Decree of the Ministry of Transport and Communications No. 71 / 1999 Coll.
Decree of the Ministry of Transport and Communications on the Transport Regulations for Road Transport of Persons
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DECLARATION
Ministry of Transport and Communications
of 1 April 1999
on the timetable for the carriage of persons by road
The Ministry of Transport and Communications of the Czech Republic pursuant to § 18b of Act No. 111 / 1994 Coll., on Road Transport, as amended by Act No. 304 / 1997 Coll., and pursuant to § 761, 763, 772 and 879a of the Civil Code provides:
GENERAL PROVISIONS
Scope
(1) The transport rules lay down the conditions for the carriage of persons, baggage, goods and animals
(a) public scheduled services, including urban bus services, operated by the carrier on a commercial licence basis under the applicable licence, the declared conditions of carriage and the approved timetable;
(b) a taxi service operated by a taxi operator on the basis of a commercial licence;
(c) occasional carriage by a passenger car or bus operated by a carrier on the basis of business authorisation.
(2) The rules of carriage shall apply mutatis mutandis to special regular services operated by the carrier on routes under a valid licence and to replacement bus services operated by the carrier on the basis of a commercial licence for road passenger transport. For international road transport of persons, the rules of carriage apply only if they do not provide for an international treaty which the Czech Republic is bound by and which has been published in the Collection of Laws, otherwise.
Basic concepts
(1) Public road transport of persons is a transport for foreign use operated by a carrier to meet transport needs and accessible to everyone on publicly accessible roads and other public spaces and according to declared transport conditions. Public road passenger transport is public regular transport, including urban bus transport, and taxi service.
(2) Non-public road passenger transport is a transport for foreign use operated by a carrier for a pre-defined circle of persons. Private road passenger transport is special regular services, occasional services and shuttle services.
(3) Regular road passenger transport is the transport of persons in a designated transport connection according to predefined timetable, tariffs and declared transport conditions. Regular road passenger transport is regular passenger transport (public regular and special regular transport). Other types of transport are irregular road passenger transport.
(4) The mass transport of persons by road is transport operated by a road vehicle intended for the transport of more than 9 seated persons, including the driver.
(5) The authorised person in public regular services shall be the driver and the conductor of the vehicle or any other person authorised by the public regular service carrier and equipped with a check badge or a certificate of the carrier.
(6) A person with reduced mobility shall be deemed to be covered by a special Regulation (1).
(7) The contractual terms and conditions are those declared by the carrier under which the carrier provides transport services in public regular services (hereinafter referred to as "the declared conditions'). The declared transport conditions of the carrier shall be published in the timetable and in the vehicle at the places intended to come into contact with passengers and at least substantial parts thereof. The level of the transport services provided will not be impaired by the declared transport conditions for persons whose transport needs are met, as opposed to the provisions of this Decree.
TRANSPORT OF PERSONS, BUSINESS, ANIMALS AND AUTOBUILDERS OF PUBLIC LINE TRANSPORT
The creation of a contract for the carriage of passengers and the method of proving it
(1) The legal relationship between the carrier and the passenger arises through the conclusion of a contract for the carriage of passengers (hereinafter referred to as the "contract of carriage"). The transport contract shall include declared transport conditions to which the passenger accedes by concluding the transport contract.
(2) The transport contract for scheduled public transport is:
(a) boarding a vehicle if the passenger does not leave the vehicle before the journey begins; or
(b) purchase of a ticket for a particular connection or for a certain period of time prior to the carriage or individual transport.
(3) By means of a transport contract, the carrier undertakes to carry out, in accordance with the timetable and the declared conditions of carriage from the stop at which he entered the vehicle, the transport of a vehicle operated on a public regular service line at a time and properly and in accordance with the timetable. The passenger undertakes to comply with the transport schedule and the declared conditions, to pay the fare, except for persons carried under declared conditions and free of charge, and to meet the conditions set by the tariff.
(1) For the purposes of checking, the passenger demonstrates the conclusion of a transport contract with a valid travel document. The travel documents shall be:
(a) a single trip ticket;
(b) the time ticket;
(c) other travel documents provided for in the special Regulation (2) or tariff.
