Explanatory note

Under section 17 of the Transport Act 1985, when a licensing authority refuses to grant a taxi licence under section 6 of the Metropolitan Public Carriage Act 1869 (c.115) or a taxi drivers licence under section 8 of that Act, or suspends or revokes such a licence, he can be asked to reconsider his decision and an appeal can be made to the court. Regulation 2 of these Regulations prescribes 28 days from the date of the notice of the decision as the period within which—

(1) the licensing authority can be asked to reconsider the original decision or an appeal can be made to a court against that decision (under section 17(2) of the Act), and

(2) an appeal can be made to a court against the reconsidered decision (under section 17(5)).