C1C2C3C4 Part II Hackney carriages and private hire vehicles

Annotations:
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C1

Pt. II(ss. 45–80) modified by Transport Act 1978 (c. 55, SIF 126), s. 7(3)

C3

Pt. II(ss. 45–80) applied with modifications by S.I. 1986/567, regs. 3, 4

C4

Pt. II (ss. 45-80) extended (1.4.2000) by 1999 c. 29, s. 255(1)(4); S.I. 2000/801, art. 2(2)(a), Sch. Pt. 1

Pt. II (ss. 45-80) excluded (1.7.2001) by 1981 c. 14, s. 79A(1)(a) (as inserted (1.7.2001) by 2000 c. 38, s. 265(2); S.I. 2001/1498, art. 3)

55BF1Sub-contracting by operators: criminal liability

1

In this section—

  • “the first operator” means a person licensed under section 55 who has in a controlled district accepted a booking for a private hire vehicle and then made arrangements for another person to provide a vehicle to carry out the booking in accordance with section 55A(1);

  • “the second operator” means the person with whom the first operator made the arrangements (and, accordingly, the person who accepted the sub-contracted booking).

2

The first operator is not to be treated for the purposes of section 46(1)(e) as operating a private hire vehicle by virtue of having invited or accepted the booking.

3

The first operator is guilty of an offence if—

a

the second operator is a person mentioned in section 55A(1)(a) or (b),

b

the second operator contravenes section 46(1)(e) in respect of the sub-contracted booking, and

c

the first operator knew that the second operator would contravene section 46(1)(e) in respect of the booking.