(2) If the passenger who is in the vehicle cannot prove himself with a valid ticket after the start of the journey, the contract of carriage shall be valid for the start of the journey.
Types of travel document
(3) Other travel documents must contain the particulars provided for in the specific Regulation (2) or the tariff.
How to pay the fare
The fare is paid by passengers before the journey begins. The carrier shall ensure that a ticket is issued to the passenger who paid the fare declared by the fare. A passenger who does not show at the request of the authorised person with a valid travel document on the vehicle after the start of the journey shall pay the authorised person for the carriage of the fare declared by the fare and a premium of the amount indicated by the carrier under the declared conditions of carriage. If the passenger's boarding stop cannot be reliably identified, the starting stop of the connection shall be considered as the boarding stop.
Assessment of the validity of travel documents
(1) The travel document is invalid if:
(a) passengers have failed to comply with the conditions for their use laid down by the declared conditions of carriage, tariff or special regulation;
(b) is damaged in such a way that there is no indication of the data needed to check the accuracy of its use;
(c) not duly completed;
(d) the particulars do not correspond to the facts or have been tampered with;
(e) is used by an unauthorised person;
(f) its period of validity has expired;
(g) is used without the required photograph;
(h) it is not the original.
(2) A travel document which authorises carriage only in conjunction with another document shall be invalidated if the passenger does not prove otherwise.
(3) An invalid ticket is entitled to be withdrawn in the cases referred to in paragraph 1 (d), (e), (f), (g) and (h). Other travel documents may not be collected; the person entitled to such travel documents may identify the personal data needed to recover the payment of the fare and the premium.
(4) In the declared transport conditions, the carrier shall specify under which conditions tickets are sold and returned, the type, form and, where applicable, the model of the travel documents and the method of indicating the use of the ticket for a single journey purchased before the transport takes place.
Conditions under which a seating position may be purchased in advance
(1) The haulier shall specify on which connections the passenger may or is obliged to purchase in advance the right to a seating position in the vehicle, while at the same time setting out the conditions of sale. The carrier shall ensure that a proof of payment is issued to a passenger who has purchased the right to a seating position, which must include the carrier's trade name and its registered office or place of business, the amount paid for the right to a seating position and the information enabling it to be checked for validity (hereinafter referred to as "seat slip '). Seats cannot be sold in the vehicle. The carrier shall ensure that the seating positions that are sold are marked in the vehicle in such a way as to make it clear that the seating position is occupied and from which stop is occupied.
(2) A passenger who buys a seating position in advance shall also report if he / she is a passenger under 12 years of age, a passenger with a dog, with a child carriage, with an invalid carriage or a passenger with a reduced mobility or orientation. If this information is not provided by the passenger and it is not possible to provide him with a safe seating position on the vehicle, he shall lose his right to the seating position purchased. If it is not possible for this passenger to ensure safe transport, the carrier shall transport it through another service or return the fare to him in accordance with the declared conditions.
(3) A passenger with a seat is entitled to a purchased seating position in a vehicle. A passenger who has purchased a seating position loses the right to a seating position purchased, unless he occupies the vehicle before leaving the stop from which the seating position was sold. If the haulier determines in the timetable that the seating position must be filled for a specified period prior to the departure of the vehicle and allows it to be filled in on time, the passenger loses the right to the seating position purchased if he does not occupy it by that time. The period laid down by the carrier to fill the space shall not exceed 10 minutes. If the passenger fails to comply with the prescribed time but arrives before the vehicle leaves and it is not possible to provide him with a safe seating position in the vehicle during transport, he loses the right to a purchased seating position. If it is not possible to ensure safe transport for this passenger, the carrier shall transport it through another service or return the fare according to the declared conditions.
(4) If a passenger with a seat card loses his right to a purchased seating position pursuant to paragraphs 2 and 3, he shall not refund the amount paid for the seat of the carrier to the passenger.
(1) Only 1 seat space may be occupied by a passenger in a vehicle.
(2) However, a passenger without a seat may occupy a seating position on the vehicle which has been sold to another passenger from a travelling stop, but shall be obliged to release the seating position at that travelling stop to a passenger who shall be shown by a valid seat for that seating position.
