Road Traffic Act · 2026 Revised Edition · Part · Public Service Vehicles and Franchises
72. Maximum number of passengers
Official textFrom Attorney General's Chambers, unchanged
The maximum number of passengers allowed to be carried at any one time in a vehicle used under a licence issued under paragraphs (a)
vehicle
“vehicle” means any vehicle, including a trailer, constructed, adapted or capable of being used on roads, whether mechanically propelled or not.
to (d) inclusive of section 59(1) shall be determined by an examiner appointed under section 3, and shall be specified in such licence and shall be legibly painted in a conspicuous position on such vehicle in such manner as may be prescribed.
examiner
“examiner” means any person appointed to be an examiner under section 3(2);
For the purposes of subsection (1), a child under 5 years of age and not occupying a seat shall not be counted as a person, and three children over 5 years of age and under 10 years of age shall be counted as two persons.
person
“person” shall have the meaning assigned to it by the Interpretation and General Clauses Act;
If there is found in any public service vehicle more passengers than the vehicle is permitted to carry, then the driver of the vehicle and the conductor of the vehicle, if any, is guilty of an offence and liable on conviction to a fine of $2,000 and imprisonment for one month.
public service vehicle
“public service vehicle” means a motor vehicle ordinarily used, whether in part or in whole, for the purpose of conveying passengers or goods or both, for hire or reward, whether under contract to a person plying for hire or generally, and, in the case of a tractor, includes any trailer attached to it;
Any person who, on being required by the conductor or driver of a public service vehicle not to enter the vehicle or to leave such vehicle, enters or attempts to enter, or fails to leave such vehicle, when it is carrying without counting the passenger who has been so required the full number of passengers which it is permitted to carry is guilty of an offence and liable on conviction to a fine of $2,000 and imprisonment for one month.
driver
“driver”, in relation to a motor vehicle, means the person having control of the steering apparatus thereof, including, in relation to a motorcycle, the rider thereof, and in respect of trailer, means the person driving the motor vehicle by which the trailer is being drawn;
Terms defined in s 2
driver
Defined · s 2“driver”, in relation to a motor vehicle, means the person having control of the steering apparatus thereof, including, in relation to a motorcycle, the rider thereof, and in respect of trailer, means the person driving the motor vehicle by which the trailer is being drawn;
examiner
Defined · s 2“examiner” means any person appointed to be an examiner under section 3(2);
person
Defined · s 2“person” shall have the meaning assigned to it by the Interpretation and General Clauses Act;
public service vehicle
Defined · s 2“public service vehicle” means a motor vehicle ordinarily used, whether in part or in whole, for the purpose of conveying passengers or goods or both, for hire or reward, whether under contract to a person plying for hire or generally, and, in the case of a tractor, includes any trailer attached to it;
vehicle
Defined · s 2“vehicle” means any vehicle, including a trailer, constructed, adapted or capable of being used on roads, whether mechanically propelled or not.
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