Source: http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1998/34/crossheading/regulation-of-private-hire-vehicles-in-london
Timestamp: 2017-05-25 03:47:35
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Skip to main contentSkip to navigationlegislation.gov.ukThe National ArchivesHelpSite MapAccessibilityContact UsCymraegHomeAbout UsBrowse LegislationNew LegislationChanges To LegislationSearch LegislationSearch LegislationTitle: (or keywords in the title)Year:Number:Type:All Legislation (excluding draft)All Primary Legislation UK Public General Acts UK Local Acts Acts of the Scottish Parliament Acts of the National Assembly for Wales Measures of the National Assembly for Wales Church Measures Acts of the Northern Ireland Assembly Acts of the Old Scottish Parliament Acts of the English Parliament Acts of the Old Irish Parliament Acts of the Parliament of Great Britain Northern Ireland Orders in Council Measures of the Northern Ireland Assembly Acts of the Northern Ireland ParliamentAll Secondary Legislation UK Statutory Instruments Wales Statutory Instruments Scottish Statutory Instruments Northern Ireland Statutory Rules Church Instruments UK Ministerial Orders UK Statutory Rules and OrdersAll Draft Legislation UK Draft Statutory Instruments Scottish Draft Statutory Instruments Northern Ireland Draft Statutory RulesAll Impact Assessments UK Impact AssessmentsSearchAdvanced SearchPrivate Hire Vehicles (London) Act 1998You are here:1998 c. 34 Regulation of private hire vehicles in LondonTable of ContentsContentMore ResourcesPrevious: CrossheadingNext: CrossheadingPlain ViewPrint OptionsWhat VersionLatest available (Revised)Original (As enacted)Advanced FeaturesShow Geographical Extent(e.g. England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland)Show Timeline of ChangesOpening OptionsOpen whole ActOpen Act without schedulesOpen Schedules onlyMore ResourcesOriginal Print PDFView moreStatus:This version of this cross heading contains provisions that are prospective.StatusThe term provision is used to describe a definable element in a piece of legislation that has legislative effect – such as a Part, Chapter or section. A version of a provision is prospective either:where the provision (Part, Chapter or section) has never come into force or;where the text of the provision is subject to change, but no date has yet been appointed by the appropriate person or body for those changes to come into force.Commencement Orders listed in the ‘Changes to Legislation’ box as not yet applied may bring this prospective version into force.Changes to legislation:There are outstanding changes not yet made by the legislation.gov.uk editorial team to Private Hire Vehicles (London) Act 1998. Any changes that have already been made by the team appear in the content and are referenced with annotations.Changes to LegislationRevised legislation carried on this site may not be fully up to date. Changes and effects are recorded by our editorial team in lists which can be found in the ‘Changes to Legislation’ area. 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These effects are included in this view as they may be (but won’t necessarily be) relevant to the specific provision that you are viewing.Act modified by S.I. 2003/655 reg. 8Act modified by S.I. 2004/242 reg. 4 5(2)Whole provisions yet to be inserted into this Act (including any effects on those provisions):s. 1(1)(c) and word inserted by 2016 c. 19 Sch. 5 para. 35(b)s. 3(3)(aa) substituted for word in s. 3(3)(a) by 2016 c. 19 Sch. 5 para. 36(2)s. 3(3A) inserted by 2016 c. 19 Sch. 5 para. 36(3)s. 3A inserted by 2016 c. 19 Sch. 5 para. 37s. 4(3)(d)(da) substituted for s. 4(3)(d) by 2008 c. 1 s. 25s. 13(2)(aa) substituted for word in s. 13(2)(a) by 2016 c. 19 Sch. 5 para. 38(2)s. 13(2A) inserted by 2016 c. 19 Sch. 5 para. 38(3)s. 13A inserted by 2016 c. 19 Sch. 5 