Conditions for transporting children
(1) Children under the age of 6 can only be transported with a passenger aged over 10.
(2) A child who is transported free of charge with a passenger accompanying him may occupy only 1 seating position if all seating positions are occupied.
Conditions for carriage of baby carriages
(1) A passenger may take a child stroller to a vehicle with a child, provided that the technical design of the vehicle, the occupancy of the vehicle and the safety of the transport permit and that the transport of child strollers with the child is not excluded under declared conditions of transport.
(2) The carrier on the connections of the basic transport service ensures the use of vehicles which allow the transport of at least 1 child carriage with the child.
(3) A passenger with a child carriage with a child may only enter the vehicle with the consent of the driver and exit with the driver's knowledge through a door designated by the carrier. Passengers shall place the child carriage with the child in a position specified by the vehicle.
(4) The provisions on carriage of luggage shall apply to the carriage of baby carriages without children.
Conditions for the carriage of passengers with reduced mobility and for the transport of disabled carriages
(1) Passengers with reduced mobility are entitled to a seating position on seats reserved for them in the vehicle. If the right of such persons is not clearly apparent, they shall show their claim by means of the appropriate card. Another passenger who has occupied such a place shall be obliged to release the space to a passenger with reduced mobility.
(2) The carrier shall reserve and indicate in each vehicle at least 2 seating positions for persons with reduced mobility. In urban bus vehicles, at least six seating positions shall be reserved and marked for this purpose. Reserved seats shall comply with the technical conditions laid down in the separate Regulation.3)
(3) Passengers in urban bus transport are obliged to release an additional seating position for the passenger, which requires this due to their age or medical condition, on the instruction of the authorised person.
(4) On connections on which passengers may purchase a seating position in a vehicle in advance, the seats to the seats referred to in paragraph 2 shall be sold only for persons who prove to be entitled to such seats. On connections on which the passenger is obliged to buy in advance a seating position in the vehicle, the seats to the seats referred to in paragraph 2 shall also be sold for persons for whom they are not reserved, in case the other seats are sold out.
(5) Passengers with reduced mobility must be allowed to enter the vehicle in urban bus transport through all vehicle doors intended for passengers.
(1) The carrier shall carry a passenger on a wheelchair if the technical design of the vehicle, the occupancy of the vehicle and the safety of transport so permit and the passengers shall be assisted in the loading and unloading of the wheelchair.
(2) If the technical design of the vehicle allows the carriage of a wheelchair, the carrier shall ensure access to the vehicle by at least one designated entry.
(3) A passenger on a wheelchair may only board the vehicle with the driver's consent and leave with the driver's knowledge.
(4) The carrier shall ensure the use of barrier-free vehicles on the connections which, under the conditions laid down by the licences, are carried by passengers in wheelchairs.
Conditions for the transport of animals
(1) A passenger may take small domestic and other small animals into the vehicle, unless special regulations prevent this, (4) if their transport to other passengers is not difficult and is closed in cages, baskets or other suitable containers with an impermeable day. The animal may only be transported with the passenger and under his supervision. The provisions on the transport of hand luggage shall apply to the transport of containers with animals. The carrier may restrict or exclude the transport of animals in certain connections under declared transport conditions.
(2) It is possible to take into the vehicle a dog with a safe muzzle and is held on a short line. At the time of the increased transport rights, the authorised person may refuse the dog without a hiding place. Dogs accompanying the blind cannot be excluded from transport or transport.
Conditions for transporting luggage and small items
(1) Passengers may take baggage with them for carriage, which, due to their size, length or weight, can be quickly and without difficulty loaded and placed in the vehicle or in the luggage compartment, provided that they do not endanger the safety of the transport, are not difficult for other passengers and are not objects excluded from the transport.
(2) The carrier may carry the passenger's luggage together with it and under his supervision as hand luggage or separately as luggage. Travel baggage cannot be transported in urban bus transport.
(3) The separate transport shall be the transport of baggage stored at the place designated by the carrier or by an order from the authorised person outside the vehicle compartment intended for the carriage of passengers or in that area where the passenger is not able to supervise his luggage.
