24AA.—(1) The Council may, at any time on its own initiative, review any bus fares and rapid transit system fares approved under section 24 with a view to promoting or facilitating —
(a)
the integration of bus and rapid transit system fares;
(b)
arrangements for the through carriage of passengers provided by licensed bus service operators and licensed rapid transit system operators; or
(c)
the making by passengers of any journey which involves the use of —
(i)
the services of more than one such operator;
(ii)
more than one bus service or train service (whether or not operated by the same person); or
(iii)
both bus and train services (whether or not operated by the same person).
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(2) On completing any review under subsection (1), the Council may make all or any of the following decisions, if it considers that the decision would be in the interest of the public, and would to any extent promote or facilitate the objectives referred to in subsection (1)(a) or (b) or both:
(a)
vary its approval of any bus fare or rapid transit system fare;
(b)
modify the conditions for its approval of fares under section 24(3), including imposing any condition that may require —
(i)
any licensed bus service operator or licensed rapid transit system operator to enter into an agreement with each other, or with another licensed bus service operator or licensed rapid transit system operator, on such terms and conditions as the Council may specify for the re-allocation of revenues amongst the respective licensed operators for the provision of their services, and to take such steps to ensure that the agreement is given effect to; or
(ii)
every licensed bus service operator and licensed rapid transit system operator who have agreed to provide services for the through carriage of passengers provided by them to publish or cause to be published the through fares for those services.