New Zealand Legislation: Bills

14 Implementation of controls on commercial public transport services

• (1) A control specified in a regional public transport plan under section 12—

  • (a) takes effect on the date provided in section 11(3); and

  • (b) applies to every commercial public transport service that is subject to the control from the date the control takes effect or the date the service is registered, whichever is the later.

  (2) Despite any minimum period specified in a plan under section 10(1)(d)(ii), the relevant regional council may require or allow a variation to commence on the date that a control applies to an existing commercial service under section 11(3) if the variation is necessary to enable the service to meet the control.

  (3) If a control takes effect for an existing commercial service on the date referred to in section 11(3)(c), the operator of that service must, within 6 months after the date on which the regional council adopts or varies the plan,—

  • (a) notify the regional council whether the operator intends to continue the service once the control takes effect for the service; and

  • (b) if complying with the control requires a variation to the service, advise the regional council whether the operator intends to notify a variation under section 32.

  (4) An operator of a public transport service must ensure that its commercial public transport service is operated in accordance with every applicable control.