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SATURDAY, MAY 14, 1988

AND SUMMARIES WITHOUT

INFORMATION COLLECTED WILL BE HANDLED IN STRICT CONFIDENCE

STATISTICAL WILL BE PUBLISHED ONLY IN THE FORM OF REFERENCE TO ANY INDIVIDUAL ESTABLISHMENT.

ENQUIRIES CAN BE DIRECTED TO THE MANPOWER STATISTICS OF THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT ON 5-8235075.

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CHANGE PROPOSED IN AMENDING PASSENGER SERVICE LICENCES

ON PASSENGER

TRANSPORT TO

THE GOVERNMENT PROPOSES TO AMEND THE LEGISLATION SERVICE LICENCES (PSL'S) TO ENABLE THE COMMISSIONER FOR MAKE AMENDMENTS TO THE TERMS OR CONDITIONS OF A PSL AFTER CONSULTATION WITH THE LICENSEE.

ΤΟ AUTHORISE ITS PRIVATE BUS

A PSL IS ISSUED BY THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT HOLDER TO OPERATE A NON-FRANCHISED PUBLIC BUS SERVICE, A SERVICE OR A PUBLIC LIGHT BUS SERVICE.

SOMETIMES NECESSARY ΤΟ TO MEET CHANGING CIRCUMSTANCES, IT IS

PERMIT AMEND THE TERMS OR CONDITIONS OF THE LICENCE, FOR INSTANCE, TO ALTERATIONS TO A SERVICE'S ROUTEING AND STOPS BECAUSE OF ROAD WORKS.

UNDER THE EXISTING

ROAD TRAFFIC

(PUBLIC

MUST TRANSPORT

SERVICE VEHICLES) OBTAIN THE PRIOR

REGULATIONS, THE COMMISSIONER FOR CONSENT OF THE LICENSEE BEFORE INTRODUCING ANY AMENDMENTS.

WILL NOT

HOWEVER, IF THE LICENSEE DISAGREES, THE COMMISSIONER BE ABLE TO MAKE ANY CHANGES TO THE SERVICE UNTIL THE LICENCE EXPIRES.

ΤΟ ABILITY

IN

SOME

MEET PUBLIC "THIS LIMITS THE COMMISSIONER'S

MAY, AND

THE JEOPARDISE CASES, TRANSPORT NEEDS PROMPTLY IMPLEMENTATION OF TRAFFIC IMPROVEMENT SCHEMES," A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN EXPLAINED.

REGULATIONS SO THAT THE AMEND THE TERMS OR

THE GOVERNMENT INTENDS TO AMEND THE COMMISSIONER FOR TRANSPORT WILL BE EMPOWERED TO CONDITIONS OF A PSL AFTER CONSULTING THE LICENSEE.

THE PURPOSE OF THE ROAD TRAFFIC (AMENDMENT) BILL 1988 THE GOVERNOR IN COUNCIL YESTERDAY (FRIDAY) IS TO EMPOWER

TRIBUNAL OF ANY REGULATIONS FOR THE REVIEW BY A TRANSPORT

TO AMEND THE MADE BY THE COMMISSIONER CONDITIONS OF A PSL.

FOR

TRANSPORT

GAZETTED TO MAKE DECISION

TERMS

OR

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