S.L. 499.56 Art. 5Operator’s licence.

(1) No person shall carry out passenger transport services for hire or reward unless duly authorised under these regulations.

(2) The Authority shall issue an operator’s licence to any undertaking that proposes to carry out passenger transport services and satisfies the conditions of these regulations and other requirements which the Authority may establish.

(3) An operator’s licence shall be issued in the name of a natural person authorised to represent the undertaking and shall not be transferable.

(4) Once issued, an operator’s licence shall remain valid unless and until it is revoked, suspended or surrendered, provided that the operator submits, within three (3) months preceding the fifth anniversary from the issue of the said licence, and every five (5) years thereafter, a declaration of compliance with the requirements of regulation 6 supported by updated documentation stipulated in regulation 7(1)(c) and (h), the applicable fee stipulated in Part 1 of the Tenth Schedule, a police conduct certificate and a signed declaration by virtue of which he confirms that he still satisfies the condition of good conduct and repute and that since the issuance of the last certificate referred to in regulation 7(1)(a) he has not been found guilty of any criminal offence in violation of the provisions of regulation 9.

(5) The Authority shall issue -

(a) a national operator’s licence to any undertaking with an operating centre in Malta which, in the course of its road passenger transport operations, intends carrying passengers only in Malta:

(b) a Community licence to any undertaking with an operating centre in Malta which, in the course of its road passenger transport operations, intends carrying passengers outside Malta but within the European Union; Provided that a Community licence shall cover passenger transport services within the European Union including Malta.

(6) Sub-regulation (1) shall not apply to cabotage transport operations within the territory of Malta.