Section 75: Classification of public service vehicles

75. Classification of public service vehicles For the purpose of this Part and any regulations made under it, public service vehicles shall be divided into the following classes— (a) contract cars, that is to say motor cars let out for hire or reward under a contract for the use of each such vehicle as a whole; (b) school-owned buses, that is to say buses owned by a college, school or other educational institution and used solely for the conveyance of students and staff of the college, school or educational institution in connection with any of its activities; (c) employees' buses, that is to say buses used for the conveyance of employees and which are hired by the employer as a whole under a contract for a reward; (d) private buses, that is to say buses owned by any person and used for the conveyance of persons for, or in connection with, his trade or business, any charges made for the conveyance of such persons being such that no profit results therefrom; [Issue 1] R (A2) – 2 Revised Laws of Mauritius (e) school (hired) buses, that is to say buses used for the conveyance of— (i) school children, students and teachers to and from schools, or for educational purposes, or in connection with a school activity; or (ii) pensioners and disabled persons in connection with civic, educational, social or recreational activities; and are hired under a contract for a reward; (f) stage buses, that is to say, buses used on prescribed routes and conveying passengers at separate and prescribed fares; (g) taxis, that is to say motor cars carrying passengers and their effects for hire or reward whether under a contract for the use of each such vehicle as a whole or at separate fares; (h) tourist buses, that is to say, buses with such specifications as may be prescribed, let out for the conveyance of tourists for hire or reward under a contract and used as a whole.