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SUBSIDIARY LEGISLATION 65.21
MOTOR VEHICLES (WEIGHTS, DIMENSIONS
AND EQUIPMENT) REGULATIONS
11th July, 2003;
1st May, 2004
LEGAL NOTICE 162 of 2003.
ARRANGEMENT OF REGULATIONS
Regulations
Part I Preliminary 1 - 7
Part II  Maximum Authorised Dimensions in National and
International Traffic and the Maximum Authorised Weights
in International Traffic 8 - 15
Part III  Installation and Use of Speed Limitation Devices 16 - 26
Part IV Installation and Use of Recording Equipment (Tachographs) 27 - 51
General 27 - 42
Provisions Specific to the Use of Driver Cards 43 - 51
Part V  Installation and Use of Taximeters 52 - 63
Part VI Minimum Tread Depth of Tyres 64 - 66
Part VII Installation and Use of Bus Ticketing Machines 67 - 72
Part VIII Offences and Penalties 73
SCHEDULES
First Schedule General maximum weights and dimensions and related characteristics of
vehicles
Second Schedule Maximum weights and dimensions for passenger transport vehicles
registered in Malta and used exclusively in Malta
Third Schedule Plate relating to dimensions
Fourth Schedule Vehicles exempted from the requirement of installing recording
equipment
Fifth Schedule Procedures for checking and inspecting recording equipment
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PART I
PRELIMINARY
Title. 1. The title of these regulations is the Motor Vehicles
(Weights, Dimensions and Equipment) Regulations.
Definitions. 2. In these regulations, unless the context otherwise requires:
''advanced recording equipment'' means recording apparatus
equipped with card readers for insertion of driver memory cards, an
integrated or separate printer, display instruments and facilities for
downloading the data memory in accordance with the requirements
to be established by the Authority;
''agreement'' means an agreement between groups of states, to
which Malta is a party, reciprocally granting to citizens of such
states or their dependants the right to enter, remain and reside in
and leave the country of such state, to move freely within such
states for such period as may be established in the agreement and to
work or establish, provide or receive services therein; and
''Agreement State'' and ''citizen of an Agreement State'' shall be
construed accordingly; and where a state is a party to such an
agreement subject to modifications and adaptations a citizen of an
Agreement State shall be subject to such modifications or
adaptations as may be prescribed;
''articulated vehicle'' means the combination of a mechanically
propelled vehicle (other than a bicycle) and a drawn vehicle
attached by partial superimposition and so constructed and attached
that not less than 20 per cent of the weight of the drawn vehicle is
borne by the mechanically propelled vehicle;
''articulated bus'' means a bus consisting of two rigid sections
connected to each other by an articulated section. On this type of
vehicle the passenger compartments in each of the two rigid
sections shall be intercommunicating. The articulated section shall
permit the free movement of travellers between the rigid sections.
Connection and disconnection of the two sections shall be possible
only in a workshop;
Cap. 332.
''Authority'' means the Malta Transport Authority as established
by article 3 of the Malta Transport Authority Act;
''bus'' means a vehicle with more than nine seats including the
driver’s seat, constructed and equipped to carry passengers and
their luggage;
''data memory'' means an electronic storage system built into the
recording equipment, capable of storing at least 365 calendar days
from the recording equipment. The memory should be protected in
such a way as to prevent unauthorised access to and manipulation
of the data and detect any such attempt;
''driver card (with memory)'' means a removable information
transfer and storage device allocated by the authorities of the
Agreement States to each individual driver for the purposes of
identification of the driver and storage of essential data. The format
and technical specifications of the driver card (with memory) shall
meet the requirements to be laid down by the Authority;
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''g.v.w.'' means gross vehicle weight;
''gross vehicle weight'' means the road weight specified by the
manufacturer as being the maximum design weight capacity for the
vehicle, such weight being the combined weight of the vehicle, the
maximum specified load, the driver and a tank full of fuel;
''main grooves'' means the broad grooves in the central part of the
tread surface, which covers about three-quarters of the width of the
tread surface;
''maximum authorised dimensions'' means the maximum
dimensions for use of a vehicle, as laid down in the First and
Second Schedules;
''maximum authorised weight'' means the maximum weight for
use of a laden vehicle, as laid down in the First and Second
Schedules;
''maximum authorised axle weight'' means the maximum weight
of a laden axle or group of axles; as laid down in the First and
Second Schedules;
''Minister'' means the Minister responsible for transport in Malta;
''motor vehicle'' means any mechanically self-propelled vehicle
circulating on the road, other than a vehicle running on rails;
''normal residence'' means the place where a person habitually
lives, for at least 185 days in each calendar year, because of
personal and occupational ties, or, in the case of a person with no
occupational ties, because of personal ties which show close links
between that person and the place where he is living:
Provided that, the normal residence of a person whose
occupational ties are in a different place from his personal ties and
who consequently lives in turn in different places situated in two or
more Agreement States shall be regarded as being the place of his
personal ties, provided that such person returns there regularly.
This last condition need not be met where the person is living in an
Agreement State in order to carry out a task of a definite duration.
Attendance at a university or school shall not imply taking up of
normal residence;
S.L. 65.18
''public highway'' means national arterial, distributor, access and
local access roads as defined in the Motor Vehicles (Driving
Licences) Regulations;
''recording equipment'' or ''tachograph'' means the total
equipment intended for installation in road vehicles to show, record
and store automatically or semi-automatically details of the
movement of such vehicles and of certain work periods of their
drivers;
''scheduled bus service'' means the regular national bus service as
authorised by the Authority;
''semi-trailer'' means a trailer without a front axle coupled in such
a way that a substantial part of its weight and of the weight of its
load is borne by the tractor or motor vehicle;
''speed limitation device'' means a device whose primary function
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is to control the fuel feed to the engine in order to limit the vehicle
speed to the specified value;
''tonne'' means the weight executed by the mass of a tonne and
shall correspond to 9,8 kilonewtons (kN);
''tachograph card'' means a smart card intended for use with
recording equipment. It allows for identification by the recording
equipment of the identity (or identity group) of the card holder and
allows for data transfer and storage;
''tractor'' means any mechanically self-propelled vehicle
circulating on the road, other than a vehicle running on rails, and
specially designed to pull, push or move trailers, semi-trailers,
implements or machines;
''trailer'' means any vehicle designed to be coupled to a motor
vehicle or a tractor;
''undertaking'' means any natural person, any legal person,
whether profit-making or not, any association or group of persons
without legal personality, whether profit-making or not, or any
official body, whether having its own legal personality or being
dependent upon an authority having such personality;
''vehicle combination'' means:
- either a road train consisting of a motor vehicle
coupled to a trailer; or
- an articulated vehicle consisting of a motor vehicle
coupled to a semi-trailer;
''workshop or fitter card'' means a tachograph card issued by the
Authority to a recording equipment manufacturer, a fitter, a vehicle
manufacturer or workshop, approved by the Authority.
