PUBLIC LAW 101-505 —NOV. 3, 1990 104 STAT. 1305 "(e) transportation performed over a regular route between a point in the Metropolitan District and a point outside the Metropolitan District, including transportation between those points on the regular route that are within the Metropolitan District, if— "(i) the majority of passengers transported over the regular route are not transported between points in the Metropolitan District; and "(ii) the regular route is authorized by a certificate of public convenience and necessity issued by the Interstate Commerce Commission; "(f) matters other than rates, charges, regulations, and minimum insurance requirements relating to vehicles and oper- > ations described in Sections 1(b) and 2 of this Article; "(g) transportation solely within the Commonwealth of Virginia and the activities of persons performing that transportation; and "(h) the exercise of any power or the discharge of any duty conferred or imposed upon the State Corporation Commission of the Commonwealth of Virginia by the Virginia Constitution. , "Definitions "4. In this Act the following words have the meanings indicated: "(a) 'Carrier' mesms a person who engages in the transportation of passengers by motor vehicle or other form or means of conveyance for hire. "(b) 'Motor vehicle' means an automobile, bus, or other vehicle propelled or drawn by mechanical or electrical power on the public streets or highways of the Metropolitan District and used for the transportation of passengers. "(c) 'Person' means an individual, firm, copartnership, corporation, company, association or joint stock association, and includes a trustee, receiver, assignee, or personal representative of them. "(d) 'TEixicab' means a motor vehicle for hire (other than a vehicle operated under a Certificate of Authority issued by the Commission) having a seating capacity of 9 persons or less, including the driver, used to accept or solicit passengers along the public streets for transportation. "General Duties of Carriers "5. Each authorized carrier shall— "(a) provide safe and adequate transportation service, equipment, and facilities; and "(b) observe and enforce Commission regulations established under this Act. "Certificates of Authority "6. (a) A person may not engage in transportation subject to this Act unless there is in force a 'Certificate of Authority' issued by the Commission authorizing the person to engage in that transportation. "(b) On the effective date of this Act a person engaged in transportation subject to this Act under an existing 'Certificate of Public
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