S.L. 499.59 Art. 24Registration marks.

(1) Registration marks allotted to vehicles which were already registered and licensed as a taxi on the island of Malta on the date of the coming into force of these regulations shall comprise the Roman Alphabet letters "TAXI" followed by three numbers from "001" to "200" followed by the letter "M".

(2) Registration marks allotted to vehicles which are registered and licensed as a taxi on the island of Gozo on the date of the coming into force of these regulations shall comprise the Roman Alphabet letters "TAXI" followed by three numbers commencing from "001" onwards followed by the letter "G".

(3) Registration marks allotted to vehicles which shall be granted a new taxi licence to be used on the island of Malta after the coming into force of these regulations shall comprise the Roman Alphabet letters "TAXI" followed by three numbers commencing from "201" onwards followed by the letter "M".

(4) Registration marks allotted to electric mini cabs shall comprise the Roman Alphabet letters "CABS" followed by any three numbers as the Authority may decide or as the licence holder may request.

(5) The registration number allotted to each taxi in terms of the preceding sub-regulations shall also be painted on the side of the front doors of the taxi in the format prescribed in Part A1 of the Fourth Schedule in respect of taxis licensed to be used only in the island of Malta, and in the format prescribed in Part A2 of the Fourth Schedule in respect of taxis licensed to be used only in Gozo. The said number shall be painted by the licence holder in black on a white background in respect of taxis licensed to be used only in Malta and in red on a white background in respect of taxis licensed to be used only in Gozo and each character of the number shall be 75 millimetres in height and not more than 60 millimetres in width: Provided that in the case of electric mini cabs which do not have rigid doors, such a number shall be painted wherever the Authority may prescribe.