Classification of 
passenger vehicles.
3. Passenger vehicles shall be classified in the following
categories:
CATEGORY M
Vehicles for carrying passengers and having either or less
than four wheels, or three wheels and a maximum weight exceeding
1.0 tonne g.v.w.
- M1 - Passenger carrying vehicles up to a maximum of
8 seats (excluding driver);
- M2 - Passenger carrying vehicles with more than 8
seats (excluding driver) and having a maximum weight
which does not exceed 5.0 tonnes g.v.w.;
- M3 - Passenger carrying vehicles with more than 8
seats (excluding driver) and having a maximum weight
greater than 5.0 tonnes g.v.w.
Classification of 
goods vehicles.
4. Goods vehicles shall be classified in the following
categories:
CATEGORY N
Vehicles for carrying goods and having either or less than
four wheels, or three wheels and a maximum weight exceeding 1.0
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tonne g.v.w.
- N1 - Goods vehicles having a maximum weight which
does not exceed 3.5 tonnes g.v.w.
- N2 - Goods vehicles having a weight exceeding 3.5
tonnes but not exceeding 12.0 tonnes g.v.w.
- N3 - Goods vehicles having a maximum weight
exceeding 12.0 tonnes g.v.w.
Classification of 
trailers.
5. Trailers shall be classified as follows:
CATEGORY O
Trailers (which comprise the semi-trailers)
- O1 -Trailers of which the weight does not exceed 0.75
tonnes g.v.w.
- O2 -Trailers having a maximum weight exceeding 0.75
tonnes but not exceeding 3.5 tonnes g.v.w.
- O3 -Trailers having a maximum weight exceeding 3.5
tonnes but not exceeding 10.0 tonnes g.v.w.
- O4 - Trailers having a maximum weight exceeding
10.0 tonnes g.v.w.
Conflict.
S.L. 65.11
6. If anything contained in these regulations is inconsistent or
in conflict with the Motor Vehicles Regulations, the present
regulations shall prevail, and to the extent of these inconsistencies
or conflicts the Motor Vehicles Regulations shall be deemed null
and void.
Repeal.
PART II
MAXIMUM AUTHORISED DIMENSIONS IN NATIONAL AND 
INTERNATIONAL TRAFFIC AND THE MAXIMUM 
AUTHORISED WEIGHTS IN INTERNATIONAL TRAFFIC
Goods vehicles and 
trailers.
8. Goods vehicles in categories N2 and N3 and their trailers
in categories O3 and O4 registered in Malta or registered in another
State and used for circulation in Malta shall comply with limit
values in the First Schedule.
Conformity with 
First Schedule 
requirements.
9. No vehicle or vehicle combination shall be allowed to
circulate in Malta for the national transport of goods in Malta if it
is not in conformity with the characteristics set out in points 1.1,
1.2, 1.4 to 1.8, 4.2 and 4.4 of the First Schedule.
Exceptions.
Authority may, in special cases to be decided on a case-by-case
basis, grant permission for the circulation in Malta of vehicles or
vehicle combinations for the national transport of goods which are
not in conformity with the characteristics set out in 1.3, 2, 3, 4.1
and 4.3 of the First Schedule.
Passenger transport 
vehicles and 
trailers.
11. Passenger transport vehicles (categories M2 and M3 and
their trailers in categories O3 and O4) registered in another State
and circulating temporarily in Malta as part of an international
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journey or on cabotage operations shall comply with the limit
values established in the First Schedule.
Conformity with 
Second Schedule 
requirements.
12. Passenger transport vehicles (categories M2 and M3 and
their trailers in categories O3 and O4) registered in Malta which are
used exclusively in Malta shall comply with the limits established
for weights and dimensions in the Second Schedule.
Temporary 
exceptions.
13. The Commissioner of Police in consultation with the
Authority may allow vehicles or vehicle combinations
incorporating new technologies or new concepts which cannot
comply with one or more requirements of these regulations to carry
out certain local transport operations for a trial period.
Proof of 
compliance.
14. (1) Goods and passenger transport vehicles in the
categories referred to in this Part complying with these regulations
shall carry one of the following proofs:
( a ) a combination of the following two plates:
S.L. 427.31
(i) the ''manufacturer’s plate'' established and
attached in accordance with the Motor Vehicles
(EC Type Approval) Regulations,
(ii) the plate relating to dimensions, in accordance
with the Third Schedule, established and
attached in accordance with those same
regulations; or
S.L. 427.31
( b ) a single plate established and attached in accordance
with Motor Vehicles (EC Type Approval) Regulations
and containing the information on the two plates
referred to in paragraph ( a ); or
( c ) a single document issued by the competent authority of
the Agreement State in which the vehicle is registered
or put into circulation. Such document shall bear the
same headings and information as the plates referred
to in paragraph ( a ). It shall be kept in a place easily
accessible to inspection and shall be adequately
protected.
(2) If the characteristics of a vehicle registered in Malta no
longer correspond to those indicated on the proof of compliance
stipulated in subregulation (1), the Authority shall take the
necessary steps to ensure that the proof of compliance is altered.
