# The Pedicab Operators (London) Regulations 2026, Regulation 2: Interpretation


In these Regulations—
“the 2006 Act” means the Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act 2006;
“the 2014 Act” means the Immigration Act 2014;
“additional services” means the provision of commentary, entertainment or hospitality;
“the appropriate fee” means the fee which TfL may charge in accordance with regulation 11 of, and table 2 in the Schedule to, the Fares and Fees Regulations;
“associated person” means any individual, firm, company or any other body, undertaking or other group of persons having an interest in the operator’s licence (including during the application process for an operator’s licence) including any partner or officer or representatives specifically nominated by any of the aforementioned, as the context may require;
“cab-driver’s licence” has the meaning given in article 2 of the London Cab Order 1934;
“DBS certificate” means a criminal records certificate issued by the Disclosure and Barring Service for the purposes of Part V of the Police Act 1997;
“DBS check” means a criminal records check with the Disclosure and Barring Service for the purposes of Part V of the Police Act 1997;
“driver-operator” means a pedicab driver who—
(a) is a pedicab vehicle licence holder for a single pedicab in Greater London and either—
(i) both operates and carries out any pedicab bookings for that pedicab themselves; or
(ii) does not carry out pedicab bookings; or
(b) is not a pedicab vehicle licence holder;
“Fares and Fees Regulations” means the Pedicabs (London) (Fares and Fees) Regulations 2026;
“firm” has the same meaning as in section 1261 of the Companies Act 2006;
“fleet operator” means a person who rents out or otherwise facilitates the provision of one or more pedicabs vehicles to pedicab drivers or other operators;
“immigration offence” means—
(a) an offence under any of the Immigration Acts;
(b) an offence under section 1 of the Criminal Attempts Act 1981 of attempting to commit an offence within paragraph (a); or
(c) an offence under section 1 of the Criminal Law Act 1977 of conspiracy to commit an offence within paragraph (a);
“immigration penalty” means a penalty under—
(a) section 15 of the 2006 Act; or
(b) section 23 of the 2014 Act;
“London PHV driver’s licence” means a licence within the meaning of section 12 of the Private Hire Vehicles (London) Act 1998;
“officer”, in relation to a body corporate, means a director, manager or secretary of that body;
“operate” includes—
(a) renting out or otherwise facilitating the provision of one or more pedicabs to pedicab drivers or to other operators in Greater London;
(b) making provision for the invitation or acceptance of, or accepting, pedicab bookings in Greater London;
(c) making any arrangements to carry out or accept a pedicab booking in Greater London, directly or indirectly, including but not limited to—
(i) employing pedicab drivers to carry out pedicab bookings;
(ii) contracting pedicab drivers to carry out pedicab bookings; or
(iii) making provision for or managing a booking platform, dispatch service or other service to carry out pedicab bookings; or
(d) charging for additional services in connection with a journey in Greater London;
“operating centre” means any address from which an operator provides activities or services;
“operating model” means the activities and services provided by an operator, and the means of provision of those activities and services;
“operator” means a person who operates one or more pedicabs in Greater London, including—
(a) a fleet operator;
(b) a person who makes provision for the invitation or acceptance of, or who accepts, pedicab bookings;
(c) a person who employs or contracts with pedicab drivers to carry out pedicab bookings;
(d) a person who operates a booking platform, dispatch service or other service to carry out pedicab bookings; or
(e) a person who is a pedicab vehicle licence holder for two or more pedicabs,
but excluding a driver-operator;
“operator’s licence” means a pedicab operator’s licence;
“pedicab booking” means the booking of a pedicab in Greater London by a person for a journey including any additional services which may be provided in connection with the journey;
“pedicab driver” means a person licensed by TfL as a pedicab driver under the Pedicab Drivers (London) Regulations 2026;
“pedicab vehicle” means a pedicab vehicle licensed by TfL under the Pedicab Vehicles Regulations;
“pedicab vehicle identification number” means the pedicab vehicle licence identification number issued by TfL to a pedicab vehicle licence holder under the Pedicab Vehicles Regulations;
“pedicab vehicle licence holder” means a person licensed by TfL as a vehicle licence holder under the Pedicab Vehicles Regulations;
“the Pedicab Vehicles Regulations” means the Pedicab Vehicles (London) Regulations 2026; and
“TfL” means Transport for London.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2026/135/regulation/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/pedicab-operators-london-regulations-2026/regulation-2
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