S.L. 65.13 Art. 4Clamping and removal of motor vehicles.

(1) It shall be lawful for the Commissioner or the Authority or the Council or the Agency or the Authority to fix wheel clamps to any motor vehicle parked or left unattended in an area specifically indicated as a clamping zone.

(2) It shall also be lawful for the Commissioner or the Authority or the Council or the Agency to remove, store and dispose or to fix wheel clamps to:

(a) any motor vehicle which does not have a valid circulation licence issued by the Authority affixed to its windscreen;

(b) any motor vehicle with a circulation licence which has expired by more than one month to be reckoned from the last day of the month in the calendar year shown or indicated on the circulation licence affixed to the windscreen of that motor vehicle;

(c) any motor vehicle hired or leased from a vehicle hire undertaking licensed in another Member State, which has been brought into Malta and which is not in conformity with the provisions of the Registration and

Licensing of Motor Vehicles Regulations;

(d) any motor vehicle bearing foreign registration plates which is not properly licensed for use on the roads in Malta;

(e) any motor vehicle having Maltese or foreign registration plates, which is not in conformity with all relevant rules and regulations in force in order for such motor vehicle to be used on the roads in Malta; and

(f) any motor vehicle which is on the road in breach of the Motor Vehicles Registration and Licensing Act and any regulations made thereunder:

Provided that in the case of a motor vehicle which has been clamped or removed from the road in accordance with paragraphs

(a) or (b), the said motor vehicle shall not be returned to its owner unless and until the circulation licence of such motor vehicle, together with the administrative fee payable to the Authority, are paid in addition to the fees levied by the Commissioner or the Authority or the Council or the Agency as laid down in regulation 9(a), (b) and (c).