Transitional provisions in respect of private hire vehicles etc6

1

Where a person is at large in the United Kingdom by virtue of paragraph 21(1) of Schedule 2 to the 1971 Act3 (temporary admission or release from detention)—

a

the person is to be treated for the purposes of the provisions and enactments listed in paragraph (2) as if the person had been granted leave to enter the United Kingdom, but

b

any restriction as to employment imposed under paragraph 21(2) of Schedule 2 to the 1971 Act4 is to be treated as a condition of leave.

2

The provisions and enactments are—

a

section 8A of the Metropolitan Public Carriage Act 18695;

b

the Plymouth City Council Act 19756;

c

Part 2 of the Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 19767;

d

section 13A of the Civic Government (Scotland) Act 19828;

e

the Private Hire Vehicles (London) Act 19989;

f

Part 6 of the Taxis Act (Northern Ireland) 200810.