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Road Traffic

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(c) the need for the services to be provided by the applicant;

(d) the level of service already provided or planned by other public transport operators;

(e) traffic conditions in the areas and on the roads where the services are to be provided; and

(f) the standard of service to be provided by the applicant.

29. Commissioner's power to refuse an application for a passenger service licence

(1) The Commissioner may-

(a) refuse to issue a passenger service licence; or

(b) issue a passenger service licence subject to such conditions as he may specify, which shall include conditions as to-

(i) the number and types of vehicles that the licensee may use;

(ii) the purposes for which the vehicles may be used;

(iii) the areas or routes in or on which the vehicles may be used;

(iv) the places at which the vehicles may stand or stop to pick up or set down passengers;

(v) the garage facilities that the licensee must maintain;

(vi) where the Commissioner thinks fit, the staff that the licensee must employ;

(vii) the records that the licensee must keep;

(viii) the fares to be charged; and

(ix) the frequency at which and the period on each day during which the service shall be operated on routes specified in the licence.

(2) Without limiting the generality of subsection (1)(a), the Commissioner may refuse to issue a passenger service licence in respect of any vehicle which is not, or is not to be, owned by the applicant for the licence.

30. Inquiry where passenger service licence is contravened

(1) If the Commissioner has reason to believe in respect of any vehicle in respect of which a passenger service licence is in force that-

(a) the vehicle has been or is being used otherwise than for the purpose of the service authorized by the licence; or

(b) any condition of the licence or any provision of this Ordinance has not been or is not being complied with,

he may appoint a public officer to hold an inquiry.

(2) An officer appointed under subsection (1) shall fix a time and place for the inquiry and shall give 21 clear days' written notice thereof to the licensee.