Regulation 22 Transitional provisionsI1

A current taxi driver’s licence granted under Article 79A of the 1981 Order shall be treated as a taxi driver’s licence granted under Article 23 of the Act until such times as the licence expires, is suspended, or revoked.

Where a taxi driver’s licence granted under Article 79A of the 1981 Order expires before the operational date of these Regulations and an application for the renewal of that licence has been received but not determined by the operational date, the application shall continue to be determined under that Article of the 1981 Order.

Where a taxi driver’s licence granted under Article 79A of the 1981 Order expires on or after the operational date of these Regulations and an application for the renewal of that licence has been received but not determined by the operational date, the application shall be determined under the provisions of the Act.

Any revocation or suspension of a taxi driver’s licence in force on the operational date of these Regulations shall be regarded as a revocation or suspension of a taxi driver’s licence under section 26(6) of the Act (power to suspend, revoke or curtail licences).