QuestionsQuestions (Act No. 829)
The primary purpose of Act No. 829 is to authorize provincial boards of provinces operating launches or vessels for official use to charge reasonable rates of fare for the transportation of nonofficial passengers.
The provincial boards of provinces that are operating launches or vessels for their provincial officers and public purposes are authorized to charge reasonable rates of fare for transporting nonofficial passengers.
Nonofficial passengers shall be received only when consistent with the carriage of all official passengers, meaning official passengers must be given priority.
The provincial board must adopt regulations to govern the officers in charge of the launch or vessel regarding the transportation of nonofficial passengers and fix the charge for such carriage.
The provincial board must arrange the transportation of nonofficial passengers such that it does not compete with regular commercial lines transporting passengers between points in the same province.
The intent is to permit the provincial board to supply transportation where it cannot otherwise be obtained, not to compete with commercial transport services.
All moneys received from the transportation of nonofficial passengers on provincial launches or vessels shall be paid into the provincial treasury and considered as provincial funds available for expenditure by the provincial board for general provincial government purposes.
No, Act No. 829 does not specify any penalties or sanctions for violations within its text.
Act No. 829 took effect on its passage, which is August 7, 1903.
The launches or vessels may be used for other public purposes as determined by the provincial board, aside from transporting provincial officers.