Land Public Transport Act 2010 · Updated to 1 Jul 2025 · Chapter 4
70. Application by licensed operator for approval to participate in business or agreement
Feedback & supportIf a licensed operator operating or providing a public service vehicle service or goods vehicle service is a company, partnership or firm that intends to participate in any business or agreement that would cause—
public service vehicle
“public service vehicle” means a motor vehicle categorised under any of the classes described in the First Schedule;
any change in the equity structure; or
any change in the members of the board of directors of the company, or the partners of the partnership or firm, as the case may be, the licensed operator shall obtain the approval of the Director General of Land Public Transport before participating in the business or agreement.
The Director General of Land Public Transport may, upon receipt of the application under subsection (1), approve or reject the application and, if the Director General of Land Public Transport approves the application, it may impose any condition as it thinks fit.
Director General of Land Public Transport
“Director General of Land Public Transport” means the Director General in charge of land public transport;
A licensed operator operating or providing a public service vehicle service or goods vehicle service, as the case may be, who fails to comply with 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 ten thousand ringgit or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding one year or to both.
goods vehicle
“goods vehicle” means— (a) any motor vehicle constructed or adapted for use for the carriage of goods or a trailer so constructed or adapted; or Land Public Transport 19 (b) any motor vehicle or a trailer not so constructed or adapted when used for the carriage of goods solely or in addition to passengers, and includes a p-hailing vehicle;
For the purpose of this section—
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“goods vehicle service” means a goods vehicle service provided by any person carrying on as his principal business, a business of carriage of goods for any third party for hire or reward by means of a goods vehicle;
goods
“goods” means goods or any burden of any description, but excludes luggage;
“public service vehicle service” does not include a public service vehicle service involving the use of any employees buses.