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Licensing of private hire vehiclesE+W
265 Vehicles subject to regulation as private hire vehicles.E+W
(1)In section 79 of the M1Public Passenger Vehicles Act 1981 (which provides that a vehicle which is not a public service vehicle because of section 1(3) or (4) of that Act is to be treated as one for the purpose of excluding it from regulation as a private hire vehicle), for “1(3) or (4)” substitute “ 1(4) ”.
(2)After that section insert—
“79A Small PSVs subject to regulation as private hire vehicles.
(1)If a small bus is being provided for hire with the services of a driver for the purpose of carrying passengers otherwise than at separate fares, it is not to be regarded as a public service vehicle for the purpose of—
(a)Part II of the M2Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1976, or
(b)any local Act applying in any area in England and Wales which regulates the use of private hire vehicles provided for hire with the services of a driver for the purpose of carrying passengers and excludes public service vehicles from the scope of that regulation.
(2)If a small bus is being made available with a driver to the public for hire for the purpose of carrying passengers otherwise than at separate fares, it is not to be regarded as a public service vehicle for the purpose of the M3Private Hire Vehicles (London) Act 1998.
(3)But subsection (1) or (2) does not apply where the vehicle is being so provided or made available in the course of a business of carrying passengers by motor vehicles all but a small part of which involves the operation of large buses.
(4)In this section—
“small bus” means a public service vehicle within paragraph (b) of subsection (1) of section 1 of this Act; and
“large buses” means public service vehicles within paragraph (a) of that subsection.”
(3)In section 167(4) of the M4Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994 (touting for hire car services: defence in case of public service vehicles), for “passengers for public service vehicles” substitute “ passengers to be carried at separate fares by public service vehicles ”.
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