http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1982/45/section/10/2017-05-01Civic Government (Scotland) Act 1982An Act to make provision as regards Scotland for the licensing and regulation of certain activities; for the preservation of public order and safety and the prevention crime; for prohibiting the taking of and dealing with indecent photographs of children; as to certain powers of constables and others; as to lost and abandoned property and property in the possession of persons taken into police custody; as to the rights and duties of the owners and users of certain land, buildings and other structures; as to the making by local authorities of byelaws; and to enable them to make management rules applying to land or premises under their control; as to certain other functions of local authorities and their officers; as to the time when the Burgh Police (Scotland) Acts 1892 to 1911 and certain local statutory provisions cease to have effect; and for connected purposes.]1982-11-01texttext/xmlenStatute Law Database2024-09-09Expert Participation2017-05-01 Part II Licensing and Regulation—Particular Activities Licensing and regulation of taxis and private hire cars Taxi and private hire car licences.101A licence, to be known as a “taxi licence” or, as the case may be, a “private hire car licence”, shall be required for the operation of a vehicle as—aa taxi; orba private hire car.2A licensing authority shall not grant or renew a taxi licence or private hire car licence unless they are satisfied that the vehicle to which the licence is to relate is suitable in type, size and design for use as a taxi or private hire car, as the case may be, and is safe for that use, and that there is in force in relation to the vehicle such a policy of insurance or such security as complies with Part VI of the Road Traffic Act 1972.3Without prejudice to paragraph 5 of Schedule 1 to this Act, the grant of a taxi licence may be refused by a licensing authority for the purpose of limiting the number of taxis in respect of which licences are granted by them if, but only if, they are satisfied that there is no significant demand for the services of taxis in their area which is unmet.3AWithout prejudice to paragraph 5 of Schedule 1, the grant of a private hire car licence may be refused by a licensing authority if, but only if, they are satisfied that there is (or, as a result of granting the licence, would be) overprovision of private hire car services in the locality (or localities) in their area in which the private hire car is to operate.3BIt is for the licensing authority to determine the localities within their area for the purposes of subsection (3A) and in doing so the authority may determine that the whole of their area is a locality.3CIn satisfying themselves as to whether there is or would be overprovision for the purposes of subsection (3A) in any locality, the licensing authority must have regard to—athe number of private hire cars operating in the locality, andbthe demand for private hire car services in the locality.4A vehicle shall, for the purposes of subsection (2) above, be treated by a licensing authority aas being suitable in type, size and design if it complies with regulations in that regard made by the Secretary of State under section 20(2) of this Act in respect of their area; andbas not being so suitable if it does not so comply.5A taxi licence or private hire car licence shall extend to the operation of a vehicle substituted for the vehicle in respect of which the licence was granted or, as the case may be, last renewed if the licensing authority are as respects the substitute vehicle satisfied as to the matters specified in subsection (2) above, and where a taxi licence or private hire car licence extends under this subsection to a substitute vehicle, subsection (6) below shall not apply in respect of the vehicle replaced by the substitute vehicle.6Subject to subsection (5) above, the holder of a taxi or private hire car licence shall within 28 days of his selling or otherwise disposing of the vehicle to which the licence relates deliver to the licensing authority his licence and any licence plate or other thing which has been issued by the licensing authority for the purpose of indicating that the vehicle is a taxi or, as the case may be, private hire car, and if without reasonable excuse he fails to do so he shall be guilty of an offence and liable, on summary conviction, to a fine not exceeding level 2 on the standard scale.1972 c. 20. S. 10(3) substituted by Transport Act 1985 (c. 67, SIF 126), s. 139(2), Sch. 7 para. 23(5)Words substituted by virtue of Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1975 (c. 21, SIF 39:1), s. 289GAct partly in force at Royal Assent see s. 137(2); Act wholly in force at 1. 1. 1985 see S.I. 1983/201 as amended by S.I. 1984/573 and 744.Act (except s. 16 which applies to England and Wales) applies to Scotland only see s. 137(9).Act excluded (19. 12. 1991) by City of Edinburgh District Council Order Confirmation Act (c. xix), ss. 1, 12(2), Sch. Pt. VWords in s. 10(4) renumbered as s. 10(4)(a) (5.2.2003) by Disability Discrimination Act 1995 (c. 50), ss. 39(2)(a), 70(3) (with ss. 59, 64, 65); S.I. 2003/215, art. 2S. 10(4)(b) and word added (5.2.2003) by Disability Discrimination Act 1995 (c. 50), ss. 39(2)(b), 70(3) (with ss. 59, 64, 65); S.I. 2003/215, art. 2S. 10(3A)-(3C) inserted (1.5.2017) by Air Weapons and Licensing (Scotland) Act 2015 (asp 10), ss. 63, 88(2); S.S.I. 2016/307, art. 2, sch.
