S.L. 499.54 Art. 4Prohibition of vehicle access and exemptions.

(1) Vehicles shall be prohibited from proceeding or waiting in the said zones and scheduled in the First Schedule:

Provided that the following vehicles shall be exempt from the prohibition:

(a) vehicles up to a maximum of 7.5 tonnes being used to render a service to the business community and residents;

(b) vehicles registered in the name of a resident or the {wann; owner of a garage facing onto Misra] San

(c) electric mini cabs as defined in the Taxi Services

Regulations;

(d) self-balancing vehicles as defined in the Low-Powered

Vehicles and Pedal Cycles Regulations, at a maximum speed of six km/h;

(e) vehicles used in connection with the emergency services and security; and

(f) vehicles used within the zones with the permission of the Commissioner of Police for ceremonial purposes.

(2) The Local Council with the approval of the Authority for Transport in Malta may give temporary exemption to vehicles in connection with construction or maintenance works or with special events and also exemptions to vehicles permitted for reasons of security.

(3) Bollards shall be placed at each end of each street within such zones to block the entry of prohibited vehicles into the zones.

(4) Bollards may be of the electronic automatic type.