Regulation 4 Applications for licences

(1)

Except as provided in paragraph (2), every application for a licence shall include a notice for insertion in Notices and Proceedings, giving the name and address of the person making the application and the following information in so far as it is applicable to the service in question:

(a)

in respect of each service which is not an excursion or tour:

(i)

the starting and finishing points of the service and a description of the route sufficient to identify the roads to be traversed;

(ii)

any route number or name;

(iii)

the period or periods of the year during which the service is to be operated; and

(iv)

the frequency of the service, either generally or, if that cannot be stated briefly, by reference to a timetable submitted with the application; and

(b)

in respect of each excursion or tour:

(i)

the starting and finishing points of the service, any other points at which passengers are to be taken up or set down, and a description of the route sufficient to identify the roads to be traversed;

(ii)

the period or periods of the year during which the service is to be operated; and

(iii)

the maximum number of vehicle departures to be made on any one day.

(2)

In the case of an application for a licence to continue a service already in operation, it shall be a sufficient compliance with the requirements specified in paragraph (1) if the notice therein referred to contains:

(a)

a short description of the service, including the starting and finishing points; and

(b)

particulars of any proposed modifications of the service.