ACT No. XXVII of 1980 AN ACT further to amend the Traffie Regulation Ordinanee, Capo 105.

l assent.

(L.S.)

ANTON BUTTIGIEG

25th July, 1980

ACT No. XXVII of 1980

AN ACT further to amend the Traffie Regulation Ordinanee, Capo 105.

BE IT ENACTED by the President, by and with the advice and

consent of the House of Representatives, in this present Parliament

assembled. and by the authority of the same, as follows :-

This Act may be cited as the Traffic Regulation (Amendment)

Act, 1980, and shall be read and construed as one with the Traffic Regu­

lation Ordinance, hereinafter referred to as "the principal1aw".

Section 17 of the principal1aw shall be amended as fol1ows

(a) for subsection (5) thereof there shall be substituted the

following

"(5) Notwitħstanding the provisions of section 17 A of

this Ordinance

(a) where the owner of a motor omnibus fails, for

any reason whatsoever, other than that referred to in

paragraph (b) of this subsection, to cause his motor

omnibus to report for duty on any day in which the bus

is required by law to perform a service or, having caused

his motor omnibus to report for such duty, fails to cause

such motor omnibus to continue to perform such service

for the whole of that day, he shall be gui1ty of an offence

and shall. on conviction, be liable to a fine <multa) of

twenty pounds for a first offence, to a fine (multa) of

fifty pounds for a second or subsequent offence and, in

t he case of a third offence during a period of twelve

months from the first offence, to the cancellation of the

licence of his motor omnibus

Provided that the owner of the said motor omnibus

shall not be guilty of an offence under this paragraph if -

(i) in the event of failure to report for duty, he

provides an alternative motor omnibus of the same

type, class or category to report for duty at the

appointed time, or if, though he fails to provide such

an a1ternative motor omnibus, the total number of

buses on duty on that day is not less than the number

for the time being determined and published by the

Commissioner of Police to be sufficient in order that

the service will not be disrupted; or

(iD in the event of failure to continue to per­

form the service as aforesaid, he provides an alter­

native motor omnibus of the same type, class or

category, to continue that service within one hour

from the failure and for the whole of the remainder

of that day.

(b) where the owner of a motor omnibus fails to

cause his motor omnibus to report for duty on any day

in which the bus is required by law to perform a service,

or, having caused his motor omnibus to report for such

duty, it fails to continue to perform such service for the

whole of that day, in either case as a resutt of a concerted

action taken by seven or more owners -

(i) if the action taken is in furtherance of a

dispute relating to any matter concerning the public

transport, and the intention to take such action is

notified to the Commissioner of Police by the asso­

ciation representing the majority of owners of motor

omnibuses not less than forty-eight (48) hours before

it is in fact taken, the failure shall not constitute an

offence under this section;

(ii) if the action is not in furtherance of such

a dispute as aforesaid or is taken without notice as

aforesaid, or before the expiration of forty-eight (48)

hours from its communication to the Commissioner

of Police, the owner shall be guilty of an offence and

shall, on conviction, be liable to a fine of not less

than fifty pounds and to the cancellation of the

licence of his motor omnibus.".

(c) immediately after subsection (5) thereof there

shall be added the following new subsection

"(6) Where an association representing the

majority of owners of motor omnibuses so requests,

the Director of Labour shall refer to the Public

Transport Labour Control Officer any failure by the

owner of a motor omnibus to cause his motor omni­

bus to report for duty on any day in which the bus

is required by law to perform a service, and the said

officer shall investigate the circumstances of the

said failure and report his findings to the Director of

Labour and to the association making the request for

any action that may be appropriate in terms of the

statute of such association.".

A

L-artikolu 17 tal-liġi prinċipali għandu jiġi emendat kif ġej

(a)

minflok is-subartikolu (5) tiegħu għandu jidħol dan li

"(5) Minkejja d-disposizzjonijiet ta' l-artikolu 17 A ta' din

l-Ordinanza

(a) meta s-sid ta' motor bus jonqos, għal xi raġuni

tkun li tkun, barra minn dik imsemmija fil-paragrafu (b)

ta' dan is-subartikolu, li jieħu ħsieb li l-motor bus tiegħu

tirrapporta għax-xogħol f'xi ġurnata li fiha l-motor bus

tkun meħtieġa skond il-liġi li tagħmel servizz jew, meta

jkun ħa ħsieb li l- mo tor bus tiegħu tirrapporta għal dak ix­

xogħol, jonqos li jieħu ħsieb li dik il- moto r bus tkompli

tagħmel dak is-servizz għall-bqija ta' dik i1-ġumata, hu

jkun ħati ta' reat u jeħel, meta jinsab ħati, multa ta' għox­

rin lira meta jinsab ħati l-ewwel darba, multa ta' ħamsin

lira meta jinsab ħati t-tieni darba jew wara, u, fil-każ tat­

tielet reat fi żmien tnax-il xahar mill-ewwel reat, tħassir

tal--liċenza tal- motor bus tiegħu

Iżda s-sid ta' l-imsemmija m% r bus ma jkunx ħati

ta' reat ta ħ t dan il p ar ag r a f u jekk -

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(j) fil-każ li jonqos li jir r a p po rt a g ħ a x x o g ħ o l

