20. Constitution of District Private Omnibus Operators’ Assoviations
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The Minister shall, as soon as may be after the appointed date, by Order published in the Gazette—
constitute a District Private Omnibus Operators’
Association (hereinafter referred to as a “ District
Association’) for each administrative district ; and
assign a name to the District Association so constituted.
Every District Association constituted under sub-section (1) shall be a body corporate with perpetual succession and a common seal and may sue and be sued by such name as is assigned to it by the Order constituting such Association.
Every peron who is the holder of a stage carriage permit issued under this Act (hereinafter referred to as a
“private omnibus operator”) shall be a member of the
District Association of the administrative district in which the place of origin of the route specified in the stage carriage permit, is situated.