S.L. 65.33 Art. 57Employment of drivers. 

(1) No operator shall employ as a driver in any light passenger transport vehicles operation any person who is not registered in Part III of the Register.

(2) In the event that a driver ceases to work independently and becomes an employee or is otherwise engaged by a natural person or a business that holds an operator’s licence under these regulations, that operator shall immediately inform the Authority in writing in order that the details of the driver may be updated to reflect their current employment or engagement status with the relevant operator.

(3) Any operator is obliged to inform the Authority immediately in writing if they employ or engage a new driver in order that the Authority may update its Register as soon as possible.

(4) Any operator shall be obliged to inform the Authority immediately in writing if, for any reason, they cease the employment or engagement of an existing driver so that the Authority may update its Register as soon as possible.

(5) Without prejudice to the provisions of Part X, if the

Authority has a reasonable suspicion that an operator is employing a driver in their fleet who is not employed or engaged in accordance with the law, the Authority shall have the right to suspend the operator’s license and order any holder of an authorisation to act as intermediary booking service platform to simultaneously suspend their registration on such platform, until the Authority concludes its investigation with the assistance of the Director General responsible for Employment and

Industrial Relations, as the competent officer granted the powers to regulate issues concerning employment and industrial relations issues in Malta in accordance with the provisions of the Employment and Industrial Relations Act. VEHICLE HIRE SERVICES