S.L. 499.51 Art. 11Powers and duties ofPublicTransport Officers.

Public Transport Officers shall have the authority to:

(a) carry out inspections on any motor route bus and report back to the Authority any encountered breaches of the regulations listed in Part 2 of the Schedule and of the contract for the operation of public passenger transport services awarded by the Authority in terms of the Authority for Transport in Malta Act;

(b) order a driver of a motor route bus to stop working if in his opinion, the driver is not properly dressed;

(c) hand over to the driver of, or affix to the windscreen of a motor route bus which in their opinion was used in the commission of an offence or contravention against the regulations listed in Part 2 of the Schedule or the contract for the operation of public passenger transport services awarded by the Authority in terms of the Authority for Transport in Malta Act or, where such offence or contravention has been committed by an officer or employee of the bus operator, hand over to such officer or employee, a notice containing a general description of the offence or contravention and the applicable penalty and any other requirements as the Authority may prescribe;

(d) order any driver of a motor route bus to discontinue any scheduled trip where they deem that such a measure is necessary in the interests of public order or safety;

(e) give such other orders or directives to drivers of any motor route bus so as to ensure that they perform their duties in accordance with the laws and regulations relating to public passenger transport service;

(f) demand and note the particulars of any person who commits an offence or contravention relating to public passenger transport, or otherwise hinders the proper operation of the public passenger transport system;

(g) demand and obtain from any passenger using the public passenger transport service proof that he has paid the applicable fare for that public passenger transport service;

(h) demand and obtain from any passenger using the public passenger transport service payment of the fare and penalty fare, where due, or proof of such payment in the event that this has already been effected, to the driver or the motor route bus inspector;

(i) demand and obtain from any passenger who refuses to pay the appropriate fare and/or the penalty fare information relating to his details for the purposes of taking legal action against that passenger in terms of the Passenger Transport Services Regulations;

(j) carry out any inspections at workstations in order to ensure compliance with contractual requirements: Provided that Enforcement Officers shall also be vested with the powers granted to Public Transport Officers in this regulation.