Posted Apr 11, 2013, 7:08 PM
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Location: St. John's, NL
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WTF!!!!
Time to look into this!!
From the City of St. John's Act!
Quote:
Bus service
213. (1) In this section
(a) "bus" means a vehicle adapted to carry more than 6 adult passengers in addition to the driver; and
(b) "bus service" means a service for the transportation of passengers by bus for reward between points within the limits of the city.
(2) The council is empowered to operate a bus service in the city under the management and control of the council or a commission appointed by the council to operate, manage and control the bus service on behalf of the council and for that purpose the council may
(a) provide, purchase, lease or acquire lands, buildings, buses, vehicles, equipment and property or assets considered necessary for the operation of a bus passenger service;
(b) borrow money by issue of bonds or through bank or other loans or by mortgage, charge, lien or security on or over lands, buildings, buses, vehicles, equipment, property or assets provided, purchased, leased or acquired for the operation of that bus passenger service; and
(c) fix, determine, change or vary, and charge fares or rates for the transportation of passengers by bus or empower the commission to fix, determine or change and to charge fares or rates.
(3) The council is also empowered to extend the operations of the bus service to areas and places outside the limits of the city.
(4) ThePublic Utilities Act shall not apply to a bus service operated by or on behalf of the council in the city or within 8.04 kilometres of the limits of the city.
(5) Where the council decides by resolution to operate a bus service in the city, the council has the sole and exclusive right by itself or the commission to transport passengers by bus for reward between points within the limits of the city.
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http://www.assembly.nl.ca/legislatio...s/c17.htm#213_
does this JUST mean that it has to be an agreement with the other towns? what's the flexibility with this?
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