para. 39s. 14(3)(b) and word inserted by 2008 c. 1 s. 23(1)s. 16(2)(aa) inserted by 2016 c. 19 Sch. 5 para. 40(2)s. 16(2A) inserted by 2016 c. 19 Sch. 5 para. 40(3)s. 16(4)(aa) inserted by 2016 c. 19 Sch. 5 para. 40(4)s. 16(5) inserted by 2016 c. 19 Sch. 5 para. 40(5)s. 22(1A) inserted by 2008 c. 1 s. 24(3)s. 22(2A) inserted by 2008 c. 1 s. 24(5)s. 22(3A) inserted by 2008 c. 1 s. 24(7)s. 23(3)(4) inserted by 2008 c. 1 s. 26(4)s. 25(8) inserted by 2016 c. 19 Sch. 5 para. 41s. 32(2A)(2B) inserted by 2016 c. 19 Sch. 5 para. 42(3)s. 35A 35B inserted by 2016 c. 19 Sch. 5 para. 43Commencement Orders yet to be applied to the Private Hire Vehicles (London) Act 1998Commencement OrdersThis section lists the commencement orders yet to be applied to the whole Act. These effects are included in this view as they may be (but won’t necessarily be) relevant to the specific provision that you are viewing. Where applicable the commencement orders are listed under two headings, firstly those that bring some part of the Act you are viewing into force and secondly, those that bring into force legislation that affects some part of the legislation you are viewing. If you are viewing a prospective version or there is a prospective version available there may be commencement orders listed here that are relevant to the provision you are viewing.Commencement Orders bringing legislation that affects this Act into force:S.I. 2007/3492 art. 2 3 commences (2006 c. 49) Regulation of private hire vehicles in LondonE+WProspective6 Requirement for private hire vehicle licence.E+W(1)A vehicle shall not be used as a private hire vehicle on a road in London unless a private hire vehicle licence is in force for that vehicle.
(c)if the vehicle is in use for the purposes of a hiring the booking for which was accepted in Scotland, a licence under section 10 of the M1Civic Government (Scotland) Act 1982 (in this Act referred to as “the 1982 Act”),
Annotations:Annotations are used to give authority for changes and other effects on the legislation you are viewing and to convey editorial information. They appear at the foot of the relevant provision or under the associated heading. Annotations are categorised by annotation type, such as F-notes for textual amendments and I-notes for commencement information (a full list can be found in the Editorial Practice Guide). Each annotation is identified by a sequential reference number. For F-notes, M-notes and X-notes, the number also appears in bold superscript at the relevant location in the text. All annotations contain links to the affecting legislation.Marginal CitationsM11982 c. 45. Prospective7 London PHV licences.E+W(1)The owner of any vehicle constructed or adapted to seat fewer than nine passengers may apply to the [F1licensing authority] for a private hire vehicle licence for London (in this Act referred to as a “London PHV licence”) for that vehicle.
(2)The [F1licensing authority] shall grant a London PHV licence for a vehicle if [F2the authority] is satisfied—
(b)that there is in force in relation to the use of the vehicle a policy of insurance or such security as complies with the requirements of Part VI of the M2Road Traffic Act 1988; and
(4)A London PHV licence shall be granted subject to such conditions as may be prescribed and such other conditions as the [F1licensing authority] may think fit.
(5)A London PHV licence shall be in such form and shall contain such particulars as the [F1licensing authority] may think fit.
(6)A London PHV licence shall be granted for one year or for such shorter period as the [F1licensing authority] may consider appropriate in the circumstances of the case.
(7)An applicant for a London PHV licence may appeal to a magistrates’ court against a decision not to grant such a licence or against any condition (other than a prescribed condition) to which the licence is subject.
