Road Traffic Act 1961 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 5 · Public Service Vehicles
110B. Interpretation of sections 110A and 111
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In sections 110A and 111 —“blackout period”, for a general suspension order, means a period after the general suspension order takes effect, of a duration that is fixed and specified by the Registrar in the order, being a period not exceeding one month;“bookable vehicle” has the meaning given by section 4(1) of the Point‑to‑Point Passenger Transport Industry Act 2019;“designated exempt ride‑hail service operator” means a person who is an exempt ride‑hail service operator and is prescribed by rules under section 111 to be designated by the Authority for the purposes of this definition;“participating bookable driver”, for a designated exempt ride-hail service operator, means a driver who has a participating driver agreement with the operator, and it is immaterial whether —
Registrar
“Registrar” means the Registrar of Vehicles or the Deputy Registrar or an assistant registrar appointed under section 9;
the driver is an employee or agent of the designated exempt ride-hail service operator; or
exempt ride‑hail service operator
“exempt ride‑hail service operator” has the meaning given by the Point‑to‑Point Passenger Transport Industry Act 2019;
where the designated exempt ride‑hail service operator is a platform operator, the driver is a platform worker of the operator;“participating driver agreement”, in relation to a designated exempt ride‑hail service operator providing a ride-hail service, means an agreement or arrangement between the designated exempt ride‑hail service operator and a driver of a bookable vehicle under which —
ride‑hail service
“ride‑hail service” has the meaning given by the Point‑to‑Point Passenger Transport Industry Act 2019;
the designated exempt ride‑hail service operator agrees to —
take or facilitate any booking by or on behalf of a passenger for bookable vehicles to be made available in providing on‑demand passenger transport services (whether immediately or at a later time) to the passenger; and
communicate the booking to participating bookable drivers; and
the driver agrees to carry out the on‑demand passenger transport service in the booking by transporting the passenger for hire or reward, using a bookable vehicle,and it does not matter —
on‑demand passenger transport service
“on‑demand passenger transport service” and “on‑demand ride booking service” have the meanings given by the Point‑to‑Point Passenger Transport Industry Act 2019;
whether or not —
the driver is an employee or agent of the designated exempt ride‑hail service operator; or
where the designated exempt ride‑hail service operator is a platform operator, the driver is a platform worker of that operator; or
whether the vehicle is hired from that operator;“platform operator” has the meaning given by section 4 of the Platform Workers Act 2024;“platform worker” has the meaning given by section 5(1) of the Platform Workers Act 2024;“relevant offence” means any of the following offences committed on or after 1 July 2017:
vehicle
“vehicle” means any vehicle whether mechanically propelled or otherwise;
an offence under section 101(2) involving any private hire car;
an offence under section 131 for contravening section 110(1)(a) involving any private hire car;
an offence under section 3 of the Motor Vehicles (Third‑Party Risks and Compensation) Act 1960 involving any private hire car.
“blackout period”, for a general suspension order, means a period after the general suspension order takes effect, of a duration that is fixed and specified by the Registrar in the order, being a period not exceeding one month;
“bookable vehicle” has the meaning given by section 4(1) of the Point‑to‑Point Passenger Transport Industry Act 2019;
“designated exempt ride‑hail service operator” means a person who is an exempt ride‑hail service operator and is prescribed by rules under section 111 to be designated by the Authority for the purposes of this definition;
“participating bookable driver”, for a designated exempt ride-hail service operator, means a driver who has a participating driver agreement with the operator, and it is immaterial whether —
the driver is an employee or agent of the designated exempt ride-hail service operator; or
where the designated exempt ride‑hail service operator is a platform operator, the driver is a platform worker of the operator;
“participating driver agreement”, in relation to a designated exempt ride‑hail service operator providing a ride-hail service, means an agreement or arrangement between the designated exempt ride‑hail service operator and a driver of a bookable vehicle under which —
the designated exempt ride‑hail service operator agrees to —
take or facilitate any booking by or on behalf of a passenger for bookable vehicles to be made available in providing on‑demand passenger transport services (whether immediately or at a later time) to the passenger; and
communicate the booking to participating bookable drivers; and
the driver agrees to carry out the on‑demand passenger transport service in the booking by transporting the passenger for hire or reward, using a bookable vehicle,and it does not matter —
whether or not —
the driver is an employee or agent of the designated exempt ride‑hail service operator; or
where the designated exempt ride‑hail service operator is a platform operator, the driver is a platform worker of that operator; or
whether the vehicle is hired from that operator;
“platform operator” has the meaning given by section 4 of the Platform Workers Act 2024;
“platform worker” has the meaning given by section 5(1) of the Platform Workers Act 2024;
“relevant offence” means any of the following offences committed on or after 1 July 2017:
an offence under section 101(2) involving any private hire car;
an offence under section 131 for contravening section 110(1)(a) involving any private hire car;
an offence under section 3 of the Motor Vehicles (Third‑Party Risks and Compensation) Act 1960 involving any private hire car.