S.L. 499.56 Art. 8Decision on the granting of a licence.

(1) An application for the issue of an operator’s licence shall be processed and decided upon by the Authority.

(2) In the case that the operator’s licence is granted, the

Authority shall provide the operator with a certified true copy of the operator’s licence for every passenger transport vehicle covered by such licence. Such true copy shall be kept at all times in the said passenger transport vehicle and shall be produced by the driver on demand by an authorized inspecting officer.

(3) The decision of the Authority shall be sent by registered post to the applicant at the address specified in the application.

(4) 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 applicant 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.

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