WEDNESDAY, JUNE 27, 1984
+ BEFORE LICENSING ANY SUCH SERVICE, DISCUSSIONS ARE HELD WITH EITHER THE FRANCHISE HOLDER CONCERNED.
+ IT IS NOT INTENDED TO CHANGE THE SCHEME OR THE CONSULTATIVE PROCEDURES, HE SAID.
HOWEVER, IN ORDER TO AVOID ANY DOUBT ON THIS POINT AND TO REFLECT EXISTING PRACTICE FULLY, HE PROPOSED AT THE COMMITTEE STAGE AMENDING CLAUSE 5(C), NEW PARAGRAPH (F), BY INSERTING, AFTER THE COMMISSIONER+, THE WORDS +AFTER CONSIDERING THE INTERESTS OF ANY GRANTEE FRANCHISED TO OPERATE OVER ANY PART OF THE ROUTE TO BE COVERED BY THE SERVICE OR ANY OTHER RELEVANT MATTER, ....... +.
MR SCOTT SAID ALSO THAT A RELATED CONCERN EXPRESSED BY THE TWO MAJOR BUS COMPANIES WAS THAT THE LICENCE CONDITIONS OF RESIDENTIAL COACH SERVICES BE ADEQUATELY ENFORCED.
MR SCOTT ACKNOWLEDGED THAT THE LAW, AS IT STANDS, IS NOT WHOLLY SATISFACTORY FOR ENFROCEMENT PURPOSES.+
BUT HE SAID THAT WHEN THE NEW ROAD TRAFFIC ORDINANCE (CAP. 374) COMES INTO EFFECT IN AUGUST THIS YEAR, A PASSENGER SERVICE LICENCE UNDER SECTION 27 OF CAP. 374 WILL BE REQUIRED FOR THE OPERATOR OF A RESIDENTIAL COACH SERVICE AND HE FELT THAT ENFORCEMENT WILL THEN BE MORE EFFECTIVE.
HE ALSO NOTED THAT FRANCHISED COMPANIES WERE ALSO ANXIOUS ABOUT A POSSIBLE INFRINGEMENT OF FRANCHISE THROUGH OPERATION OF A MULTIPLE TRANSPORT SERVICE AND MOVED AN AMENDMENT SPEC IF ICALLY TO AVOID SUCH A SERVICE BEING INTRODUCED WHICH WOULD PARALLEL A REGULAR COMMUTER SERVICE.
ADDITIONALLY HE PROPOSED SOME MINOR AMENDMENTS, AS ALREADY TABLED BEFORE COUNCIL.
OF THESE, HE MENTIONED.
FIRST, AN AMENDMENT TO CLAUSE 8, WHICH WILL ENABLE A DISAGREEMENT BETWEEN THE GRANTEE AND THE COMMISSIONER TO BE PUT TO THE SECRETARY FOR TRANSPORT FOR RESOLUTION, NOT ONLY IN REGARD TO THE FIVE-YEAR PROGRAMME ITSELF, BUT ALSO TO SUBSEQUENT PROPOSED ALTERATIONS.
+SECOND, THE DELETION AND REPLACEMENT OF CLAUSE 17, TO PROVIDE A NECESSARY AMENDMENT FURTHER TO CLAUSE 4 OF THE BILL WHICH AMENDS SECTION 3 OF THE ORDINANCE. THIS PROVIDES FOR AN APPEAL AGAINST A DECISION OF THE SECRETARY FOR TRANSPORT. AS HE HAS NOW GOT INTO THE ACT, IN THE SAME WAY AS ALREADY PROVIDED IN RESPECT OF DECISIONS BY THE COMMISSIONER OR OTHER PUBLIC OFFICER INVOLVED. +
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