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National Land Transport Act, 2009 (Act No. 5 of 2009)

Chapter 5 : Contracting for Public Transport Services

43. Commercial service contracts

 

(1) A contracting authority may enter into a commercial service contract with an operator by placing a notice in the Provincial Gazette and in a newspaper generally circulating in the area where the services are to be operated, inviting tenders from operators for the operation of that service.

 

(2) The validity period of a commercial service contract must not exceed seven years.

 

(3) The Minister may make regulations—
(a) on procedures and requirements for commercial service contracts; and
(b) providing that all scheduled bus services operated on an uncontracted basis must be converted to commercial service contracts by a date specified in the regulations, and providing procedures and requirements for such conversion.