Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C1Pt. 2 (ss. 4-13) excluded (prosp.) by Taxis Act (Northern Ireland) 2008 (c. 4), ss. 54(2), 59 (with s. 54(3))
F2(1)For the purpose of securing the provision in any area of a service for the carriage for reward of passengers by road, the Ministry with the approval of the Ministry of Finance may, subject to subsection (2), make grants, out of moneys provided by Parliament, to any person providing, or proposing to provide, such a service in that area, where the Ministry is satisfied—
(a)that the service is necessary to meet the reasonable needs of persons in that area;
(b)that the service being provided or proposed to be provided will be carried on efficiently and economically; and
(c)that the person providing or proposing to provide the service will, if grants are not made under this section, be unable or unwilling to carry on, or provide, the service in an efficient and economic manner.
(2)A grant shall not be made under this section to any person unless he is the holder of a road service licence issued under this Part.