Motor Omnibus Services Act 1973 (ACT)

No. 52 of 1973

AN ORDINANCE

To amend the Commonwealth Motor Omnibus Services

Ordinance 1955-1972.

I, THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL of Australia, acting with the advice of the Executive Council, hereby make the following Ordinance under

the Seat of Government (Administration) Act 1910-1972.

Dated this eighteenth day of December, 1973.

PAUL HASLUCK Governor-General.

By His Excellency's Command,

GORDON M. BRYANT

Minister of State for the Capital Territory.

MOTOR OMNIBUS SERVICES ORDINANCE 1973

1. (1 ) This Ordinance may be cited as the Motor Omnibus Services

Ordinance 1973.*

(2) The Commonwealth Motor Omnibus Services Ordinance

1955-1972f is in this Ordinance referred to as the Principal Ordinance.

(3 ) The Principal Ordinance, as amended by this Ordinance, may

be cited as the Motor Omnibus Services Ordinance 1955-1973.

t Ordinance No. 12, 1955, as amended by No. 21, 1959; No. 21, 1964; No. 19, 1966; No. 42, 1970; and No. 32, 1972.

2. The title to the Principal Ordinance is amended by omitting the words " Relating to Commonwealth" and substituting the words " Relating to ".

3.   Section 2 of the Principal Ordinance is amended—

(a) by omitting from the definition of " Commonwealth omni­

bus service " the word " Commonwealth ";

(b) by omitting from the definition of " motor omnibus " the

word " Commonwealth "; and

(c) by omitting the definition of " the Minister ".

* Notified in the Australian Government Gazette.on 19 December 1973.

4. After section 3 of the Principal Ordinance the following section

is inserted:—

" 3A. The Minister may, by notice published in the Gazette, declare

that—

(a)	no fare is payable in respect of a journey on a route or part of a route specified in the notice; and
(b)	no fare is payable in respect of a journey, on a route or part of a route specified in the notice, made on the day or days, or during the period, specified in the notice during the times (if any) specified in die notice.".

5. The Principal Ordinance is amended as set out in the Schedule

to this Ordinance.

SCHEDULE Section 5

AMENDMENTS OF THE PRINCIPAL ORDINANCE

Provision amended Omit— Insert—

Section 4 (1) Commonwealth motor omnibus . . motor omnibus

Section 4 (2) (a) (i)	. .	Commonwealth motor omnibus . .	motor omnibus
Section 4 (2) (a) (u)	. .	Commonwealth motor omnibus . .	motor omnibus
Section 4 (2) (b)	..	Commonwealth motor omnibus . .	motor omnibus
Section 4c (1)	Commonwealth motor omnibus ..	motor omnibus
Section 6 (1)	against the Commonwealth	. .	against Australia
of the Commonwealth . .	of Australia
Section 6 (1) (a)	Commonwealth motor omnibus . .	motor omnibus

Section 6(1) Crown Solicitor for the Common- Crown Solicitor

wealth

of the Commonwealth . . . . of Australia

Section 7 (b) Commonwealth motor omnibus . . motor omnibus