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(1)An application for a London local service licence shall be made in such a form as the metropolitan traffic commissioner may require, and an applicant shall give the commissioner such information as he may reasonably require for disposing of the application.
(2)Where an application is made for the grant of a London local service licence, the commissioner—
(a)shall grant the licence unless he is satisfied that to do so would be against the interests of the public; and
(b)if he grants the licence, shall do so in accordance with the application except to the extent that he is satisfied that to do so would be against the interests of the public.
(3)In considering under subsection (2) above whether the grant of a licence would be against the interests of the public, or the extent to which the grant of a licence in accordance with the application would be against those interests, the commissioner shall in particular have regard to—
(a)the transport needs for the time being of London as a whole and of particular communities within London;
(b)any transport policies or plans which have been made and drawn to his attention by the council of a London borough or by the Common Council; and
(c)any objections or other representations made to the commissioner in the prescribed manner which in his opinion are relevant.
(4)The metropolitan traffic commissioner, on granting a London local service licence, shall send notice of the grant, including particulars of the services to be provided under the licence, to the commissioner or commissioners of police concerned and to each of the local authorities affected.
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