Passenger Transport Services Regulations (S.L. 499.56)

Inhalt

1. Art. 1 Title.
2. PART I
3. Art. 2 Interpretation.
4. Art. 3 Present regulations to prevail.
5. Art. 4 Professional Secrecy Act. Cap. 377.
6. PART II
7. Art. 5 Operator’s licence.
8. Art. 6 Requirements for an operator’s licence. Cap. 386.
9. Art. 7 Application for an operator’s licence.
10. Art. 8 Decision on the granting of a licence.
11. Art. 9 Good repute.
12. Art. 10 Appropriate financial standing.
13. Art. 11 Professional competence.
14. Art. 12 Operating centre.
15. Art. 13 Variation of number of vehicles on operator’s licence.
16. Art. 14 Checks on compliance.
17. Art. 15 Entryandsearchof operating centre.
18. Art. 16 Death or physical or legal incapacity.
19. PART III
20. Art. 17 Driver’s permit.
21. Art. 18 Conditions for obtainingadriver’s permit. S.L. 65.18 S.L. 65.18
22. Art. 19 Good repute and conduct.
23. Art. 20 Application for a driver’s permit.
24. Art. 21 Processing of application for a driver’s permit.
25. Art. 22 Validity and evidence of permit.
26. Art. 23 Suspension or revocation of permit.
27. PART IV
28. Art. 24 Road passenger transport register.
29. Art. 25 Employment of drivers.
30. PART V
31. Art. 26 Applicability.
32. Art. 27 Only licensed passengertransport vehicles to be used as passenger transport vehicles.
33. Art. 28 Specifications of passengertransport vehicles.
34. Art. 28A Condition for the transfer of a passengertransport vehicle.
35. Art. 29 Open top buses.
36. Art. 29A Trackless trains.
37. Art. 30 Granting of passengertransport vehicle licence.
38. Art. 31 Passengertransport vehicle licence renewal.
39. Art. 32 Sticker indicating information about passengertransport vehicles.
40. Art. 33 Registration mark and plate. S.L. 65.28
41. Art. 34 Identification of driver within the passengertransport vehicle.
42. Art. 35 Advertisements.
43. Art. 36 Safetyofpassenger transport vehicle.
44. Art. 37 Alteration of vehicle.
45. Art. 38 Inspections.
46. PART VI
47. Art. 38A Only motor route buses may be used to carry out public passengertransport services.
48. Art. 38B Motor route bus licence.
49. Art. 38C Registration mark.
50. Art. 38D Safety of passengers.
51. Art. 38E Alterations to motor route bus.
52. Art. 38F Road inspections.
53. PART VII
54. Art. 39 Exclusion for public passenger transport services and motor route buses.
55. Art. 40 Hire of passenger transport vehicle.
56. Art. 41 Accessibility for visually and hearing impaired.
57. Art. 42 Standing and plying for hire prohibited.
58. Art. 43 Use of air- condition.
59. Art. 44 Storage of objects.
60. Art. 45 Lost property.
61. Art. 46 Driver apparel.
62. Art. 47 Prohibition of overloading.
63. Art. 48 Control of passengertransport vehicle.
64. Art. 49 Prudent driving.
65. Art. 50 Use of priority vehicle lane.
66. Art. 51 Use of apparatus while driving a passengertransport vehicle.
67. Art. 52 Speaking while driving.
68. Art. 53 No disturbances while driving.
69. Art. 54 Respect for passengers.
70. Art. 55 Standing or sitting on the step is prohibited.
71. Art. 56 Clean passenger transport vehicle.
72. Art. 57 Inflammable liquids and loaded firearms.
73. Art. 58 Articles having an offensive smell.
74. Art. 59 Replenishing fuel while passengers are on board is prohibited.
75. Art. 60 Smoking.
76. Art. 61 Other equipment.
77. Art. 62 Garaging.
78. Art. 63 Log.
79. Art. 64 School children.
80. Art. 65 Prohibition of carrying standing passengers.
81. Art. 66 Boarding and alighting.
82. Art. 67 Maximum speed limit while carrying passengers.
83. Art. 68 Closed doors whilst in motion.
84. PART VIII
85. Art. 68A Establishment of routes.
86. Art. 68B Provision of public passengertransport services.
