S.L. 65.15 Art. 2Interpretation.

In these regulations, unless the context otherwise requires -

" ADR" shall have the same meaning assigned to it in the Motor

Vehicles (Carriage of Goods by Road) Regulations "ambulance" means a category M motor vehicle intended for the transport of sick or injured people and having special equipment for such purpose; "authorisation" means any authorisation in writing by the Authority in terms and for the purposes of these regulations; "Authority" means the Authority for Transport in Malta established under the Authority for Transport in Malta Act; "cargo" means all goods that would normally be placed in or on the part of the vehicle designed to carry a load and that are not permanently fixed to the vehicle, including objects within load carriers such as crates, swap bodies or containers on vehicles; "chauffeur driven vehicle" means a ‘light passenger transport vehicle’ as defined in the Light Passenger Transport Services and Vehicle Hire Services Regulations, and which for the purposes of these regulations is a category M1 vehicle;

"commercial vehicle" means a motor vehicle and its trailer or semi-trailer used primarily for the transport of goods or passengers for commercial purposes, such as transport for hire and reward or own-account transport, or for other professional purposes; "company" shall have the same meaning assigned to it in article 2 of the Companies Act; "concerted roadside inspection" means a technical roadside inspection undertaken jointly by the competent authorities of two or more Member States; "deficiencies" means technical defects and other instances of non-compliance found during a roadworthiness test or during a roadside technical inspection;

"designated roadside inspection facility" means a fixed area for the performance of initial and/or more detailed technical roadside inspections which may also be equipped with permanently installed test equipment; "Directive 2000/30/EC" means Directive 2000/30/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the technical roadside inspection of the roadworthiness of commercial vehicles circulating in the Community, as amended; "Directive 2009/40/EC" means Directive 2009/40/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on roadworthiness tests for motor vehicles and their trailers, as amended;

"Directive 2014/45/EU" means Directive 2014/45/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 3 April 2014 on periodic roadworthiness tests for motor vehicles and their trailers and repealing Directive 2009/40/EC; "Directive 2014/47/EU" means Directive 2014/47/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 3 April 2014 on the technical roadside inspection of the roadworthiness of commercial vehicles circulating in the Union and repealing Directive 2000/30/ EC; "Enforcement Officer" shall have the same meaning assigned to it in the Transport Enforcement Officers Regulations "the European Union" has the same meaning as is given to it in the European Union Act and includes Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein; "first registration" means the date on which a vehicle was first registered whether in Malta or in any other country; "goods vehicle" means any category N1, N2 or N3 vehicle;

"hearse" means a motor vehicle of category M intended for the transport of deceased people and having special equipment for such purpose; "heavy vehicles" means all types of vehicles the maximum permissible mass of which exceeds 3.5 tonnes; "heavy goods vehicle" means a motor vehicle having a maximum permissible mass exceeding 3.5 tonnes, used for the carriage of goods;

"holder of a registration certificate" means the legal or natural person in whose name the vehicle is registered;

"inspecting officer" means an Enforcement Officer authorised by the Authority to carry out initial and/or more detailed technical roadside inspections; "light vehicles" means all types of vehicles the maximum permissible mass of which does not exceed 3.5 tonnes; "light goods vehicle" means a motor vehicle having a maximum permissible mass not exceeding 3.5 tonnes, used for the carriage of goods; "manuals" means those manuals, whether individually or collectively, listed under the prescribed requirements; "maximum permissible mass" means the maximum technically permissible laden mass of a motor vehicle as stated by the manufacturer;

"Member State" means a Member State of the European Union; "mobile inspection unit" means a transportable system of test equipment needed to carry out more detailed technical roadside inspections, staffed by inspecting officers who are competent to carry out more detailed roadside inspections; "moped" means a two-wheel vehicle (category L1e) or a three-wheel vehicle (category L2e) with a maximum design speed of not more than 45 kilometres per hour; "motorcycle" means a two-wheel vehicle without a sidecar (category L3e) or with a sidecar (category L4e), fitted with an engine having a cylinder capacity of more than 50 cm3 if of the internal combustion type and, or having a maximum design speed of more than 45 kilometres per hour; "motor tricycle" means a vehicle with three symmetrically arranged wheels (category L5e) fitted with an engine having a cylinder capacity of more than 50 cm3 if of the internal combustion type and, or having a maximum design speed of more than 45 kilometres per hour; "motor vehicle" means any power-driven vehicle on wheels which is moved by its own means with a maximum design speed exceeding 25km/h;

