Article 59 Public service vehicle not to ply for hire, etc., unless driver, etc., licensedF1C1

No public service vehicle shall stand or ply for hire or carry passengers for hire unless the driver,F2 holds a passenger-carrying vehicle driver's licence, as defined in Article 70(2) or, as the case may be, a taxi driver's licence within the meaning of Article 79A.

If a public service vehicle stands or plies for hire or carries passengers for hire contrary to this Article the owner of the vehicle shall be guilty of an offence under this Order unless he proves that the driver. . . acted without his privity or consent.