S.L. 499.23 Art. 12Eligibility for an operating licence.

A person shall not be eligible for a licence, unless he is an owner of a vessel and is -

(a) eighteen years of age and in the opinion of the

Authority of good character, has good knowledge of the relevant regulations relating to transport and considered competent to provide such service within the internal and territorial waters of Malta; or

(b) a body corporate established under and subject to the Laws of Malta, or a foreign corporate body enjoying legal personality in terms of the law under which it has been established or constituted, and satisfying the Authority that it can and will ensure due observance of all the laws and regulations relating to transport within the internal and territorial waters of Malta.