(4) The luggage is not a small item carried by the passenger, which can hold it in his hand and which does not restrict the transport of other passengers.
(5) In cases of dispute, the authorised person shall determine whether the item taken by the passenger will be transported as a small item, hand luggage or luggage.
(6) The carrier may restrict the transport of baggage under declared conditions and lay down additional conditions for their transport.
(1) In the case of passenger transport, dangerous goods may not be carried, except for portable steel cylinders with a liquid domestic heating gas of a total content not exceeding 10 kg, fuel oil containers with a total content not exceeding 20 l and an electric battery with short-circuit and degasifying openings secured. Only one of these dangerous goods may be carried in a vehicle.
(2) The passenger shall, before entering the vehicle, report the transport of this dangerous item to the authorised person and place it in the vehicle according to its instructions.
(3) The carrier may exclude the transport of dangerous goods referred to in paragraph 1 in the declared transport conditions.
Conditions for carriage of luggage
(1) The passenger is obliged to inform the authorised person when the luggage is handed over that he / she is required to be treated or stored in a particular position. However, the carrier may also transport the luggage by a vehicle other than that used for the carriage of the passenger, but must ensure that the luggage is transported at the destination stop of the passenger ("destination ') at the latest at the same time with the passenger.
(2) The carrier is obliged to issue the passenger with proof of receipt of the luggage (hereinafter referred to as the "baggage note '). The baggage note shall include the number of luggage which has been transferred for transport, the identification of the baggage, the place of destination, the date of transport, the trade name and the registered office or the place of business of the carrier.
(3) The carrier may note the state of the luggage or its packaging in the luggage slip. The note must be confirmed by the passenger. If the passenger refuses to confirm the note, the carrier may refuse to take over the luggage for transport. If the carrier's luggage has been accepted without note, it shall be deemed to have been accepted in good condition and appropriate packaging.
(4) The passenger may declare the price of the luggage when the luggage is handed over. An indication of the price of the luggage shall be given in the baggage note. The carrier may set a limit in the declared transport conditions on the price of the luggage to which he accepts the luggage.
(1) The passenger is obliged to pick up the luggage immediately upon completion of transport. The carrier shall issue the luggage at the place of destination to the passenger or to another person upon presentation of the baggage note. If the baggage note is not presented, the carrier may issue the luggage only to the person who proves the right to issue the luggage. In this case, the carrier may request from the person who issues the luggage, the lodging of a cash amount or other security equivalent to the value of the luggage to be returned within a period of 6 months from the date of its composition, provided that he does not demonstrate the legal relationship with the luggage within that period.
(2) The carrier shall take over the luggage which has not been collected after the vehicle has arrived at its destination for storage at the expense of the passenger.
(3) Travel baggage which has not been issued to a passenger within 14 days of the date on which it was requested to be issued shall be deemed to be lost. If the luggage is found within 6 months of the date of its loss, the carrier shall inform the passenger of this fact and at the same time notify the place of storage of the luggage found. The condition for the issue of the found luggage is to refund the compensation received by the passenger for the lost luggage.
Transport of bus consignments
(1) The carrier may, under declared conditions of carriage, provide that, when transport by public regular services, except urban bus transport, it accepts consignments which fulfil the characteristics of the luggage but with which the persons submitting it for transport do not also transport them (hereinafter referred to as "bus consignments").
(2) Bus consignments may be accepted for transport only if the transport of passengers and their baggage is not thereby restricted and if the safety of passengers and the safety of operations are not compromised. Dangerous goods cannot be transported as bus consignments. Bus consignments cannot be transported in urban bus transport.
(3) The transport contract for the carriage of a bus consignment results in the acceptance of a bus consignment for transport.
(4) The carrier shall issue to the consignor proof of receipt of the bus consignment ("the shipment '). The shipment shall include the number of packages, the indication and, where appropriate, the specific nature of the consignment which has been sent for transport, the name and address of the consignor and the consignee, the stop of destination, the date of acceptance of the shipment, the trade name and the registered office or place of business of the carrier and the amount of import charge paid. The transport shall be made out in 3 parts, of which 1 part shall be received by the consignor, the second consignee and the third shall remain by the carrier.
