Land Public Transport Act 2010 · Updated to 1 Jul 2025 · Part IX · Assumption of Control
Section 195
Feedback & supportNotwithstanding any other provisions of this Act or any other written law, the Minister may, if he thinks it necessary for national interest, by order published in the Gazette, direct—
the Director General of Land Public Transport to assume control of the whole of the property, business and affairs of a licensee, licensed operator, terminal licensee or an intermediation business licensee and to carry on the whole of the licensee’s, licensed operator’s, terminal licensee’s or intermediation business licensee’s business and affairs;
Director General of Land Public Transport
“Director General of Land Public Transport” means the Director General in charge of land public transport;
the Director General of Land Public Transport to assume control of such part of the property, business and affairs of a licensee, licensed operator, terminal licensee or an intermediation business licensee as may be specified by the
Minister and to carry on such part of the licensee’s, licensed
Minister
“Minister” means the Minister charged with the responsibility for transport;
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operator’s, terminal licensee’s or intermediation business licensee’s business and affairs; or
the Director General of Land Public Transport to appoint any person to exercise any of the actions directed in paragraph (a) or (b) on behalf of the Director General of
person
“person” includes an individual person, company, partnership, and any other corporate and unincorporate body of persons;
Land Public Transport; and
for the expenses of the Director General of Land Public
Transport, or the remuneration of the person so appointed under paragraph (c), as the case may be, to be payable out of the assets of the licensee, licensed operator, terminal licensee or intermediation business licensee in priority to all other claims whether secured or unsecured.
The determination of what amounts to national interest shall be made by the Minister and such determination shall be final and binding upon all persons.
The power of the Minister under this section shall only be exercised with the prior approval of the Federal Government.
The Minister may, by order published in the Gazette, exempt the person appointed by the Director General of Land Public Transport pursuant to subsection (1) from the provisions of Chapters 2 and 2A of Part II, Chapters 1, 2, 3 and 4 of Part III and Chapters 4 and 5 of