48Application for urban service area licence

48 Application for urban service area licence (1) A person may apply to the Director for an urban service area licence in respect of a route service in an urban service area. (2) An application under subsection (1) shall contain such information as the Director may require and shall be accompanied by the (3) The Director may, on receiving an application under subsection (1), and subject to this section, grant or refuse the application. (4) The Director shall not grant an application under subsection (3) for a pioneer route declared within an urban service area. (5) In considering an application under this section for an urban service area licence in respect of a route (not being a pioneer route) where another urban service area licence is in force, the Director shall, before granting the application, take into account the possible effects the additional service could have on the existing operation.