Maltese Laws

No.

Legal basis

Type of infringement

Level of seriousness*

VSI

SI

MI

A

Crew

A1

Art. 5.1

Not respecting minimum age for drivers

X

B

Driving periods

B1

Art. 6.1

Exceed daily driving time of 9 hours if possibilities to extend to 10 h not allowed

9h<…<10 h

X

B2

Art. 6.1

Exceed daily driving time of 9 hours if possibilities to extend to 10 h not allowed

10h<…<11 h

X

B3

Art. 6.1

Exceed daily driving time of 9 hours if possibilities to extend to 10 h not allowed

11 h<…

X

B4

Exceed extended daily driving time of 10 hours if extension not allowed

10h<…<11 h

X

B5

Exceed extended daily driving time of 10 hours if extension not allowed

11h<…<12 h

X

B6

Exceed extended daily driving time of 10 hours if extension not allowed

12 h<…

X

B7

Art. 6.2

Exceed weekly driving time

56 h<…<60 h

X

B8

Art. 6.2

Exceed weekly driving time

60 h<…<70 h

X

B9

Art. 6.2

Exceed weekly driving time

70 h<…

X

B10

Art. 6.3

Exceed accumulated driving time during 2 consecutive weeks.

90 h<…<100 h

X

B11

Art. 6.3

Exceed accumulated driving time during 2 consecutive weeks.

100 h<…<112 h 30

X

B12

Art. 6.3

Exceed accumulated driving time during 2 consecutive weeks.

112 h 30<…

X

C

Breaks

C1

Art. 7

Exceed uninterrupted driving time

4 h 30<...<5 h

X

C2

Art. 7

Exceed uninterrupted driving time

5 h<...<6 h

X

C3

Art. 7

Exceed uninterrupted driving time

6 h<...

X

D

Rest periods

D1

Art. 8.2

Insufficient daily rest period of less than 11 hours if reduced daily rest period not allowed.

10 h<…<11 h

X

D2

Art. 8.2

Insufficient daily rest period of less than 11 hours if reduced daily rest period not allowed.

8 h 30<...<10 h

X

D3

Art. 8.2

Insufficient daily rest period of less than 11 hours if reduced daily rest period not allowed.

...8 h 30

X

D4

Art. 8.2

Insufficient reduced daily rest period of less than 9 hours if reduced daily rest period allowed

8 h <…<9 h

X

D5

Art. 8.2

Insufficient reduced daily rest period of less than 9 hours if reduced daily rest period allowed

7 h<...<8 h

X

D6

Art. 8.2

Insufficient reduced daily rest period of less than 9 hours if reduced daily rest period allowed

…<7 h

X

D7

Art. 8.2

Insufficient split daily rest period of less than 3 hours + 9 hours

3 h + (8 h<…<9 h)

X

D8

Art. 8.2

Insufficient split daily rest period of less than 3 hours + 9 hours

3 h + (7 h<…<8 h)

X

D9

Art. 8.2

Insufficient split daily rest period of less than 3 hours + 9 hours

3 h + (…<7 h)

X

D10

Art. 8.5

Insufficient daily rest period of less than 9 hours for multi-manning

8 h<…<9 h

X

D11

Art. 8.5

Insufficient daily rest period of less than 9 hours for multi-manning

7 h<...<8 h

X

D12

Art. 8.5

Insufficient daily rest period of less than 9 hours for multi-manning

…<7 h

X

D13

Art. 8.6

Insufficient reduced weekly resting period of less than 24 hours

22 h<…<24 h

D14

Art. 8.6

Insufficient reduced weekly resting period of less than 24 hours

20 h<…<22 h

D15

Art. 8.6

Insufficient reduced weekly resting period of less than 24 hours

…<20 h

D16

Art. 8.6

Insufficient weekly resting period of less than 45 hours if reduced weekly resting period not allowed

42 h<…<45 h

X

D17

Art. 8.6

Insufficient weekly resting period of less than 45 hours if reduced weekly resting period not allowed

36 h<…<42 h

X

D18

Art. 8.6

Insufficient weekly resting period of less than 45 hours if reduced weekly resting period not allowed

…<36 h

X

E

Types of payment

E1

Art. 10.1

Link between wage and distance travelled or amount of goods carried

X

(*) VSI = Very Serious Infringement SI = Serious Infringement MI = Minor Infringement

No.

