View All - 1991 Acts Section No : Acts & Ordinances NATIONAL TRANSPORT COMMISSIONMarginal Notes1. This Act may be cited as the National Transport Commission Act, No, 37 of 1991, and shall come into operation on such date (hereinafter referred to as the "appointed date"), as the Minister may appoint by Order published in the Gazette.2. National Transport Commission. 3. Members of the Commission. 4. Chairman and the conduct of business. 5. Commission may act despite a vacancy. 6. Remuneration of the members of the Commission. 7. Seal of the Commission. 8. Functions of the Commission. 9. Powers of the Commission. 10. Powers of the Minister in relation to the Commission. 11. Powers of the Commission to give directions. 12. Acquisition of immovable property under the land Acquisition Act for the Commission. 13. State property to be made available to the Commission. 14. Appointment of public officers, to the staff of the Commission. 15. Officers and servants of the Commission deemed to be public servants. 16. Commission to be a scheduled institution within the meaning of the Bribery Act. 17. Returns. 18. Restriction on grant of passenger service permits. 19. Appeals. 20. Power of Commission to cancel permit issued by Authorized Person. 21. Power of Commission to issue passenger service permit in respect of the specified area.. 22. Passenger service permits in specified area. 23. Application for a passenger service permit. 24. Disposal of applications for permits.25. Duration and fee of Passenger service permit. 26. Conditions to be attached to permits under section 24. 27. Specification of authorised omnibus in permits, 28. Permits not transferable 29. Holders of permits to inform Commission of any change of particulars. 30. Renewal of permit. 31. Cancellation of permits.32. Commission to communicate its decision to applicant or holder of permit together with its reasons therefor. 33. Appeals. 34. Certificate to be displayed on the windscreen. 35. Fund of the Commission. 36. Financial year. 37. Audit. 38. Borrowing powers of the Commission. 39. Power of Commission to issue directions to permit holders. 40. Offences. 41. Offences by bodies of persons. 42. Protection of action. 43. Failure to discharge functions by Authorized Person. 44. Regulations. 45. Winding up of Peoplised Companies. 46. Provision relating to Central Transport Board and Regional Transport Boards. 47. Amendment to the Motor Traffic Act. 48. Transitional provision. 49. Interpretation. 50. Sinhala text to prevail in case of inconsistency.