Section 76

The principal Act is amended by inserting after section 249

the following sections:

“Avoidance of contracts 249a.  Any contract for the conveyance of a passenger in a public service vehicle, tourism vehicle or railway shall, in so far as it purports to negate or restrict the liability of any person in respect of any claim which might otherwise be lawfully made against that person in respect of the death of or bodily injury to the passenger while being carried in, entering or alighting from the public service vehicle, tourism vehicle or railway or purports to impose any condition with respect to the enforcement of any such liability, be void.

Minister may authorize any person to carry out functions of Director General of Land Public Transport 249b.  Notwithstanding anything in this Act, the Minister may by regulations authorize any person, on such conditions as he deems fit, to carry out any functions of the Director

General of Land Public Transport under this Act in respect of the licensing of terminals, the licensing of operators of public service vehicle services, the licensing of tourism vehicles, the licensing of operators of goods vehicles services, the licensing of operators of railway services and opening of railway, the collecting of payments or charges under this Act.”.