(3) The plates and documents referred to in subregulation (1)
shall be recognised by the Authority as the proof of vehicle
compliance provided for in these regulations.
Prohibitive road 
signs to prevail.
S.L. 65.05
15. The dimension and weight limits established in this Part of
these regulations applicable to vehicles for circulation on the public
highway shall apply without prejudice to any prohibitive road signs
placed in order to safeguard certain road infrastructures, that are
not suitable for long and heavy vehicles, from damage in
accordance with Traffic Signs and Markings Regulations.
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PART III
INSTALLATION AND USE OF SPEED LIMITATION DEVICES
Applicability.* This Part applies to goods vehicles in Category N3 and
passenger transport vehicles in Category M3 that are intended for
use on the road, having at least 4 wheels and a design speed
exceeding 25 kph.
Exceptions.
following:
( a ) motor vehicles used by armed forces, civil defence,
fire and other emergency services and forces
responsible for maintaining public order;
( b ) motor vehicles which by their construction, cannot
drive faster than the limits provided for in regulation
16;
( c ) motor vehicles used for scientific tests on roads; and
( d ) motor vehicles used only for public services in urban
areas.
N3 goods vehicles.
required to be equipped with a fully operational speed limitation
device:
( a ) goods vehicles that are registered in Malta to operate
internationally or registered in an Agreement State and
circulating on the public highway;
( b ) goods vehicles that are newly registered in Malta after
31 December 2002.
Speed limitation 
device.
19.* Goods vehicles in category N3 registered in Malta between
1 January 1988 and 31 December 2002 shall be required to be
equipped with a fully operational speed limitation device as from 1
January 2006.
Maximum speed 
limitation for N3 
vehicles.
20.* The maximum speed limitation for such goods vehicles
shall be set at 86 kph on the speed limitation device.
Maximum speed 
limitation for 
nationally 
operating N3 
dangerous goods 
vehicles.
21.* The maximum speed limitation for vehicles registered and
used exclusively in Malta for the carriage of dangerous goods shall
be set at 86 kph on the speed limitation device.
Category M3 
passenger transport 
vehicles.
22.* The following passenger transport vehicles in Category M3
shall be required to be equipped with a fully operational speed
limitation device:
( a ) passenger transport vehicles that are registered in
Malta to operate internationally or registered in an
Agreement State and circulating on the public
highway;
( b ) passenger transport vehicles that are newly registered
*in force as from 1st May, 2004.
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in Malta after 31 December 2002.
Vehicles registered 
between 1988 and 
2002.
23. * Passenger transport vehicles in Category M3 registered in
Malta between 1 January 1988 and 31 December 2002 shall be
required to be equipped with a fully operational speed limitation
device as from 1 January 2006.
Maximum speed 
limitation for M3 
passenger transport 
vehicles.
24.* The maximum speed limitation for such passenger
transport vehicles shall be set at 100 kph on the speed limitation
device.
Technical 
requirements.
25.* Speed limitation devices must meet any technical
requirements that are laid down in any law or regulation in force in
Malta.
Installation of 
devices.
26.* Speed limitation devices shall be installed by workshops or
bodies approved by the Authority or by the competent authority of
an Agreement State.
PART IV
INSTALLATION AND USE OF RECORDING EQUIPMENT 
(TACHOGRAPHS)
Applicability. 27.* This Part shall apply to motor vehicles that are in category
M3 exceeding 10 tonnes g.v.w. and category N3 and are registered:
( a ) in an Agreement State and are circulating on the public
highway in Malta; or
( b ) in Malta for international operation.
Exemptions. 28.* Motor vehicles performing services listed in the Fourth
Schedule shall be exempt from the application of regulation 30.
Recognition of EC 
Type Approval 
mark on 
equipment.
29.* The Authority shall recognise recording equipment that
bears the EC-Type Approval Mark issued by a competent authority
in an Agreement State in accordance with legislation in force in the
territory of the Agreement State.
Fitting of recording 
equipment.
30.* All motor vehicles referred to in regulation 27 are required
to be fitted with recording equipment, as approved by the Authority
or competent authority of an Agreement State.
Exclusively 
electrical recording 
equipment.
31.* Motor vehicles referred to in regulation 27 that are
registered for the first time after 1 January 1996, shall in so far as
the transmission of signals to the recording equipment with which
they are fitted is exclusively electrical, satisfy the requirements
established by the Authority, when the equipment in question is
replaced.
Advanced 
recording 
equipment.
32.* Motor vehicles referred to in regulation 27, that are put
into service for the first time after 31 December 2002, must be
fitted with new advanced recording equipment.
Approval of fitters 
and workshops.
33.* (1) Recording equipment may only be installed on
vehicles, repaired or removed therefrom by fitters or workshops
approved for that purpose by the Authority.
*in force as from 1st May, 2004.
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(2) The Authority shall, after consultation with the Minister,
lay down procedures and conditions to be adopted by approved
fitters and workshops.
(3) The Authority may withdraw approval from any fitter or
workshop for failure to comply with these procedures and
conditions.
(4) An authorised inspecting officer may enter the premises of
an approved fitter or workshop for the installation, repair and
inspection of recording equipment and inspect any document,
record book or equipment being kept at the premises.
Resale, etc., of 
recording 
equipment.
34. * The Authority shall take any measures necessary to ensure
that the resale or decommissioning of recording equipment cannot
detract, in particular, from the satisfactory application of these
regulations.
Duties of 
undertaking, owner 
and lessee.
35.* The undertaking or the owner or lessee of the vehicle shall:
( a ) ensure that recording equipment is installed, used and
fully functional at all times in vehicles referred to in
regulation 27 in the manner laid down in guidelines to
be provided by the Authority;
( b ) issue a sufficient number of record sheets to drivers of
vehicles fitted with recording equipment, taking into
consideration:
(i) the fact that such sheets are personal in
character, 
(ii) the length of the period of service, and 
(iii) the possible obligation to replace sheets which
are damaged, or have been retained by an
authorised inspecting officer;
( c ) only issue to drivers, sheets of an approved model
suitable for use in the equipment installed in the
vehicle;
( d ) keep the record sheets in good order for at least a year
after their use and shall give copies to the drivers
concerned requesting them. The sheets shall be
produced or handed over at the request of any
authorised inspecting officer;
S.L. 65.19
S.L. 65.20
( e ) arrange for periodic checks or inspections to take place
as described in the Fifth Schedule and in accordance
with the Motor Vehicles (Carriage of Goods by Road)
Regulations and the Motor Vehicles (Carriage of
Passengers by Road) Regulations.
