33. The Motor Traffic Act is hereby amended as follows : -
| (1) in section 28 thereof, by the repeal of subsection (1) of that section and the substitution therefor, of the following subsection:
| | " (1) No omnibus license shall be issued under this Part except for an omnibus the registered owner of which is
| | | (a) the Sri Lanka Central Transport Board or any Regional Transport Board established under the Transport Board Law, No. 19 of 1978 ; or |
| (b) the holder of a certificate of eligibility for stage carriage permits for occasional omnibus services; or |
| (c) the holder of a stage carriage permit for a regular omnibus services granted under the Private Omnibus Services Act, 1983."; |
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| (2) in section 46 thereof, by the repeal of subsection (1) and the substitution therefor, of the following subsection :
| | " (1) No omnibus shall, on or after the appointed date, be used on any highway except under the authority of a stage carriage permit granted by the Commissioner under this Part or the Director of Private Omnibus under the Private Omnibus Transport Services Act, 1983, and for the time being in force." ; and | | |
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| (3) by the repeal of section 239B thereof, and the substitution therefor, of the following section : -
| | 239B. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in any other provisions of this Act, a stage carriage permit for a regular omnibus service shall not be granted under this Act to any person.". | | |
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