Part II Licensing and Regulation—Particular Activities
Licensing and regulation of taxis and private hire cars
13AF1Persons disqualified by reason of immigration status
1
For the purposes of section 13(3A) a person is disqualified by reason of the person's immigration status from driving a taxi or private hire car if the person is subject to immigration control and—
a
the person has not been granted leave to enter or remain in the United Kingdom, or
b
the person's leave to enter or remain in the United Kingdom—
i
is invalid,
ii
has ceased to have effect (whether by reason of curtailment, revocation, cancellation, passage of time or otherwise), or
iii
is subject to a condition preventing the person from driving a taxi or private hire car.
2
Where a person is on immigration bail within the meaning of Part 1 of Schedule 10 to the Immigration Act 2016—
a
the person is to be treated for the purposes of this section as if the person had been granted leave to enter the United Kingdom, but
b
any condition as to the person's work in the United Kingdom to which the person's immigration bail is subject is to be treated for those purposes as a condition of leave.
3
For the purposes of this section a person is subject to immigration control if under the Immigration Act 1971 the person requires leave to enter or remain in the United Kingdom.