Duties of drivers.
( a ) ensure that recording equipment is installed and fully
functional at all times in vehicles referred to in
regulation 27 in the manner laid down in guidelines to
be provided by the Authority;
*in force as from 1st May, 2004.
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S.L. 65.19
S.L. 65.20
( b ) use the recording equipment in a manner as to fully
comply with the provisions of the Motor Vehicles
(Carriage of Goods by Road) Regulations and the
Motor Vehicles (Carriage of Passengers by Road)
Regulations with respect to driving times, rest periods
and breaks from driving;
( c ) use the record sheets or driver cards every day on
which they are driving, starting from the moment they
take over the vehicle;
( d ) refrain from using dirty or damaged record sheets or
driver cards. The sheets or cards shall be adequately
protected for this purpose;
( e ) attach the damaged sheet to the spare sheet used to
replace it where any sheet bearing recordings becomes
damaged;
( f ) amend the record sheets or driver cards as necessary
should there be more than one driver on board the
vehicle, so that the relevant information is recorded on
the record sheet of the driver who is actually driving;
( g ) return any record sheet which applies to him to his
employer for inspection and retention as soon as
practicable but not later than 21 days after its
completion;
( h ) ensure that the time recorded on the sheet agrees with
the official time in the country of registration of the
vehicle;
( i ) operate the switch mechanisms enabling the following
periods of time to be recorded separately and
distinctly:
(i) under the sign: driving time;
(ii) under the sign: all other periods ofwork;
(iii) under the sign: other periods ofavailability, namely:
- waiting time, i.e. the period during which
drivers need remain at their posts only for
the purpose of answering any calls to start
or resume driving or to carry out other
work,
- time spent beside the driver while the
vehicle is in motion,
- time spent on a bunk while the vehicle is in
motion;
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( j ) not withdraw the record sheet or driver card before the
end of the daily working period unless its withdrawal
is otherwise authorised; and
( k ) use a record sheet to cover a period longer than that for
which it is intended.
Manual recordings.* When, as a result of being away from the vehicle, a driver
is unable to use the equipment fitted to the vehicle, the periods of
time indicated in paragraph ( i )(ii), (iii) and (iv) of the preceding
regulation shall be entered on the sheet, either manually, by
automatic recording or other means, legibly and without dirtying
the sheet.
Record of periods.
regulation 36( i )(ii) and (iii) to be recorded under the sign 
on the record sheets used on vehicles registered in its territory.
Duties of crew 
members.
39.* Each crew member shall enter the following information
on his record sheet:
( a ) on beginning to use the sheet - his surname and first
name;
( b ) the date and place where use of the sheet begins and
the date and place where such use ends;
( c ) the registration number of each vehicle to which he is
assigned, both at the start of the first journey recorded
on the sheet and then, in the event of a change of
vehicle, during use of the sheet;
( d ) the odometer reading:
(i) at the start of the first journey recorded on the
sheet,
(ii) at the end of the last journey recorded on the
sheet,
(iii) in the event of a change of vehicle during a
working day (reading on the vehicle to which he
was assigned and reading on the vehicle to
which he is to be assigned);
( e ) the time of any change of vehicle.
Inspection of 
equipment, record 
sheets, driver cards 
and print-outs.
40.* (1) The recording equipment shall be so designed that it is
possible for an authorised inspecting officer, if necessary after
opening the equipment, to read the recordings relating to the nine
hours preceding the time of the check without permanently
deforming, damaging or soiling the sheet. The equipment shall,
furthermore, be so designed that it is possible, without opening the
case, to verify that recordings are being made.
(iv) under the sign: breaks in work anddaily rest periods.
*in force as from 1st May, 2004.
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(2) Where the driver drives a vehicle fitted with recording
equipment in conformity with requirements to be laid down by the
Authority, he must be able to produce, whenever an inspecting
officer so requests:
( a ) the record sheets for the current week and, in any
event, the sheet for the last day on which he drove
during the previous week,
( b ) the driver card if he holds one, and
( c ) print-outs from the recording equipment relating to the
periods of time laid down in guidelines to be provided
by the Authority if he drove a vehicle fitted with such
recording equipment during the period referred to in
paragraph ( a ).
Checks on 
compliance.
S.L. 65.19
S.L. 65.20
41. * An authorised inspecting officer shall check compliance
with the provisions of the Motor Vehicles (Carriage of Goods by
Road) Regulations and the Motor Vehicles (Carriage of Passengers
by Road) Regulations relating to working hours and break times by
analysis of the record sheets, of the displayed or printed data which
have been recorded by the recording equipment or by the driver
card or, failing this, by analysis of any other supporting document
that justifies non-compliance with a provision, such as those laid
down in regulation 42(4).
Breakdown or 
faulty operation of 
equipment.
42.* (1) In the event of breakdown or faulty operation of the
equipment, the employer shall have it repaired by an approved
fitter or workshop, as soon as circumstances permit.
(2) If the vehicle is unable to return to the employer’s premises
within a period of one week calculated from the day of the
breakdown or of the discovery of defective operation, the repair
shall be carried out  en route .
(3) The Authority may prohibit the use of any vehicle where
such breakdown or faulty operation has not been repaired as
provided in the foregoing subregulations.
(4) While the recording equipment is unserviceable or
malfunctioning, drivers shall mark on the record sheet or sheets, or
on a temporary sheet to be attached to the record sheet or to the
driver card, on which he shall enter data enabling him to be
identified (driver’s card number and, or name and, or driving
licence number), including his signature, all information for the
various periods of time which are no longer recorded or printed out
correctly by the recording equipment.
