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Provision to be made to
(a) enable a grantee to be given advance
notice of new and revised services to be introduced as part of a route development programme;
(b) require a grantee to satisfy the
Commissioner that a sufficient number
of vehicles will be available in order to operate those services.
Section 16(3) to be amended to provide that not less than 14 days notice must be given to the
Commissioner by a grantee before the grantee increases the frequency of a service.
A new provision to be added to enable a grantee to apply to the Commissioner for temporary variation of a route, frequency of services or the carrying capacity or type of omnibus or for suspension of services on a route.
Section 18(1) to be amended to require a grantee to keep records of the number and type of omnibuses, their carrying capacity, such details of omnibuses on order and under construction and the time of probable availability for use.
Section 21(1) to be amended to empower the Commissioner to require a grantee to carry out a programme of maintenance and servicing of all or any vehicles in accordance with this Agreement.
Section 22(2) to be amended to provide that financial penalties may be imposed for non-compliance with this Agreement (as explained in item 1 above).
Section 22(3) to be amended to increase the financial penalties substantially.
Section 23(1) to be amended to extend the power of the Governor in Council to suspend a franchise not only in. an emergency as at present but also where he considers that a breakdown of services has occurred or is likely.
Section 24 to be amended to provide that if it appears to the Governor in Council that a grantee has failed or is likely to fail to maintain a proper and efficient service on any route, the Governor in Council may revoke the franchise in respect of that or any other
route (the route revoked may be granted to a new
operator under the Ordinance).
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