Deregulation and Contracting Out Act 1994

53 Appeals

For section 70 of the 1968 Act there shall be substituted—

“70 Rights of appeal in connection with operators' licences

(1) In the following provisions of this section “appeal” means appeal to the Transport Tribunal.

(2) An applicant for, or for the variation of, an operator’s licence may appeal against the refusal of the application or (as the case may be) against the terms of the licence or of the variation.

(3) The holder of an operator’s licence may appeal against any direction given under section 61(6), 69(1) or (2), 69EB or 69EC of this Act in respect of the licence.

(4) The holder of an operator’s licence may appeal against any order made under section 69(7A) of this Act on the suspension or curtailment of the licence.

(5) A person in respect of whom an order has been made under section 69(5) of this Act (including section 69(5) as it applies by virtue of section 69(7) of this Act) may appeal against that order and against any direction given under section 69(6) of this Act (including section 69(6) as it so applies) when the order was made.

(6) A person who has duly made an objection to an application for, or for the variation of, an operator’s licence may appeal against the grant of the application.

(7) A person who—

(a) within the prescribed period has made an application for a review under section 69J of this Act; and

(b) has been certified by the licensing authority as a person such as is mentioned in subsection (2)(b) of that section,

may appeal against the refusal of the application.

(8) In subsections (2) and (3) of this section “operator’s licence” does not include a licence granted under section 67A of this Act.”