Provisions Specific to the Use of Driver Cards
Applicability. 43.* The provisions applicable to the use of record sheets shall
mutatis mutandis  apply to the use of driver cards.
Periods of time 
recorded.
44.* Until such time as the new driver cards system is in place,
the drivers shall at the end of their daily work period print out the
information concerning the various periods of time recorded by the
*in force as from 1st May, 2004.
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recording equipment and shall indicate their identification details
on the print-out (name and driving licence number), and sign it.
Driver card is 
unique and 
personalised.
45.* Driver cards shall be:
( a ) issued and personalised by the Authority;
( b ) not be valid for more than five years;
( c ) unique to each driver; and
( d ) non-transferable.
Employer and 
driver to ensure 
printing can be 
done correctly.
46. * Where the vehicle is fitted with recording equipment, the
employer and the driver shall ensure that, taking into consideration
the length of the period of service, printing on request can be
carried out correctly in the event of an inspection.
Duty to ensure 
correct functions.
47.* Where a driver is required to drive a vehicle fitted with
new advanced recording equipment, the employer and drivers shall
ensure:
( a ) the correct functioning and proper use of the recording
equipment and any driver card;
( b ) that data recorded and stored by recording equipment
can be made available for at least 365 days after the
date of their recording and that they can be made
available under conditions that guarantee the security
and accuracy of the data.
Conditions of 
normal residence.
48.* For the purposes of this Part the conditions of normal
residence need not be satisfied by persons carrying out fixed-term
assignments in Malta and residing in Malta for that purpose. In
such a case -
( a ) drivers shall produce proof of their place of normal
residence by any appropriate means, such as their
identity card or any other valid document;
( b ) where the Authority, having issued the driver card, has
reason to doubt the validity of a statement as to normal
residence made in accordance with paragraph ( a ), or
requires to exercise specific controls within its duties,
it may request any additional information or evidence
thereof;
( c ) when issuing a driver card the Authority shall, as far as
possible, ensure that the applicant does not already
hold a valid driver card.
Country symbols.
symbols of the countries in which he begins and ends his daily
work period. This data shall be entered by the driver, either
manually or automatically if the recording equipment is linked to a
satellite tracking system.
Loss or theft of 
driver card.
50.* If the driver card is damaged, malfunctions or is lost or
stolen:
*in force as from 1st May, 2004.
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( a ) the driver shall apply within seven calendar days for
its replacement;
( b ) the Authority shall supply a replacement card within
five working days of receiving a detailed request to
that effect.
Renewal, 
replacement or 
exchange of driver 
card.
51. * (1) Where the Authority is requested to renew, replace or
exchange the driver card of a Maltese national, whose card has
been issued by the Authority of an Agreement State, it shall inform
the foreign Authority which issued the old card of the precise
reasons for its renewal, replacement or exchange.
(2) Where a driver wishes to renew his driver card, he shall
apply to the Authority not later than 15 working days before the
expiry date of the card, and the Authority shall supply a new card
before the expiry date.
(3) The driver card, during its official period of validity, may
be withdrawn or suspended if the Authority finds that:
( a ) the card has been falsified, or
( b ) the driver is using a card of which he is not the holder,
or
( c ) the card held has been obtained on the basis of false
declarations and, or forged documents.
PART V
INSTALLATION AND USE OF TAXIMETERS
Compulsory use of 
taximeters.
52. Taxicars shall be fitted with a taximeter of a pattern
approved from time to time by the Authority and conforming in
every respect with the provisions of this Part.
Alteration to 
approved 
taximeters.
53. If any alteration is made to the pattern of an approved
taximeter, such taximeter shall no longer be considered as being of
a pattern approved by the Authority unless it approves such
alteration.
Patterns and 
alteration of 
taximeter to 
conform to this 
Part.
54. (1) The Authority shall not approve the pattern of any
taximeter or any alteration thereof unless it conforms in every
respect with the provisions of this Part and the pattern or any
alteration thereof is covered by a certificate of examination by the
Authority.
(2) Prior to giving any approval as aforesaid the Authority may
require the production of a specimen of the taximeter together with
a detailed description of its method of operation and drawings of its
mechanism.
Construction and 
attachment of 
taximeters.
55. The taximeter shall be so constructed, attached and
maintained as to comply with the following rules:
( a ) if the taximeter is fitted with a flag or other device
bearing the words FOR HIRE -
*in force as from 1st May, 2004.
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(i) the words FOR HIRE shall be exhibited on each
side of the flag or other device in plain letters at
least 50 mm in height and the flag or other
device shall be capable of being locked in a
position in which the words are horizontal and
legible;
(ii) when the flag or other device is so locked that
the aforesaid words are horizontal and legible no
fare shall be recorded on the face of the
taximeter;
( b ) if the taximeter is not fitted with a flag or other device
bearing the words FOR HIRE -
(i) the taximeter shall be fitted with a key or other
device the turning of which shall bring the
machinery of the taximeter into action and cause
the word HIRED to appear on the face of the
taximeter;
(ii) such key or device shall be capable of being
locked in such a position that the machinery of
the taximeter is not in action and no fare is
recorded on the face of the taximeter;
S.L. 332.01.
( c ) when the machinery of the taximeter is in action there
shall be recorded on the face of the taximeter in
figures clearly legible and free from ambiguity a fare
in accordance with the tariff of fares of vehicles in
Table IV of the Motor Vehicles (Tariff of Fees)
Regulations;
( d ) the taximeter shall be so placed that all letters and
figures on the face thereof may be at all times plainly
visible to any person being conveyed in the taxicar and
for that purpose the letters and figures shall be suitably
illuminated during any period of hiring.
Duties of taxicar 
drivers.
56. (1) The driver of a taxicar shall:
( a ) if the taximeter is fitted with a flag or other device
bearing the words FOR HIRE -
(i) when standing or plying for hire keep such flag
or other device locked in the position in which
the words are horizontal and legible;
(ii) when the taxicar is hired, at the commencement
of the hiring bring the machinery of the
taximeter into action by moving the flag or other
device;
(iii) immediately on the completion of the hiring
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 same.
