Section 30

the licence of a relevant licensee is suspended, revoked or surrendered; or

the public bus services contract to which a relevant licensee is party is terminated or suspended,and on receipt of the written advice from the LTA of its opinion that it is necessary to take over some or all of the operations of the relevant licensee to ensure that the relevant licensee’s customers receive an adequate provision of those services.

authorises the LTA to directly take over, or to enter into an interim services contract with a step-in operator to take over, the operations of the relevant licensee concerned, or a specified part of those operations;

may appoint, or order the relevant licensee concerned to appoint, a person to advise the relevant licensee in the proper conduct of its business;

may specify that —

the step-in operator has such functions and powers in relation to the operations of the relevant licensee concerned as are specified in the order;

the relevant licensee concerned is to stop operating a bus depot or bus interchange for, or providing regular route services to, specified customers on and from a specified date; and

the step-in operator must have access to, and take control of, the buses or premises or other assets and other property, including intellectual property, licences and employees, used or required by the relevant licensee for the purposes of carrying on the operations specified in the order; and

may contain ancillary directions that may —

direct how the costs of carrying on the bus operations or bus depot or bus interchange operations (as the case may be), and revenue generated from those operations, are to be dealt with;

fix the remuneration and expenses to be paid by a relevant licensee to any person appointed by the Minister under paragraph (b) to advise the relevant licensee in the proper conduct of its business;

specify the period for which the step-in order under subsection (1) applies; and

specify any other conditions that may apply.

must facilitate the handover of the operations to the step‑in operator as specified in the order;

must not obstruct the step-in operator’s access to property or the exercise by the step‑in operator of the step‑in operator’s responsibilities under this section; and

must comply with reasonable directions given by the step‑in operator in the exercise of the step‑in operator’s responsibilities under this section.