S.L. 499.58 Art. 4Application for authorisation.

(1) An application for authorisation to operate a vehicle hire service may be made by:

(a) a physical person;

(b) a partnership;

(c) a cooperative society, or

(d) a company.

(2) Every application shall be made on the prescribed form and shall be signed:

(a) where the application is made under sub-regulation (1)(a), by the individual making the application; and

(b) where the application is made under sub-regulation (1)(b), (c) or (d) by a person duly authorised by the partnership, cooperative or company.

(3) An application to operate a vehicle hire service shall be subject to a fee of twenty euro (€20) and shall include a declaration by the applicant whereby the applicant confirms that every motor vehicle shall be parked in a premises whilst not hired out or leased. The applicant shall provide the address or addresses of the said premises, together with copies of the permits issued by the Malta Environment and Planning Authority and a floor plan of the premises duly signed and certified by an architect and civil engineer (perit) identifying the floor area which will be used for the garaging of vehicles not hired or leased out.

(4) Where an operator already established in Malta applies for any additional authorization, or where an operator established in another Member State applies for authorisation from the Authority, the operator shall not be required to undergo requirements and controls which are equivalent or essentially comparable as regards their purpose to which the applicant is already subject in Malta or another Member State.

(5) Where an applicant is not already established in Malta or in another Member State and proposes to act as an operator in more than one place in Malta in the same application process (Dual Application) or following the first application (Subsequent Application), the applicant shall:

(a) in the case of a Dual Application, not be required to provide the information which is common to both places more than once but shall provide any information which is specific or particular to such additional places; and

(b) in the case of a Subsequent Application, provide only that information which was given in the original application and which is at the date of such subsequent application not valid anymore and provide that information which is specific or particular to such additional places in accordance with paragraph (a):

Provided that the term "applicant" shall not include those applicants which have had their application or applications validly and conclusively refused by the Authority.

(6) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-regulations (4) and (5), the applicant shall still complete any application form as may be required by the Authority.