3452
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
No. 87

to carry, may be a ground for his refusal to issue a certificate
of fitness or permit in respect of the vehicle, or may be a ground
for the issuing of such certificate or permit only subject to
certain conditions being complied with in respect of the
passenger-service vehicle.

(2) Unless the Commissioner gives written permission to
the contrary, the maximum number of passengers permitted
to be carried by any omnibus shall be not greater than four-
thirds of the number of passengers for which seating
accommodation is provided, or the maximum number of
seated and standing passengers which the Authorized Officer
declares the omnibus to be fit to carry, whichever is the less,
nor shall more passengers be carried on any other type of
passenger-service vehicle than the number of passengers for
which seating-accommodation is provided.

(3) It shall not be lawful for any person to operate a
passenger-service vehicle or for the owner of any passenger-
service vehicle to permit the same to be operated unless (a) its
current certificate of fitness or permit is displayed in a con-
spicuous part of the interior of the vehicle, and approved by
the Authorized Officer ; (b) the certificate of fitness is dis-
played in a suitable frame or other holder ; and (c) the seated
passengers and standing passengers (if any) or other load
on the passenger-service vehicle do not exceed the limitations
of passengers and load fixed in the certificate or permit.
For the purpose of computation of the number of passengers
under this regulation (a) a child means any person under
sixteen years of age, (b) each child shall have not less than
1 ft. of seat-width (provided that in the case of an omnibus
an undivided seat measuring not less than 2 ft. 8 in. in width
may accommodate three children), and (c) when standing
passengers are permitted on an omnibus two children standing
may be considered the equivalent of one adult standing.

Motor-vehicles Act Requirements.

28. No passenger-service vehicle shall be considered to be
    in a suitable condition for the carriage of passengers unless
    all the requirements of the Motor-vehicles Act, 1924, and its
    amendments, and any regulations for the time being in force
    thereunder in so far as they affect the passenger-service
    vehicle have been fulfilled.

Inspection.

29. For whatever purpose the passenger-service vehicle
    is presented for inspection, it shall on each such occasion be
    presented in a thoroughly clean condition in all parts.

The owner shall give without charge every facility for
expediting the inspection of the vehicle or its separate parts
or for any testing or weighing thereof, and, if requested so
to do, shall supply all tools or workshop equipment that it is
possible for him to provide for the prompt inspection of the
vehicle. The owner shall also provide without charge any
skilled or unskilled labour that may reasonably be required
during the inspection.

PART II.

SPECIAL REGULATIONS APPLICABLE ONLY TO PASSENGER-
SERVICE VEHICLES (OTHER THAN PASSENGER-TRUCKS) FIRST
USED IN A PASSENGER-SERVICE AFTER THE 1ST DAY OF
JUNE, 1932, OR AS OTHERWISE PROVIDED IN REGULATION 3.

Doorways.

30. Every doorway to a passenger-service vehicle for
    entrance or egress shall accord with the following requirements
    as may be appropriate according to the type of vehicle and
    doorway. The doorway shall give overall adjacent to
    the frame—

(a) In the case of an omnibus at least 1 ft. 10 in. clear
width for a height of at least 5 ft. from the floor if
an emergency doorway, and at least the same width
for a height of at least 6 ft. from the floor or step,
as the case may be, if not an emergency doorway :

(b) In the case of a service-coach at least 1 ft. 6 in. clear
width for a height of at least 4 ft. 6 in. from the
floor if an emergency door, and at least 1 ft. 10 in.
clear width for a height of at least 5 ft. from the
floor or step, as the case may be, if not an emergency
doorway :

(c) In the case of a service-car carrying eight persons or
less (inclusive of the driver), at least 1 ft. 6 in. clear
width for a height of at least 3 ft. 9 in. from the
floor or step, as the case may be, for all doorways :

(d) In the case of other service-cars at least 1 ft. 6 in. clear
width for a height of at least 4 ft. from the floor
if an emergency doorway, and at least 1 ft. 8 in.
clear width for a height of at least 4 ft. from the
floor or step, as the case may be, if not an emergency
doorway.

Seats and Passenger Accommodation.

