S.L. 499.68 Art. 6Requirements for an operator’s licence.  

(1) An applicant for any operator’s licence shall, before being granted the licence, satisfy the Authority that he is of good repute and conduct.

(2) Every applicant for any operator’s licence not being a natural person must indicate a designated person. The designated person may be the applicant himself, where the applicant is a physical person, or, where the applicant is a juridical person, the designated person may be a member or an official of such juridical person.

(3) (a) Where the applicant for an operator’s licence is a limited liability company, the requirements of sub-regulation (1) must be satisfied by all the directors of the company as well as by the designated person.

(b) Where the applicant for any operator’s licence is a partnership en commandite or a partnership en nom collectif as defined in the Companies Act, the requirements of sub-regulation (1) must be satisfied by all the partners as well as by the designated person.

(c) Where the applicant for any operator’s licence is a legal person other than those identified in paragraphs (a) and (b), the requirements of sub-regulation (1) must be satisfied by all persons having the legal and, or juridical representation of such legal person as well as by the designated person.

(4) Where a designated person ceases to continuously and effectively manage the light vehicles passenger transport services operation, the operator shall, within twenty-one (21) days from that occurrence, notify the Authority in writing and the Authority shall allow a period not exceeding three (3) months within which the operator shall appoint another designated person who shall comply with the provisions of sub-regulation (1).

(5) Where a person, other than the designated person, who is required to fulfil the requirement stipulated in sub-regulation (1), ceases to occupy his post, the operator shall, within twenty-one (21) days from such occurrence, notify the Authority in writing. Any new appointments to such posts shall be likewise notified to the Authority and shall be subject to its approval, which approval shall not be granted unless the persons so appointed fulfil the requirements of these regulations.

(6) Any person holds any of the operator’s licences issued by the Authority as well as the designated person shall be obliged to inform the Authority in writing of any conviction against him, the designated person or any person referred to in paragraphs (a), (b) or (c) of sub-regulation (3), as the case may be, of any offence contemplated in paragraph (a) of sub-regulation (1) of regulation 9 within twenty-one (21) days from that conviction or, when an appeal is entered, within twenty (20) days from when such appeal is decided.

(7) Any person who contravenes sub-regulation (6) shall be guilty of an offence.