Notification No. 241 T/XXX 4 15 P/79 Dated: January 23, 1981 The Governor being satisfied that it is expedient in the public interest so to do, is pleased to direct in exercise of the powers under section 43 A of the (Act No. 4 of 1939) that while considering applications for stage carriage permits, the State Transport Authority or a Regional Authority: (i) shall have regard only to matters referred to in clauses (a), (b), (d) and (f) of sub section (1) of section 47 of the said Act and shall also take into consideration representations made by the local authority or police authority within whose jurisdiction any part of the proposed route or area lies; and (ii) shall be deemed to have made sufficient compliance of the provisions of section 57 of the said Act, if it intimates the particulars of the applications to such local authority and police authority for making representations, if any, within a period of fifteen days from the date of despatch of the intimation with the stipulation that if no representation is received with in the prescribed period of time, it shall be presumed that they have no representation to make, and has considered any representation made by such local authority and police authority.