticker clearly indicating
the words "use in cases of emergency only".
(4) No person shall intentionally push the emergency button
unless there exists an emergency situation.
(1) No driver shall without reasonable cause refuse to hire
the taxi being driven by him to any given place, or, at the choice of
the person requiring the hiring of the taxi, for a specified or
unspecified time not exceeding four hours.
(2) A driver who has agreed or has been hired to be in
attendance with a taxi, at an appointed place and time, shall attend
with such taxi at such appointed time and place.
(3) During the continuance of the hiring of a taxi by a hirer, a
driver of a taxi other than an electric mini cab shall wait with the
taxi at such places and for such time as the hirer may lawfully
direct.
(4) A driver of a taxi when asked to drive to any particular
destination shall, subject to any directions given by the hirer,
proceed to that destination by the most expeditious route and shall
drop off the hirers at the nearest possible point of the agreed
destination.
(1) It shall not be lawful for a taxi driver to pass through
the streets at a very slow speed, for the purpose of letting out the
taxi, or to annoy any person by soliciting hire, either personally or
through others.
(2) The drivers of the first three taxis standing for hire on any
taxi stand or electric mini cab stand, as the case may be, shall not
leave their taxi while it is so standing for hire. The drivers of any
other taxi standing for hire as aforesaid shall remain within easy
reach and shall immediately take charge of their taxi as soon as
their turn comes to take their place among the first three taxis
Provided that either the Police or the officers of the
A u t h o r i t y m a y, w h e n i t a p p e a r s t o e i t h e r o f t h e m t h a t t h e
enforcement of the provisions of this regulation may cause
hardship through long exposure to the sun, dispense such drivers
from compliance therewith.
(3) No person shall hire a taxi from any taxi stand or an electric
mini cab stand, as the case may be, nor shall the driver of a taxi on
any stand accept a hire, unless, in each case, such taxi is the first on
the stand
Provided that if the driver of the first taxi is not in the taxi,
the first taxi on the stand with a driver in it shall be deemed to be
the taxi first available for hire
Provided further that where a person who uses a wheelchair
wishes to hire a taxi from a stand and a wheelchair accessible taxi
is standing for hire on such stand, such wheelchair accessible taxi
shall be deemed to be the taxi first available for hire for such
purpose.
(4) Where a driver of a taxi which is the first in line on any
stand refuses to hire a taxi in contravention of this regulation, the
taxi of such driver shall, without prejudice to any other fine or
punishment, lose its place on the stand and be replaced by the next
taxi.
(5) While a taxi is standing for hire, its driver shall not call or
otherwise importune any person to hire such a taxi and shall not
make use of the services of any other person for such purpose.
(1) A taxi may ply for hire, provided that the driver shall
not offer its services or accept a hire from any person within a
radius of one hundred metres from a taxi stand and, or within a
radius of fifteen metres from any bus stop or fare stage.
(2) While a taxi is plying for hire, the driver shall not call or
otherwise importune any person to hire such a taxi and shall not
make use of the services of any other person for such purpose.
Drivers who drive wheelchair accessible taxis shall give
priority for hire to people who use wheelchairs.
(1) No fare shall be levied for the hire of a taxi, other than
an electric mini cab, which is higher than the fixed-fare, when such
a fixed-fare is applicable in terms of Table 2 of the First Schedule.
(2) No fare shall be levied for the hire of an electric taxi which
is higher than the electric mini cab maximum fare established in
terms of Table 4 of the First Schedule.
(3) When no fixed-fare is applicable to the hire of a taxi, other
than an electric mini cab, the fare shall be the fare shown by the
taximeter which fare may be
(a) discounted by such fixed percentage as advertised by
the licence holder; or
(b) discounted as agreed between the hirer and the driver.
(4) Where a taxi, other than an electric mini-cab, is hired for
more than five (5) passengers, the applicable maximum fares
established in Tables 1, 2 and 3 of the First Schedule shall be
increased by fifty percent (50%).
A licence holder shall keep affixed within the taxi in the
m a n n e r d e t e r m i n e d b y th e A u t h o r i t y, a c o p y i s s u e d b y t h e
Authority of the maximum tariffs together with any percentage
discount of the said tariff established by the licence holder.
(1) No person shall soil or damage the interior of a taxi.
(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.
PART VI
TAXI STANDS AND TAXI BOOTHS
(1) The Authority shall designate and mark taxi stands
with an appropriate sign showing the number of taxis which may
stand for hire on such stands.
(2) The Authority shall designate and mark electric mini cab
stands with an appropriate sign showing the number of electric
taxis which may stand for hire on such electric mini cab stands.
(3) Only taxis may park or wait on a taxi stand, and no other
motor vehicle, including electric mini cabs, shall park or wait on a
taxi stand.
