MALTA ROAD SAFETY COUNCIL REGULATIONS

SUBSIDIARY LEGISLATION 499.73

MALTA ROAD SAFETY COUNCIL REGULATIONS

5th December 2023

LEGAL NOTICE 276 of 2023.

The title of these Regulations is the Malta Road Safety

Council Regulations.

In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise

requires

"Authority" means the Authority for Transport in Malta,

established by article 5 of the Authority for Transport in Malta

Act;

"Council" means the Malta Road Safety Council,

established by virtue of these regulations;

"Minister" means the minister responsible for transport.

(1)

There shall be a Council, to be known as the

Malta Road Safety Council, which shall have such functions as

established by these regulations.

(2)

The Council shall be made up of the following members

(a)

a Chairperson who shall be appointed by the

Minister;

(b)

a deputy Chairperson who shall be appointed by

the Minister;

(c)

the Commissioner of Police or a senior officer of

the Executive Police, appointed by the said Commissioner, ex

officio;

(d)

a senior officer of the Agency for Infrastructure

Malta, ex officio;

(e)

a senior officer of the Authority, ex officio;

(f)

one (1) member nominated by the Malta Insurance

Association;

(g)

a senior

officer

of

the

Civil

Protection

Department, ex officio;

(h)

the Superintendent of Public Health, ex officio;

(i)

a senior officer of the Accident & Emergency

Department within Mater Dei Hospital, ex officio;

(j)

a senior officer from the National Blood

Transfusion Service, ex officio;

(k)

the Commissioner for Children or a person

appointed by the said Commissioner, ex officio;

(l)

the Commissioner for the Rights of Persons with

Disability or a person appointed by the said Commissioner, ex

officio;

(m) a senior officer appointed by the Minister for

Education, ex officio;

(n)

the President of the Local Councils Association,

ex officio; and

(o)

a senior officer of the National Statistics Office,

ex officio

Provided that members appointed ex officio whose

role does not fall within the Minister’s remit shall be appointed

following consultation between the Minister and the respective

entity being represented

Provided further that the Minister may appoint

other persons as members of the Council whom he considers as

having the relevant experience and who have shown the

required capacity in matters relating to road safety.

(2)

The Deputy Chairperson of the Council shall act instead

of the Chairperson whenever the Chairperson is absent from a meeting

of the Council or is unable, for any reason, so to act.

(3)

The appointed members, other than those appointed ex

officio, shall hold office for such term, not being of more than three (3)

years, as may be specified in their letter of appointment. All

appointments, including renewed appointments, shall be published in

the Gazette.

(4)

If any vacancy in the Council occurs while the period of

appointment is still valid, on account of death, resignation or for any

other cause, the Minister shall, as soon as practicable, appoint another

person to fill the vacancy

Provided that the Council and the members thereof may

continue to act notwithstanding any such vacancy.

(5)

Notwithstanding any other provision of this regulation,

the Minister may at any time terminate the appointment of an

appointed member, if, in his opinion, such member is unfit to continue

in office or has become incapable of performing his functions as

required by these regulations

Provided that in the case of members appointed ex

officio, whose role does not fall within the Minister’s remit, such

termination shall take place following consultation between the

Minister and the respective entity being represented.

(6)

The Minister shall appoint a secretary to the Council.

(7)

The Council shall meet as often as necessary, but in no

case less frequently than once (1) every three (3) calendar months.

(8)

The Council shall decide on the composition and terms

of reference of sub-committees or expert groups to which it can give

special and specific tasks.

(9)

The Council shall have the power to enter into contracts

for the purpose of engaging the services of experts to support its work.

(1)

All decisions of the Council shall be taken by a

majority of the members present, as long as a quorum for the meeting

of the Council has been attained.

(2)

There shall be a quorum when at least fifty per cent

(50%) of the members plus one (1) are present for a meeting of the

Council.

(3)

The Council shall otherwise regulate its own procedures,

subject to the provisions of these regulations.

(4)

At the end of each calendar year, the Council shall

prepare an annual report on the work carried out which shall be

submitted to the Minister and copied to all the members of the Council

within the first quarter of the following year. The report shall include

but not be limited to a full account of the Council’s activities

throughout the year, its achievements as well as expenditure.

(5)

The Council shall report to the Minister and shall keep

him duly informed of its work on a regular basis.

The functions of the Council shall be the following

(a)

to provide oversight on road safety together with

the relevant competent authorities;

(b)

to support the competent authorities in the

development, monitoring, implementation and evaluation of

road safety policy and strategy;

(c)

to advise the Ministry on best practices, policies,

action plans, legislative proposals and funding in the field of

road safety;

(d)

to promote road safety for all road users in

collaboration with the relevant stakeholders;

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(e)

to develop programs and initiatives targeting

specific groups on road safety issues;

(f)

to collaborate with the authorities and entities

from other countries on matters of road safety;

(g)

to prepare budget estimates for the following

year’s initiatives as approved by the Council itself and present

such estimates to the Minister;

(h)

to prepare an annual report outlining the work and

actions of the Council, as specified in regulation 4(4).

The Council shall, furthermore, have the following

additional functions

(a) to advise the Minister on the development and the

drafting of the national strategy concerning road safety in

Malta;

(b)

to advise and report on the implementation of the

national strategy concerning road safety in Malta based on

reports submitted by the responsible and concerned entities;

(c)

to promote the ‘safe systems approach’ to road

safety management which focuses on safe speeds, safe roads,

safe vehicles, safe people and post-crash care;

(d)

to raise the road safety profile in Malta and

influence road user behaviour through participation in public

educational programs, community programs and other means as

may be considered necessary;

(e)

to identify, request and analyse road safety-related

data and information, and to commission research;

(f)

to use road safety data to monitor and evaluate the

safety of roads in line with key performance indicators as may

be established by the Minister;

(g)

to make recommendations for the implementation

of road safety measures and the performance indicators that

should be used to monitor progress towards agreed targets;

(h)

to make recommendations to increase road safety

in Malta by ensuring the adoption and implementation of

recognised best practices; and

(i)

to perform any other function as may be assigned

to it by the Minister in the interest of road safety.

The Minister shall allocate such funds and resources to

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the Council as shall be necessary for the proper exercise of its

functions.