S.L. 65.33 Art. 9Good repute and conduct. 

(1) A person shall not be deemed to satisfy the condition of good repute and conduct:

(a) if he has been found guilty of committing any crime contemplated in:

(i) Title I of Part II of Book First of the Criminal Code or articles 198, 199, 203, 203A, 204,204A, 204B, 204C, 205, 211, 212, 217 (in the event that a fire-arm was used for the commission of the offence), 220, 238(a), 248B, 248C, 248D of the Criminal Code;

(ii) articles 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 9 and 10 of the White

Slave Traffic (Suppression) Ordinance;

(iii) articles 40A, 40B, 120A and 120B of the

Medical and Kindred Professions Ordinance;

(iv) articles 4, 5, 6(a), 7, 8(b), 8(c), 8(e), 11, 13(2),

14(3), 15, 15A, 16, 17, 18, 22(1)(b), (c), (d), (e), (f), 22(1C), 22(1D)(a), 22(1E) and 22(3BA)(5) of the Dangerous Drugs Ordinance;

(v) articles 37, 38, 44, 50 and 61 of the Malta

Armed Forces Act;

(b) for such period during which he is serving a sentence of imprisonment of at least one (1) month;

(c) for such period immediately following time spent serving a sentence of imprisonment for a term or terms of at least one (1) month imposed on such person for a crime or crimes connected with violence committed on a person, which period shall be:

(i) of three (3) months for sentences of imprisonment for a term of at least six (6) months and not more than two (2) years;

(ii) equal to one-fourth of the term of imprisonment for which such person was sentenced for sentences for terms of imprisonment of more than two

(2) years:

Provided that where the applicant was less than eighteen (18) years of age at the time of the commission of the offence the period referred to in paragraph (c), shall not be longer than two (2) years.

(d) if he has been found guilty of committing any corresponding offence under any law of a country or territory outside Malta.

(2) For the purposes of determining whether a person is of good repute and conduct in terms of sub-regulation (1), the term "sentence" shall not include:

(a) a probation order issued in terms of article 7 of the

Probation Act or article 5 of the Probation of Offenders Act and which has been complied with by the probationer or an absolute or conditional discharge issued under article 22 of the Probation Act or article 9 of the Probation of Offenders Act which has been complied with; or

(b) a sentence for the commission of an offence for which the offender has been pardoned by the President of Malta in terms of article 93(1) of the Constitution of Malta:

Provided that this paragraph shall only apply from the date on which the President of Malta has granted such VEHICLE HIRE SERVICES

pardon; or

(c) a sentence which is, at the moment of application, under appeal; or

(d) a sentence for the commission of an offence of possession for exclusive personal use mentioned in sub-paragraphs (iii) and (iv) of sub-regulation (1)(a), which sentence was delivered at least three (3) years before the date of application for an operator’s licence where the applicant has rehabilitated himself by means of a rehabilitation program and the applicant shall have no other sentence in these three (3) years.