S.L. 368.2 ст. 2Interpretation.

In these regulations, unless the context otherwise requires:

"the Act" means the Motor Vehicles Registration and Licensing

Act;

"accredited vintage vehicle certification body" means the

(FIVA) and, or the Fédération Internationale des Véhicules Anciens

National FIVA Authority (ANF) in the particular country or any other approved equivalent vintage vehicle certification body as shall be designated by the Authority from time to time; "agricultural tractor" means a tractor used primarily for work on land in connection with agriculture; "amateur built motor vehicle" means a vehicle constructed for the personal use of an individual and -

(a) the construction or assembly or substantial part of which was carried out by the individual and, or persons acting on his behalf, and

(b) the individual and, or other persons acting on his behalf during the period of construction or assembly did not have a business in which motor vehicles are normally constructed or assembled. An amateur built vehicle is considered to be a new vehicle if, at least, the following parts of the vehicle are new: the chassis, the engine, the steering mechanism, the axles and the gearbox;

"authorised dealer" means a person who is authorised by the Authority to sell or buy motor vehicles for profit;

"authorised inspecting officer" means a Police officer, a community officer or an officer of the Authority; "authorised treatment facility" means an undertaking or establishment in possession of a valid permit from the Malta Environment and Planning Authority in accordance with the Waste Management (End-of-Life Vehicles) Regulations;

"the Authority" means the Authority for Transport in Malta as established by the Authority for Transport in Malta Act;

"brought into Malta" has the same meaning as assigned to it in article 2 of the Act; "circulation licence fee" means the circulation licence fee paid in terms of the Act; "circulation permit fee" has the same meaning as assigned to it in article 2 of the Act; "certificate of conformity" means a certificate of conformity issued by a manufacturer of a motor vehicle under any provision of the law of a member State transposing Directive 70/156/EEC on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to the type-approval of motor vehicles and their trailers, as amended; "certificate of conformity" means the document issued by the manufacturer which certifies that a produced vehicle conforms to the approved type of vehicle and complies with all regulatory acts that were applicable at the time of its production;

"certificate of destruction" means a certificate issued by an authorised treatment facility in accordance with regulation 6(3) of the Waste Management (End-of-Life Vehicles) Regulations;

"company" has the same meaning as is assigned to it in article 2

of the Companies Act; "co-operative society" means a co-operative society registered or provisionally registered under the Co-operative Societies Act; "CO emissions" shall have the same meaning as assigned to it in 2 article 2 of the Act; "cycle" means, for the purpose of these regulations, a cycle fitted 3 with an engine having a cylinder capacity of more than 50 cm if of the internal combustion type and, or a maximum design speed of more than 45 km/h, and includes motor cycles, motor tricycles and quadricycles; "Directive 1999/37/EC" means Council Directive 1999/37/EC of 29 April 1999 on the registration documents for vehicles as amended by Directive (EU) 2022/362 of the European Parliament and the Council of 24th February 2022, as amended from time to time; "Directive 2006/42/EC" means Directive 2006/42/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 May 2006 on machinery, and amending Directive 95/16/EC; "Directive 2014/45/EU" means Directive 2014/45/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 3 April 2014 on periodic roadworthiness tests for motor vehicles and their trailers and repealing Directive 2009/40/EC; "driver" means any person who drives a motor vehicle even for a short period; "EC declaration of conformity" means the document drawn up by the manufacturer or his authorised representative in accordance with Directive 2006/42/EC; "end-of-life vehicle" shall have the same meaning as assigned to it in Article 2 of Directive 2000/53/EC; "EU individual vehicle approval certificate" means the certificate issued by an approval authority of a Member State in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2018/858, which certifies that a particular vehicle, whether unique or not, satisfies the relevant administrative provisions and technical requirements for EU individual vehicle approval; "the European Union" has the same meaning as is given to it in the European Union Act and includes Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein; "goods carrying motor vehicle" or "goods vehicle" means any N1, or N2 or N3 motor vehicle; "hire" shall include the long-term lease of a vehicle covered by a lease agreement; "hire or reward" means any payment or compensation made for the carrying of passengers or goods, whether such payment or compensation is made directly or indirectly;

"imported into Malta" means the entry into Malta of a motor vehicle from a third country;

"licence" means the circulation licence issued on a motor vehicle to be driven on the road and which is to be renewed annually;

"light passenger transport vehicle" means any M1 motor vehicle licensed to be used for the carriage of persons against payment, other than a taxi; "machinery" shall have the same meaning assigned to it in Directive 2006/42/EC; "maximum authorised mass" means the maximum technically permissible laden mass of a motor vehicle as stated by the manufacturer; "M1 vehicle" means a motor vehicle used for the carriage of passengers and comprising no more than eight seats in addition to the driver’s seat;

"M2 vehicle" means a motor vehicle used for the carriage of passengers, comprising more than eight seats in addition to the driver’s seat, and having a maximum mass not exceeding 5 tonnes; "M3 vehicle" means a motor vehicle used for the carriage of passengers, comprising more than eight seats in addition to the driver’s seat, and having a maximum mass exceeding 5 tonnes; "Member State" means a Member State of the European Union; "the Minister" means the Minister responsible for land transport;

"motor caravan" or "motor home" shall have the same meaning as assigned to it in article 2 of the Act;