Legal basis

Type of infringement

Level of seriousness*

VSI

SI

MI

F

Installation of recording equipment

F1

Art. 3.1

No type approved recording equipment installed and used

X

G

Use of recording equipment, driver card or record sheet

G1

Art. 13

Recording equipment not correctly functioning (for example:

recording equipment not properly inspected, calibrated and sealed)

X

G2

Art. 13

Recording equipment improperly used (not using a valid driver card, voluntary abuse, etc)

X

G3

Art. 14.1

Not carrying a sufficient number of record sheets

X

G4

Art. 14.1

Model of record sheet not approved

X

G5

Art. 14.1

Not carrying enough paper for printouts

X

G6

Art. 14.2

Undertaking not keeping record sheets, printouts and downloaded data

X

G7

Art. 14.4

Driver holding more than one valid driver card

X

G8

Art. 14.4

Use of driver card which is not the driver’s own valid card

X

G9

Art. 14.4

Use of defective or expired driver card

X

G10

Art. 14.5

Recorded and stored data not available for at least 365 days

X

G11

Art. 15.1

Use of dirty or damaged sheets or driver cards and data legible

X

G12

Art. 15.1

Use of dirty or damaged sheets or driver cards and data not legible

X

G13

Art. 15.1

Failure to apply for replacement of damaged, malfunctioning, lost or stolen driver card within 7 calendar days

X

G14

Art. 15.2

Incorrect use of record sheets/driver card

X

G15

Art. 15.2

Unauthorised withdrawal of sheets or driver card which has an impact on the record of relevant data

X

G16

Art. 15.2

Unauthorised withdrawal of sheets or driver card without any impact on data recorded

X

G17

Art. 15.2

Record sheet or driver card used to cover a period longer than that for which it is intended but no data is lost

X

G18

Art. 15.2

Record sheet or driver card used to cover a period longer than that for which it is intended and data is lost

X

G19

Art. 15.2

Not using manual input when required to do so

X

G20

Art. 15.2

Not using correct sheet or driver card not in the correct slot (multi- manning)

X

G21

Art. 15.3

Time recorded on the sheet does not agree with official time of country of registration of the vehicle

X

G22

Art. 15.3

Incorrect use of switch mechanism

X

H

Fill in information

H1

Art. 15.5

Surname missing on record sheet

X

H2

Art. 15.5

First name missing on record sheet

X

H3

Art. 15.5

Date of begin or end of use of the sheet missing

X

H4

Place of begin or end of use of the sheet missing

X

H5

Registration number missing on record sheet

X

H6

Odometer reading (start) missing on record sheet

X

H7

Odometer reading (end) missing on record sheet

X

H8

Time of change of vehicle missing on record sheet

X

H9

Art. 15.5a

Symbol of country not entered in recording equipment

X

I

Producing information

I1

Art. 15.7

Refuse to be checked

X

I2

Art. 15.7

Unable to produce records of current day

X

I3

Art. 15.7

Unable to produce records of previous 28 days

X

I4

Art. 15.7

Unable to produce records of the driver card if the driver holds one

X

I5

Art. 15.7

Unable to produce manual records and printouts made during the current day and the previous 28 days

X

I6

Art. 15.7

Unable to produce driver card

X

I7

Art. 15.7

Unable to produce printouts made during the current day and the previous 28 days

X

J

Fraud

J1

Art. 15.8

Falsify, suppress, destroy data recorded on record sheets, stored in the recording equipment or on the driver card or print-outs from the recording equipment

X

J2

Art. 15.8

Manipulation of recording equipment, record sheet or driver card which may result in data and/or printouts information being falsified

X

J3

Art. 15.8

Manipulation device that could be used to falsify data and/or printouts information present on vehicle (switch/wire …)

X

K

Breakdown

K1

Art. 16.1

Not repaired by an approved fitter or workshop

X

K2

Art. 16.1

Not repaired en route

X

L

Manual input on printouts

L1

Art. 16.2

Driver not marking all information for the periods of time which are no longer recorded while recording equipment is unserviceable or malfunctioning

X

L2

Art. 16.2

Driver card number and/or name and/or driving licence number missing on temporary sheet

X

L3

Signature missing on temporary sheet

X

L4

Art. 16.3

Loss or theft of driver card not formally declared to the competent authorities of the Member State where the theft occurred

X

(*) VSI = Very Serious Infringement SI = Serious Infringement MI = Minor Infringement