The driver shall then raise the flag or other
device to the horizontal position with the flag
arm vertical;
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( b ) if the taximeter is not fitted with a flag or other device
bearing the words FOR HIRE -
(i) when standing or plying for hire, exhibit in a
conspicuous position on the vehicle a sign on
which the words FOR HIRE are easily
distinguishable;
(ii) when the taxicar is hired, remove or place in
such a position that the words thereon are not
conveniently legible the sign referred to in
subparagraph (i);
(iii) when standing or plying for hire, keep the meter
locked in the position in which no fare is
recorded on the face of the meter;
(iv) when the taxicar is hired, at the commencement
of the hiring bring the machinery of the
taximeter into action by moving the device fitted
for that purpose so that the word HIRED is
legible on the face of the meter;
(v) immediately on the completion of the hiring,
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 same.
(2) For the purposes of this regulation, the expression ''the
commencement of the hiring'' shall mean the time and, or place
from which the owner or driver is entitled to demand and take the
appropriate fares as may be prescribed from time to time.
Plates. 57. A plate of approved size and pattern showing the minimum
effective circumference of the tyre on the wheels of the vehicle by
which the taximeter may be driven and by which its action and
accuracy may be tested shall be firmly fitted to the taximeter-
gearbox or to the taximeter itself in such a manner as to be
incapable of removal.
Further 
interpretation.
58. In this Part of these regulations the expression ''minimum
effective circumference'' shall mean the distance covered by the
tyre in one complete revolution when a taxicar with a full
complement of passengers is pushed forward in a straight line.
Fitting and repair 
of taximeters.
59. Taximeters shall be fitted or repaired only by persons
authorised in writing by the Authority and must be affixed in such
positions and in such manner as may be approved by the Authority,
so as to be clearly readable by the hirer in the vehicle and by the
driver.
Taximeter to be 
affixed prior to 
road tests.
60. Before a taximeter is used for public service it shall, as
indicated by the Authority, be presented properly affixed to the
taxicar on which it is to be used, in order that road tests may be
made by the examiners of the Authority.
Particular 
taximeter for each 
taxicar.
61. A taximeter or taximeter-gearbox may be fitted only to the
taxicar for which it has been tested and approved as aforesaid.
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Tyre 
circumference.
62. The tyres of the taxicar to which a taximeter is affixed
must have an effective circumference not less than the size marked
on the taximeter-gearbox or on the taximeter itself and must not
exceed this size by more than five percent.
Defective 
taximeter.
63. No taximeter which is in any way defective may be used
upon a taxicar and the vehicle to which it is fitted shall be
immediately withdrawn from service until the taximeter is repaired
or replaced by another taximeter. In both cases the taxicar shall not
be used for public service before the taximeter so repaired, or the
new taximeter is installed.
PART VI
MINIMUM TREAD DEPTH OF TYRES
Minimum tread 
depth of tyres.
64. The minimum tread depth in the main grooves of tyres used
on vehicles in Category M1, N1 and O1 and O2 shall be 1.6 mm
when circulating on the public highway in Malta.
Circulation on 
public highways.
65. No vehicle in Category M1, N1, O1 and O2 shall be
allowed to circulate on the public highway if the tread depth of any
of its tyres is less than the minimum depth stipulated in the
previous regulation.
Exclusions.
application of the previous regulation certain vehicles which are
declared to be of historical value and used infrequently on the
public highway, that were originally equipped with tyres which,
when new, had a tread depth of less than 1.6 mm.
PART VII
INSTALLATION AND USE OF BUS TICKETING MACHINES
Applicability.
bus service shall be fitted with a bus ticketing machine of a pattern
approved by the Authority.
Fitting and repair 
of bus ticketing 
machines.
68. Bus ticketing machines shall be fitted or repaired only by
persons authorised in writing by the Authority and must be affixed
in such positions and in such manner as may be approved by the
Authority, so as to be clearly readable by the driver.
Duties of 
undertaking or 
owner.
69. The owner of the vehicle shall ensure that the bus ticketing
equipment is:
( a ) installed in accordance with guidelines issued by the
Authority;
( b ) fully functional when the bus is being used on the
scheduled bus service;
( c ) used by the driver in the manner laid down in
regulation 70.
Duties of drivers.
responsible to ensure that:
( a ) the bus ticketing machine is switched on and fully
operational at the beginning of each driving period;
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( b ) his personal details have been keyed into the bus
ticketing machine before each driving period;
( c ) the route number has been keyed into the bus ticketing
machine;
( d ) every passenger fare collected is recorded on the ticket
machine and a ticket receipt is issued.
Defective bus 
ticketing machine.
71. No bus ticketing machine which is in any way defective
may be used upon a bus and the vehicle to which it is fitted shall be
withdrawn from service after the relative journey is completed until
the said machine is repaired or replaced. In both cases the bus shall
not be used for public service before the bus ticketing machine so
repaired, or the new machine is installed
Checks on 
compliance.
72. An authorised inspecting officer shall check compliance
with these regulations by analysis of the ticket receipts, printed
data or electronic reading of the recorded data from the bus
ticketing machine.
PART VIII
OFFENCES AND PENALTIES
Offences and fines. 73. (1) No person shall:
( a ) falsify, suppress or destroy data recorded on the record
sheet, stored in the equipment or on print-outs from
the equipment and, in the case of recording equipment,
on a driver card;
( b ) effect any manipulation of the equipment, record sheet
or driver card which may result in data and, or printed
information being falsified, suppressed or destroyed;
( c ) carry any device which could be used to this effect on
the vehicle;
( d ) falsify any record or entry on a record sheet with the
intent to deceive, alter or cause or permit to be altered
any such record or entry;
( e ) tamper with any recording equipment installed in
accordance with these regulations or any guidelines
provided by the Authority unless duly authorised by
the Authority to do so.
(2) The Authority may impose upon any person who commits
the offences referred to in subregulation (1) a fine ( multa ) of fifty
liri.
