This version of this provision extends to England and Wales only; a separate version has been created for Scotland only

Words in s. 79 substituted (E.W.) (1.7.2001) by 2000 c. 38, s. 265(1); S.I. 2001/1498, art. 3

Words substituted by Civic Government (Scotland) Act 1982 (c. 45 SIF 81:2), s. 137(3), Sch. 3 para. 5

Words in s. 79 inserted (8.6.2004) by Private Hire Vehicles (London) Act 1998 (c. 34), s. 40(2), Sch. 1 para. 2 (with s. 29); S.I. 2004/241, art. 2(2)

1976 c. 57.

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79 Vehicles excluded from regulation as private hire vehicles.

At any time when a vehicle would apart from section 1(4)of this Act be a public service vehicle, it shall continue to be treated as such for the purposes only of provisions contained in a local Act, in sections 10 to 23 of the Civic Government (Scotland) Act 1982, in the Private Hire Vehicles (London) Act 1998 or in Part II of the Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1976, which regulate the use of private hire vehicles provided for hire with the services of a driver for the purpose of carrying passengers and exclude public service vehicles from the scope of that regulation.

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