ARREARS OF MOTOR VEHICLE LICENCE FEES (REGULARISATION) [ S.L.65.24 1 SUBSIDIARY LEGISLATION 65.24 ARREARS OF MOTOR VEHICLE LICENCE FEES (REGULARISATION) REGULATIONS 20th January, 2012 LEGAL NOTICE 22 of 2012, as amended by Legal Notices 85 of 2013, 24 of 2014, 177 of 2015, 136 of 2018, 425 of 2020 and 261 of
- The title of these regulations is the Arrears of Motor Vehicle Licence Fees (Regularisation) Regulations.
- In these regulations, unless the context otherwise requires - ''the Authority'' means the Authority for Transport in Malta established under the Authority for Transport in Malta Act; Title. Interpretation. Amended by: L.N. 177 of
- Cap.
- ''circulation licence fee'' means the fee paid on the licensing of a motor vehicle and annually thereafter; "motor vehicle" means any mechanically self-propelled vehicle intended for use on the road, other than a vehicle running on rails; ''the Ordinance'' means the Traffic Regulation Ordinance; ''vehicle licence'' means the circulation licence issued by the Authority in terms of regulation 14 of the Registration and Licensing of Motor Vehicles Regulations.
- Whosoever on the date of the coming into force of these regulations has incurred liability under article 57 of the Ordinance or under regulations 13 and 14 of the Registration and Licensing of Motor Vehicles Regulations, may be granted an immunity from criminal liability and a full or partial exemption from the payment of arrears in circulation licence fees due to the Authority upon the fulfilment of the terms and conditions set out by these regulations: Cap.
- S.L. 368.02 Immunity from criminal liability and exemption from payment. Amended by: L.N. 177 of
- S.L. 368.02 Provided that in terms of article 56 of the Ordinance, the Authority shall be exempt from collecting such fines.
- During the period from when these regulations come into f o r c e u n t i l t h e 3 1 st O c t o b e r 2 0 2 7 , h e r e i n a f t e r c a l l e d t h e regularisation period, any person to whom regulation 3 applies, shall submit the applicable form to the Authority in order to regularise his position in accordance with these regulations. Written notice of default to the Authority. Amended by: L.N. 85 of 2013; L.N. 24 of 2014; L.N. 177 of 2015; L.N. 136 of 2018; L.N. 425 of 2020; L.N. 261 of
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(1)The form shall be presented at the Authority’s Driver and Vehicle Licensing Unit together with - Processing fee. Substituted by: L.N. 85 of
- Amended by: L.N. 24 of 2014; L.N. 177 of 2015; L.N. 261 of
- (a) the payment of a processing fee of one hundred and twenty-five euro (€125): Provided that where a person to whom regulation 3 applies is residing in a home for the elderly or is being kept in a hospital for mental care, a medical certificate from a professional or professionals to certify the physical and mental ability of such person shall be presented to the Authority so that the vehicle is scrapped and the processing fee is waived: 2 [ S.L.65.24 ARREARS OF MOTOR VEHICLE LICENCE FEES (REGULARISATION) Provided further that the processing fee shall also be waived where the vehicle is registered in the name of a company which has been struck off the registry or is in the process of dissolution and, in general, in all those circumstances in which there is a legitimate reason for the processing fee to be so waived: Provided further that any vehicle owner for which the road licence has not been paid for eight
(8)years or more shall be deemed to be temporarily de-registered with the Authority, and in order for such a vehicle to be either officially scrapped, garaged or licensed, all annual circulation licences fees, administration fees, contraventions and CVA fees due shall be paid to the AutAmends regulation 8 of the principal regulations. Cap. 291. Provided further that where a person having arrears of motor vehicle licences which are prior to eight years from the date from when such person regularises his position, the processing fee to be paid shall be twenty euro (€20); and (b) where the vehicle has not been scrapped or garaged or is not being scrapped or garaged, the payment of any amount in outstanding fines (multa or ammenda) awarded by a court of criminal jurisdiction or penalties awarded by a Commissioner of Justice in terms of the Commissioners for Justice Act in connection with any offence committed in respect of the said vehicle.
(2)Any form which is not accompanied by the payment of the processing fee, and where applicable, by the payment of the amount in outstanding fines and, or penalties shall not constitute a valid request in terms of regulation 4.
(3)Sub-regulation
(1)(a) shall not apply to the heirs of a deceased person, being the registered owner of a motor vehicle, to whom regulation 3 applies if a death certificate of the deceased person, testamentary searches of the deceased person and a court decree of renunciation from such inheritance are presented to the Authority. Scrapped vehicles. S.L. 368.02 6.
