S.L. 65.33 Art. 46Operator’s licence.

(1) No person shall operate a vehicle hire service unless duly authorised under these regulations:

Provided that no such authorisation shall be given unless the applicant intends to have registered and licensed for such purpose at least five (5) motor vehicles and such authorisation shall be withdrawn by the Authority if it results, at any given time, that the number of vehicles being operated under the said authorisation is less than five (5) motor vehicles.

(2) The Authority shall issue an operator’s licence to any undertaking that proposes to carry out vehicle hire services and satisfies the conditions of these regulations and other requirements which the Authority may establish.

(3) In order to qualify for an authorisation, an applicant:

(a) shall have an operating centre from where the service shall be administered; and

(b) shall declare that he has sufficient space to garage the vehicles whilst these are not hired or leased.

(4) An operator may have a number of garages and, or off-street parking areas in which to keep the vehicles used for the purposes of the vehicle hire services, and all garages and, or off-street parking areas are to be registered on the operator’s licence which will be issued by the Authority in favour of the operator;

(5) An operator’s licence shall be issued in the name of a natural person authorised to represent the undertaking and may be transferred at a fee stipulated in Part V of the First Schedule, with the approval and written authorisation of the Authority, to any other party that satisfies the criteria established by law for the issuance of such a licence.

(6) Once issued, an operator’s licence shall remain valid unless and until it is revoked, suspended or surrendered, provided that the operator submits, within one (1) month preceding the first anniversary from the issue of the said licence, and every year thereafter, and the applicable fee stipulated in the First Schedule.