{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/private-hire-vehicles-london-act-1998/section-24",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/private-hire-vehicles-london-act-1998/section-24.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/1998/34",
  "legislation_title": "Private Hire Vehicles (London) Act 1998",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/private-hire-vehicles-london-act-1998",
  "path": "section/24",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "24",
  "heading": "Delegation of functions by the licensing authority.",
  "text": "(1) The functions of the licensing authority under this Act (apart from any power to make subordinate legislation) may be exercised by any person appointed by the licensing authority for the purpose to such extent and subject to such conditions as may be specified in the appointment.\n(2) An appointment under this section may authorise the person appointed to retain any fees received by him.\n(3) It is the duty of a person appointed under this section to comply with any directions given to him by the licensing authority in relation to the exercise of functions under this Act.",
  "extent": "E+W",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Words in s. 24 substituted (22.1.2001) by 1999 c. 29, s. 254(3), Sch. 21 para. 2 (with Sch. 12 para. 9(1)); S.I. 2000/3145, art. 2"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Sidenote to s. 24 substituted (22.1.2001) by 1999 c. 29, s. 254(3), Sch. 21 para. 14 (with Sch. 12 para. 9(1)); S.I. 2000/3145, art. 2"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1998/34/section/24",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T09:22:33.086643+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."
}