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Transport Act 1985, Paragraph 21 is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 26 November 2024. There are changes that may be brought into force at a future date. Changes that have been made appear in the content and are referenced with annotations. Help about Changes to Legislation

21(1)The Public Passenger Vehicles Act 1981 shall be amended as follows.E+W+S

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(4)In section 16(1), there shall be inserted at the beginning “Subject to subsection (1A) below and section 12(7) of the Transport Act 1985”.

(5)In section 17(3) (grounds for the revocation, suspension, etc., of a PSV operator’s licence by a traffic commissioner), there shall be added at the end—

(f)the licence is one in relation to which a direction given by a traffic commissioner under section 28(4) of the Transport Act 1985 (power when disqualifying a former licence holder to direct that certain other PSV operators’ licences should be liable to be revoked, suspended, etc.) has effect.

(6)In section 17(4) (traffic commissioners not to take action under section 17(1) or (2) without first holding public sitting) for the words “a public sitting” there shall be substituted the words “an inquiry”.

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(8)In section 56(1) (records of licences, etc.), there shall be added at the end, the words “and shall allow the record to be inspected at all reasonable times by members of the public”.

(9)In section 60 (power to make regulations), in subsection (1)(f) after the word “by” there shall be inserted the words “, and the information to be displayed in or on”, and at the end there shall be added the words “or it is to be displayed”.

(10)In section 79 (vehicles excluded from regulation as private hire vehicles), for the words “or 42(1)” there shall be substituted the words “or (4)”.

(11)In section 87 (power to repeal specified sections of the Act), for the reference to “50(6)(b)” there shall be substituted a reference to “51(1)(b)”.

(12)In Schedule 1 (conditions affecting status or classification as a public service vehicle), paragraph 4 (parties of overseas visitors) shall cease to have effect.

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