C2C3C4C5 Part II Hackney carriages and private hire vehicles

Annotations:
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C2

Pt. II(ss. 45–80) modified by Transport Act 1978 (c. 55, SIF 126), s. 7(3)

C4

Pt. II(ss. 45–80) applied with modifications by S.I. 1986/567, regs. 3, 4

C5

Pt. II (ss. 45-80) extended (1.4.2000) by 1999 c. 29, s. 255(1)(4); S.I. 2000/801, art. 2(2)(a), Sch. Pt. 1

Pt. II (ss. 45-80) excluded (1.7.2001) by 1981 c. 14, s. 79A(1)(a) (as inserted (1.7.2001) by 2000 c. 38, s. 265(2); S.I. 2001/1498, art. 3)

C1C651 Licensing of drivers of private hire vehicles.

1

Subject to the provisions of this Part of this Act, a district council shall, on the receipt of an application from any person for the grant to that person of a licence to drive private hire vehicles, grant to that person a driver’s licence:

Provided that a district council shall not grant a licence—

a

unless they are satisfied F5—

i

that the applicant is a fit and proper person to hold a driver’s licence; F6and

ii

that the applicant is not disqualified by reason of the applicant's immigration status from driving a private hire vehicle; or

b

F1to any person who has not for at least twelve months been authorised to drive a motor car, or is not at the date of the application for a driver’s licence so authorised.

F71ZA

In determining for the purposes of subsection (1) whether an applicant is disqualified by reason of the applicant's immigration status from driving a private hire vehicle, a district council must have regard to any guidance issued by the Secretary of State.

F21A

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F31

For the purposes of subsection (1) of this section a person is authorised to drive a motor car if—

a

he holds a licence granted under Part III of the Road Traffic Act 1988 (not being a provisional licence) authorising him to drive a motor car, or

b

he is authorised by virtue of section 99A(1) F4or section 109(1) of that Act to drive in Great Britain a motor car.

2

A district council may attach to the grant of a licence under this section such conditions as they may consider reasonably necessary.

3

It shall be the duty of a council by which licences are granted in pursuance of this section to enter, in a register maintained by the council for the purpose, the following particulars of each such licence, namely—

a

the name of the person to whom it is granted;

b

the date on which and the period for which it is granted; and

c

if the licence has a serial number, that number,

and to keep the register available at its principal offices for inspection by members of the public during office hours free of charge.