National Land Transport Act, 2009 (Act No. 5 of 2009)Chapter 4 : Transport Planning39. Rationalization of public transport services |
| (1) | When a planning authority in rationalizing public transport services in its area concludes, based on its integrated transport plan, that there is a surplus of legally operated services by operators on a particular route as a result of which an existing non-contracted public transport service is no longer required, the planning authority must, where possible— |
| (b) | allow the operator to continue providing the service and impose a moratorium on the issuing of new operating licences on that route. |
| (2) | The Minister may make regulations on the procedures to be followed in proceeding under subsection (1) and (2). |