Minibus owners and operators now have until March 15, to remove drawings and slogans from their vehicles.

In a press release, the police said that following requests from the minibus owners and operators for additional time, the deadline was extended by a month.

Clause 14 of the Road Service Licence for mini-buses was recently amended and now states: “No writing, marking, drawing or other material shall be placed on a motor vehicle except those approved by the Prescribed Authority.

Materials approved by the Prescribed Authority will include the prescribed colour code and number, registration number, zone, seating capacity and destination.”

The police had earlier said that this move is part of new traffic management plan and this particular move is being done to counteract the prevalence of lewd messages on minibus.