Public Passenger Vehicles Act 1981

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60 General power to make regulations for purposes of Act. E+W+S

(1)The Secretary of State may make regulations . . . F1 for the purpose of carrying this Act into effect, and in particular, but without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing provisions, may make regulations with respect to any of the following matters—

(a)the forms to be used for the purpose of this Act;

(b)applications for and issue of licences and of certificates of initial fitness;

(c)the issue of copies of licences and certificates in the case of licences or certificates lost or destroyed;

(d). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F2

[F3(e)the fees to be payable under this Act, the persons liable to pay them, and the repayment (or partial repayment), in prescribed circumstances, of fees paid under this Act;]

(f)the documents, plates and marks to be carried by [F4, and the information to be displayed in or on] public service vehicles and the manner in which they are to be carried [F5or it is to be displayed];

(g)the badges to be worn by drivers of public service vehicles;

(h)the custody, production and cancellation on revocation or expiration of licences and certificates of initial fitness, and the return to [F6traffic commissioners] . . . F7, of licences which have become void, or have been revoked, and as to the custody, production and return of badges and plates;

(j)the carriage of luggage and goods on public service vehicles[F8[or tramcars]];

(k)the safe custody and re-delivery or disposal of any property accidentally left in a public service vehicle[F9[or tramcar]] and fixing the charges made in respect thereof;

(l)the equipment to be carried by public service vehicles;

(m)for providing that this Act or, any provision thereof, shall have effect in relation to—

(i)public service vehicles registered in Great Britain, while making journeys to or from destinations outside Great Britain; and

(ii)public service vehicles registered outside Great Britain,

with such additions, omissions, alterations or other modifications (whether conditional or not) as may be prescribed;

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F10

[F11(1A)Regulations made under any provision of this Act may make different provision for different cases to which the regulations apply, and may in particular—

(a)make different provision as respects different areas; and

(b)make different provision as respects different classes or descriptions of vehicles or as respects the same class or description of vehicles in different circumstances.]

[F12(1B)Regulations made under any provision of this Act and applying to tramcars may amend or exclude any provision of an Act or instrument of local application whose subject-matter is the same as that of the regulations.]

(2)In this Act “prescribed” means prescribed by regulations and “regulations” means regulations made [F13by the Secretary of State].

(3). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F14

Textual Amendments

F1Words repealed by Transport Act 1985 (c. 67, SIF 126), ss. 134(2)(a), 139(3), Sch. 8

F2S. 60(1)(d) repealed by Transport Act 1985 (c. 67, SIF 126), s. 139(3), Sch. 8

F3S. 60(1)(e) substituted (1.1.1996) by 1994 c. 40, s. 66(5); S.I. 1995/2835, art. 2

F4Words inserted by Transport Act 1985 (c. 67, SIF 126), s. 139(2), Sch. 7 para. 21(9)

F5Words added by Transport Act 1985 (c. 67, SIF 126), s. 139(2), Sch. 7 para. 21(9)

F6Words substituted by Transport Act 1985 (c. 67, SIF 126), s. 3(5), Sch. 2 Pt. II para. 4(18)

F7Words repealed by Transport Act 1985 (c. 67, SIF 126), s. 139(3), Sch. 8

F8Words in s. 60(1)(j) added (31.1.1993) by Transport and Works Act 1992 (c. 42), s. 61(5)(a); S.I. 1992/3144, art. 3, Sch.

F9Words in s. 60(1)(k) inserted (31.1.1993) by Transport and Works Act 1992 (c. 42), s. 61(5)(b); S.I. 1992/3144, art. 3, Sch.