Definitions
3 Definitions
In this Act—
S. 3(1) def. of accredited person repealed by No. 13/2009 s. 82(1)(a).
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S. 3(1) def. of bus amended by Nos 106/1997 s. 28(a), 69/2007 s. 41(2), substituted by No. 13/2009 s. 82(1)(b).
bus has the same meaning as it has in section 3(1) of the Bus Safety Act 2009;
S. 3(1) def. of courtesy service inserted by No. 106/1997 s. 28(b), repealed by No. 13/2009 s. 82(1)(a).
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S. 3(1) def. of disqualifying offence repealed by No. 34/2003 s. 20(a), new def. of disqualifying offence inserted by No. 49/2004 s. 18(a), repealed by No. 13/2009 s. 82(1)(a).
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S. 3(1) def. of hire and drive service inserted by No. 106/1997 s. 28(b), amended by No. 2/2008 s. 58, repealed by No. 13/2009 s. 82(1)(a).
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S. 3(1) def. of motor vehicle inserted by No. 69/2007 s. 41(1), repealed by No. 49/2011 s. 33.
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S. 3(1) def. of private bus service inserted by No. 106/1997 s. 28(b), repealed by No. 13/2009 s. 82(1)(a).
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S. 3(1) def. of public passenger vehicle repealed by No. 13/2009 s. 82(1)(a).
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S. 3(1) def. of Public Transport Development Authority inserted by No. 61/2011 s. 25(Sch. 1 item 1.1(a)), repealed by No. 49/2019 s. 186(Sch. 4 item 5.1(a)).
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S. 3(1) def. of regular passenger service substituted by No. 13/2009 s. 82(1)(c).
regular passenger service means—
a route bus service within the meaning of the Bus Safety Act 2009;
a demand responsive bus service within the meaning of the Bus Safety Act 2009;
a prescribed class of bus service other than a prescribed class of route bus service or demand responsive bus service;
a bus service declared under section 4A to be a regular bus service—
but does not include—
a bus service which is prescribed not to be a class of regular passenger service;
a bus service which is declared under section 4A not to be a regular passenger service;
S. 3(1) def. of road transport passenger service amended by No. 49/2004 s. 18(b), repealed by No. 13/2009 s. 82(1)(a).
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S. 3(1) def. of Secretary amended by Nos 28/1996 s. 13, 70/2013 s. 4(Sch. 2 item 7), substituted by No. 49/2019 s. 186(Sch. 4 item 5.1(b)), amended by No. 25/2025 s. 106(Sch. 1 item 6).
Secretary means Secretary to the Department of Transport and Planning;
service contract means a contract entered into under Part 3;
S. 3(1) def. of temporary accreditation repealed by No. 13/2009 s. 82(1)(a).
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vehicle has the same meaning as in the Road Safety Act 1986;
S. 3(1) def. of working day amended by Nos 28/1996 s. 13, 47/2006 s. 36(Sch. 2 item 1), 61/2011 s. 25(Sch. 1 item 1.1(b)), repealed by No. 49/2019 s. 186(Sch. 4 item 5.1(c)).
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S. 3(2) amended by Nos 6/1999 s. 3, 6/2010 s. 203(1) (Sch. 6 item 39.1) (as amended by No. 45/2010 s. 22).
Expressions used in this Act and in the Transport (Compliance and Miscellaneous) Act 1983 (other than "operate") that are not defined in subsection (1) or elsewhere in this Act have the same meanings as in the Transport (Compliance and Miscellaneous) Act 1983 (including Part VI of that Act).
S. 3(3) amended by No. 6/2010 s. 203(1) (Sch. 6 item 39.1) (as amended by No. 45/2010 s. 22).
This Act is to be read and construed as one with the Transport (Compliance and Miscellaneous) Act 1983.
S. 3(4) amended by No. 62/2001 s. 95.
The Governor in Council may, by Order published in the Government Gazette, declare this Act to be relevant legislation for the purposes of the Essential Services Commission Act 2001 and, on the publication of that Order, this Act is relevant legislation for the purposes of that Act.
S. 3(5) inserted by No. 13/2009 s. 83(2).
On and from the commencement of section 83 of the Bus Safety Act 2009, a reference to the Public Transport Competition Act 1995 in any Act (other than in the Bus Safety Act 2009) or in any instrument made under any Act or in any other document of any kind, must be read and construed as a reference to the Bus Services Act 1995, unless the context otherwise requires.
S. 3A inserted by No. 106/1997 s. 29, amended by No. 6/1999 s. 4, repealed by No. 13/2009 s. 82(2).
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S. 3B inserted by No. 95/2005 s. 6, repealed by No. 13/2009 s. 82(2).
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S. 3C inserted by No. 6/2010 s. 24(5)(Sch. 1 item 11) (as amended by No. 45/2010 s. 5).
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