"normal working day" means -

(a) in relation to an operator or a tester, the times of the week, excluding Sundays and public holidays, during which vehicles will be accepted for testing;

(b) in relation to the VRT Section of the Authority, the times of the week, excluding Sundays and public holidays during which the Authority will deem it necessary to effect inspections, and the times of the week excluding Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays during which the Authority will deem it necessary to carry out any work directly connected with vehicle testing; "operator" means an individual, partnership or company authorised by the Authority in accordance with these regulations to operate a vehicle roadworthiness testing station; "partnership'' includes an association between two or more persons, which is not registered under the Companies Act; "prescribed requirements" means those requirements for the testing of vehicles, which are listed in the First Schedule; "private passenger and light commercial vehicle" shall, for the purposes of these regulations, include private passenger vehicles (not used for hire or reward), vehicles licensed to be hired or leased, taxis, chauffeur driven M1 vehicles, ambulances, caravans, dual purpose vehicles and light goods vehicles; "public road" means a road that is of general public utility and includes all national, arterial, distributor, access and local access roads;

"public service vehicle" means a motor vehicle adapted to carry more than eight passengers and which is used for carrying passengers for hire or reward; "quad bike" means a four-wheeled bike with handlebars whose maximum design speed is more than 45 km per hour; "quadricicyle" means a vehicle with four wheels whose unladen mass is not more than 400 kg (category L7e) (550 kg for vehicles intended for carrying goods), not including the mass of batteries in the case of electric vehicles, and whose maximum net engine power does not exceed 15 kW; "Regulation (EC) No 1071/2009" means Regulation (EC) No 1071/ 2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 October 2009 establishing common rules concerning the conditions to be complied with to pursue the occupation of road transport operator and repealing Council Directive 96/26/EC; "Regulation (EU) No 167/2013" means Regulation (EU) No 167/ 2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 February 2013 on the approval and market surveillance of agricultural and forestry vehicles;

"Regulation (EU) No 168/2013" means Regulation (EU) No 168/ 2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 January 2013 on the approval and market surveillance of two- or three-wheel vehicles and quadricycles; "Regulation (EU) 2018/858" means Regulation (EU) 2018/858 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 May 2018 on the approval and market surveillance of motor vehicles and their trailers, and of systems, components and separate technical units intended for such vehicles, amending Regulations (EC) No 715/2007 and (EC) No 595/2009 and repealing Directive 2007/46/EC;

"serial number" in relation to a vehicle, the chassis of which has not been constructed separately from its superstructure, means the number given to, and for the purpose of identifying, the vehicle by its manufacturer; "station" or "testing station" means the premises in which the Authority has authorised the carrying out of vehicle tests for the purpose of these regulations;

''technical roadside inspection'' means an inspection of a technical nature, not announced by the Authority of certain vehicles circulating on the public highway; "tester" means an individual duly qualified to carry out testing on vehicles for the purposes of these regulations and who is registered with the Authority in accordance with regulation 13(1); "trailer" means any non-self-propelled vehicle on wheels (category O) which is designed and constructed to be towed by a motor vehicle, and it includes a semi-trailer;

"Tribunal" means the Administrative Review Tribunal established under the Administrative Justice Act;

"undertaking" means an undertaking as defined in point 4 of Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 1071/2009;

"vehicle registered in a Member State" means a vehicle which is registered or put into service in a Member State;

"vehicle roadworthiness test" means an inspection in accordance with regulations 18D and 18E, together with the prescribed requirements listed in the First Schedule, designed to ensure that a vehicle is safe to be used on public roads and that it complies with required and mandatory safety and environmental characteristics; "vehicle testing inspector" means any certifying officer or tester appointed under these regulations and engaged with the Authority; "V.R.T " means the vehicle roadworthiness test; "VRT certificate" or "roadworthiness certificate" means a roadworthiness test report issued by a tester, or a vehicle testing inspector, containing the result of the roadworthiness test.