Part 4General provisions relating to passenger transport
Use of taxis and hire cars to provide local services
I154Application of certain provisions about taxis and hire cars to London
1
Section 13 of the TA 1985 (provisions supplementary to sections 10 to 12) is amended as follows.
2
In subsection (1) (power to modify codes for purposes of sections 10 to 12)—
a
for “The Secretary of State” substitute “
The appropriate authority
”
;
b
for “he” substitute “
it
”
.
3
Subsection (3) (interpretation of terms used in sections 10 to 12) is amended as follows.
4
Before the definition of “licensed taxi” insert the following definition—
“the appropriate authority” means—
a
in relation to—
i
a taxi licensed under section 37 of the Town Police Clauses Act 1847 or any similar enactment which applies outside the London taxi area,
ii
a licensed hire car licensed under section 48 of the Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1976, or
iii
a taxi or private hire car licensed under section 10 of the Civic Government (Scotland) Act 1982,
the Secretary of State;
b
in relation to—
i
a taxi licensed under section 6 of the Metropolitan Public Carriage Act 1869, or
ii
a licensed hire car licensed under section 7 of the Private Hire Vehicles (London) Act 1998,
Transport for London;
5
For the definition of “licensed hire car” substitute—
“licensed hire car” means—
a
in England and Wales—
i
for the purposes of section 11 of this Act, a vehicle licensed under section 48 of the Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1976 or section 7 of the Private Hire Vehicles (London) Act 1998,
ii
for the purposes of section 12 of this Act, a vehicle licensed under section 48 of the Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1976;
b
in Scotland, a private hire car licensed under section 10 of the Civic Government (Scotland) Act 1982;
6
After the definition of “taxi licence” insert—
“relevant licence” means—
a
in relation to a licensed taxi, a taxi licence, and
b
in relation to a licensed hire car, a private hire vehicle licence;
“private hire vehicle licence” means—
a
in England and Wales, a licence under section 48 of the Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1976;
b
in Scotland, a private hire car licence under section 10 of the Civic Government (Scotland) Act 1982.
7
In the definition of “hire car code”, after “used as mentioned in section 11” insert “
or 12
”
.
8
After section 13 of the TA 1985 insert—
13AApplication of sections 10 to 13 to London
1
Transport for London may by order provide that section 12 of this Act is to apply to vehicles licensed under section 7 of the Private Hire Vehicles (London) Act 1998 as it applies to vehicles licensed under section 48 of the Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1976.
2
An order under subsection (1) of this section may amend the definitions of “licensed hire car” and “private hire vehicle licence” in section 13 of this Act accordingly.
3
Transport for London must consult such representative organisations as it thinks fit before making—
a
regulations under section 12(9) or (10) of this Act;
b
an order under section 13(1) of this Act or subsection (1) of this section.
4
Any power of Transport for London to make—
a
regulations under section 12(9) or (10) of this Act, or
b
an order under section 13(1) of this Act,
includes a power to vary or revoke any previous such regulations or order (as the case may be).
5
Subsection (4) applies notwithstanding that the previous regulations were made, or the previous order was made, by the Secretary of State by statutory instrument.
6
Transport for London must print and publish—
a
any regulations made by it under section 12(9) or (10) of this Act;
b
any order made by it under section 13(1) of this Act or subsection (1) of this section.
7
Transport for London may charge a fee for the sale of copies of any regulations, or any order, printed under subsection (6).