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Section 79 Authentication of licences.C1C2

Notwithstanding anything in section 43 of the Act of 1847, any vehicle licence or driver’s licence granted by a district council under that Act, or any licence granted by a district council under this Part of this Act, shall not be required to be under the common seal of the district council, but if not so sealed shall be signed by an authorised officer of the council.

Annotations

Modifications

C1

S. 79: functions of local authority not to be responsibility of an executive of the authority (E.) (16.11.2000) by virtue of S.I. 2000/2853, reg. 2(1), Sch. 1 Table B3-5

C2

Ss. 72-80 modified (27.11.2009) by The Local Services (Operation by Licensed Hire Cars) Regulations 2009 (S.I. 2009/2863), regs. 1, 4 Table (with reg. 3)

Notes on Part II

Modifications

C1

Pt. II(ss. 45–80) modified by Transport Act 1978 (c. 55, SIF 126), s. 7(3)

C2

Pt. II(ss. 45–80) amended by Public Passenger Vehicles Act 1981 (c. 14, SIF 107:1), s. 79

C3

Pt. II(ss. 45–80) applied with modifications by S.I. 1986/567, regs. 3, 4

C4

Pt. II (ss. 45-80) extended (1.4.2000) by 1999 c. 29, s. 255(1)(4); S.I. 2000/801, art. 2(2)(a), Sch. Pt. 1

Pt. II (ss. 45-80) excluded (1.7.2001) by 1981 c. 14, s. 79A(1)(a) (as inserted (1.7.2001) by 2000 c. 38, s. 265(2); S.I. 2001/1498, art. 3)