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Malta Transport Authority Act (Cap. 332) Traffic Regulation Ordinance (Cap. 65) Motor Vehicles (Tariff Of Fares) (Amendment) Regulations, 2006 (L.N.46 Of 2006 )

MALTA TRANSPORT AUTHORITY ACT (CAP. 332)
TRAFFIC REGULATION ORDINANCE (CAP. 65)
Motor Vehicles (Tariff of Fares) (Amendment) Regulations, 2006
IN exercise of the powers conferred by article 32 of the Malta Transport Authority Act and article 54 of the Traffic Regulation Ordinance, the Minister for Urban Development and Roads has, after consultation with the Malta Transport Authority, made the following regulations>
1. The title of these regulations is the Motor Vehicles (Tariff of Fares) (Amendment) Regulations, 2006, and they shall be read and construed as one with the Motor Vehicles (Tariff of Fares) Regulations,
1982, hereinafter referred to as “the principal regulations”.
2. In Table I of the Second Schedule to the principal regulations –
(a) for paragraph A there shall be substituted the following> “A. Initial Fare ……………………… Lm1.50
For the first eight kilometres ………….. Lm0.60 per km
Over eight kilometres to 20
kilometres ……………………………Lm0.50 per km
Over 20 kilometres ……………………. Lm0.40 per km
Provided that on the 25th December and on the 1st January of each year there shall be a flat additional charge of Lm2.00 for every trip.”<
(b) for paragraph B there shall be substituted the following> “B. Waiting charge for each hour or
part thereof ………………………. Lm2.00
No additional charge or extra payment shall be demanded.”< and
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L.N. 14 of 1982

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Amends the Second Schedule to the principal regulations.

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(c) for paragraph E there shall be substituted the following> “E. (1) Whoever needs the service of a taxi car for a
trip or a tour leaving the Malta International Airport shall do so through an apposite fare paying booth housed at the Malta International Airport itself, which shall be operated by a fare paying booth attendant appointed or approved by the Authority. Payment for such a trip or tour shall be made at the said booth. The fare paying booth attendant shall give a receipt with a counter part to every person who pays for a trip or a tour. One part of the receipt is to be kept by the passenger whereas the counterpart is to be given to the taxi driver before the trip or tour commences. The taxi driver shall only provide the requested service upon presentation of the counter part of the receipt by the person or persons requesting the service. A tax driver shall not provide a service to a person who is not in possession of the said counter part of the receipt.
(2) Tourists who opt to take a taxi tour from the Malta Cruiseliner Terminal or who need to use the service of a taxicar for a trip leaving the Malta Cruiseliner Terminal, shall do so from a fare paying booth set up for this purpose at the said Cruiseliner Terminal, which shall be operated by a fare paying booth attendant appointed or approved by the Authority. Payment for such a trip or tour shall be made at the said booth. The fare paying booth attendant shall give a receipt with a counter part to every person who pays for a trip or tour. One part of the receipt is to be kept by the passenger whereas the counterpart is to be given to the taxi driver before the trip or tour commences. The taxi driver shall only provide the requested service upon the presentation of the counter part of the receipt by the person or persons requesting the service. A tax driver shall not provide a service to a person who is not in possession of the said counter part of the receipt. For the purpose of this proviso the word “tourist” means passengers arriving in and departing from Malta by the same vessel and on the same voyage.”.

Ippubblikat mid-Dipartiment ta’ l-Informazzjoni (doi.gov.mt) — Valletta — Published by the Department of Information (doi.gov.mt) — Valletta

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