S.L. 65.18 Art. 3Driving licence required.

(1) No person may drive on a road any of the vehicles listed in the First Schedule unless such person is the holder of a valid driving licence or a learner’s permit issued by the Authority or a valid driving licence issued by any other competent authority in another country.

(2) An application for a driving licence by a person who has his normal residence in Malta shall be made to the Authority on the prescribed form.

(3) A person whose normal residence is in Malta shall hold no more than one driving licence issued to him by any Member State.

(4) The Authority shall not issue a driving licence to the holder of a valid driving licence issued by the competent authority in another Member State, unless that person surrenders to the Authority the driving licence issued by that competent authority.

(5) The Authority shall not issue a driving licence to an applicant whose driving licence is restricted, suspended, withdrawn or cancelled in another Member State.

(6) The holder of a valid driving licence issued by the competent authority of another Member State shall, when applying to have his driving licence renewed by the Authority, surrender that driving licence to the Authority, and once the Authority renews his driving licence, the licence being so surrendered shall be returned by the Authority to the issuing competent authority.

(7) The driving licence issued by the Authority shall conform to the model set out in Annex I of the Directive.