# Public Passenger Vehicles Act 1981, Section 81: Interpretation of references to the operator of a vehicle or service.


(1) For the purposes of this Act—
(a) regulations may make provision as to the person who is to be regarded as the operator of a vehicle which is made available by one holder of a PSV operator’s licence to another under a hiring arrangement; and
(b) where regulations under paragraph (a) above do not apply, the operator of a vehicle is—
(i) the driver, if he owns the vehicle; and
(ii) in any other case, the person for whom the driver works (whether under a contract of employment or any other description of contract personally to do work).
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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1981/14/section/81 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/public-passenger-vehicles-act-1981/section-81
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