C1C2C3Part I General Provisions Relating to Road Passenger Transport
Pt. 1(ss. 1-33) modified (11.1.2006) by The Cambridgeshire Guided Busway Order 2005 (S.I. 2005/3523), art. 36 (with art. 52)
Pt. 1 (ss. 1-33) modified (13.12.2006) by The Luton Dunstable Translink Order 2006 (S.I. 2006/3118), art. 37(3)
Taxis and hire cars
10 Immediate hiring of taxis at separate fares.
1
In the circumstances mentioned in subsection (2) below, a licensed taxi may be hired for use for the carriage of passengers for hire or reward at separate fares without thereby—
a
becoming a public service vehicle for the purposes of the 1981 Act or any related enactment; or
b
ceasing (otherwise than by virtue of any provision made under section 13 of this Act) to be subject to the taxi code.
2
The circumstances are that—
a
the taxi is hired in an area where a scheme made under this section is in operation;
b
the taxi is licensed by the licensing authority for that area; and
c
the hiring falls within the terms of the scheme.
3
In this section “licensing authority” means—
a
b
in relation to any other area in England and Wales, the authority having responsibility for licensing taxis in that area.
4
For the purposes of this section, a licensing authority may make a scheme for their area and shall make such a scheme if the holders of at least ten per cent. of the current taxi licences issued by the authority request the authority in writing to do so.
5
Any scheme made under this section shall—
a
designate the places in the area from which taxis may be hired under the scheme (“authorised places”);
b
specify the requirements to be met for the purposes of the scheme in relation to the hiring of taxis at separate fares; and
c
F2. . .—
i
include such provision, or provision of such description, as may be prescribed for the purposes of this sub-paragraph;
ii
not include provision of any such description as may be prescribed for the purposes of this sub-paragraph.
6
Subject to subsection (5) above, any scheme made under this section may, in particular, make provision with respect to—
a
fares;
b
the display of any document, plate, mark or sign for indicating an authorised place or that a taxi standing at an authorised place is available for the carriage of passengers at separate fares;
c
the manner in which arrangements are to be made for the carriage of passengers on any such hiring as is mentioned in subsection (1) above; and
d
the conditions to apply to the use of a taxi on any such hiring.
7
A licensing authority may, subject to subsection (5) above, vary any scheme made by them under this section.
8
F3. . . any scheme under this section, and any variation of such a scheme, shall be made in accordance with the prescribed procedure.
9
For the purposes of this section—
a
the hiring of a taxi falls within the terms of a scheme if—
i
it is hired from an authorised place; and
ii
the hiring meets the requirements specified by the licensing authority as those to be met for the purposes of the scheme; and
b
a taxi is hired from an authorised place if it is standing at that place when it is hired and the persons hiring it are all present there.
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Pt. I (ss. 1-33) modified by S.I. 1984/748, regs. 5(2), 6(2) (as amended by S.I. 1987/1755, reg. 2(2)