Road Traffic Act 1961 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 5 · Public Service Vehicles
102A. Modification of public service vehicle licence conditions
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Subject to this section, the Authority may at any time modify the conditions of a public service vehicle licence.
Before modifying any conditions of a public service vehicle licence under subsection (1), the Authority must give notice to the holder of the licence —
public service vehicle
“public service vehicle” means a vehicle used or kept for use for the carriage, for hire or reward, of —(a)in the case of a motor car which does not ply for hire on any road but is hired under a contract, express or implied, for the use of the car as a whole, the driver of the car or any passenger; or(b)in any other case, any passenger,but excludes any vehicle constructed for use on fixed rails or specially prepared ways;
stating that the Authority proposes to make the modification in the manner specified in the notice; and
specifying the time (not being less than 28 days after the date of service of the notice on the holder of a licence) within which written representations with respect to the proposed modification may be made.
Upon receipt of any written representation within the time specified under subsection (2)(b), the Authority must consider the representation and may —
reject the representation;
amend the proposed modification in any manner that it thinks fit having regard to the representation; or
withdraw the proposed modification.
Subject to subsection (6), if the Authority rejects any written representation under subsection (3)(a) or amends any proposed modification to the conditions of a public service vehicle licence under subsection (3)(b), the Authority must issue a notice to the holder of the licence stating that the modification as specified in the notice under this subsection takes effect on a date specified in that notice by the Authority.
licence
“licence” means a vehicle licence issued under the provisions of this Part.
Subject to subsection (6), if no written representation is received by the Authority within the time specified under subsection (2)(b) or if any written representation made under subsection (2)(b) is subsequently withdrawn before any decision is made under subsection (3), the Authority must issue a notice to the holder of the licence stating that the modification as specified in the notice under this subsection takes effect on a date specified in that notice by the Authority.
Any decision to modify the conditions of a public service vehicle licence does not take effect —
during the period for appeals mentioned in section 102B(1); and
where the holder of the licence has appealed against the modification, until the determination of the appeal.