C2PART II General Provisions Relating to Public Service Vehicles

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Regulation of conduct etc. of drivers, inspectors, conductors and passengers

C124 Regulation of conduct of drivers, inspectors and conductors.

1

Regulations may make provision for regulating the conduct, when acting as such, of—

a

F1persons licensed to act as drivers of public service vehicles, and

b

inspectors and conductors of such vehicles; F2and

c

drivers, inspectors and conductors of tramcars.

2

Subject to section 68(1) of this Act, if a person to whom regulations having effect by virtue of this section apply contravenes, or fails to comply with, any of the provisions of the regulations, he shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding F3level 2 on the standard scale and, in the case of an offence by a person acting as driver F4of a public service vehicle, the court by which he is convicted may, if it thinks fit, F6send notice of the particulars of the conviction to the Secretary of State requiring the Secretary of State to endorse them on the person's driving record (within the meaning of section 97A of the Road Traffic Offenders Act 1988).

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4

In this section and in section 25 of this Act “inspector”, in relation to a public service vehicle, means a person authorised to act as an inspector by the holder of the PSV operator’s licence under which the vehicle is being used.

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Notwithstanding section 1(1) of this Act, in this section and in sections 25 and 26 of this Act “public service vehicle” shall be construed as meaning a public service vehicle being used on a road for carrying passengers for hire or reward.