Annotations:Annotations are used to give authority for changes and other effects on the legislation you are viewing and to convey editorial information. They appear at the foot of the relevant provision or under the associated heading. Annotations are categorised by annotation type, such as F-notes for textual amendments and I-notes for commencement information (a full list can be found in the Editorial Practice Guide). Each annotation is identified by a sequential reference number. For F-notes, M-notes and X-notes, the number also appears in bold superscript at the relevant location in the text. All annotations contain links to the affecting legislation.Amendments (Textual)F1Words in s. 7 substituted (22.1.2001) by 1999 c. 29, s. 254(3), Sch. 21 para. 2 (with Sch. 12 para. 9(1)); S.I. 2000/3145, art. 2F2Word in s. 7(2) substituted (22.1.2001) by 1999 c. 29, s. 254(3), Sch. 21 para. 4 (with Sch. 12 para. 9(1)); S.I. 2000/3145, art. 2Marginal CitationsM21988 c. 52. Prospective8 Obligations of owners of licensed vehicles.E+W(1)This section applies to the owner of any vehicle to which a London PHV licence relates.
(2)The owner shall present the vehicle for inspection and testing by or on behalf of the [F3licensing authority] within such period and at such place as [F4the authority] may by notice reasonably require.
(3)The owner shall (without prejudice to section 170 of the M3Road Traffic Act 1988) report any accident to the vehicle materially affecting—
to the [F3licensing authority] as soon as reasonably practical and in any case within 72 hours of the accident occurring.
(4)If the ownership of the vehicle changes, the person who was previously the owner shall within 14 days of the change give notice to the [F3licensing authority] of that fact and the name and address of the new owner.
Annotations:Annotations are used to give authority for changes and other effects on the legislation you are viewing and to convey editorial information. They appear at the foot of the relevant provision or under the associated heading. Annotations are categorised by annotation type, such as F-notes for textual amendments and I-notes for commencement information (a full list can be found in the Editorial Practice Guide). Each annotation is identified by a sequential reference number. For F-notes, M-notes and X-notes, the number also appears in bold superscript at the relevant location in the text. All annotations contain links to the affecting legislation.Amendments (Textual)F3Words in s. 8 substituted (22.1.2001) by 1999 c. 29, s. 254(3), Sch. 21 para. 2 (with Sch. 12 para. 9(1)); S.I. 2000/3145, art. 2F4Word in s. 8(2) substituted (22.1.2001) by 1999 c. 29, s. 254(3), Sch. 21 para. 5 (with Sch. 12 para. 9(1)); S.I. 2000/3145, art. 2Marginal CitationsM31988 c. 52. Prospective9 Fitness of licensed vehicles.E+W(1)A constable or authorised officer has power at all reasonable times to inspect and test, for the purpose of ascertaining its fitness, any vehicle to which a London PHV licence relates.
(6)An owner may appeal against a notice under subsection (2)(b) or (5) to a magistrates’ court.
10 Identification of licensed vehicles.E+W(1)The [F5licensing authority] shall issue a disc or plate for each vehicle to which a London PHV licence relates which identifies that vehicle as a vehicle for which such a licence is in force.
(3)The [F5licensing authority] may by notice exempt a vehicle from t he requirement under subsection (2) when it is being used to provide a service specified in the notice if [F6the authority] considers it inappropriate (having regard to that service) to require the disc or plate in question to be exhibited.
Annotations:Annotations are used to give authority for changes and other effects on the legislation you are viewing and to convey editorial information. They appear at the foot of the relevant provision or under the associated heading. Annotations are categorised by annotation type, such as F-notes for textual amendments and I-notes for commencement information (a full list can be found in the Editorial Practice Guide). Each annotation is identified by a sequential reference number. For F-notes, M-notes and X-notes, the number also appears in bold superscript at the relevant location in the text. All annotations contain links to the affecting legislation.Amendments (Textual)F5Words in s. 10 substituted (22.1.2001) by 1999 c. 29, s. 254(3), Sch. 21 para. 2 (with Sch. 12 para. 9(1)); S.I. 2000/3145, art. 2F6Word in s. 10(3) substituted (22.1.2001) by 1999 c. 29, s. 254(3), Sch. 21 para. 6 (with Sch. 12 para. 9(1)); S.I. 2000/3145, art. 2Prospective11 Prohibition of taximeters.E+W(1)No vehicle to which a London PHV licence relates shall be equipped with a taximeter.