27Death of individual accredited operator

27 Death of individual accredited operator

(1)  If a natural person holding accreditation in respect of a passenger transport service or a hire and drive passenger service dies, the person's personal representative may continue it in operation for a period not exceeding 3 months.

(2)  For the purposes of subsection (1)  –

(a) the accreditation is taken to continue in force under and subject to this Act for the period during which the personal representative continues to operate the service; and

(b) the personal representative is taken to be, and to have all the rights, obligations and liabilities of, the accredited operator in respect of the service.