S.L. 499.56 Art. 29ATrackless trains.

(1) No trackless train shall be issued with a passenger transport vehicle licence unless -

(a) it is registered and licensed in terms of the Motor Vehicles Registration and Licensing Act and any regulations made thereunder;

(b) it has been issued with a certificate by a competent authority of a Member State, or by a body approved by the Authority, authorising such vehicle to be used on the road as a trackless train, and no modification was effected to the trackless train after the issue of the said certificate;

(c) it complies, as a minimum, with the emission limits which in terms of Directive 2005/55/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 28 September 2005 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to the measures to be taken against the emission of gaseous and particulate pollutants from compression-ignition engines for use in vehicles, and the emission of gaseous pollutants from positive-ignition engines fuelled with natural gas or liquefied petroleum gas for use in vehicles, became applicable as from the year 2005;

(d) it fulfils all the relevant specifications and constructional requirements laid down in the Motor Vehicles (Weights, Dimensions and Equipment) Regulations;

(e) it has been issued with a certificate by a certified mechanical engineer, certifying that the trackless train has passed a vehicle roadworthiness test which includes tests on safety of brakes, lights, steering mechanism, the condition of the tyres and exhaust emissions, and is suitable to be driven on the road and safe to carry passengers, which certificate must not have been issued earlier than three months before the submission of an application for a passenger transport vehicle licence in terms of these regulations;

(f) it has a speed limiting device which does not permit the trackless train to be driven at a speed which exceeds 25 km per hour;

(g) it can be accessed, for boarding and alighting, by passengers from the left hand side;

(h) it is designed to allow and facilitate access to persons with disability and, or restricted mobility.

(2) When submitting an application for a passenger transport vehicle licence with respect to a trackless train, the operator shall, in addition to the other requirements under these regulations, submit to the Authority the following information:

(a) the maximum number of carriages with which the trackless train shall be operated and the maximum passenger capacity of each carriage;

(b) the maximum dimensions of the trackless train if it is operated with the maximum number of carriages with which it is to be registered;

(c) the width of the body of the prime mover and of the carriages;

(d) the articulating angle, in degrees, or the turning circle, in metres, for the trackless train when it has the maximum number of carriages with which it is to be licensed;

(e) the trackless train route on which the operator intends to operate the trackless train, if any.

(3) Trackless trains which were licensed for the carriage of passengers for hire or reward in Malta before the entry into force of these regulations shall be automatically issued with a passenger transport vehicle licence under these regulations without the need for the submission of an application or the payment of an application fee.