(4) Only electric mini cabs may park or wait on an electric mini
cab stand, and no other motor vehicle shall park or wait on an
electric mini cab stand.
(5) No other taxi shall stand on a taxi stand while the maximum
number of taxis indicated on the taxi stand sign has been reached.
(6) No other electric mini cab shall stand on an electric mini
cab stand while the maximum number of electric mini cabs
indicated on the electric mini cab stand sign has been reached.
(1) Licence holders may, subject to the permission of the
possessor of the land and to any requirement stipulated in any other
law, set up and operate taxi booths in the places prescribed as
departure points in Table 2 of the First Schedule.
(2) Where a taxi-booth is in operation, a hirer shall purchase a
pre-paid fixed-fare ticket from such booth and present it to the
driver when boarding the taxi.
(3) Where a taxi-booth is in operation, no driver shall hire a
taxi under his charge unless he is first presented with the pre-paid
fixed-fare ticket by the hirer when boarding the taxi.
(4) Fixed-fare tickets shall consist of two parts, one being a
fiscal receipt to be kept by the hirer and a counterfoil which is to be
given to the driver of the taxi.
(5) On presentation of the fixed-fare ticket counterfoil by the
licence holder to the booth operator, the booth operator shall pay
the value of such ticket to the taxi service operator less a pre-
agreed commission which is to be retained by the booth operator.
(6) The licence holder shall, without prejudice to any other
obligations under any other law dealing with fiscal receipts and
financial records, ensure that counterfoils of all fixed-fare tickets
are kept for a period of at least six months and such records shall be
accessible by the Authority.
(7) The provisions of this regulation shall not apply to electric
mini cabs.
PART VII
OFFENCES AND PENALTIES
(1) Any person who commits a breach of -
(a) regulation 9(1),
(b) regulation 19,
(c) regulation 36,
(d) regulation 41(2), and
(e) regulation 43,
shall be guilty of an offence and shall, on conviction, be liable to a
fine (multa) not exceeding ten thousand euro (€10,000), or to
imprisonment for a period of not more than six months, or to both
such fine and imprisonment. Furthermore, the court may order the
immediate revocation of any authorisation, or licence or permit
held in terms of these regulations by the person found guilty of
such an offence.
(2) A person who is found guilty of breaching regulation 36 ,
or regulation 41(2) shall, in addition to the penalty prescribed in
sub-regulation (1) and the penalty points in terms of the provisions
of regulation 68, be liable
(a) for a first offence, to the confiscation of the taxi for a
period of not less than one month but not exceeding
three months;
(b) for a second offence, to the confiscation of the taxi for
a period of not less than three months but not
exceeding six months; and
(c) for a third or any subsequent offence to the
confiscation of the taxi for a period of not less than six
months but not exceeding one year.
The confiscation of the taxi shall take place irrespective of
w h e t h e r t h e o ff e n d e r i s t h e o w n e r o f t h e m o t o r v e h i c l e o r
otherwise.
(3) A person who contravenes any of these regulations other
than those stipulated in sub-regulations (1) and (4) shall be guilty
o f a n o ff e n c e a n d s h a l l , o n c o n v i c t i o n , b e l i a b l e t o a f i n e
( ammenda ) not exceeding three thousand euro (€3,000).
Furthermore, the court shall order the Authority to impose on such
person one penalty point for every ten euro (€10) or part thereof
imposed on such person by way of a fine (ammenda) in terms of
this sub-regulation, where such person is a licence holder or a
driver.
(4) A person who is found guilty of contravening the
provisions of regulation 29(6) or 29(7) or 29(8) shall, on conviction,
be liable to a fine (ammenda) of five hundred euro (€500).
(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).
(6) When a licence holder or driver is found guilty of
contravening any of the provisions of the Traffic Regulation
Ordinance or any regulations made thereunder, or the Act or any
regulations made thereunder, the Court, Local Tribunal or other
adjudicating authority shall notify the Authority of such fact, and
the Authority shall impose on such person one penalty point for
every ten euro (€10) or part thereof imposed on such person by way
of a fine in terms of this sub-regulation.
(1) The Authority shall impose the administrative
penalties prescribed in column 2 of the Fifth Schedule and the
corresponding penalty points calculated in terms of subregulation
(4) on any licence holder who contravenes the provisions of the
regulations listed in column 1 of the Fifth Schedule.
(2) The Authority shall impose the administrative penalties
prescribed in column 3 of the Fifth Schedule and the corresponding
penalty points calculated in terms of sub-regulation (4) on any
driver who contravenes the provisions of the regulations included
in column 1 of the Fifth Schedule.
(3) Where a licence or permit holder contravenes the same
provision of these regulations on five different occasions within a
period of twelve consecutive months, the Authority shall impose
upon that licence or permit holder, in addition to the administrative
penalties prescribed in the Fifth Schedule and the corresponding
penalty points calculated in terms of sub-regulation (4), an
additional twenty penalty points.
