82Accredited bus operators

82 Accredited bus operators

(1) An operator of a commercial bus service or a local bus service that was accredited under Part 4 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) continues to be subject to any conditions imposed by the Safety Director under section 34(2) as in force immediately before the commencement day as if the Safety Director had imposed those conditions under section 31; and

(c) is subject to any 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) An application made by an operator of a commercial bus service or a local bus service under section 25 as in force immediately before the commencement day that has not been determined by the Safety Director under section 26 as in force immediately before the commencement day is, on and from the commencement day, taken to be an application for accreditation to operate that bus service under section 23 and must be determined by the Safety Director in accordance with Division 2 of Part 4 and section 33.

(3) An accreditation granted to an operator of a commercial bus service or a local bus service that is subject to an expiry date under Part 4 as in force immediately before the commencement day, on and from the commencement day remains in force until the expiry of the period set by the Safety Director before the commencement day.

(4) If the Safety Director has disqualified an applicant from applying for accreditation for a specified period under section 30 as in force immediately before the commencement day, on and from the commencement day that disqualification is taken to be a disqualification under section 27 and applies for the same period.

New s. 83 inserted by No. 30/2021 s. 14.