(5) The consignor shall ensure the receipt of the bus consignment by the consignee at the stop of destination directly at the vehicle, immediately upon arrival. The carrier shall issue a bus consignment at the stop of destination to the person applying for it. The carrier shall not be obliged to examine whether the person who has applied for the bus consignment is the recipient of the bus consignment, but shall be entitled to require the person who accepts the bus consignment to prove his identity.
(6) Paragraph 15 (1) and (7), paragraphs 17 and 18 apply mutatis mutandis to the transport of bus consignments.
OBLIGATIONS OF THE CARRIER IN THE PUBLIC LINE TRANSPORT AND OBLIGATIONS OF THE CARRIERS
Obligations of the carrier
(1) In order to ensure the safety and proper care of passengers in the provision of transport services, the carrier is required to ensure in particular:
(a) at points of contact with passengers, providing information on timetables, the conditions under which a seating position can be purchased, the declared conditions of carriage and the tariff;
(b) in urban bus transport, the permanent sale of tickets in places accessible to the public where the transport conditions require the purchase of a ticket before entering the vehicle;
(c) the publication of at least a substantial part of the declared terms and conditions of carriage and the tariff for a given connection in a vehicle;
(d) the issue of a written confirmation of the interruption of the journey or the duration of the delay of the service if the passenger so requests by the authorised person;
(e) passengers of comfort to the extent appropriate to the declared transport conditions and to these transport rules and regulations, cleanliness and rest in the vehicle;
(f) such a way of using radio and other reproduction equipment in a vehicle which would not be a nuisance to passengers, with the exception of equipment used for the information of passengers;
(g) notification of the name of the stop at the latest at the time of stopping the vehicle at the stop and in the city bus transport notice of the name of the next stop at the latest before leaving the stop. It only notifies urban bus stops when buses are equipped with a technical device to automatically notify stops,
(h) a notice of vehicle retention, if at least 5 minutes, and a notice of shortening of the vehicle retention at the stop compared to the timetable, excluding urban bus transport.
(2) Furthermore, the carrier is obliged to use vehicles which, taking into account the length of the line or the nature of the transport services offered, meet the requirements for safe and comfortable passenger transport.
(3) The carrier in urban bus transport is obliged to ensure that every third vehicle is stopped again at the level of the marker if there are several vehicles at the same time. The carrier shall ensure that each vehicle is restopped at the level of the marker if the stop signal is given by a person with reduced mobility.
Obligations of the passenger
(1) When carrying passengers, they are obliged to take care of their own safety and to refrain from any danger to the safety of transport, to their own safety or to the safety of other passengers, to order and rest in the vehicle or to cause disturbances on the crew of the vehicle in the performance of the transport service or to other passengers. In particular, the passenger is not allowed to travel:
a) speak while driving to the driver,
(b) to open the vehicle door while driving;
(c) to throw objects out of the vehicle or to let them protrude out;
(d) to leave the vehicle or to board the vehicle or to unload from the vehicle;
(e) board a vehicle declared occupied;
(f) unreasonably activate the signalling equipment in the vehicle;
(g) to stay in the area reserved for the driver or another crew member and in the area which prevents the driver from seeing safely from the vehicle;
(h) prevent the use of operating equipment, output, passage or entry into the vehicle;
(i) smoke in the vehicle;
j) behave loudly, perform music, sing,
(k) use a loudly radio receiver or other reproductive device;
(l) pollute or damage the vehicle.
(2) Passengers are obliged to obey and follow the instructions and orders of authorised persons to ensure safe, peaceful and smooth transport. A passenger can only board or leave the vehicle at a stop. If the vehicle is marked with entrances and exits, the passenger shall use the door as indicated for the exit or entry. Priority is given to performing passengers before boarding. If this is a stop where the vehicle stops only by means of a sign, the passenger who wishes to board must give a signal to the driver in time by raising his hand; a passenger who wishes to leave must inform the driver in time. If the vehicle is stopped for operational reasons in a place where it does not stop according to the timetable, the passenger may leave only with the consent of the driver or other authorised person. If operational reasons so require, the passenger shall, on the instruction of the authorised person, withdraw from the vehicle and reboard the vehicle.
