Article 3 Requirement for operator’s licence
Subject to paragraph (2), a person shall not operate a taxi service unless he is the holder of an operator’s licence (in this Order referred to as a “licensed operator”).
The requirement under paragraph (1) to hold an operator’s licence shall not apply to a person who, in standing or plying for hire or reward or to carry passengers for hire or reward, drives a taxi for or in respect of which a licensed operator operates a taxi service (in this Order referred to as an “affiliated driver”).
A person who operates a taxi service in contravention of this Article is guilty of an offence and liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale.
For the purposes of this Order, “operate a taxi service” means, in the course of business—
to make provision for or in connection with the invitation or acceptance of, or to accept, a taxi booking; or
to make any other provision for or in connection with, or otherwise to provide, a taxi to stand or ply for hire or reward or to carry passengers for hire or reward,
subject to such exceptions as may be prescribed.