| (1) | The Regulatory Committee must take the following into consideration in making its decision in relation to any application for the granting, renewal or amendment of permits for cross-border passenger road transport based on the information presented to it by the Chief Executive Officer: |
[Words preceding subsection (1)(a) substituted by section 6(a) of Act No. 12 of 2008]
| (a) | the considerations referred to in section 27(1)(a), (b), (d), (eA) and (eB) and (1A); |
[Subsection (1)(a) substituted by section 6(b) of Act No. 12 of 2008]
| (b) | whether the applicant has forwarded the completed passenger lists, as prescribed, in respect of the previous permits which were held by the applicant; |
| (c) | the need for the particular service, taking into account the available transport facilities; |
| (d) | whether the applicant operates from the address furnished by him or her; |
| (e) | the ability of the applicant to provide the particular service safely and effectively; |
[Subsection (1)(e) substituted by section 6(c) of Act No. 12 of 2008]
| (f) | having regard to the circumstances, whether it will be expedient in the public interest to grant him or her the permit; and |
| (g) | any other factor which, in the opinion of the Chief Executive Officer, must be considered. |
| (3) | The onus rests on the applicant to prove paragraphs (b), (c), (d), (e) and (f) of subsection (1). |
| (4) | Where an application is granted, the Regulatory Committee may issue a permit subject to such conditions or requirements as it may deem necessary. |
