§ 26 — Safety directives

26.—(1) The Minister may, and in accordance with subsections (2), (3), (4) and (5), give such safety directives of general application as may be necessary to alleviate or minimise any risk —(a)

of death of, or a serious injury to, any individual from the provision of any shared mobility service; or

(b)

of serious damage to any property from the provision of any shared mobility service.

(2) The Minister may give a safety directive made under this section to all or any of the following, individually or as a class:(a)

a licensee;

(b)

a class licensee;

(c)

a provider of a shared mobility service which is exempt under section 47.

(3) In making a safety directive under this section, it is not necessary for the Minister to give any person who may be affected by the directive a chance to be heard before the directive is given.

(4) A safety directive may be in force for a period not exceeding 6 months unless earlier revoked under subsection (5), and may be renewed by the Minister once only for a further period not exceeding 6 months.

(5) The Minister may, at any time when any safety directive is in force, revoke the safety directive by giving notice of that revocation in the same manner as the directive was given.

(6) So far as any safety directive is inconsistent with any Regulations, the safety directive prevails.

—(1) The Minister may, and in accordance with subsections (2), (3), (4) and (5), give such safety directives of general application as may be necessary to alleviate or minimise any risk —(a)

of death of, or a serious injury to, any individual from the provision of any shared mobility service; or

(b)

of serious damage to any property from the provision of any shared mobility service.

(2) The Minister may give a safety directive made under this section to all or any of the following, individually or as a class:(a)

a licensee;

(b)

a class licensee;

(c)

a provider of a shared mobility service which is exempt under section 47.

(3) In making a safety directive under this section, it is not necessary for the Minister to give any person who may be affected by the directive a chance to be heard before the directive is given.

(4) A safety directive may be in force for a period not exceeding 6 months unless earlier revoked under subsection (5), and may be renewed by the Minister once only for a further period not exceeding 6 months.

(5) The Minister may, at any time when any safety directive is in force, revoke the safety directive by giving notice of that revocation in the same manner as the directive was given.

(6) So far as any safety directive is inconsistent with any Regulations, the safety directive prevails.