(3) Any person who in any other way fails to comply with these
regulations shall be liable to a fine ( ammenda ) of fifty liri.
(4) Where the offence or failure to comply with these
regulations results in, or could be the possible cause of an offence
prosecutable by the Court of Magistrates (Malta) or (Gozo) in its
criminal jurisdiction or by the Criminal Court, the fine in question
shall be a civil debt collectable by the Authority upon conclusion of
the criminal proceedings.
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FIRST SCHEDULE
GENERAL MAXIMUM WEIGHTS AND DIMENSIONS AND RELATED 
CHARACTERISTICS OF VEHICLES
(Regulation 8, 9, 10, 11)
1 Maximum authorised dimensions (m)
1.1 Maximum length :
- motor vehicle 12.0 m
- trailer 12.0 m
- articulated vehicle 16.5 m
- road train 18.75 m
- articulated bus 18.0 m
1.2 Maximum width
- all vehicles 2.55 m
- refrigerated vehicles 2.6 m
1.3 Maximum height (any vehicle) 4.0 m
1.4 Removable superstructures and standardized freight
items such as containers are included in the dimensions
specified in points 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.6, 1.7, 1.8 and 4.4
1.5 Any motor vehicle or vehicle combination which is in
motion must be able to turn within a swept circle having
an outer radius of 12.50 m and an inner radius of 5.30 m
1.6 Maximum distance between the axis of the fifth-wheel
king pin and the rear of a semi-trailer 12.0 m
1.7 Maximum distance measured parallel to the longitudinal
axis of the road train from the foremost external point of
the loading area behind the cabin to the rearmost
external point of the trailer of the combination, minus
the distance between the rear of the drawing vehicle and
the front of the trailer 15.65 m
1.8 Maximum distance measured parallel to the longitudinal
axis of the road train from the foremost external point of
the loading area behind the cabin to the rearmost
external point of the trailer of the combination 16.4 m
2 Maximum Authorised vehicle weight (in tonnes)
2.1 Vehicles forming part of a vehicle combination
2.1.1 Two-axle trailer 18.0 tonnes
2.1.2 Three-axle trailer 24.0 tonnes
2.2 Vehicle combinations
2.2.1 Road trains with five or six axles
( a ) two-axle motor vehicle with three-axle trailer 40.0 tonnes
( b ) three-axle motor vehicle with two or three-axle
trailer 40.0 tonnes
2.2.2 Articulated vehicles with five or six axles
( a ) two-axle motor vehicle with three-axle semi-
trailer 40.0 tonnes
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( b ) three-axle motor vehicle with two or three-axle
semi-trailer 40.0 tonnes
( c ) three-axle motor vehicle with two or three-axle
semi-trailer carrying a 40-foot ISO container as a
combined transport operation 44.0 tonnes
2.2.3 Road trains with four axles consisting of a two-axle
motor vehicle and a two-axle trailer 36.0 tonnes
2.2.4 Articulated vehicles with four axles consisting of a two-
axle motor vehicle and a two-axle semi-trailer, if the
distance between the axles of the semi-trailer:
2.2.4.1 - is 1.3m or greater but not more than 1.8m 36.0 tonnes
2.2.4.2 - is greater than 1.8 m 36.0 tonnes 1
2.3 Motor Vehicles
2.3.1 Two-axle motor vehicles 18.0 tonnes
2.3.2 Three-axle motor vehicles 25.0 tonnes 2
2.3.3 Four-axle motor vehicles with two steering axles 32.0 tonnes 3
2.4 Three-axle articulated buses 28.0 tonnes
3 Maximum authorised axle weight (in tonnes)
3.1 Single axles
- single non-driving axle 10.0 tonnes
3.2 Tandem axles of trailers and semi-trailers
The sum of the axle weights per tandem axle must not
exceed, if the distance (d) between the axles is:
3.2.1 Less than 1.0 m 11.0 tonnes
3.2.2 Between 1.0 and less than 1.3 m 16.0 tonnes
3.2.3 Between 1.3 and less than 1.8 m 18.0 tonnes
3.2.4 1.8 m and more 20.0 tonnes
3.3 Tri-axles of trailers and semi-trailers
3.3.1 1.3 m or less 21.0 tonnes
3.3.2 Over 1.3 and up to 1.4 m 24.0 tonnes
3.4 Driving Axle
3.4.1 Driving axle of the vehicles referred to in 2.2.1 and
2.2.2 11.5 tonnes
3.4.2 Driving axle of the vehicles referred to in points 2.2.3,
2.2.4 and 2.4 11.5 tonnes
3.5 Tandem axles of motor vehicles
The sum of the axle weights per tandem axle must not
exceed, if the distance (d) between the axles is:
3.5.1 Less than 1.0 m 11.5 tonnes
3.5.2 Between 1.0 and less than 1.3 m 16.0 tonnes
3.5.3 Between 1.3 and less than 1.8 m 18.0 tonnes
3.5.4 1.8 m or more 19.0 tonnes 4
4  Related characteristics
4.1 All vehicles
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The weight borne by the driving axle or driving axles of
a vehicle or vehicle combination must not be less than
25% of the total laden weight of the vehicle or vehicle
combination, when used in intemationa1 traffic
4.2 Road Trains
The distance between the rear axle of a motor vehicle
and the front axle of a trailer must not be less than 3.00
m
4.3 Maximum authorized weight depending on the
wheelbase
The maximum authorized weight in tonnes of a four-
axle motor vehicle may not exceed five times the
distance in metres between the axes of the foremost and
rearmost axles of the vehicle
4.4 Semi-trailers
The distance measured horizontally between the axis of
the fifth-wheel king pin and any point at the front of the
semi-trailer must not exceed 2.04 m
1 + 2 tonnes when the maximum authorised weight (MAW) of the motor vehicle (18.0 tonnes) and
the MAW of the tandem axle of the semi-trailer (20.0 tonnes) are respected and the driving axle is fitted
with twin tyres and air suspension or suspension recognised as being equivalent within the Agreement
States.
