Government Omnibus (Fares) Regulations 1952

Citation

1 These Regulations may be cited as the Government Omnibus (Fares) Regulations 1952.

Interpretation

2 In these Regulations—

"authorized agent" includes a postmaster, postmistress or ferry contractor duly authorized by the Board to sell tickets and is sue transfers;

"child" means a person who has attained the age of five years but has not attained the age of sixteen years;

"handicapped person" means a person who satisfies the Board that although he is able to get on and off an omnibus un aided, he is suffering from a physical or mental disability to such an extent that—

(a) his earning capacity is restricted; or

(b) he is wholly or partially dependent upon some other per son for financial support;

"monthly pass" means a pass issued by or on behalf of the Board for the duration of a month;

"multi-day pass" means a pass issued by or on behalf of the Board for the duration of less than a month in respect of any journey;

"quarterly pass" means a pass issued by or on behalf of the Board for the duration of three months;

"school" means any school or other educational institution ap proved by the Minister of Education;

"special person" means a person of or above the age of 65 years who is resident in Bermuda or a person who satisfies the Minister that he is suffering from a disability, whether physical or otherwise, which hinders him from embarking on or disembarking from a bus unaided.

"student" means a person bona fide attending any school on a full-time basis as a pupil or student;

"term pass" means a pass issued to a student for the duration of a school term in respect of any journey;

"ticket" means a zone check issued to an intending passenger by or on behalf of the Board entitling him to make a journey in respect of which the ticket has been issued;

"token" means a metal disc purchased from an authorized agent by an intending passenger for deposit in the fare-box;

"transfer pass" means a pass which entitles the holder to trans fer from one omnibus to another in order to complete the journey for which he has paid;

"zone", in relation to a route upon which Government om nibuses are for the time being operated, means a sub division of that route of approximately two miles in length de limited by the Board.

[Regulation 2 amended by BR 7/1994 effective 1 April 1994, and by BR 13/1997 effective 27 March 1997]

Savings

3 (1) Nothing in these Regulations shall have effect with respect to the charges or fares falling to be paid in respect of the carriage of pas-sengers in any Government omnibus which has been chartered or hired for that purpose.

(2) Nothing in these Regulations shall have effect so as to re quire the payment of any fare in respect of the carriage of any of the fol lowing persons in any Government omnibus—

(a) any blind person; and

(b) any officer or employee of the Board.

Fares

4 Fares for the carriage of passengers in Government omnibuses shall be as follows—

(a) Persons of or above the age of 16 years and less than 65 years of age—
(i) Persons paying cash—
Up to 3 zones	$2.50 per journey
Up to 14 zones	$4.00 per journey
(ii) Persons holding tickets—
For any journey up to 3 zones, per booklet of 15 tickets:	$15.00
For any journey up to 14 zones, per booklet of 15 tickets:	$24.00
(iii) Persons holding passes—
Monthly— For travel up to 14 zones	$40.00,
subject to such discount, not exceeding 10%, as the Board may from time to time allow to an authorized agent who purchases ten passes or more;
Quarterly— For travel up to 14 zones	$105.00
(iv) Persons using tokens—
Up to 3 zones	$2.25 per journey
Up to 14 zones	$3.75 per journey
subject to such discount, not exceeding 10%, as the Board may from time to time allow to an authorized agent who purchases 200 tokens or more
(b) Special person on production of a special transportation identification—	Free
(c) Students and children—
(i) if payment is made in cash:	$1.00 for any journey up to 14 zones
(ii) if monthly pass is purchased:	$17.00 per month
(iii) if term pass is purchased:	$38.00 per term
(iv) if booklet of tickets is purchased, for any journey up to 14 zones:	$6.00 per booklet of fifteen tickets
(d) Persons under 5 years of age:	Free
(e) Persons holding multi-day passes—
(i) for travel for 1 day:	$10.00
(ii) for travel for 3 days:
Adult	$21.00
Child	$10.00
(iii) for travel for 7 days:
Adult	$34.00
Child	$15.00

[Regulation 4 amended by BR 9/1991 effective 1 April 1991; by BR 18/1992 effective 1 April 1992; by BR 7/1994 effective 1 April 1994, by BR 22/1995 effective 1 April 1995; and by BR 13/1997 effective 27 March 1997]

Use of tokens

5 Passenger may use a token for deposit in the fare-box as de fined in regulation 2(1) of the Government Omnibus (Fares) Regulations 1952.

[Amended by

Bermuda Consolidated Legislation

Government Omnibus (Fares) Regulations 1952