sec.60Service contract for amended service contract area or route

### sec.60 Service contract for amended service contract area or route This section applies if, under section 42B , a service contract area or route for a general route service is amended to add an area or route to the service contract area or route. The chief executive must, by written notice, invite the existing holder of the service contract for the service contract area or route the first opportunity to offer to provide the service for the amended area or route. If— the existing holder makes no offer within 60 days after the notice is given; or the holder makes an offer that the chief executive decides is unacceptable under section 59 ; the chief executive must, by public notice, invite offers from the public to provide the service for the amended area or route (a public invitation ). Despite subsection (3) , if— the holder makes an offer within the 60 days; and the chief executive considers the offer substantially complies with the requirements of an offer that would be acceptable under section 59 ; the chief executive may defer the making of a public invitation to allow an opportunity for a service contract for the amended area or route to be concluded with the holder. s 60 amd 1997 No. 66 s 82 ; 2000 No. 6 s 60 sub 2008 No. 32 s 83 (sec.60-ssec.1) This section applies if, under section 42B , a service contract area or route for a general route service is amended to add an area or route to the service contract area or route. (sec.60-ssec.2) The chief executive must, by written notice, invite the existing holder of the service contract for the service contract area or route the first opportunity to offer to provide the service for the amended area or route. (sec.60-ssec.3) If— the existing holder makes no offer within 60 days after the notice is given; or the holder makes an offer that the chief executive decides is unacceptable under section 59 ; the chief executive must, by public notice, invite offers from the public to provide the service for the amended area or route (a public invitation ). (sec.60-ssec.4) Despite subsection (3) , if— the holder makes an offer within the 60 days; and the chief executive considers the offer substantially complies with the requirements of an offer that would be acceptable under section 59 ; the chief executive may defer the making of a public invitation to allow an opportunity for a service contract for the amended area or route to be concluded with the holder. - (a) the existing holder makes no offer within 60 days after the notice is given; or - (b) the holder makes an offer that the chief executive decides is unacceptable under section 59 ; - (a) the holder makes an offer within the 60 days; and - (b) the chief executive considers the offer substantially complies with the requirements of an offer that would be acceptable under section 59 ;