Clause 3

by deleting the words “taxi stands” in subsection (1)(b) and substituting the words “bus depots, bus parks, taxi stands, bicycle parking”;

by deleting paragraph (g) of subsection (1) and substituting the following paragraph:“(g)without prejudice to the Public Transport Council Act (Cap. 259B) —

to carry out operational planning for bus services to meet the needs and expectation of the public, including coordinating the routes and scheduling of bus services provided by holders of bus service licences and bus service operator’s licences;

to provide financial assistance to holders of bus service licences or bus service operator’s licences with the object of improving and expanding the range and reliability of the bus services so provided by all or any of them;

to procure for or make available to any holder of a bus service licence or a bus service operator’s licence such buses as are necessary for improving and expanding the range and reliability of the bus services so provided by all or any of them; and

to regulate the carriage of passengers on any road for hire or reward in accordance with the Road Traffic Act;”;

by inserting, immediately after paragraph (n) of subsection (1), the following paragraph:“(na)to advise on, or to conduct, promote or facilitate, training and education relating to public transport;”; and

by inserting, immediately after the words “before any court” in subsection (2), the words “to which it would not otherwise be subject”.