(1)A form in respect of a licence pertaining to a vehicle which has been scrapped without the necessary formalities outlined in regulation 10 of the Registration and Licensing of Motor Vehicles Regulations, shall be accompanied by a sworn statement to that effect.
(2)A person who submits a valid form under this regulation shall - S.L. 368.02 Cap. 368. S.L. 368.02 (
- a)benefit from a total exemption from criminal liability and from the payment of arrears due by him in relation to the licence of the said vehicle under the Ordinance and under the Registration and Licensing of Motor Vehicles Regulations, and (
- b)be exempt from the payment of any outstanding administrative fines which are due in terms of article 21
(5)of the Motor Vehicles Registration and ARREARS OF MOTOR VEHICLE LICENCE FEES (REGULARISATION) [ S.L.65.24 3 Licensing Act and regulation 14
(2)of the Registration and Licensing of Motor Vehicles Regulations. 7. Any person who submits a form in respect of a licence pertaining to a vehicle which such person intends to scrap in accordance with the provisions of Part VIII of the Registration and Licensing of Motor Vehicles Regulations shall - Vehicles which are to be scrapped. Amended by: L.N. 177 of 2015 S.L. 368.02 (
- a)benefit from a full exemption from the payment of all arrears in circulation licence fees due in respect of the said vehicle, (
- b)be exempt from criminal liability if and when he fulfils the requirements set out in regulation 10 of the Registration and Licensing of Motor Vehicles Regulations, and (
- c)be exempt from the payment of any outstanding administrative fines which are due in terms of article 21
(5)of the Motor Vehicles Registration and Licensing Act and regulation 14
(2)of the Registration and Licensing of Motor Vehicles Regulations. S.L. 368.02 Cap. 368. S.L. 368.02
(2)The form mentioned in sub-regulation
(1)shall be accompanied by a sworn statement confirming that the vehicle was not used on the road: Provided that if the vehicle has been transferred on another person without such transfer having been registered with the Authority, the form mentioned in sub-regulation
(1)shall be accompanied by a declaration confirming that the registered owner does not know where such vehicle is. 8.
(1)Any person who submits a form in respect of a circulation licence pertaining to a vehicle which is no longer used on the road but which has not been garaged in accordance with the provisos to regulation 14
(3)of the Registration and Licensing of Motor Vehicles Regulations shall (
- a)benefit from a reduction of fifty per cent (50%) of all the arrears in licence fees due in respect of the said vehicle, and (
- b)be exempt from all administration fines in terms of the provisions of regulation 6
(2)(b) and from all criminal liability if and when such person fulfils the requirements set out in the said provisos and pays the reduced amount of arrears due by such person: Provided that when such a person fulfils the requirements of this regulation and makes a request in writing to the Authority to renew the licence of that vehicle, that licence shall only come into force six
(6)months from the date in which the Authority had received the request for renewal.
(2)The form mentioned in sub-regulation
(1)shall be accompanied by a sworn statement confirming that the vehicle was not used on the road. Garaged vehicles. Amended by: L.N. 261 of 2025 S.L. 368.02 4 [ S.L.65.24 Outstanding fines and fees to be paid. S.L. 65.31 Vehicles which will neither be scrapped nor garaged. S.L. 368.02 Failure to settle outstanding arrears. Added by: L.N. 177 of
- Cap.
- ARREARS OF MOTOR VEHICLE LICENCE FEES (REGULARISATION)
- An applicant for an exemption or partial exemption under regulations 6, 7 and 8 who still has to pay any outstanding fines awarded by a court of criminal jurisdiction or penalties awarded by a Commissioner of Justice or any outstanding access fees in terms of the Vehicle Access Zones (Control) Regulations shall also have to settle all the circulation licence fees due up to the date on which he had committed the most recent offence for which a fine was awarded by the court or the Commissioner of Justice or on which he last accessed a charging zone.
- Any person who submits a form in respect of a licence pertaining to a vehicle which such person does not intend to garage i n ac c o r d a n c e w it h t he p ro v i s o s t o r e g u la t i on 1 4
(3)o f t he Registration and Licensing of Motor Vehicles Regulations shall be exempt from all administration fines in terms of the provisions of regulation 6
(2)(b) and from all criminal liability. 11. Where a person fails to settle any outstanding licence arrears on any one vehicle registered in his name, the Authority shall not register, in his name, any other vehicle, whether new or used, until such time that he continues to fail to settle the said outstanding arrears: Provided that the provisions of this regulation shall not apply in respect of companies, partnerships and cooperative societies as defined in the Companies Act.