Regulation 17
Responsibility of licensee for taximeter
of Road Traffic (Public Service Vehicles) Rules
A holder of a taxi licence, whose taxi is fitted with a taximeter, shall —
(aa)keep the taximeter in good order and condition;
produce the taximeter to the Registrar or an authorised officer for examination and testing —
if the taxi is less than 3 years old, once every year; or
if the taxi is 3 years old or more, once in every 6 months;
where, owing to a repair of or an alteration being made to the vehicle or its equipment or for any other reason, the taximeter does not register the fare approved by the Council or hiring charge correctly or whenever the taximeter is defective —
immediately notify the Registrar in writing of the fact; and
not ply the taxi or cause or permit the taxi to be plied for hire or for the purpose of gain until the taximeter has been suitably re-adjusted and the taxi and its taximeter have been submitted to the Registrar or an authorised officer for a test and re-sealing, respectively; and
where any taximeter, other than the taximeter that has been tested and sealed by the Registrar or an authorised officer, is affixed to the taxi or whenever the seal affixed to the taximeter is broken —
immediately notify the Registrar in writing of the fact; and
not ply the taxi or cause or permit the taxi to be plied for hire or for the purpose of gain until the vehicle and its taximeter have been submitted to the Registrar or an authorised officer for a test and the taximeter has been sealed or re-sealed, as the case may be, by the Registrar or authorised officer.