TRANSPORT OF PERSONS OF TAXISLUSH
(1) The legal relationship between the passenger and the taxi operator arises through the conclusion of a transport contract.
(2) By means of a transport contract, the taxi operator undertakes to carry the passenger out from the place where he entered the vehicle or from the place where the vehicle was ordered to be delivered to the destination in due time. The passenger undertakes to comply with the transport schedule and to meet the conditions laid down in the tariff when transporting.
(3) Passengers pay the fare on completion of transport. The taxi operator may require a reasonable advance and issue a document for the advance received.
(1) The taxi operator receives orders for passenger transport by taxi service through the taxi driver on public roads and other public spaces and at dedicated taxi car stations. It may also accept orders in its establishment or residence.
(2) The driver of the taxi service is obliged to accept the order at the reserved cab stations; in other places he is obliged to accept the order only if his operational options allow it.
(3) A taxi driver may refuse to accept an order for carriage or, where appropriate, the transport of a person who could endanger the safety of the operation, the safety of the driver, his own safety or the safety of other passengers, the drunk or persons with extremely polluted clothing and orders for carriage abroad.
Duties of taxi driver
(1) For safe, comfortable and proper passenger transport, the driver of the taxi service shall in particular:
(a) provide the passenger with information about the route, approximate price and duration of the booked journey;
(b) to be polite and considerate to passengers,
(c) choose the shortest route for the provision of the transport service, unless otherwise agreed with the passenger;
(d) have in the vehicle, for the purposes of passengers, a zoning plan in which it is authorised to operate a taxi service which may not exceed 3 years of age and, upon request, provide it to the passenger for inspection;
(e) maintain order and purity in the vehicle;
(f) upon completion of the journey, require only the passenger to pay the amount shown on the taximeter display;
(g) do not accept, without the consent of the passenger, additional persons for transport;
(h) do not smoke during customer transport.
(2) The driver of the taxi service is also obliged
(a) when commencing transport, use the rate indicated in the current price offer contained in the price information on the outside of the front door of the vehicle and use only the appropriate rates on the basis of the full price offer during the journey;
(b) assist persons with reduced mobility in boarding and disembarking;
(c) loading and unloading of passengers' baggage;
d) carry a small amount of money so that when paying the fare he can return the money to a banknote worth CZK 1,000.
(1) Paragraph 21 (1) applies mutatis mutandis to the obligations of taxi passengers.
(2) Paragraph 15 to 18 shall apply mutatis mutandis to the carriage of luggage, including the conditions under which dangerous goods may be carried as baggage, with the exception of Section 15 (7).
(3) Paragraph 14 shall apply mutatis mutandis to animal transport conditions.
ADDITIONAL TRANSPORT OF PERSONS BY PERSONAL AUTOMOBILE OR AUTOBUSE
(1) The legal relationship between the passenger and the carrier arises through the conclusion of a transport contract.
(2) The transport contract obliges the carrier to carry out carriage from the place where the vehicle was ordered to arrive to the destination in due time. The passenger undertakes to comply with the timetable and pay the agreed price for the carriage.
(1) The carrier receives orders in his establishment or residence. The carrier registers received orders in the order book. The carrier shall not accept orders via the driver of the vehicle on publicly accessible roads and other public spaces and on dedicated cab stations.
(2) The carrier shall provide the passenger with information on the approximate price of the ordered transport and choose the shortest route for transport unless otherwise agreed.
Liability
(1) The liability of the carrier and the passenger under the transport contract is governed by the relevant provisions of the Civil Code and the Code of Conduct. Where the carriage which is the subject of a transport contract is carried out by successive road hauliers, the carrier who provided the transport contract shall be liable for any damage to health or damage to the passengers on the luggage carried together with him or to the items which he carried.
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Regulation Information
| Citation | Decree of the Ministry of Transport and Communications No. 71 / 1999 Coll., on the Transport Regulations for Road Transport of Persons |
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| Regulation Type | Order |
| Author | - |
| Collection | Code of Laws |
| Date of Promulgation | 23.04.1999 |
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| Effective from | 01.10.1999 |
| Effective until | - |
| Status | Valid |
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