S.L. 65.21 Art. 14Proof of compliance.

(1) Motor vehicles in categories M2 and M3 and their trailers in category 0 and motor vehicles in categories N2 and N3

and their trailers in categories 03 and 04 shall carry one of the following proofs:

(a) a combination of the following two plates:

(i) the ''manufacturer’s plate'' established and attached in accordance with the Motor Vehicles (EC Type Approval) Regulations,

(ii) the plate relating to dimensions, in accordance with the Second Schedule, established and attached in accordance with those same regulations; or

(b) a single plate established and attached in accordance with Motor Vehicles (EC Type Approval) Regulations and containing the information on the two plates referred to in paragraph (a); or

(c) a single document issued by the competent authority of the Member State in which the vehicle is registered or put into circulation. Such document shall bear the same headings and information as the plates referred to in paragraph (a). It shall be kept in a place easily accessible to inspection and shall be adequately protected.

(2) The additional weight required by alternatively fuelled or zero-emission vehicles shall be defined on the basis of the documentation provided by the manufacturer when the vehicle in question is approved. The additional weight shall be indicated in the official proof required in accordance with sub-regulation (1).

(3) If the characteristics of a vehicle registered in Malta no longer correspond to those indicated on the proof of compliance stipulated in sub-regulation (1), the Authority shall take the necessary steps to ensure that the proof of compliance is altered.

(4) The plates and documents referred to in sub-regulation (1) shall be recognised by the Authority as the proof of vehicle compliance provided for in these regulations.

(5) Vehicles carrying proof of compliance may be subject:

(a) as regards common standards on weights, to random checks;

(b) as regards common standards on dimensions, only to checks where there is a suspicion of non-compliance with these regulations.

(6) The middle column of the proof of compliance relating to weights shall contain, where appropriate, the Community weight standards applicable to the vehicle in question. As regards vehicles referred to in point 2.2.2 (c) of the First Schedule, the entry '44 tonnes` shall be included in brackets under the maximum authorized weight of the vehicle combination.

(7) The Authority may decide, in respect of any vehicle registered or put into circulation, that the maximum weights authorized by national legislation shall be indicated in the proof of compliance in the left-hand column and the technically permissible weights in the right-hand column.