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as being suitable in type, size and design if it complies with regulations in that regard made by the Secretary of State under section 20(2) of this Act in respect of their area
<Addition ChangeId="key-68bb282f6015ecf94d54f4b5a434597e-1507205453546" CommentaryRef="key-68bb282f6015ecf94d54f4b5a434597e">; and</Addition>
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<Addition ChangeId="key-68bb282f6015ecf94d54f4b5a434597e-1507205453546" CommentaryRef="key-68bb282f6015ecf94d54f4b5a434597e">b</Addition>
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<P3para>
<Text>
<Addition ChangeId="key-68bb282f6015ecf94d54f4b5a434597e-1507205453546" CommentaryRef="key-68bb282f6015ecf94d54f4b5a434597e">as not being so suitable if it does not so comply.</Addition>
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<Pnumber>5</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>A taxi licence or private hire car licence shall extend to the operation of a vehicle substituted for the vehicle in respect of which the licence was granted or, as the case may be, last renewed if the licensing authority are as respects the substitute vehicle satisfied as to the matters specified in subsection (2) above, and where a taxi licence or private hire car licence extends under this subsection to a substitute vehicle, subsection (6) below shall not apply in respect of the vehicle replaced by the substitute vehicle.</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1982/45/section/10/6/2017-05-01" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1982/45/section/10/6" id="section-10-6">
<Pnumber>6</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>
Subject to subsection (5) above, the holder of a taxi or private hire car licence shall within 28 days of his selling or otherwise disposing of the vehicle to which the licence relates deliver to the licensing authority his licence and any licence plate or other thing which has been issued by the licensing authority for the purpose of indicating that the vehicle is a taxi or, as the case may be, private hire car, and if without reasonable excuse he fails to do so he shall be guilty of an offence and liable, on summary conviction, to a fine not exceeding
<Addition ChangeId="d29p806" CommentaryRef="c13372031">level 2 on the standard scale</Addition>
.
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<Commentary id="c13372001" Type="M">
<Para>
<Text>
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1972/20" id="c00043" Year="1972" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Number="20">1972 c. 20</Citation>
.
</Text>
</Para>
</Commentary>
<Commentary id="c13372011" Type="F">
<Para>
<Text>
S. 10(3) substituted by
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1985/67" id="c00045" Year="1985" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Number="67" Title="Transport Act 1985">Transport Act 1985 (c. 67, SIF 126)</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c00046" CitationRef="c00045" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1985/67/section/139/2" SectionRef="section-139-2">s. 139(2)</CitationSubRef>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c00047" CitationRef="c00045" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1985/67/schedule/7/paragraph/23/5" Operative="true" SectionRef="schedule-7-paragraph-23-5">Sch. 7 para. 23(5)</CitationSubRef>
</Text>
</Para>
</Commentary>
<Commentary id="c13372031" Type="F">
<Para>
<Text>
Words substituted by virtue of
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1975/21" id="c00048" Year="1975" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Number="21" Title="Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1975">Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1975 (c. 21, SIF 39:1)</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c00049" CitationRef="c00048" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1975/21/section/289G" Operative="true" SectionRef="section-289G">s. 289G</CitationSubRef>
</Text>
</Para>
</Commentary>
<Commentary id="c13371691" Type="I">
<Para>
<Text>
Act partly in force at Royal Assent see s. 137(2); Act wholly in force at 1. 1. 1985 see S.I. 1983/201 as amended by
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1984/573" id="c01006" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="1984" Number="573">S.I. 1984/573</Citation>
and 744.