31. (1) In every seat there shall be provided for each
    seated passenger at least 1 ft. 4 in. in width, measured in a
    straight line along the front edge of the seat in the case of an
    omnibus, and at least 1 ft. 6 in. in width so measured in the
    case of a service-car or service-coach, and there shall similarly
    be provided widths of the same respective dimensions for the
    body and shoulders of each passenger. There shall also be
    provided for each seated passenger from the front edge of the
    seat horizontally to the back of the seat depth not less than
    1 ft. 2 in. in the case of an omnibus and 1 ft. 4 in. in the case
    of a service-car or service-coach. The distance from the floor-
    covering to the top of the seat shall, in the case of an omnibus,
    be not less than 1 ft. 5 in., and in other cases shall be suffi-
    cient to provide reasonable comfort to the satisfaction of the
    Authorized Officer. For the purposes of this clause, any
    cushion or other covering shall be deemed part of the seat, and
    for computing the width, depth, and height of a seat, the
    cushion or other coverings shall be uncompressed.

(2) No seat may be so situated that when occupied it will
be likely to cause unreasonable obstruction in the entrance
and exit for passengers.

(3) Every seat in a passenger-service vehicle shall be of
good-quality leather or other suitable, durable, and sanitary
material, and in the case of every service-car or service-coach
other than an omnibus shall be fitted with a sprung, stuffed,
or otherwise comfortable cushion.

(4) Every seat of a passenger-service vehicle shall be pro-
vided with a back, and so far as is reasonable both the back
and the bottom of the seat shall be so tilted or shaped ; also
the seat shall be so constructed and placed that there would
be ample leg-room and reasonable comfort in the seat for an
adult passenger of average proportions.

When seats face each other, or in any other way are so
arranged that the respective passengers would be likely to
interfere with each others comfort, the seats shall be so
constructed and placed that each passenger shall have as leg-
room from 6 in. above the highest portion of the front edge of
the seat to the floor at least 9 in. clear space forward for the
full length of the front-edge of the seat. The distance in
every seat between the support for the passenger’s back and
the rear of the nearest seat that is facing the same way, or
any other obstruction directly in front of a passenger when
measured parallel with and 6 in. above the seat proper, or
alternatively, when measured horizontally with and 2 ft.
from the floor directly below, shall, in the case of an omnibus,
be not less than 2 ft. 3 in. and in the case of a service-car or
service-coach be not less than 2 ft. 6 in.

(5) If the seat used by the driver of a service-car or a
service-coach is intended also to accommodate passengers on
his left it shall have a length when measured 6 in. above the
level of the seat and 6 in. forward of the back squab, of not
less than for one passenger 3 ft., or not less than for two
passengers 4 ft. 6 in.

Passageways.

32. From each doorway of an omnibus or service-coach
    (other than an emergency door or special doorway for the
    driver) to each row of seats adjoining one another, or to within
    5 ft. of any individual seat, there shall be a passageway or
    aisle not less than 1 ft. 3 in. in width in the case of an omnibus
    and 1 ft. in width in the case of a service-coach, exclusive in
    both cases of the space reserved as leg-room for seated
    passengers under clause (4) of Regulation 31 and free through-
    out from structural projections or obstructions.

Dimensions.

33. (1) In every omnibus, for a distance of at least 8 in.
    on each side of the longitudinal centre-line of the aisle or
    passageway the height throughout measured from the top of
    the floor-covering to the roof (or extension thereof) clear of
    obstruction and exclusive of projections of any kind, including
    lighting fittings or ventilators, shall be not less than 6 ft.
    In every service-coach for a distance of at least 5 in. on each
    side of the longitudinal centre-line of the aisle or passageway
    the height throughout measured from the top of the floor-
    covering to the roof (or extension thereof) clear of obstruction
    and exclusive of projections of any kind as aforesaid shall be
    not less than 5 ft.

In the case of every passenger-service vehicle, the height
measured throughout from the central portion of the top of
the seat (and, if fitted with a cushion, measured while the
cushion is normally depressed) to the roof (or extension there-
of) clear of obstruction and exclusive of projections of any
kind as aforesaid shall be not less than 3 ft. 2 in.

(2) The maximum length of a passenger-service vehicle,
including fittings, attachments, and load, shall not exceed
30 ft.

(3) The body of any passenger-service vehicle shall not
overhang its rear wheel-track by more than 1 ft. 3 in. on
either side.