S.L. 499.56 Art. 29Open top buses.

A passenger transport vehicle which is an open top bus may be issued with a passenger transport vehicle licence only if:

(a) it complies with the requirements of regulation 28 with the exception of sub-regulation (1)(f) of the said regulation 28;

(b) it has clear caution notices written at least in English, Maltese, German, Spanish, Italian and French, regarding the compulsory wearing of seatbelts and lap belts and prohibition of passengers standing when the open top bus is in operation, particularly on upper deck, in a place which is clearly visible to passengers;

(c) it has front protection or a windshield that provides frontal passenger protection, and which must be not less than 125cm in height on the open deck;

(d) it has lateral passenger protection which must not be less than 100cm in height on the open deck;

(e) in the case of double deck buses, it has a CCTV or mirror system that driver’s can use to view the upper deck;

(f) in the case of double deck buses, it has an audible warning system for the purpose of communicating information to the persons on the upper deck;

(g) all its seats are equipped with inertia reel three-point seat belts or retractable lap belts;

(h) it has a label affixed in the entrance area near driver’s side indicating the maximum seating capacity on each deck.