Private Hire Vehicles (London) Act 1998

3 London operator’s licences

(1) Any person may apply to the Secretary of State for a London PHV operator’s licence.

(2) An application under this section shall state the address of any premises in London which the applicant proposes to use as an operating centre.

(3) The Secretary of State shall grant a London PHV operator’s licence to the applicant if he is satisfied that—

(a) the applicant is a fit and proper person to hold a London PHV operator’s licence; and

(b) any further requirements that may be prescribed (which may include requirements relating to operating centres) are met.

(4) A London PHV operator’s licence shall be granted subject to such conditions as may be prescribed and such other conditions as the Secretary of State may think fit.

(5) A London PHV operator’s licence shall be granted for five years or such shorter period as the Secretary of State may consider appropriate in the circumstances of the case.

(6) A London PHV operator’s licence shall—

(a) specify the address of any premises in London which the holder of the licence may use as an operating centre;

(b) be in such form and contain such particulars as the Secretary of State may think fit.

(7) An applicant for a London PHV operator’s licence may appeal to a magistrates' court against—

(a) a decision not to grant such a licence;

(b) a decision not to specify an address proposed in the application as an operating centre; or

(c) any condition (other than a prescribed condition) to which the licence is subject.