87. Art. 68C Motor route buses may only be used to provide public passengertransport services.
88. Art. 68D Applicability of regulations to motor route buses.
89. Art. 68E Dutiesofdriversof motor route buses.
90. Art. 68F Stoppingplacesfor motor route buses.
91. Art. 68G Payment of fare.
92. Art. 68H Charter of Rights.
93. Art. 68I Behaviour of motor route bus passenger.
94. Art. 68J Animals.
95. Art. 68K Surveillance camera.
96. Art. 68L Internal lighting.
97. Art. 68M Bus stops.
98. Art. 68N Powers of authorised inspecting officers.
99. PART IX
100. Art. 68O Trackless train routes.
101. PART X
102. Art. 68P Temporary licence granted to operators of vintage buses.
103. PART XI
104. Art. 68Q Use of Malta heritage buses to operate pre- booked services.
105. PART XII
106. Art. 68R Licences for operators to operate electric trolley vehicles.
107. Art. 68S
108. Art. 68T
109. PART XIII
110. Art. 69 Sightseeing passengertransport routes.
111. PART XIV
112. Art. 70 International carriage.
113. Art. 71 Applicability of AETR.
114. Art. 72 Conditions for drivers engaged in international carriage of passengers by road.
115. Art. 73 Working time and driving period.
116. Art. 74 Breaks.
117. Art. 75 Daily and weekly rest periods.
118. Art. 76 Interruption of daily rest period and departing from regulations.
119. Art. 77 Liability of transport undertakings.
120. Art. 78 Information records and penalties.
121. Art. 78A Exempt vehicles.
122. Art. 79 Community licence.
123. Art. 80 Suspension of Community licence.
124. Art. 81 Right of appeal.
125. Art. 82 Occasional services.
126. Art. 83 Special regular services.
127. Art. 84 Regular services.
128. Art. 85 Authorisation for regular and non- liberalised special regular services.
129. Art. 86 Nature of authorisation.
130. Art. 87 Submission of applications for authorisation.
131. Art. 88 Lapse of authorisation.
132. Art. 89 Obligation of carriers.
133. Art. 90 Journey form.
134. Art. 91 Own account transport operatons.
135. Art. 92 Evidence of compliance to be provided.
136. Art. 93 Market access.
137. Art. 94 Temporary cabotage operations.
138. Art. 95 Authorised services.
139. Art. 96 Cabotage operations subject to Maltese laws.
140. Art. 97 Licence to be carried on board the vehicle.
141. Art. 98 Control documents - journey forms for occasional cabotage operations.
142. Art. 99 Control document.
143. Art. 100 Journey forms.
144. Art. 101 General.
145. Art. 102 Inspections at quayside or roadside.
146. Art. 103 Elements of checks.
147. Art. 103A Comprehensive checks.
148. Art. 104 Checks at the request of the Authority.
149. Art. 104A Concerted checks.
150. Art. 104B Intra-community liaison.
151. Art. 104C Exchange of information.
152. Art. 105 Falsified documents.
153. Art. 106 Clamping of vehicle.
154. PART XV
155. Art. 107 Criminal proceedings and penalties.
156. Art. 108 Penalty points and administrative penalties.
157. Art. 109 Commission of same offence more than once in a six month period.
158. Art. 110 Right of appeal frompenaltypoints and administrative penalties.
159. Art. 111 No criminal action when an administrative penalty is paid.
160. Art. 112 Withdrawal of operator’s licence.
161. Art. 113 Suspension or withdrawal of licence and, or permit.
162. Art. 114 Prohibition to apply for a licence and, or permit.
163. Art. 114A Enforcement. S.L. 499.51.
164. PART XVI
165. Art. 115 Conversion of public service garage licence.
166. Art. 116 Operation of passengertransport vehiclesintermsof regulation 28.
167. Art. 117 Licence in termsof regulation 27.
168. Art. 118 Regulation 31(2) applicable to M2 and M3 vehicles.
169. Art. 119 Vehicles to comply with regulation 34.
170. Art. 120 Exemption from regulation 44. S.L. 65.11
171. Art. 121 Exemption.