# Immigration Act 2016, Paragraph 23


(1) Section 59 (qualification for drivers of hackney carriages) is amended as follows.
(2) In subsection (1)—
(a) in paragraph (a) after “satisfied” insert “ —(i) ”, and
(b) for the “or” at the end of paragraph (a) substitute
“and
(ii) that the applicant is not disqualified by reason of the applicant's immigration status from driving a hackney carriage; or”.
(3) After subsection (1) insert—
“(1ZA) In determining for the purposes of subsection (1) whether an applicant is disqualified by reason of the applicant's immigration status from driving a hackney carriage, a district council must have regard to any guidance issued by the Secretary of State.”

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2016/19/schedule/5/paragraph/23 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/immigration-act-2016/schedule-5/paragraph-23
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