Road Traffic Act · s 55

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55.
District Licensing Authorities
(1) The Minister may, with the approval of His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan, by order signified in the Gazette, establish district
Licensing Authorities for specified areas, and may give such directions as to the composition and proceedings of such district Licensing Authorities as he may see fit, and in particular may apply any of the provisions of sections 49, 50, 51, 52 and 53 to such district Licensing Authorities.
(2) The Minister may, with the approval of His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan, by order signified in the Gazette, empower such district Licensing Authorities to carry out, under the general directions of the
Licensing Authority, any such functions of the Licensing Authority under this Act as he may specify, including powers to hear and determine within specified areas applications for franchises and for public service vehicle licences, or for such class or classes of licences as he may specify, and to grant, refuse, revoke, suspend or attach conditions to such licences, and to exercise any of the powers of the Licensing Authority under sections 59, 68
and 69.
(3) In any area for which a district Licensing Authority has been established, all applications for franchises or for public service vehicle licences, or for such class or classes of licences as the district Licensing
Authority may be empowered to grant, and all objections to such applications, shall be made to the district Licensing Authority and all

Road Traffic references in sections 54, 63, 65, 66 and 67 to the Licensing Authority are deemed to apply to such district Licensing Authority.
(4) Notwithstanding anything in this section, the powers of the
Licensing Authority in any area specified under subsection (1) shall not be affected by any order under subsection (1) or (2) and in particular where the operation of any franchise or any public service vehicle licence extends or will, if any application therefor is granted, extend outside any one specified area, no district Licensing Authority shall deal with any application therefor or any matter affecting such franchise or public service vehicle licence except under and in accordance with the authority of the Licensing
Authority.

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s 55District Licensing Authorities

(1)

The Minister may, with the approval of His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan, by order signified in the Gazette, establish district

Licensing Authorities for specified areas, and may give such directions as to the composition and proceedings of such district Licensing Authorities as he may see fit, and in particular may apply any of the provisions of sections 49, 50, 51, 52 and 53 to such district Licensing Authorities.

(2)

The Minister may, with the approval of His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan, by order signified in the Gazette, empower such district Licensing Authorities to carry out, under the general directions of the

Licensing Authority, any such functions of the Licensing Authority under this Act as he may specify, including powers to hear and determine within specified areas applications for franchises and for public service vehicle licences, or for such class or classes of licences as he may specify, and to grant, refuse, revoke, suspend or attach conditions to such licences, and to exercise any of the powers of the Licensing Authority under sections 59, 68

and 69.

(3)

In any area for which a district Licensing Authority has been established, all applications for franchises or for public service vehicle licences, or for such class or classes of licences as the district Licensing

Authority may be empowered to grant, and all objections to such applications, shall be made to the district Licensing Authority and all

Road Traffic references in sections 54, 63, 65, 66 and 67 to the Licensing Authority are deemed to apply to such district Licensing Authority.

(4)

Notwithstanding anything in this section, the powers of the

Licensing Authority in any area specified under subsection (1) shall not be affected by any order under subsection (1) or (2) and in particular where the operation of any franchise or any public service vehicle licence extends or will, if any application therefor is granted, extend outside any one specified area, no district Licensing Authority shall deal with any application therefor or any matter affecting such franchise or public service vehicle licence except under and in accordance with the authority of the Licensing

Authority.