Government Regulation No. 63 / 2011 Coll.

Government Regulation on the setting of minimum values and indicators of quality and safety standards and on how to demonstrate them in relation to the provision of public passenger transport services

Valid Effective from 01.04.2011
63
GOVERNMENT REGULATION
of 9 February 2011
on the setting of minimum values and indicators of quality and safety standards and the method of demonstrating them in relation to the provision of public passenger transport services
The Government orders pursuant to § 36 (1) of Act No. 194 / 2010 Coll., on public passenger transport services and amending other laws, to implement § 8 (4):
§ 1
Subject matter
This Regulation
(a) define vehicles which must permit the transport of persons with reduced mobility;
(b) define the average age of vehicles in public regular services;
(c) regulates the method of demonstrating quality and safety standards.
§ 2
Definition of vehicles which must permit the transport of persons with reduced mobility
(1) When providing public passenger transport services in public regular services under a contract concluded with the municipality, the minimum
(a) 1 of every 10 vehicles used by the carrier to provide such services accessible to persons with reduced mobility in accordance with the technical requirements laid down by the legislation on the approval of the technical competence of road vehicles (1), provided that the contract does not exceed 70 000 km per year of public passenger transport services,
(b) half of the vehicles used by the carrier to provide such services accessible to persons with reduced mobility in accordance with the technical requirements laid down by the legislation on the approval of the technical competence of road vehicles (1), provided that the contract foresees the scope of public passenger transport services exceeding 70 000 km per year.
(2) When providing public passenger transport services in public regular services under a contract concluded with the region, at least 1 of every 10 vehicles used by the carrier to provide such services shall be accessible to persons with reduced mobility in accordance with the technical requirements laid down by the legislation on the approval of the technical competence of road vehicles (1). The provision of public passenger transport services on the basis of a contract concluded by the Region and the municipality with the carrier shall be carried out in accordance with this paragraph, irrespective of the envisaged scope of public passenger transport services.
(3) The total number of vehicles used by the carrier to provide public passenger transport services referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2 shall not include vehicles whose first registration (2) was carried out before the date of entry into force of this Regulation.
(4) When providing public passenger transport services in public rail passenger transport on the national and regional rail, trains shall include at least 1 railway vehicle accessible to persons with reduced mobility in accordance with the technical requirements laid down in the legislation on the approval of the technical competence of railway vehicles (3); This shall not apply to trains which contain at least half of the railway vehicles put into service before the date of entry into force of this Regulation.
(5) When providing public passenger transport services on the tram, trolleybus and special rail vehicles, all railway vehicles shall be accessible to persons with reduced mobility in accordance with the technical requirements laid down in the timetable of drah4); This shall not apply to railway vehicles put into service before the date of entry into force of this Regulation.
(6) When providing public passenger transport services in public regular services under a contract concluded after 1 January 2015
(a) with the municipality, provided that the contract does not exceed 70 000 km per year of public passenger transport services;
(b) with a region; or
(c) together with the region and the municipality
at least 1 of every 6 vehicles used by the carrier to provide such services shall be accessible to persons with reduced mobility in accordance with the technical requirements laid down by the legislation on the approval of the technical competence of road vehicles (1).
(7) The total number of vehicles used by the carrier to provide public passenger transport services referred to in paragraph 6 shall not include vehicles whose first registration (2) was carried out before 1 January 2015.
§ 3
Definition of average age of vehicles
(1) The carrier provides public services for the carriage of passengers in public regular services under a contract concluded with the client of vehicles whose average age does not exceed 9 years. In order to determine the age of the vehicle, the relevant date of its first registration is 2).
(2) Where the carrier provides public services for the carriage of passengers by public regular services under a contract concluded with the client during the entire period of validity of the contract only by vehicles which were new at the start of the contract, if not for the period strictly necessary for the use of the replacement vehicle, the average age of the vehicles used for the performance of the contract shall not exceed 11 years. Vehicles purchased for the purpose of performing a contract with an client, which has not yet been operated in the Czech Republic or in another state or used for test or demonstration purposes, are considered to be new vehicles.
(3) The average age of vehicles used to provide public passenger transport services in public regular services does not exceed 15 years if the carrier provides these services under contract
(a) concluded on the basis of a direct award or extension without a tendering procedure in an exceptional situation pursuant to Article 22 of the Law on public passenger transport services and amending other laws; or
(b) concluded in a case of extreme urgency on the basis of the award of a contract in a negotiated procedure without publication under the Public Procurement Act.
§ 4
Method of demonstrating quality and safety standards in public regular transport
(1) Unless otherwise agreed in the public passenger transport service contract, the carrier shall submit to the client by 31 March of each calendar year at the latest a list of the vehicles by which it provided public passenger transport services for public regular services in the previous calendar year.
(2) In the list referred to in paragraph 1, the carrier:
(a) indicate the serial number of each vehicle;
(b) indicate the date of the first registration (2) of each vehicle;
(c) identify vehicles accessible to persons with reduced mobility in accordance with Article 2;
(d) indicate the average age of vehicles on 1 January of the calendar year for which the list is submitted;
(e) indicate the time and reason for using the vehicle in the case of a replacement vehicle as referred to in Article 3 (2).
(3) At the request of the carrier's client, the list referred to in paragraph 1 shall be supported by road registration certificates.
§ 5
Method of demonstrating quality and safety standards in public rail passenger transport
(1) Unless otherwise agreed in the public passenger transport service contract, the carrier shall submit to the client, by 31 March of each calendar year at the latest, a list of the regular train classifications by which it provided public passenger transport services on the national and regional track in the previous calendar year.
(2) Unless otherwise agreed in the public passenger transport service contract, the carrier shall submit to the client, by 31 March of each calendar year at the latest, a list of the railway vehicles by which it provided public passenger transport services on the tram, trolleybus and special routes in the previous calendar year.
(3) In the lists referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2, the carrier shall indicate the railway vehicles put into service before the entry into force of this Regulation.
(4) In the list referred to in paragraph 1, the carrier shall designate railway vehicles accessible to persons with reduced mobility in accordance with Article 2 (4).
§ 6
Efficacy
This Regulation shall take effect on 1 April 2011.
Prime Minister:
RNDr. Netime v. r.
Minister for Transport:
JUDr. Barta v. r.
1) Decree No. 341 / 2002 Coll., on the approval of technical competence and on technical conditions for the operation of vehicles on the road, as amended.
2) Act No. 56 / 2001 Coll., on the conditions of the operation of vehicles on the road and amending Act No. 168 / 1999 Coll., on the insurance of liability for damage caused by the operation of the vehicle and on the amendment of certain related laws (Act on the insurance of liability from the operation of the vehicle), as amended by Act No. 307 / 1999 Coll.
3) § 49a (3) of Act No. 266 / 1994 Coll., on Railways, as amended.
4) Annex No 3 to Decree No. 173 / 1995 Coll., which is published in the Railway Regulations, as amended.

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CitationGovernment Regulation No. 63 / 2011 Coll., on the setting of minimum values and indicators of quality and safety standards and on how to demonstrate them in relation to the provision of public passenger transport services
Regulation Type-
Author-
CollectionCode of Laws
Date of Promulgation18.03.2011
Effective from01.04.2011
Effective until-
Status Valid
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