78BTransitional provision for existing bus operators requiring registration from commencement day

78B Transitional provision for existing bus operators requiring registration from commencement day

(1) This section applies to a person who was an operator of a bus service immediately before the commencement day and that bus service in respect of which the person is the operator, is on and from the commencement day, a bus service that is not a commercial bus service or a local bus service.

(2) Subject to subsection (3), a person to whom this section applies is not required to comply with section 22 until 31 December 2011.

(3) A person who is an operator of a bus service to whom this section applies is required to comply with section 22 before 31 December 2011 if the person is served with a notice from the Safety Director requiring the person to register as an operator of a bus service to which section 22 applies.

(4) A notice served on a person under subsection (3) must—

(a) be in writing; and

(b) be served by registered or certified post; and

(c) state that the person is required to apply for registration under section 22 within the period specified in the notice.

(5) The period specified in a notice under subsection (4)(c) must not be less than 28 days after the notice is served on the person.

S. 78C inserted by No. 19/2010 s. 61.