sec.62ACEntitlement of satisfactorily performing existing operator under a service contract

### sec.62AC Entitlement of satisfactorily performing existing operator under a service contract This section applies if— an operator is providing a school service for an area or route under a prescribed school service contract; and the chief executive proposes, at the end of the contract’s term, to enter into a prescribed school service contract for the same, or substantially the same, area or route; and no notice has been given to the operator under subsection (4) for the contract. The chief executive must give the operator the first opportunity to offer for the contract by giving the operator a notice under subsection (3) . The notice must invite the operator to make an offer, in a stated way, for the contract within a stated period of not less than 60 days. The chief executive may, for this section, decide that a contract holder’s performance under the contract has been unsatisfactory and give the holder written notice of the decision and the reasons for it. This section does not apply in relation to a contract— that is an emergency service contract; or that states that this section does not apply to it. s 62AC ins 2000 No. 6 s 62 amd 2002 No. 15 s 57 (sec.62AC-ssec.1) This section applies if— an operator is providing a school service for an area or route under a prescribed school service contract; and the chief executive proposes, at the end of the contract’s term, to enter into a prescribed school service contract for the same, or substantially the same, area or route; and no notice has been given to the operator under subsection (4) for the contract. (sec.62AC-ssec.2) The chief executive must give the operator the first opportunity to offer for the contract by giving the operator a notice under subsection (3) . (sec.62AC-ssec.3) The notice must invite the operator to make an offer, in a stated way, for the contract within a stated period of not less than 60 days. (sec.62AC-ssec.4) The chief executive may, for this section, decide that a contract holder’s performance under the contract has been unsatisfactory and give the holder written notice of the decision and the reasons for it. (sec.62AC-ssec.5) This section does not apply in relation to a contract— that is an emergency service contract; or that states that this section does not apply to it. - (a) an operator is providing a school service for an area or route under a prescribed school service contract; and - (b) the chief executive proposes, at the end of the contract’s term, to enter into a prescribed school service contract for the same, or substantially the same, area or route; and - (c) no notice has been given to the operator under subsection (4) for the contract. - (a) that is an emergency service contract; or - (b) that states that this section does not apply to it.