National Land Transport Act, 2009 (Act No. 5 of 2009)

Chapter 6 : Regulation of Road-Based Public Transport

Part 2 : General provisions

56. Operating licences for contracted services
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(1)Where a contracting authority has concluded a negotiated contract, subsidized service contract or commercial service contract with an operator, or a stopgap contract contemplated in section 41A, the relevant regulatory entity must issue to the operator an operating licence for each vehicle involved in the contract, or where the operator already holds an operating licence for such a vehicle, such entity must amend the operating licences if necessary to accommodate the services in the contract.

[Section 56(1) substituted by section 33 of the National Land Transport Amendment Act, 2023 (Act No. 23 of 2023), Notice No. 4959, GG50800, dated 11 June 2024 - effective 12 September 2025 per Commencement Proclamation 289, GG53335, dated 12 September 2025]

 

(2)The authority conveyed by an operating licence contemplated in subsection (1) must be made specific to the contract and be for the validity period of the contract, but an operating licence may authorize services in addition to those stipulated in the contract.

 

(3)Where a contract is amended so as to change the authority conveyed by the operating licences, or to extend the duration of a contract, the relevant regulatory entity must amend the relevant operating licences accordingly.