Tony Killeen (Clare, Fianna Fail)

The number of sections of the 1932 Act to be disposed of has increased from 69 to 73. The purpose of the amendment is to repeal a number of additional sections of the Road Transport Act 1933 which are no longer needed arising from the new legislative regime for public bus passenger services in Part 2 of the Public Transport Regulation Bill 2009. I will list them for the House.

Section 66 of the 1933 Act provides for the amendment of the meaning of the expression "passenger road service" in the 1932 Act. Section 67 provides for an extension of the duration of the passenger licences in force on 31 October 1933 to cover the period until the 1933 Act came into force. Regarding sections 68 to 71, inclusive, section 71 provides for the revocation of passenger licences by the Minister in the event of fraud or misrepresentation. Section 72 provides that passenger licences transferred to another person under the 1932 Act are deemed to have been transferred to such a person on the date of transfer of ownership. Section 73 provides for the acceptance of a certificate signed by an officer of the Minister as evidence.