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Private Hire Vehicles (London) Act 1998

Consolidated Text As Enacted Cited authorities 43 Cited in Amendments 234 Related
Vincent
JurisdictionUK Non-devolved
Citation1998 c. 34
“private hire vehicle” means a vehicle constructed or adapted to seat fewer than nine passengers which is made available with a driver ... for hire for the purpose of carrying passengers, other than a licensed taxi or a public service vehicle; ...“operator” means a person who makes provision for the invitation or acceptance of, or who accepts, private hire bookingsF65; andoperate”, in relation to a private hire vehicle, means to make provision for the invitation or acceptance of, or to accept, private hire bookings in relation to the vehicle.is in use in connection with a hiring for the purpose of carrying one or more passengers; oris immediately available to an operator to carry out a private hire booking.(3) Any reference in this Act to the operator of a vehicle which is being used as a private hire vehicle is a reference to the operator who accepted the booking for the hiring or to whom the vehicle is immediately available, as the case may be.(4) In this Act “private hire booking” means a booking for the hire of a private hire vehicle for the purpose of carrying one or more passengers (including a booking to carry out as sub-contractor a private hire booking accepted by another operator) .(5) In this Act “operating centre” means premises at which private hire bookings are accepted by an operator.(1) No person shall in London make provision for the invitation or acceptance of, or accept, private hire bookings unless he is the holder of a private hire vehicle operator’s licence for London (in this Act referred to as a “London PHV operator’s licence”) .(2) A person who makes provision for the invitation or acceptance of private hire bookings, or who accepts such a booking, in contravention of this section is guilty of an offence and liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 4 on the standard scale.(1) Any person may apply to the F1licensing authority for a London PHV operator’s licence.(2) An application under this section shall state the address of any premises in London which the applicant proposes to use as an operating centre.the applicant is a fit and proper person to hold a London PHV operator’s licence; if the applicant is an individual, the applicant is not disqualified by reason of the applicant's immigration status from operating a private hire vehicle; andany further requirements that may be prescribed (which may include requirements relating to operating centres) are met.(3A) In determining for the purposes of subsection (3) whether an applicant is disqualified by reason of the

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