Transport Regulations 2000

Conduct of Passengers:

86. When a route bus is carrying passengers or waiting to pick up passengers, a passenger or intending passenger within the bus shall not-

1. Smoke;
2. use obscene or offensive language or conduct himself in a disorderly manner;
3. enter or alight from or attempt to enter or alight from the bus otherwise than by the door or openings provided for that purpose;
4. spit upon or from or willingly damage, soil or defile any part of the bus;
5. wilfully remove, displace, deface or alter any number plate, notice board, fare-table, rate indicator or destination board or any notice or advertisement in or on the bus;
6. when in the bus throw any bottle, liquid or litter or any article or anything likely to cause danger, injury or annoyance to any person or damage any property;
7. enter or travel in a bus with petrol or any dangerous or offensive article, or, except with the consent of the driver, bring into the bus any cumbersome article or place any such article elsewhere in or on the bus other than as directed by the driver;
8. bring any animal into the bus without the consent of the driver or retain any animal in or on the bus after being requested by the conductor to remove it, or place the animal elsewhere in the bus other than as directed by the driver;
9. enter or attempt to enter or alight or attempt to alight from any bus whilst in motion;
10. enter or attempt to enter the bus when requested by the driver not to enter the bus if the bus is carrying the full number of persons which it is authorised to carry.

Powers of drivers and conductors:

87.

1. Any passenger contravening regulation 86 may be requested to leave the bus or may be removed therefrom by a police officer at the request of the driver, conductor or Transport Inspector.
2. A passenger in or on a bus who is reasonably suspected by the driver or conductor or a Transport Inspector of contravening sub-regulation (1) shall give his full name and address to a police officer or the driver or conductor or a Transport Inspector on demand.

Luggage to be carried free:

88.

1. No charge shall be made for any luggage carried on a route bus by a passenger.
2. The driver or conductor of a bus may refuse to carry any luggage which might endanger or soil the bus beyond fair wear and tear.