Malaysia legislation
Section 23
Section 23
(a)
that the public service vehicle is maintained in a fit and serviceable condition as determined by the Director General of Road Transport;
(b)
that the licensed operator and his employees driving the public service vehicle accord the utmost priority to the safety of passengers and other road users and shall, in particular, ensure that all the provisions of this Act and all other written laws with respect to the matters described below are duly complied with in relation to the public service vehicle or in connection with the use or operation thereof:
(i)
speed limits imposed in respect of the public service vehicles or classes thereof;
(ii)
weight laden and unladen and loading of public service vehicles; and
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(iii)
construction, use and equipment of motor vehicles in general and, of public service vehicles in particular, as the case may be; and
(c)
that the duties of a licensed operator under Chapter 4 of this
Part are fully complied with.
(2)
A licensed operator who fails to comply with any of the conditions attached to the operator’s licence under this section commits an offence and shall, on conviction, be liable to a fine of not less than one thousand ringgit but not more than five hundred thousand ringgit or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years or to both.
Renewal of operator’s licence