S.L. 499.23 Art. 34Establishment of routes.

The Authority may from time to time, for the better organisation of the maritime transport service, do all or any of the following:

(a) establish routes for the conveyance of passengers or cargo from one part of Malta to another, or from one island to another;

(b) group together two or more routes or all the routes;

(c) determine which vessel shall operate on any such route;

(d) allot the service on any such route to any licensee;

(e) vary, cancel or revoke any such route or any grouping of routes or any allotment of service thereon, and may do so upon such conditions as the Authority may direct;

(f) in making any allotment of service under this regulation the Authority may make such allotment to the exclusion of any other licensee;

(g) determine a schedule of service and the fares or charges for such routes;

(h) establish conditions on the licensee for operating a route;

(i) amend or cancel allotted routes previously established; and

(j) investigate complaints by users of commercial vessels.