81Registered bus operators

81 Registered bus operators

(1) An operator of a bus service that is not a commercial bus service or a local bus service that was registered under section 22 as in force immediately before the commencement day, on and from the commencement day—

(a) is taken to be an accredited bus operator under Part 4; and

(b) is subject to the conditions—

(i) specified under section 31; or

(ii) prescribed under section 31; or

(iii) imposed by the Safety Director in accordance with section 31.

(2) If an operator of a bus service specified in subsection (1) is granted a permission under section 22(5A) as in force immediately before the commencement day, that permission continues to apply on and after the commencement day subject to any conditions imposed by the Safety Director at the time the permission was granted.

(3) An application made by an operator of a bus service under section 22 as in force immediately before the commencement day that has not been determined by the Safety Director is, on and from the commencement day, taken to be an application for accreditation to operate that bus service under section 23.

(4) A certificate of registration issued to an operator specified in subsection (1) under section 22 as in force immediately before the commencement day, on and from the commencement day is taken to be a certificate of accreditation under section 30.

(5) If a certificate of registration referred to in subsection (4) specifies a registration number, on and from the commencement day, that number is taken to be an accreditation number allocated to the operator under section 30.

New s. 82 inserted by No. 30/2021 s. 14.