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Section 2

of ROAD TRANSPORT (AMENDMENT) ACT 2023

Section 2

The Road Transport Act 1987 [Act 333], which is referred to as the “principal Act” in this Act, is amended in section 2—

(a)

by inserting after the definition of “electric motor vehicle”

the following definition:

‘ “excursion bus” shall have the same meaning as assigned to that expression in the Tourism Vehicles

Licensing Act 1999 [Act 594] and in the Second Schedule to the Land Public Transport Act 2010 [Act 715];’;

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(b)

by substituting for the definition of “vocational licence”

the following definition:

‘ “vocational licence” means a licence to drive or act as a conductor granted under sections 56 and 57;’;

(c)

by inserting after the definition of “this Act” the following definition:

‘ “tourist guide” shall have the same meaning as assigned to that expression in the Tourism Industry

Act 1992 [Act 482];’; and

(d)

in the definition of “passenger”—

(i)

by deleting the word “and” at the end of paragraph (b);

and

(ii)

by inserting after paragraph (b) the following paragraph:

“(ba) in relation to persons carried on an excursion bus, does not include the driver or any tourist guide on the excursion bus in pursuance of his duties; and”.

Amendment of section 3