</Text>
</Para>
</Commentary>
<Commentary id="c13371701" Type="E">
<Para>
<Text>Act (except s. 16 which applies to England and Wales) applies to Scotland only see s. 137(9).</Text>
</Para>
</Commentary>
<Commentary id="c13371711" Type="C">
<Para>
<Text>Act excluded (19. 12. 1991) by City of Edinburgh District Council Order Confirmation Act (c. xix), ss. 1, 12(2), Sch. Pt. V</Text>
</Para>
</Commentary>
<Commentary id="key-0bd24f0af6a312b826747db332cd5d74" Type="F">
<Para>
<Text>
Words in s. 10(4) renumbered as s. 10(4)(a) (5.2.2003) by
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1995/50" id="cq0qcxws2-00021" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Year="1995" Number="50" Title="Disability Discrimination Act 1995">Disability Discrimination Act 1995 (c. 50)</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef id="cq0qcxws2-00022" CitationRef="cq0qcxws2-00021" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1995/50/section/39/2/a" SectionRef="section-39-2-a" Operative="true">ss. 39(2)(a)</CitationSubRef>
,
<CitationSubRef id="cq0qcxws2-00023" CitationRef="cq0qcxws2-00021" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1995/50/section/70/3" SectionRef="section-70-3">70(3)</CitationSubRef>
(with
<CitationSubRef id="cq0qcxws2-00024" CitationRef="cq0qcxws2-00021" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1995/50/section/59" SectionRef="section-59">ss. 59</CitationSubRef>
,
<CitationSubRef id="cq0qcxws2-00025" CitationRef="cq0qcxws2-00021" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1995/50/section/64" SectionRef="section-64">64</CitationSubRef>
,
<CitationSubRef id="cq0qcxws2-00026" CitationRef="cq0qcxws2-00021" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1995/50/section/65" SectionRef="section-65">65</CitationSubRef>
);
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,
<CitationSubRef id="cq0qcxws2-00028" CitationRef="cq0qcxws2-00027" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2003/215/article/2" SectionRef="article-2">art. 2</CitationSubRef>
</Text>
</Para>
</Commentary>
<Commentary id="key-68bb282f6015ecf94d54f4b5a434597e" Type="F">
<Para>
<Text>
S. 10(4)(b) and word added (5.2.2003) by
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1995/50" id="cq0qcxws2-00007" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Year="1995" Number="50" Title="Disability Discrimination Act 1995">Disability Discrimination Act 1995 (c. 50)</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef id="cq0qcxws2-00008" CitationRef="cq0qcxws2-00007" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1995/50/section/39/2/b" SectionRef="section-39-2-b" Operative="true">ss. 39(2)(b)</CitationSubRef>
,
<CitationSubRef id="cq0qcxws2-00009" CitationRef="cq0qcxws2-00007" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1995/50/section/70/3" SectionRef="section-70-3">70(3)</CitationSubRef>
(with
<CitationSubRef id="cq0qcxws2-00010" CitationRef="cq0qcxws2-00007" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1995/50/section/59" SectionRef="section-59">ss. 59</CitationSubRef>
,
<CitationSubRef id="cq0qcxws2-00011" CitationRef="cq0qcxws2-00007" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1995/50/section/64" SectionRef="section-64">64</CitationSubRef>
,
<CitationSubRef id="cq0qcxws2-00012" CitationRef="cq0qcxws2-00007" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1995/50/section/65" SectionRef="section-65">65</CitationSubRef>
);
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,
<CitationSubRef id="cq0qcxws2-00014" CitationRef="cq0qcxws2-00013" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2003/215/article/2" SectionRef="article-2">art. 2</CitationSubRef>
</Text>
</Para>
</Commentary>
<Commentary id="key-c192cc996f8852a97d0357d8755268bb" Type="F">
<Para>
<Text>
<CitationSubRef id="cvphsm1u2-00006" StartSectionRef="section-10-3A" EndSectionRef="section-10-3C" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1982/45/section/10/3A" UpTo="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1982/45/section/10/3C">S. 10(3A)-(3C)</CitationSubRef>
inserted (1.5.2017) by
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/asp/2015/10" id="cvphsm1u2-00007" Class="ScottishAct" Year="2015" Number="10" Title="Air Weapons and Licensing (Scotland) Act 2015">Air Weapons and Licensing (Scotland) Act 2015 (asp 10)</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef id="cvphsm1u2-00008" CitationRef="cvphsm1u2-00007" SectionRef="section-63" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/asp/2015/10/section/63" Operative="true">ss. 63</CitationSubRef>
,
<CitationSubRef id="cvphsm1u2-00009" CitationRef="cvphsm1u2-00007" SectionRef="section-88-2" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/asp/2015/10/section/88/2">88(2)</CitationSubRef>
;
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ssi/2016/307" id="cvphsm1u2-00010" Class="ScottishStatutoryInstrument" Year="2016" Number="307" Title="The Air Weapons and Licensing (Scotland) Act 2015 (Commencement No. 5 and Saving Provisions) Order 2016">S.S.I. 2016/307</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef id="cvphsm1u2-00011" CitationRef="cvphsm1u2-00010" SectionRef="article-2" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ssi/2016/307/article/2">art. 2</CitationSubRef>
,
<CitationSubRef id="cvphsm1u2-00012" CitationRef="cvphsm1u2-00010" SectionRef="schedule" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ssi/2016/307/schedule">sch.</CitationSubRef>
</Text>
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