Road Traffic Act 1961 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 5 · Public Service Vehicles
103. Maximum number of new public service vehicle licences
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Subject to subsection (3), the Authority may, in respect of any period, by determination fix the maximum number of new public service vehicle licences which may be issued under section 102(1) during that period, and the Registrar must comply with that determination.
The maximum number of new public service vehicle licences may be fixed by the Authority in one or more of the following terms:
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;
for public service vehicles of any class;
for a particular person or class of persons;
for any period not exceeding one year.
In determining under subsection (1) the maximum number of new taxi licences which may be issued to a street‑hail service licensee during any period that may be determined by the Authority, the Authority may take into consideration all relevant matters, including the contravention before that period by the street‑hail service licensee of any service standard condition applicable to that licensee.
street‑hail service licensee
“street‑hail service licensee” means a person to whom a street‑hail service licence is granted (on renewal or otherwise) or deemed granted under the Point‑to‑Point Passenger Transport Industry Act 2019;
Before taking into consideration any matter mentioned in subsection (3), the Authority must give the street‑hail service licensee concerned written notice of its intention to do so and a reasonable opportunity to submit reasons, within the period specified in that notice, as to why the matter should not be taken into consideration.
The Authority must, as soon as practicable after making a determination under subsection (1), provide a copy of the determination to the Registrar and —
Registrar
“Registrar” means the Registrar of Vehicles or the Deputy Registrar or an assistant registrar appointed under section 9;
in the case where the determination applies to a particular person or class of persons, provide a copy of the determination to that person or everyone in that class of persons; or
in any other case, publish in the Gazette, or in one or more local daily newspapers as the Authority considers appropriate, a notice of the making of the determination.
In this section —
“new”, in relation to a public service vehicle licence, does not include the renewal of an existing public service vehicle licence;
licence
“licence” means a vehicle licence issued under the provisions of this Part.
“service standard condition” means a code of practice about performance standards relating to the provision of street‑hail services and the quality of other aspects of the provision of a street‑hail service under the Point‑to‑Point Passenger Transport Industry Act 2019;
street‑hail service
“street‑hail service” has the meaning given by the Point‑to‑Point Passenger Transport Industry Act 2019;
“taxi licence” means a public service vehicle licence which authorises a motor vehicle to be used as a taxi.
motor vehicle
“motor vehicle” means a vehicle that —(a)is propelled wholly or partly by a motor or by any means other than human or animal power; and(b)is used or intended to be used on any road;