(4) The Authority shall impose one penalty point for every ten
euro (€10) or part thereof imposed on a person by way of an
administrative penalty in terms of this regulation.
(5) Penalty points and administrative penalties shall be
imposed by the Authority without recourse to a court hearing and
m a y be im p ose d ei the r a s a on e -t im e p e nal ty o r on a dai ly
cumulative basis until compliance, provided that in the latter case
the accumulated penalty shall not exceed ten thousand euro
(€10,000).
(6) The Authority shall not impose administrative penalties on
a person for a breach of these regulations where criminal
proceedings have already been instituted in court against such
person with respect to the said breach.
(7) The Authority shall, before imposing an administrative
penalty in terms of these regulations, inform the person on whom
the penalty is imposed of its intention to do so by notice in writing.
Every such notice shall state that the person concerned has a right
to make representations in writing within ten days to the Authority,
giving reasons why the administrative penalty should not be
imposed and the Authority shall consider any such representations
before arriving at a final decision. The Authority shall notify in
writing its final decision to the applicant concerned.
Notwithstanding the provisions of regulation 68(3) and (4),
where a person contravenes the same provision of these regulations
more than once within a period of six consecutive months, there
shall be imposed upon him two penalty points for every ten euro
(€10) imposed upon him by order of the court or a local tribunal in
terms of regulation 67 or by the Authority in terms of regulation
68, as the case may be.
(1) A person aggrieved by the decision of the Authority to
impose administrative penalties and the corresponding penalty
points may within thirty days from the date when such decision is
communicated to him, lodge an appeal therefrom with the Tribunal.
(2) The Tribunal may confirm, revoke or alter the
administrative penalty and the corresponding penalty points
imposed by the Authority. The administrative penalty, if any, as
confirmed or modified by the Tribunal, and, or by the Court of
Appeal, where an appeal on a point of law is lodged in terms of the
Act, shall be recoverable by the Authority as a civil debt and the
decision of the Tribunal or the Court of Appeal, as the case may be,
shall constitute an executive title for all intents and purposes of the
Code of Organization and Civil Procedure.
(3) If upon the renewal of any licence or permit granted in
terms of these regulations, the person in whose name such licence
or permit is granted owes the Authority a civil debt in terms of sub-
regulation (2), such licence or permit shall not be renewed unless
and until such debt is settled in full.
(1) In the event that the Authority imposes an
administrative penalty in terms of regulation 68, and the person on
whom such penalty is imposed, pays such penalty to the Authority
within thirty days from the date of receipt of intimation to pay, no
criminal proceedings shall be instituted against such person in
relation to the relative breach.
(2) No criminal proceedings for the prosecution of a breach of
these regulations shall be instituted while an appeal therefrom is
pending before the Tribunal.
(1) The Authority shall suspend for a period of one year a
taxi licence if, at any time, its registered licence holder
accumulates 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.
(Deleted by Legal Notice 433 of 2015).
Where a taxi driver permit has been suspended or revoked
or is no longer in force, for any reason, the driver shall immediately
forward his driving licence to the Authority and the Authority shall
amend that driving licence accordingly.
Any person whose licence and, or permit has been
withdrawn under these regulations may not apply for a new licence
and, or permit before the lapse of a period of two years from such
withdrawal, and the Authority shall not consider any application
made in contravention of this regulation
Provided that the provisions of this regulation shall not
apply in cases where the licence or permit, as applicable, has been
withdrawn due to the fact that the applicant was not considered to
be of good repute and conduct in terms of these regulations or the
Passenger Transport Services Regulations.
PART VIII
GENERAL AND TRANSITORY PROVISIONS
Any person aggrieved by a decision taken by the Authority
under these regulations shall have the right to appeal therefrom to
the Tribunal within thirty days from the date the decision on which
the appeal is entered is communicated to the person concerned.
(Deleted by Legal Notice 433 of 2015).
*refers to the coming into force of L.N. 433 of 2015 - 24th December, 2015.
Persons who, on the coming into force of these regulations,
are authorised by the Authority to drive taxis and who hold a tag in
terms of regulation 131 of the Motor Vehicles Regulations, shall
have six months from the entry into force of these regulations to
apply and obtain a taxi driver permit under these regulations, and
shall be exempted from paying the initial application fee prescribed
in the Second Schedule and from the provisions of regulation
12(1).
A person who had his taxi driver permit withdrawn by the
Authority between the 1st November, 2010 and the 30th November,
2012, due to the fact that such a person was not considered to
satisfy the conditions of good repute and conduct in terms of these
regulations as then in force, shall be exempt -
(a) from the requirement of paying the initial application
fee prescribed in Part 2 of the Second Schedule, and
(b) from the provisions of regulation 12(1).
TAXI SERVICES