S.L. 499.56 · Passenger Transport Services Regulations (S.L. 499.56)
S.L. 499.56 Art. 86Nature of authorisation.
PART XIV
(1) Authorisations shall be issued in the name of the carrier for a period of validity of five years and shall conform to the model in the Fifth Schedule.
(2) Authorisations shall entitle the holder(s) to operate international regular services in the territories of all Member States over which the routes of the international regular service pass as well as in Malta.
(3) (a) An operator who has received an authorisation may, with the consent of the Authority, operate the international passenger transport service, so authorised, through a sub-contractor. In this case, the name of the latter undertaking and its role as sub-contractor shall be indicated in the authorisation.
(b) The sub-contractor mentioned in paragraph (a) must fulfil the conditions laid down in regulation 79(1).
(c) In the case of carriers associated for the purpose of operating a regular service, the authorisation shall be issued in the names of all the carriers.
(4) A carrier operating an international regular service may use additional passenger transport vehicles to deal with temporary and exceptional situations. In this case, the carrier must ensure that the following documents are carried on such additional passenger transport vehicles:
(a) a copy of the authorisation of the regular service;
(b) a copy of the contract between the carrier operating the international regular service and the undertaking providing the additional passenger transport vehicles or an equivalent document;
(c) a certified true copy of the Community licence issued to the carrier operating the international regular service.