27Powers of operator

27 Powers of operator

(1)  The accredited operator of a passenger transport service may disallow a person from travelling on a vehicle providing the service if –

(a) the person has breached the Act, these regulations or a condition imposed under regulation 28 ; and

(b) the person has failed to comply with a requirement or direction given to that person under Division 2 or 3 in respect of the behaviour that is causing, or has caused, the breach.

(2)  On disallowing a person from travelling on a vehicle providing a passenger transport service, the accredited operator of that service must notify –

(a) the person; or

(b) if the person has not attained the age of 18 years, the parent, within the meaning of the Guardianship and Administration Act 1995 , of the person –

that the person cannot travel on the vehicle providing the passenger transport service.

(3)  A notification under subregulation (2) is to specify –

(a) the reason for the disallowance; and

(b) if the accredited operator of the passenger transport service operates more than one passenger transport service, which passenger transport services the person is unable to travel on while the notice is in effect; and

(c) if the disallowance applies to one or more specific vehicles that are used to operate the passenger transport service, the registration number, issued under the Vehicle and Traffic Act 1999 , of each vehicle on which the person is unable to travel while the notice is in effect; and

(d) the period for which the person will be unable to travel on the specified passenger transport services or on the specified vehicle.

(4)  A period specified in a notification under subregulation (2)  –

(a) if the notice is in respect of a first disallowance of the person, must not exceed 3 months; and