Deregulation (Taxis and Private Hire Vehicles) Order 1998
| Jurisdiction | UK Non-devolved |
| Citation | SI 1998/1946 |
1998 No. 1946
DEREGULATION
The Deregulation (Taxis and Private Hire Vehicles) Order 1998
Made 8th August 1998
Coming into force in accordance with Article 1
Whereas:
(a) the Secretary of State is of the opinion that certain provisions of the Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 19761impose burdens affecting persons in the carrying on of a trade, business or profession or otherwise and that by amending or repealing the provisions concerned it is possible to remove or reduce the burdens concerned without removing any necessary protection;
(b) he has consulted such organisations as appear to him to be representative of interests substantially affected by his proposals and such other persons as he considers appropriate;
(c) it appears to the Secretary of State that it is appropriate, following that consultation, to proceed with the making of this Order;
(d) a document setting out the Secretary of State’s proposals has been laid before Parliament as required by section 3 of the Deregulation and Contracting Out Act 19942and the period for Parliamentary consideration under section 4 has expired;
(e) the Secretary of State has had regard to the representations made during that period;
(f) a draft of this Order has been laid before Parliament with a statement giving details of such representations and the changes to the Secretary of State’s proposals in the light of those representations; and
(g) a draft of this Order has been approved by resolution of each House of Parliament:
Now, therefore, the Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 1 of the Deregulation and Contracting Out Act 1994, hereby makes the following Order:—
Citation and commencement
1. This Order may be cited as the Deregulation (Taxis and Private Hire Vehicles) Order 1998 and shall come into force 28 days after the day on which it is made.
Qualifications for drivers of private hire vehicles
2. In section 51 of the Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1976 (licensing of drivers of private hire vehicles), in subsection (1) as inserted by the Driving Licences (Community Driving Licence) Regulations 19963, in paragraph (b) after “section 99A(1)” there shall be inserted “or section 109(1)”4.
Qualifications for drivers of taxis
3. In section 59 of the Local Government (Miscellaneous...
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