S.L. 65.18 Art. 7Exchange of driving licences issued by other States.

(1) A driving licence issued by a competent authority in -

(a) another Member State, or

(b) Switzerland, or

(c) a country with which Malta has a mutual recognition of driving licence agreement, may be exchanged for an equivalent Maltese licence.

(2) Countries with which Malta has a mutual recognition of driving licence agreement are those listed in the Fourteenth Schedule.

(3) Where the Authority exchanges a driving licence issued by the competent authority of a third country, such an exchange shall be recorded on the driving licence issued by the Authority and on any subsequent renewal or replacement: Provided that a holder of a driving licence which has been exchanged by another Member State and which bears code 70, shall satisfy the Authority that he possesses the minimum requirements specified in regulation 16 prior to his licence being exchanged for a driving licence issued by the Authority.