S.L. 368.2 Art. 14Issue of licence.

(1) Upon the receipt by the Authority of an application for a licence as provided for in regulation 13 and after the Authority ensures that the applicant satisfies all other requirements and upon payment by the owner or registered user of the relevant circulation licence fee as provided for in the Fourth Schedule to the Act, the Authority may issue to the owner or registered user of any motor vehicle a licence disc in respect of such vehicle.

(2) The licence disc referred to in the preceding sub-regulation shall bear the identification mark of the vehicle and the expiry date of the licence.

(3) The owner or registered user of any motor vehicle which has been once licensed shall see that, subject to the other provisions of these regulations regarding the suspension, withdrawal or cancellation of licences, such vehicle is always and at all times covered by a licence issued by the Authority: Provided that if the owner or registered user of a motor vehicle, prior to the lapse of the validity of the relative licence, informs in writing the said Authority that the vehicle is not going to be used on the road for a period of time beginning on the date of the said lapse and is going to be garaged in a specified place during the said period of non-use, and provided also that the said owner or registered user will hand over to the said Authority the relative certificate of the motor vehicle and the number plates of the relative motor vehicle, the said owner or registered user shall not be bound to renew the relative licence in respect of the said period of time.

(4) Where the owner of a motor vehicle, licensed by the Authority, fails to renew the applicable licence for that vehicle within three months from the expiry of the said licence, he shall be liable to an administrative fine, payable to the Authority, of ten euro (€10) for each month the applicable licence fee remains unpaid up to a maximum of not more than one hundred euro (€100), notwithstanding any other action which may be taken in terms of the Clamping and Removal of Motor Vehicles and Encumbering

Objects Regulations:

Provided that in the case of a motor vehicle registered in the register established by virtue of regulation 7A , the registered user and not the owner shall be liable for the payment of the administrative fine.

(5) Where a motor vehicle is on the road without having a licence disc, the Commissioner of Police or a Local Council may remove such vehicle from the road as provided for in the Clamping and Removal of Motor Vehicles and Encumbering Objects Regulations.