Article 14 Requirement for taxi licence

A taxi shall not be used in standing or plying for hire or reward or to carry passengers for hire or reward except under a licence which is in force for that taxi (in this Order referred to as a “taxi licence”).

The driver of a taxi and the taxi operator for or in respect of a taxi used in contravention of this Article are each guilty of an offence.

The owner of a taxi who permits it to be used in contravention of this Article is guilty of an offence.

It is a defence in proceedings for an offence under paragraph (2) for the driver or operator to show that he exercised all due diligence to prevent the taxi being used in contravention of this Article.

A person guilty of an offence under this Article is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale.