sec.42Declaration that service contracts are required

### sec.42 Declaration that service contracts are required This section applies to a public passenger service to which a regulation under section 36 applies. The chief executive may, by notice on the department’s website, declare that a service contract will be required to provide a public passenger service of a specified kind for a specified area or route. In the notice given under subsection (2) or another notice on the department’s website, the chief executive must fix the day on and from which the service contract is required. Before deciding to make a declaration under subsection (2) , the chief executive must— give written notice of the proposed declaration to all operators providing a public passenger service of the kind and for the area or route to be specified in the proposed declaration; and allow the operators at least 28 days to make written submissions to the chief executive, about the proposed declaration; and consider any submissions made under paragraph (b) . s 42 amd 1995 No. 48 s 12 sch ; 2008 No. 32 s 72 ; 2010 No. 13 s 114 sch pt 1 ; 2014 No. 43 s 60 (sec.42-ssec.1) This section applies to a public passenger service to which a regulation under section 36 applies. (sec.42-ssec.2) The chief executive may, by notice on the department’s website, declare that a service contract will be required to provide a public passenger service of a specified kind for a specified area or route. (sec.42-ssec.3) In the notice given under subsection (2) or another notice on the department’s website, the chief executive must fix the day on and from which the service contract is required. (sec.42-ssec.4) Before deciding to make a declaration under subsection (2) , the chief executive must— give written notice of the proposed declaration to all operators providing a public passenger service of the kind and for the area or route to be specified in the proposed declaration; and allow the operators at least 28 days to make written submissions to the chief executive, about the proposed declaration; and consider any submissions made under paragraph (b) . - (a) give written notice of the proposed declaration to all operators providing a public passenger service of the kind and for the area or route to be specified in the proposed declaration; and - (b) allow the operators at least 28 days to make written submissions to the chief executive, about the proposed declaration; and - (c) consider any submissions made under paragraph (b) .