"motor cycle" means any two-wheeled vehicle, with or without a sidecar, fitted with an engine having a cylinder capacity of more 3 than 50cm if of the internal combustion type and, or having a maximum design speed of more than 45 km/h; "motor hearse" means any motor vehicle used for the conveyance of corpses; "motor tricycle" means a motor cycle with three symmetrically arranged wheels; "motor vehicle" means any mechanically self-propelled vehicle intended for use on the road, other than a vehicle running on rails, the maximum designed speed of which exceeds 45 kilometers per hour;

"motor vehicle for hire" means a motor vehicle which is registered and licensed to be hired or leased from a vehicle hire services operator, and for the purpose of being driven by such hirer or lessee in accordance with the Light Passenger Transport Services and Vehicle Hire Services Regulations;

"motor vehicle on resale" means a motor vehicle which is transferred to an authorised motor vehicle dealer for resale;

"N1 vehicle" means a motor vehicle used for the carriage of goods and having a maximum mass not exceeding 3.5 tonnes;

"N2 vehicle" means a motor vehicle used for the carriage of goods and having a maximum mass exceeding 3.5 tonnes but not exceeding 12 tonnes; "N3 vehicle" means a motor vehicle used for the carriage of goods and having a maximum mass exceeding 12 tonnes; "national holidays" has the same meaning as assigned to it in article 2 of the Act; "new motor vehicle" means, for the purpose of these regulations, a motor vehicle which has never been registered in any country; "normal residence" has the same meaning as is assigned to it in the Act; "O1, O2, O3 and O4 motor vehicles" have the same meaning assigned to them by the Motor Vehicles (Weights, Dimensions and Equipment) Regulations; "off-road vehicle" means a motor vehicle designed and constructed primarily for use other than on roads; "owner" means the person, whether as an individual or in representation of a company, partnership or cooperative society, in whose name a motor vehicle is registered and licensed;

"partnership" includes an association, not registered under the Companies Act, between two or more persons;

"passenger transport vehicle" means any M2 or M3 motor vehicle used for the carriage of persons against payment;

"public highway" means any national arterial, distributor, access and local access road;

"public holidays" has the same meaning as assigned to it in article 2 of the Act;

"quadricycle" means a vehicle with four wheels whose unladen mass is not more than 400 kg (550 kg for vehicles intended for carrying goods), not including the mass of batteries in the case of electric vehicles, and whose maximum net engine power does not exceed 15 kW; "rebuilt motor vehicle" means a motor vehicle which has been rebuilt using a replacement chassis or integrated chassis or body which is of the same design and construction as that of the original vehicle and which was supplied for the purpose without having been previously used, or previously formed part of a registered vehicle. For registration purposes it shall be considered as a used vehicle;

"reference mass" means the mass of the vehicle in running order less the uniform mass of the driver of 75 kg and increased by a uniform mass of 100 kg; "register" means the record kept electronically by the Authority of data on all the motor vehicles registered and licensed by it; "registered user of a motor vehicle" means a person who, not being the owner of a motor vehicle, makes habitual use of that motor vehicle and is registered as such in terms of regulation 7A; "registered users of motor vehicles register" means the register kept by the Authority of all persons and/or companies who, not being the owners of a motor vehicle, make habitual use of that motor vehicle and are registered as such in terms of regulation 7A; "registration certificate" means the document which certifies that the vehicle is registered; "registration mark" means the registration number assigned to a motor vehicle; "registration plate" means a plate or other device displaying the registration mark of a motor vehicle; "registration tax" means the registration tax paid under the Act;

"Regulation (EU) No 167/2013" means Regulation (EU) No 167/ 2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 February 2013 on the approval and market surveillance of agricultural and forestry vehicles; "Regulation (EU) No 168/2013" means Regulation (EU) No 168/ 2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 January 2013 on the approval and market surveillance of two- or three-wheel vehicles and quadricycles; "Regulation (EU) No 2018/858" means Regulation (EU) No 2018/ 858 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 May 2018 on the approval and market surveillance of motor vehicles and their trailers, and of systems, components and separate technical units intended for such vehicles, amending Regulations (EC) No 715/2007 and (EC) No 595/2009 and repealing Directive 2007/46/EC; "re-use" means an operation by which components of end-of life vehicles are used for the same purpose for which they were conceived;

"Single Vehicle Approval" means the procedure whereby a Malta certifies that a particular vehicle, whether unique or not, satisfies the relevant administrative provisions and technical requirements and "Single Vehicle Approval certificate" means the certificate issued in respect of a single type approved vehicle; "taxi" means a passenger motor vehicle which may carry no more than five passengers in addition to the driver, which is fitted with a taximeter, and which is licensed to stand and ply for hire as a taxi; "third country" shall have the same meaning as assigned to it in article 2 of the Act; "trailer" means any vehicle without mechanical power of its own designed to be drawn by a motor vehicle and intended for the purpose of the carriage of goods;

"treatment" means any activity after the end-of-life vehicle has been handed over to an authorised treatment facility for de-pollution, dismantling, shearing, shredding, recovery or preparation for disposal of the shredder wastes, and any other operation carried out for the recovery and, or disposal of the end-of life vehicle and its components; "used motor vehicle" means a motor vehicle which is not a new motor vehicle; "vehicle hire undertaking" has the same meaning as assigned to it in article 2 of the Act; "vintage vehicle" has the same meaning as assigned to it in article 2 of the Act.

Part II REGISTRATION OF MOTOR VEHICLES