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FRIDAY, OCTOBER 7, 1988
LEGISLATION ON PUBLIC BUS SERVICES TO BE AMENDED
THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL HAS APPROVED,
TO THE PUBLIC BUS SERVICES ORDINANCE AND ITS
PASSENGER OF FOR
BETTER THE
REGULATION APPROPRIATE PENALTIES FOR BREACHES OF CONDUCT.
IN PRINCIPLE,
REGULATIONS CONDUCT ON
AMENDMENTS то PROVIDE BUSES AND
THAT LEGISLATIVE
THE PROPOSED PROVISIONS
A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN SAID TODAY (FRIDAY)
SIMILAR WITH AMENDMENTS ARE CONSISTENT GOVERNING OTHER PUBLIC TRANSPORT SERVICES.
BILL ( AMENDMENT}
1988
GAZETTED THE
IN THE PUBLIC BUS SERVICES TODAY, IT IS PROPOSED THAT STAFF OF BUS COMPANIES SHOULD BE GIVEN
AND BY-LAWS GOVERNING PASSENGER POWER TO ENFORCE BOTH CONDUCT.
REGULATIONS
A NEW PROVISION
ALLOWS
REGULATIONS
REQUIRING PASSENGER COMPLIANCE WITH SAFETY COMPANIES' STAFF.
TO BE OR BY-LAWS
GIVEN DIRECTIONS
MADE BY BUS
THE OPERATION OF THE BILL ALSO INCLUDES A MINOR AMENDMENT TO THE PROFIT CONTROL SCHEME WHEREBY THE INTEREST EARNED ON THE DEPOSITS BUS FOR SELF-INSURANCE SHOULD BE TREATED AS OPERATING RECEIPTS OF THE
COMPANIES.
THE PUBLIC BUS SERVICES (AMENDMENT} THE PROVISION OF POWER FOR BUS COMPANIES' IDENTITY
ANY PASSENGER REGULATIONS.
FROM
NEW REGULATIONS
BELIEVED
STIPULATING
REGULATIONS 1988 INCLUDE STAFF TO ASK FOR PROOF OF THE ΤΟ HAVE CONTRAVENED
THE PASSENGER CONDUCT OFFENCES
AFFECTING PUBLIC OR PASSENGER SAFETY ARE ALSO PROPOSED.
THESE INCLUDE PROVISIONS
TO FORBID
THE
INTENDING
INTERFERING THROWING
OR
DESIGNED
FROM STANDING FOR THE
PASSENGERS OR
DRIVER'S ATTENTION OR WILFULLY DISTRACTING PASSENGERS FROM OBSTRUCTING HIS LINE OF VISION; TO FORBID PASSENGERS FROM
PROHIBIT PASSENGERS FROM WITH THE WORKINGS OF BUS; TO DROPPING ANYTHING FROM A BUS; AND TO FORBID PASSENGERS
A
NOT OF
BUS OR IN AREAS ON THE UPPER CONVEYANCE OF PASSENGERS.
DECK
A TWO-TIER PENALTY SYSTEM IS ALSO
REGULATING CONSISTENT WITH LEGISLATION OPERATIONS.
IN ORDER TO SUGGESTED
OTHER PUBLIC TRANSPORT
BE
UPPER-TIER PENALTIES OF MAXIMUM MONTHS' IMPRISONMENT ARE AGAINST PUBLIC OR PASSENGER SAFETY,
AND UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF ALCOHOL WITH THE WORKINGS OR ANY DEVICE OF A BUS.
FINES OF $3,000 AND/OR SIX PROPOSED FOR RELATIVELY SERIOUS OFFENCES
INCLUDING BUS PASSENGERS
DRIVERS
DRIVING WILFULLY INTERFERING
IMPROPER PROVISION OF OR NOTICES ON PENALTY OF A
AS FOR LESSER OFFENCES RELATING TO THE BUS SERVICES SUCH AS NON-DISPLAY OF DESTINATION SIGNS BUSES, AND DRIVERS NOT WEARING UNIFORMS, A LOWER-TIER MAXIMUM FINE OF $2,000 IS PROPOSED.
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