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jipprovdi motor bus oħra minflokha ta' l-istess xorta,

klassi jew kategorija biex tirrapporta għax-xogħol fil­

ħin stabbilit, jew jekk, għalkemm jonqos li hekk jip­

provdi motor bus oħra minflokha, in-numru totali taI­

motor buses għax-xogħol f'dik il-ġurnata ma jkunx

inqas min-numru li għal dak iż-żmien ikun stabbilit

u ppubblikat mill-Kummissarju ta l P ul izij a bħala li hu

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biżżejjed sabiex is-servizz ma jkunx imfixkel; jew

(iD f i l każ li jonqos li jkompli jagħti s-servizz

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kif imsemmi qabel, jipprovdi motor bus oħra minflok­

ha ta' l-istess xorta, klassi jew kategorija, sabiex

tkompli tagħmel dak is-servizz fi żmien siegħa min­

nuqqas u għall-bqija ta' dik il-ġurnata;

(b) meta s-sid ta' 1I10tor hus jonqos li jieħu ħsieb li

l-motor bus tiegħu tirrapporta għax-xogħol f'xi ġurnata li

fiha l-motor bus tkun meħtieġa skond il-liġi li tagħmel ser­

vizz jew, meta jkun ħa ħsieb li l-motor bus tiegħu tirrap­

porta għal dak ix-xogħol, tonqos li tkompli tagħmel dak is­

servizz għall-bqija ta' dik il-ġurnata, f'kull ka�ż: minħabba

a z z jon i miftehma meħuda minn seba' sidien jew aktar -

(i) jekk l-azzjoni li tittieħed tkun biex titmexxa

'1 quddiem ti l wima li jkollha x'taqsam mat-trasport

pubbliku, u l-ħsieb li tittieħed dik l-azzjoni jkun ġie

avżat lill-Kummissarju t a l P u l iz i j a mill-għaqda li tir­

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rappreżenta l-maġġoranza tas-sidien tal-motor buses

mhux inqas minn tmienja li erbgħin (48) siegħa qabel

ma fil-fatt tittieħed, in-nuqqas ma jikkostitwixxix reat

taħt dan l-artikolu;

(iD jekk l-azzjoni ma tkunx biex titmexxa '1

quddiem tilwima hekk kif intqal qabel jew tittieħed

mingħajr avviż kif intqal qabel, jew qabel ma jgħad­

du tmienja u erbgħin (48) siegħa minn meta t i ġi

mgħarrfa lill-Kummissarju tal-Pulizija, is-sid ikun ħati

ta' reat u jeħel, meta jinsab ħati, multa ta' mhux in q a s

minn ħamsin lira li t-tfmssir tal-Iiċenza tal m ot o r bus

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tiegħu.".

(ċ) minnufih wara s-subartikolu (5) tiegħu għandu

jiżdied is-subartikolu ġdid li ġej

"(6) Meta għaqda li tlrrappreżenta l-maġġoran­

za tas-sidien ta' 1I10tor buses hekk titlob, id-Direttur

tax-Xogħol għandu jirriferi lill-Uffiċjal għall-Kont­

roll tax-Xogħol tat-Trasport Pubbliku kull nuqqas

minn sid ta' motor bus li jieħu ħsieb li l-ma tor bus

tiegħu tirrapporta għax-xogħol f'xi ġurnata li matulha

l-motor bus tkun meħtieġa skond il-liġi li tagħmel ser­

vizz, u l-imsemmi Uffiċjal għandu jistħarreġ iċ-ċirkos­

tanzi ta' dak in-nuqqas li jirrapporta dwarhom !id­

Direttur tax-Xogħol 11 l i l l għ a qd a li tagħmel it-talba

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g ħ a l kull azzjoni xierqa li tista' tittieħed skond l-istatut

ta' dik l-għaqda.".

The Schedule to the principal law shall be amended by the ad- Amendment of

dition of the following item at the end thereof· .

Schedule to

the principal

"Fai1ure to perform trip by motor omnibus . . .

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law.

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Passed by the House of Representatives at Sitting No. 419 of the 23rd July, 1980.

C. AGIUS

Speaker

C. MIFSUD

Clerk to the House of Representatives

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