S.L. 499.56 Art. 27Only licensed passengertransport vehicles to be used as passenger transport vehicles.

(1) Only passenger transport vehicles licensed to carry passengers for hire or reward by the Authority, and included in the

Road Passenger Transport Register may be used to carry out passenger transport services, provided that passenger transport vehicles licensed to carry passengers for hire or reward by the

Authority shall be automatically deemed included in the Road Passenger Transport Register.

(2) Each passenger transport vehicle licensed to carry passengers for hire or reward by the Authority and included in the Road Passenger Transport Register shall be issued with a passenger transport vehicle licence certifying that the public passenger transport vehicle is authorised to carry passengers for hire or reward and is included in the Road Passenger Transport Register. Such passenger transport vehicle licence shall be issued by the Authority, subject to the payment of the fee stipulated in Part 4 of the Tenth Schedule, and shall indicate the operator licence under which the passenger transport vehicle is registered in the Road Passenger Transport Register, together with the vehicle registration number. The passenger transport vehicle licence shall be affixed by the operator on the left hand side of the windscreen of the passenger transport vehicle in such a position as to be visible from the front.

(3) A passenger transport vehicle registered in the Road Passenger Transport Register shall only be used in the road transport operation of the operator under whose licence it is registered unless otherwise authorised by the Authority: Provided that the use of such a passenger transport vehicle for the purpose of taking an urgent action which may be necessary in order to prevent or mitigate the harm or injury caused by an emergency situation which poses an immediate risk to the health or life of a person or persons shall not be considered a breach of this provision.

(4) A passenger transport vehicle shall only be driven by a driver who is employed by or has a contract of service with the operator under whose licence it is registered or by the operator himself where he is also a driver unless otherwise authorised by the Authority.

(5) The decision of the Authority with respect to an application for a passenger transport vehicle licence shall be sent by registered post to the applicant at the address specified in the application.

(6) Where the Authority intends to refuse an application, it shall give the applicant concerned notice in writing setting out the reasons for its intention to do so. Every notice of refusal shall state that the operator has a right to make representations in writing, within ten days, to the Authority giving reasons why the application should not be refused and the Authority shall consider any representations so made before arriving at a final decision. The Authority shall notify in writing its final decision to the applicant concerned.

(7) When an application is refused by the Authority, the applicant may appeal to the Tribunal against such decision within thirty days from its notification.