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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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