S.L. 368.2 ст. 30Registration mark for each vehicle.

(1) On being registered, a motor vehicle shall be allotted by the Authority a registration mark and a licence disc, provided that if the licence of that vehicle is not renewed by the date fixed for the yearly renewal, the Authority may order the cancellation of such registration mark and its allocation to any other motor vehicle.

(2) The registration mark may take any of the special numeric, special alphabetical or special alphanumeric formats specified in the First Schedule and can be composed of up to a maximum of nine characters.

(3) Registration marks in the Alphanumeric Format, the Special Numeric Format and the Special Alphabetical Format shall be made available to the public in such manner as the Authority may from time to time establish by means of a notice in the Gazette.

(4) (a) Random Standard Alphanumeric Format registration marks shall not be transferred independently from the vehicle to which they are allocated.

(b) Personalised Standard Alphanumeric Format registration marks shall be transferable independently from the vehicle to which they are allocated.

(c) A transfer of registration marks other than those mentioned in paragraphs (a) and (b), may be effected independently of the transfer of the relative vehicle upon the fulfilment of the necessary procedure as may be prescribed by the Authority and the payment of a transfer fee of four hundred and sixty-six euro (€466) payable to the said Authority: Provided that any transfer causa mortis as well as any transfer in favour of spouses, ascendants and inter vivos direct collaterals shall be exempt from the payment of the four hundred and sixty-six euro (€466) referred to in this paragraph: Provided further that any transfer by a company in favour of a physical person who is a director or majority shareholder of the said company, or vice versa, shall be exempt from the payment of the four hundred and sixty-six euro (€466) referred to in this paragraph.

(5) A motor vehicle without a registration mark assigned to it under these regulations shall be deemed an unregistered vehicle: Provided that the Authority may, in its discretion, permit the use of the motor vehicle with an identification mark either in addition to or in lieu of a registration mark. Such identification mark shall not be used on any other motor vehicle other than the one in respect of which its use has been so permitted.