S.L. 545.25 Art. 6General conditions of authorisations.

(1) Authorisations shall be issued by the Regulator in respect of the execution of the operations, activities and practices referred to in these regulations and shall include the terms and conditions for the execution of such operations, activities and practices:

Provided that, the conditions for the granting of an authorisation for a new establishment shall not duplicate requirements and controls which are equivalent or essentially comparable as regards their purpose to which the service provider is already subject in another Member State or in Malta.

(2) An authorisation issued by the Regulator shall be in writing and, unless cancelled, suspended or revoked in accordance with any condition contained in it or in accordance with these regulations, shall continue in force for such period as may be specified in, or determined by or under the authorisation.

(3) Nothing in these regulations shall prohibit the Regulator from issuing a single authorisation incorporating more than one authorisation.

(4) Authorisations, unless revoked, shall be valid for a period of years equal to:

(a) ten years in the case of an authorisation for the operation of a marine fuel station through dispensers operated in the proximate vicinity of the shoreline and operating exclusively for ships;

(b) ten years in the case of an authorisation for the loading, discharging and transferring of fuels between a bunker barge or a marine terminal or a marine facility or any two or more of the preceding, to a receiving ship where those fuels are for fuelling the same ship or its machinery;

(c) ten years in the case of an authorisation for the loading, discharging and transferring of fuels between a road tanker and a receiving ship.

(5) An authorisation issued by the Regulator under these regulations shall not exempt the authorised provider from the requirement of obtaining any other authorisation or permit as may be required under any other law.