S.L. 368.1 Art. 6Motor vehicles brought over by a person under an employment contract.

(1) An exemption under article 18(1)(b) of the Act, for a period not exceeding twelve consecutive months, shall be given to an M1 motor vehicle or cycle brought in or imported for private use by a person whose normal residence is outside Malta and who comes to Malta under a work contract of a duration of at least twelve months.

(2) The said exemption shall be granted on application made to the Authority on the prescribed form which shall be presented within thirty days from the vehicle’s arrival in Malta together with -

(a) a copy of the contract of employment,

(b) evidence of the vehicle’s arrival in Malta,

(c) a copy of the vehicle’s registration certificate,

(d) a valid vehicle insurance certificate, and

(e) an administrative fee of thirty-five euro (€35).

(2A) A vehicle in respect of which an application is made under the provisions of this rule shall be registered in the name of the applicant and for the purposes of the provisions of this rule, the applicant shall provide evidence of ownership in terms of the provisions of rule 4(5)(b).

(3) Where an exemption is granted under this rule, the Authority shall provisionally license that motor vehicle for use on the road for a period which expires upon the expiration of the exemption and a circulation licence fee shall be payable to the Authority in respect of twelve months where the vehicle is not covered by a valid road licence issued in the country of registration and, where it is covered by such licence in respect of the remaining months or part thereof immediately following the expiry of that licence, at the rates applicable in the Fourth Schedule to the Act to motor vehicles registered before the 1st January, 2009.

(4) Upon the payment of the licence fee by the applicant, the Authority shall issue to that person a licence disc to be fixed on the windscreen of the vehicle in terms of the Registration and

Licensing of Motor Vehicles Regulations.

(5) The documents relating to the registration and insurance of the vehicle and to the exemption granted shall be kept with the vehicle when it is in use and shall be produced at the request of an authorised inspecting officer.

(6) An exemption granted under this rule shall cease to have effect upon the expiration of the period fixed by this rule or before the expiration of that period if the vehicle is found to being used in breach of the conditions under which the exemption was granted.

(7) The motor vehicle shall not be sold, given away, disposed of, hired out or lent unless the vehicle registration tax is paid thereon in accordance with the provisions of the First or Second Schedule to the Act.