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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/local-services-operation-by-taxis-regulations-1986/note",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/local-services-operation-by-taxis-regulations-1986/note.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/1986/567",
  "legislation_title": "The Local Services (Operation by Taxis) Regulations 1986",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/local-services-operation-by-taxis-regulations-1986",
  "path": "note",
  "kind": "note",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Explanatory note",
  "text": "By section 12 of the Transport Act 1985, provision is made for the use of taxis to provide local services. Regulation 4 prescribes the provisions of the “taxi code” (defined in section 13(3) of the 1985 Act) which apply in relation to a taxi licensed under section 37 of the Town Policies Clauses Act 1847 when being so used. Regulation 5 makes provision regarding the display of notices and of a fare table.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1986/567/note",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T16:51:10.541831+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}