Road Transport (Public Passenger Services) Regulation 2002
22Fleet and maintenance records for buses to be made
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22 Fleet and maintenance records for buses to be made (1) The accredited operator of a bus service must make a written record of the following particulars for each bus used to operate the service: (a) the make, model and year of manufacture of the bus; (b) the registration number of the bus; (c) the insurance policies, and the expiry date of the policies, that apply in relation to the operation of the bus; (d) the maximum number of seated and standing passengers that may be carried on the bus in accordance with section 37 (Maximum number of passengers in buses); (e) the date the bus was first used by the operator to operate the bus service and (if applicable) the date the bus ceased to be used by the operator to operate the bus service; (f) the inspections of the bus for compliance with section 21 (Maintenance of buses); (g) any defects that affect the roadworthiness or safe operation of the bus; (h) the cleaning, servicing, maintenance and repair of the bus and any other work done to the bus; (i) a notifiable incident that is caused by, or arises out of the use of, the bus; (j) any other accidents or incidents— (i) in which damage to property is caused by, or arises out of the use of, the bus; or (ii) that significantly affect the operation of the bus service.
(2) The accredited operator of a bus service must not fail to comply with notifiable incident means an accident or other incident in which the death of, or bodily injury to, a person is caused by, or arises out of the use of, a bus used to operate the bus service.