S.L. 368.2 Art. 26Provisional registration and licensing of motor vehicles.

(1) The Authority shall issue to the owner of a new motor vehicle purchased in Malta for export purposes a provisional registration certificate, registration plate and licence disc if the owner of that motor vehicle is to drive that vehicle out of Malta and to its destination outside Malta: Provided that the amount of licence fee payable in respect of that vehicle shall be at the rate of twelve per cent of the annual licence fee applicable to that vehicle for every month of the licensing period. Such licensing period shall not be less than a month.

(2) The Authority may issue provisional registration plates and licence discs for new motor vehicles to be licensed in the name of diplomatic representations or in the name of members of staff of diplomatic missions in Malta, without the need to register those vehicles in accordance with Part II of these regulations: Provided that such provisional registration plates and licence discs shall only be valid in Malta for a period of one year, which may be renewed annually thereafter. The provisional registration plates and licence discs shall be returned to the Authority prior to the vehicles being exported or taken out of Malta.