Division 3 In accordance with Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 1073/2009 the following services are subject to authorisation:F1

regular services, services which provide for the carriage of passengers at specified intervals along specified routes, passengers being picked up and set down at predetermined stopping points. Regular services shall be open to all, subject, where appropriate, to compulsory reservation. The regular nature of the service shall not be affected by any adjustment to the service operating conditions;

special regular services not covered by a contract between the organiser and the carrier. Services, by whomsoever organised, which provide for the carriage of specified categories of passengers to the exclusion of other passengers shall be deemed to be regular services. Such services are called ‘special regular services’ and include:

1. (i)

   the carriage of workers between home and work;

2. (ii)

   the carriage of school pupils and students to and from the educational institution.

The fact that a special service may be varied according to the needs of users shall not affect its classification as a special regular service.