Overview
Any person transferring his/her residence from a place outside Malta to Malta is entitled, under the Motor Vehicles Registration and Licensing Act (Cap. 368), to an exemption from Motor Vehicle Registration Tax on an M1 vehicle (a vehicle used for the carriage of not more than 8 passengers in addition to the driver) or a cycle (motor cycles, motor tricycles and quadricycles) which has been registered in the name of that person for a continuous period of at least 24 months immediately before the date of his/her transfer of residence to Malta, and is still so registered when the vehicle is imported or brought into Malta. That person should also have lived outside Malta for a continuous period of at least 24 months immediately before transferring his/her residence to Malta.
What You'll Get
If the application is approved by the board appointed by the Minister responsible for Finance, the applicant will be exempted from the payment of the registration tax.
Eligibility
Any person who is transferring his/her residence from a place outside Malta to a locality in Malta, subject to the conditions listed in section A of the prescribed application form.
Application Requirements
Print and fill in the form and send to:
Transport Malta
Land Transport Directorate
A3 Towers
Triq l-Arkata
Paola PLA 1212
Timeline
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