The new law regulating the future operation of the Light Rail Transit (LRT) system, according to which passengers violating LRT rules will face a fine of between 5,000 and 10,000 patacas, took effect today following its promulgation in the Official Gazette (BO) yesterday.
The law took effect weeks before the LRT system is slated to start operating by the end of the year. The government has still to announce when the “light metro” trains (as they are known in Portuguese) will start to take passengers on board.
The bill on the LRT operation was passed by the Legislative Assembly (AL) last month, following a review by the legislature’s 3rd Standing Committee since its outline was passed by legislators in October last year.
