Part 4General provisions relating to passenger transport
Use of taxis and hire cars to provide local services
I153Use of private hire vehicles to provide local services
1
Section 12 of the TA 1985 (use of taxis in providing local services) is amended as follows.
2
In subsection (1) (application by holder of taxi licence for special licence to provide local service by means of licensed taxis)—
a
after “a taxi licence” insert “
or a private hire vehicle licence
”
;
b
in paragraph (b) after “licensed taxis” insert “
or licensed hire cars
”
.
3
In subsection (5)—
a
after “a taxi licence” insert “
or a private hire vehicle licence
”
;
b
for “the taxi licence of the vehicle in question” substitute “
the relevant licence for that vehicle
”
.
4
In subsection (7) for “taxi licences” substitute “
relevant licences
”
.
5
In subsection (8) after “a licensed taxi” insert “
or a licensed hire car
”
.
6
In subsection (9) after “a licensed taxi” insert “
or a licensed hire car
”
.
7
In subsection (10) for the words from “Such provisions” to “being so used;” substitute “
At any time when a licensed taxi or a licensed hire car is being so used the prescribed provisions of the taxi code or, as the case may be, the hire car code shall apply in relation to it;
”
.
8
After subsection (10) insert—
10A
In subsections (9) and (10) “prescribed” means prescribed by the appropriate authority.
9
In consequence of the amendments made by this section, in the heading to section 12 after “taxis” there is inserted “
or hire cars
”
.