Maldives Transport Authority has been repealed with the ratification of the Amendment to Land Transport Act by the President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih.

The Fifth Amendment to the Land Transport Act was passed by the Parliament at its 44th sitting of the third session of 2021, held on 29 November 2021.

With the enactment of the Act, all civil servants employed at the Maldives Transport Authority will be transferred to the Ministry of Transport and Civil Aviation. Assets belonging to the Maldives Transport Authority, along with all the rights and obligations conferred to the Authority under law and under any agreements will now be transferred to the Ministry of Transport and Civil Aviation.

The amendment bill includes addition of section 49-1, subsequent to Section 49 of the legislation, stipulating the specification and delegation to respective administrative divisions of cities, atolls, and islands of services provided by the Ministry of Transport and Civil Aviation.

It also specifies that the ministry and relevant institutions should provide the funds, resources, and assistance required by the local councils to provide those services. According to the amendment, the regulations made subsequent to this Act should also specify the manner in which the assistance would be provided.

The amendment also adds three more Subsections (t), (u), and (v), subsequent to Section 70 Subsection (s), providing definitions of city, atoll, and island councils. The regulations pertaining to the amendment should be drawn up or amended and published in the Government Gazette within six months of the ratification of the bill.

Following ratification, the bill has been published in the Government Gazette and has come into effect.