S.L. 65.19 Art. 10Requirements to engage in the occupation of road haulage operator.

(1) An undertaking wishing to engage in the occupation of road haulage operator as set out in these regulations, shall satisfy the requirements as laid down hereunder:

(a) where the applicant for an operator’s licence for the carriage of goods by road is a natural person, that person shall satisfy the Authority that he is of good repute and conduct and of appropriate financial standing and satisfies the condition as to professional competence;

(b) where the applicant for an operator’s licence for the carriage of goods by road is a partnership, it shall satisfy the Authority that each of the partners is of good repute and conduct and that the said partnership is of appropriate financial standing and satisfies the condition as to professional competence;

(c) where the applicant for an operator’s licence for the carriage of goods by road is a company, it shall satisfy the Authority that each of the directors is of good repute and conduct and the said company is of appropriate financial standing and satisfies the condition as to professional competence;

(d) where the applicant for an operator’s licence for the carriage of goods by road is a cooperative or an association, it shall satisfy the Authority that each member of the committee of the cooperative or association, as the case may be, is of good repute and conduct and that the cooperative or association is of appropriate financial standing and satisfies the condition as to professional competence.

(2) Where the applicant is a natural person and cannot satisfy the requirement of professional competence, the Authority may nevertheless permit that person to engage in the occupation of a road haulage operator provided he designates to the Authority another person who can satisfy the requirements of good repute and conduct and professional competence, on condition that the latter shall continuously and effectively manage the road haulage operation in accordance with these regulations.

(3) Where the application is made by an undertaking that is not a natural person, the requirement of professional competence shall be satisfied by a natural person so designated to the Authority who will continuously and effectively manage the undertaking in accordance with these regulations. That natural person shall also satisfy the rquirement of good repute and conduct.

(4) Where, for the purpose of this regulation, an undertaking designates a natural person to continuously and effectively manage the road transport operation and that person ceases to manage the said operation, the undertaking shall within twenty-four days from that occurrence notify the Authority in writing and the Authority shall allow a period not exceeding three months within which the undertaking designates another person, who shall comply with requirements of good repute and conduct and professional competence.