2 26.0 tonnes where the driving axle is fitted with twin tyres and air suspension or suspension
recognised as being equivalent within the Agreement States or where each driving axle is fitted with
twin tyres and the maximum weight of each axle does not exceed 9.0 tonnes.
3 where the driving axle is fitted with twin tyres and air suspension or suspension recognised as
being equivalent within the Agreement States or where each driving axle is fitted with twin tyres and the
maximum weight of each axle does not exceed 9.5 tonnes.
4 19.0 tons where the driving axle is fitted with twin tyres and air suspension or suspension
recognised as being equivalent within the Agreement States, or where each driving axle is fitted with
twin tyres and where the maximum weight for each axle does not exceed 9.5 tonnes.
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SECOND SCHEDULE
(Regulation 12)
MAXIMUM WEIGHTS AND DIMENSIONS FOR PASSENGER TRANSPORT 
VEHICLES REGISTERED IN MALTA AND USED EXCLUSIVELY IN MALTA
All the values of weights indicated are valid as circulation standards and thus refer
to loading conditions, and not to production standards.
Maximum length: 12.0 m
Maximum width: 2.55 m
Maximum height: 3.6 m
Maximum weight 15.0 m tonnes where the vehicle has more
than 4 wheels*
All vehicles must be single-deck
* 12.0 tonnes where the vehicle has 4 wheels. In any case the weight transmitted to the road by any two
wheels on an axle shall not exceed 8.0 tonnes
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THIRD SCHEDULE
(Regulation 14)
PLATE RELATING TO DIMENSIONS
I. The plate relating to dimensions, as far as possible affixed next to the plate
referred to in regulation 14, must contain the following data:
1. name of the manufacturer ( 1 );
2.  vehicle identification number ( 2 );
3. length of the motor vehicle, trailer or semi-trailer (L);
4. width of the motor vehicle, trailer or semi-trailer (W);
5. data for the measurement of the length of vehicle combinations:
- the distance ( a ) between the front of the motor vehicle and the
centre of the coupling device (coupling hook or fifth wheel); in
the case of a fifth wheel with several coupling points, the
minimum and maximum values must be given (amin and amax),
- the distance ( b ) between the centre of the coupling device of the
trailer (fifth wheel ring) or of the semi-trailer (kingpin) and the
rear of the trailer or of the semi-trailer; in the case of a device
with several coupling points, the minimum and maximum values
must be given (bmin and bmax).
The length of vehicle combinations is the length of the motor vehicle and trailer or
semi-trailer placed in a straight line behind each other.
II. The values given on the proof of compliance shall reproduce exactly the
measurements carried out directly on the vehicle.
( 1 ) This information need not be repeated where the vehicle carries a single plate containing data
on both weights and dimensions.
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FOURTH SCHEDULE
(Regulation 28)
VEHICLES EXEMPTED FROM THE REQUIREMENT OF INSTALLING 
RECORDING EQUIPMENT
1. Vehicles with a maximum authorised speed not exceeding 30 kph.
2. Vehicles used by or under the control of the armed services, civil defence,
fire services and forces responsible for maintaining public order.
3. Vehicles used in connection with the sewerage, flood protection, water, gas
and electricity services. Highway maintenance and control, refuse collection and
disposal, telegraph and telephone services, carriage of postal articles, radio and
television broadcasting and detection of radio or television transmitters or receivers.
4. Vehicles used in emergencies or rescue operations.
5. Specialised vehicles used for medical purposes.
6. Vehicles transporting circus and fun-fair equipment.
7. Specialised breakdown vehicles.
8. Vehicles undergoing road tests for technical development, repair of
maintenance purposes, and new or rebuilt vehicles which have not yet been put into
service.
9. Vehicles used for non-commercial carriage of goods for personal use.
10. Vehicles used for milk collection from farms and the return to farms of milk
containers or milk products intended for animal feed.
11. Vehicles used for regular international passenger services whose route
across the border does not exceed 100 km as the crow flies.
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FIFTH SCHEDULE
(Regulation 35)
PROCEDURES FOR CHECKING AND INSPECTING RECORDING EQUIPMENT
The Authority shall nominate the bodies which shall carry out the checks and
inspections.
1. Certification of new or repaired instruments: Every individual device,
whether new or repaired, shall be certified in respect of its correct operation and the
accuracy of its readings and recordings, within the limits laid down by the Authority,
by means of sealing in accordance with requirements to be laid down by the
Authority.
2. The Authority may stipulate an initial verification, consisting of a check on
and confirmation of the conformity of a new or repaired device with the type-
approved model or may delegate the power to certify to the manufacturers or to its
authorised agents.
3. When being fitted to a vehicle, the equipment and the whole installation
must comply with the provisions relating to maximum tolerances laid down by the
Authority.
The inspection tests shall be carried out by the approved fitter or workshop
on his or its responsibility.
4. ( a ) Periodic inspections of the equipment fitted to vehicles shall take place
at least every two years and may be carried out in conjunction with roadworthiness
tests of vehicles.
These inspections shall include the following checks:
- that the equipment is working correctly including the downloading of
data to and from the workshop card,
- that the equipment carries the type approval mark,
- that the installation plaque is affixed,
- that the seals on the equipment and on the other parts of the installation
are intact,
- the actual circumference of the tyres.
( b ) An inspection to ensure compliance with any law or regulation in force
in Malta relating to the maximum tolerances in use shall be carried out at least once
every six years, although the Authority may stipulate a shorter interval or such
inspection in respect of vehicles registered in its territory. Such inspections must
include replacement of the installation plaque.
5. The measurement of errors on installation and during use s hall be carried
out under the following conditions, which are to be regarded as constituting standard
test conditions:
-  vehicle unladen, in normal running order
- tyre pressures in accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions,
- tyre wear within the limits allowed by law,
- movement of the vehicle: the vehicle must proceed, driven by its own
engine, in a straight line and on a level surface, at a speed of 50 ± 5 km/
h; provided that it is of comparable accuracy, the test may also be
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carried out on an appropriate test bench.
