M.C. 1 (2001-2002)
IN THE MATTER OF THE MOTOR CARRIER ACT,
CHAPTER M-19, R.S.N. 1990,
AND
IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION OF
Gilbert Easton, o/a G & P Enterprises
FOR THE APPROVAL OF THE ISSUANCE OF A
MOTOR CARRIER CERTIFICATE.
WHEREAS
by application dated January 12, 2001, completed in accordance with the said
Act and Regulations, Gilbert Easton, o/a G & P Enterprises, applied to the
Board of Commissioners of Public Utilities for approval of the issuance of a
Motor Carrier Certificate to operate the services described in the Schedules
attached hereto, and
WHEREAS
a notice of the application was published in the February 9, 2001 edition of The Newfoundland Gazette, and
WHEREAS
on February 27, 2001 the Board received an objection to the granting of a Motor
Carrier Certificate to Gilbert Easton, o/a G & P Enterprises, from DRL Coachlines Limited, St. John’s,
Newfoundland, and
WHEREAS the objector set out by way of letter the
reasons why the application should not be granted, and
WHEREAS
at a meeting of the Board, held on March 28, 2001, it was determined that
Gilbert Easton, o/a G & P Enterprises, had complied with the requirements
of the Act and Regulations, and
WHEREAS,
pursuant to Section 9.(1) of the Act, upon reviewing the information supplied
by the objector as well as additional information provided to the Board by the
Director, Regulatory and Advisory Services, the Board determined that a
presumptive case had not been made against the granting of the certificate to
Gilbert Easton, o/a G & P Enterprises.
IT
IS THEREFORE ORDERED THAT:
The
application of Gilbert Easton, o/a G
& P Enterprises, be and it is hereby approved and a Motor Carrier
Certificate granted.