LOBATSE BUS TERMINUS (OPERATION) BYE-LAWS
(under regulations 34 and 35)
(22nd May, 1987)
ARRANGEMENT OF BYE-LAWS
BYE-LAW
1. Citation
2. Interpretation
3. Registration of buses
4. Parking
5. Buses not to park continuously for 12 hours
6. Repairs at bus terminus
7. Failure to comply with bye-law 6
8. Non-liability for loss
9. Sale of unclaimed vehicles
10. Obligation to comply with directions
11. Penalties
S.I. 60, 1987.
These Bye-laws may be cited as the Lobatse Bus Terminus (Operation) Bye-laws*.
*Originally made under the Township Act now repealed, these regulations have been continued under s 94(2) of the Local Government Act, 2013.
In these Bye-laws, unless the context otherwise requires
“council” means the Lobatse Town Council;
“bus” means any omnibus used for the transportation of members of the general public for payment.
No bus owner shall operate in Lobatse without having registered his bus and provided the council with his time schedule showing arrival and departure times.
(1) No bus shall be parked at any place other than at the bus terminus or at designated halts.
(2) Parking fees of P1 00 for each entry into the bus terminus shall be payable in advance and non-payment of such fees shall be sufficient reason for not admitting a bus into the terminus.
5. Buses not to park continuously for 12 hours
An owner of a bus parked at the terminus for a longer period than 12 hours shall be liable to a charge of P1 per hour until the bus is removed either by the owner or the council authorities.
No repairs shall be conducted at the bus terminus and any broken down bus must be removed within 24 hours of the vehicle’s arrival.
7. Failure to comply with bye-law 6
Failure to comply with bye-law 6 shall empower the council to tow the vehicle to the council yard, from whence it shall only be released to the owner upon payment of all costs incurred by the council and a charge of P2 per day for the period it was kept in the yard.
The council shall not be liable for any loss or damage to any vehicle detained in accordance with bye-law 7.
Any bus not claimed from the council yard within a period of three months from the date of its detention shall be sold by public auction to defray expenses.
10. Obligation to comply with directions
All bus owners and drivers shall comply with such directions as may be given by the council employees empowered in that behalf.
Any person contravening the provisions of these Bye-laws shall be liable on first conviction to a fine not exceeding P10 or 14 days imprisonment in default of payment, and on a second or subsequent conviction to a fine not exceeding P20 or 30 days’ imprisonment in default of payment.