1986 Ed.]
Public Bus Services
[CAP. 230
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CHAPTER 230
PUBLIC BUS SERVICES
To provide for the granting of franchises to operate public bus services on specified routes, the regulation of the operation and maintenance of such services and for matters ancillary thereto and connected therewith.
Originally
59 of 1975.
72 of 1976. 75 of 1982. 80 of 1982.
PART I
PRELIMINARY
44 of 1984.
L.N. 307/84.
66 of 1984.
[1 September 1975.]
72 of 1984.
30 of 1986. 56 of 1986. 336/1988
1. This Ordinance may be cited as the Public Bus Services Ordinance.
(Amended, 75 of 1982, s. 114)
2. In this Ordinance, unless the context otherwise requires--
"bus" has the same meaning as in the Road Traffic Ordinance;
(Replaced, 75 of 1982, s. 114)
"Commissioner" means the Commissioner for Transport;
"franchise" means the right to operate a public bus service granted under section 5;
"franchise period" means the period for which a franchise is granted under section 6(1) and any period for which the franchise is extended under section 6(2) or (3);
"grantee" means a company to which a franchise has been granted;
"North-west Transit Service Area" means the North-west Transit Service Area within the meaning of the Kowloon-Canton Railway Corporation Ordinance; (Added, 56 of 1986, s. 22)
"profit control scheme" means the profit control scheme provided for by Part V;
"programme" means a programme in force under section 12A; (Added, 44 of 1984, s. 2)
"proper and efficient service" means a proper and efficient public bus service within the meaning of section 12; (Added, 44 of 1984, s. 2)
"public bus service" means a bus service for the carriage of passengers for reward at separate fares;
"Schedule of Routes order" means an order under section 5(1);
Short title.
Interpretation.
(Cap. 374.)
(Cap. 372.)
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