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Public Bus Services
[1986 Ed.
Power to amend Schedule.
Transitional.
(44 of 1984.) [*29.6.84.]
37. The Governor may, by order published in the Gazette, amend the Schedule.
(Added, 44 of 1984, s. 21)
38. For the avoidance of doubt it is hereby declared that, notwithstanding the provisions of a franchise, agreement or other document under or in pursuance of this Ordinance, which franchise, agreement or document is in existence at the commencement* of the Public Omnibus Services (Amendment) Ordinance 1984 (“the amending Ordinance"), the amendments to this Ordinance effected by the amending Ordinance shall apply to and in relation to such a franchise, agreement or document in the same manner and to the same extent as they would apply to a franchise, agreement or document granted or made after the commencement of the amend-ing Ordinance.
(44 of 1984, s. 22, incorporated)
SCHEDULE
CONTENTS OF PROGRAMME
(s. 12A]
A programme of the operations of a grantee for the following 5 years prepared in any year under section 12A shall contain-
(a) a bus route development programme, together with details of proposed changes to the routes operated, their frequency and vehicle allocation, on a monthly basis for the first 2 years of the programme and half yearly thereafter;
(b) an estimate of the number and types of buses required in daily service to meet the requirements of the route development programme referred to in paragraph (a);
(c) an estimate of the overall number of buses required to meet the daily public bus service requirements, with allowance being made for a reasonable proportion of the buses being unavailable for use in the operation of the service due to accidents, breakdowns or for any other reason;
(d) a programme for the scrapping of buses that are or are likely to be unfit for use in the operation of the public bus service, and for the purchase or construction of additional buses for the replacement of buses that are to be scrapped or for the expansion of the fleet of buses for use in the operation of the service;
(e) a programme for the provision and equipment of premises necessary for the construction, repair and maintenance of vehicles used by the grantee in connexion with its franchise and for the parking of all such vehicles when they are not in use;
(f) a programme for the regular maintenance and servicing of all vehicles used by the grantee in connexion with its franchise;
(g) a forecast of the financial implications of the adherence to the overall programme prepared under section 12A, including estimates of the timing and magnitude of any adjustments to fare levels that may be necessary;
(h) any other matters, whether or not specified in paragraphs (a) to (g) inclusive, as may be required by the Commissioner by notice in writing to the grantee.
(Schedule added, 44 of 1984, s. 21)