Traffic Regulation Ordinance (Cap. 65), article 16

16. (1) No person shall, without a licence from the Authority for Transport in Malta, carry on the business of hiring motor vehicles to be driven by the hir er or by a person under his con trol. (2) Any person who acts in contravention of the provisions of sub-article (1) shall be guilty of an offence and shall, on conviction, be liable to a fine ( multa ) not exceeding forty-six euro and fifty-nine cents (46.59). (3) The licence, issued under sub- article (1), may be suspended or cancelled by the Authority for Transport in Malta, if the ho lder of the licence permits any motor vehicle to be used on the road , unless there is in force in relation to the user of that motor vehicle such a policy of insurance or such security in respect of third party risks as complies with the requirements of any law for the time being in force imposing such p olicy of insurance or security. Proper use of taxi- meter. Added by: XII. 1984.2. Amended by: L.N. 408 of 2007; V . 2011.5.