Nothing in this regulation shall be deemed to limit the right of the licensee to issue season tickets or punch tickets covering a number of journeys.
Regulations as to Passengers, dc.
36. The purchase of a ticket shall not entitle any passenger to accommodation by a particular motor vehicle or to travel in a superior class to that for which the ticket is issued, even if the class for which the ticket is issued contains its authorised complement.
37. All tickets issued in exchange for payment (with the exception of season tickets? must be handed over to be punched or inspected by the licensee's collector on demand. Season tickets must be produced for inspection on demand.
38. No passenger shall speak to any driver of any of the licensee's motor vehicles while such driver is in charge of such vehicle.
39. No person shall wilfully obstruct any person acting under the authority of the licensee in the lawful discharge of his duties or the lawful exercise of any of the powers conferred by these regulations.
40. No person shall knowingly and wilfully, on arriving at the point to which he has paid his fare by any of the licensee's motor vehicles, refuse or neglect to quit such vehicle.
41. No person shall travel or attempt to travel ou any of the licensee's motor vehicles without paying his fare and proper charges, and with intent to avoid such payment.
42. No person shall travel or attempt to travel on any of the licensee's motor vehicles after being requested to leave it by any servant of the licensee.
43. No person shall alight from or attempt to alight from, or enter or attempt to enter, any of the licensee's motor vehicles while in motion or otherwise than by the proper entrances or exits.
44. No intoxicated person or person suffering from infectious or contagious disense shall enter or travel or attempt to enter or travel on any of the licensee's motor vehicles.
45. No person shall bring into any of the licensee's motor vehicles any dangerous or obnoxious goods, or, except in the case of police officers, any loaded firearms.
46. No person shall smoke in any of the licensee's motor vehicles except in such part as may be especially reserved for smoking nor shall any person expectorate, use obscene language or play any musical instrument on such vehicle.
Cancellation of Licence,
47. If in the opinion of the Governor in Council there has been a substantial and continued failure on the part of the licensee to comply with the provisions of any of these regulations, he shall direct the Director of Public Works to serve on the licensee a notice specifying the nature and extent of such failure, and requiring the licensee to reply and show cause in writing, within 14 days from the date of the service of such notice, why his licence should not be cancelled forthwith.
48. If the licensee fails, within 14 days after the service of such notice, to reply and show cause why his licence should not be cancelled, or if the Governor in Council, after considering the licensee's reply, is of the opinion that the licensee has not shown cause why his licence should not be cancelled, the Governor in Council may issue an order caucelling the licence in question, and every such order shall be posted to the licensee at his last known address and published in the Gazelle.
49. All the rights and obligations of any licensee whose licence has been cancelled as hereinbefore provided shall cease and determine absolutely as from the date of the order of cancellation, and the security required from and furnished by such licensee shall become forfeited to the Colonial Government as from the same date, provided that the Governor in Council may in his discretion allow any such mitigation or reduction as he may decin fit in the matter of the forfeiture of any security.
-- 7 —
Arbitration.
50. Every arbitration under these regulations shall be heard and determined by a Board of Arbitrators which shall in each case consist of three members and be constituted in manner following:-
(i) The Chairman of the Board shall be such Judge as the Judges may
mutually arrange.
(ii) The two other members of the Board shall consist of one member to be nominated by the Governor and the other by the licensee, provided always that the member nominated by the Governor may of the Colonial Civil Service.
any member
(iii) Notice in writing of the nomination by the Governor of a member of the Board shall be forthwith given to the licensee by posting the samne to his last known address and shall be published in the Gazette and if he does not nominate a member of the Board within seven days from the late of such publication it shall be lawful for the Chairman to nominate and appoint any person, other than a member of the Colonial Civil Service, on behalf of such licensee.
51. (1.) The constitution of any Board shall be notified in the Gazette and within 14 days from such notification it shall commence its sittings at such time and place as the Chairman may appoint.
(2.) The Governor may appoint some person to act as Clerk to a Board and may <letermine the remuneration of such person.
(3.) The remuneration of any member of a Board shall be at a rate according to the amount of work, the time occupied, and the magnitude of the interests involved, and shall be determined in each case by the Chairman at the conclusion of the arbitration, provided that nothing herein shall authorise the payment of remuneration to a public servant who is not permitted to receive remuneration as a member of a board.
Arrest.
52. It shall be lawful for any servant of the licensee and for any person called by him to his assistance, to seize any person whom such servant may have reasonable grounds for believing to have committed any offence against these regulations, and to detain such person until he can be handed over to a police officer, and any police officer to whom any person is so handed over shall detain any such person until he can conveniently be brought before a magistrate, provided that it shall be lawful for any police officer in his discretion to release such person upon being furnished by such person with his true name and true address in the Colony.
Protection of Licenare,
53. No person shall do any act whereby the exclusive right of any Licensee under these regulations of maintaining services of public motor vehicles within the portions of the Colony defined in his licence is or can be infringed. This regulation shall not affect the right of the Governor in Council to arrange for additional services as provided in Regulation No. 15.
Service of Notices, &c.
54. Any notice or communication to the Licensee from the Governor in Council or the Government or any Government Department shall if posted to the licensee at his last known address be deemed to be duly served.
General.
55. Nothing in these regulations shall prohibit the hiring or use of any motor vehicle for any bonû pide private purpose.
COUNCIL CHAMBER,
1st April, 1921.
S. B. B. McELDERRY,
Clerk of Councils.
(Extract from the Hongh my Government Gazette No. 13 of the 1st April, 19213
402