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3.—(1) A licensing authority must provide information to the Secretary of State in accordance with this regulation.
(2) The information to be provided is, in relation to every relevant vehicle in respect of which a licence is granted under one of the licensing provisions by that licensing authority—
(a)the vehicle registration mark of the vehicle;
(b)the date from which the licence has effect;
(c)the date on which the licence is due to expire;
(d)a statement as to whether the vehicle is a taxi or a private hire vehicle;
(e)such other information the licensing authority holds in relation to the vehicle that may be relevant for the purposes of ensuring the accurate identification of vehicles, having had regard to any guidance issued by the Secretary of State.
(3) The licensing authority must provide the information at least as frequently as once a week.
(4) For the purposes of this regulation—
“private hire vehicle” means a vehicle licensed under section 48 of the Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1976 or section 7 of the Private Hire Vehicles (London) Act 1998;
“taxi” means a vehicle licensed under section 6 of the Metropolitan Public Carriage Act 1869 or section 37 of the Town Police Clauses Act 1847;
“vehicle registration mark” means the mark assigned to the vehicle under section 23 of the Vehicle Excise and Registration Act 1994(1).
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