Paragraph 1 E1

England, Wales and Scotland

(1)

A person acting under and in accordance with a general or special authority granted by the Secretary of State under section 4(2) of this Act may F1provideF2a local service within the meaning of the Transport Act M11985 or use any public service vehicle on a road for carrying passengers for hire or reward—

(a)

without a licence, certificate,

agreement or consent otherwise required; and

F3(aa)

without complying with the requirements of sections 6 (registration of local services outside London) and 35 (provision of local services within London under London local service licences) of the 1985 Act;

(b)

notwithstanding that the vehicle does not comply with regulations. F4; and

(c)

notwithstanding that any conditions attached to any licence under F5; Part II . . . F6of the M2Public Passenger Vehicles Act 1981F7; or Part I or II of the Transport Act 1985 are not complied with; . . . F8

(d)

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F9

(2)

The regulations here referred to are those made under . . . the M3Public Passenger Vehicles Act 1981or Part I of the M4 Transport Act 1985 . . . , or such of the regulations F10made or having effect as if made under section 41 of the Road Traffic Act 1988 (construction and use of motor vehicles and their equipment) as apply to a vehicle used as mentioned in this paragraph and do not apply to a vehicle not so used.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Word substituted by Transport Act 1980 (c. 34, SIF 107:1), s. 43(1), Sch. 5 Pt. II
F2: Words substituted by virtue of Transport Act 1980 (c. 34, SIF 126), s. 43(1), Sch. 5 Pt. II and Transport Act 1985 (c.67, SIF 126), s. 1, Sch. 1 para. 3(2)
F3: Para. 1(1)(aa) inserted by Transport Act 1985 (c. 67, SIF 126), s. 1, Sch. 1 para. 3(3)
F4: The word “;and” and para. 1(1)(c)(d) inserted by Transport Act 1980 (c. 34, SIF 126), s. 43(1), Sch. 5 Pt. II
F5: Words substituted by Public Passenger Vehicles Act 1981 (c. 14, SIF 107:1), s. 88(2), Sch. 7 para. 21
F6: Words repealed by Transport Act 1985 (c. 67, SIF 126), ss. 1, 139(3), Sch. 1 para. 3, Sch. 8
F7: Words inserted by Transport Act 1985 (c. 67, SIF 126), s. 1, Sch. 1 para. 3
F8: Word repealed by Transport Act 1985 (c. 67, SIF 126), s. 139(3), Sch. 8
F9: Para. 1(1)(d) repealed by Transport Act 1985 (c. 67, SIF 126), s. 139(3), Sch. 8
F10: Words substituted by Road Traffic (Consequential Provisions) Act 1988 (c. 54, SIF 107:1), s. 4, Sch. 3 para. 17(a)

Marginal citations

M1: 1985 c.67 (126).
M2: 1981 c.14. (107:1)
M3: 1981 c. 14 (107:1).
M4: 1985 c.67 (126).

Extent

E1: This version of this provision extends to England and Wales and Scotland only; a separate version has been created for Northern Ireland only