Article 12 Licensing of harbour water taxi services
The Commissioners may grant to a person a licence to operate a harbour water taxi service (in this and the following articles referred to as “a licence”) in any part of the harbour.
The Commissioners shall not be required to grant a licence if in their reasonable opinion—
the provision of the service to which the licence application relates would give rise to the risk of congestion, obstruction or danger to navigation; or
a comparable service is already being provided, whether by some other person already licensed under this article, or by the Commissioners which, in the opinion of the Commissioners, adequately meets the needs of potential users; or
the applicant is unsuitable to hold the licence, whether on account of misconduct by the applicant, an employee or agent of the applicant or (where the applicant is not an individual) by a person in control of or concerned with the management of the applicant, or for any other sufficient reason.