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)

79AF1Persons disqualified by reason of immigration status

1

For the purposes of this Part of this Act a person is disqualified by reason of the person's immigration status from carrying on a licensable activity if the person is subject to immigration control and—

a

the person has not been granted leave to enter or remain in the United Kingdom; or

b

the person's leave to enter or remain in the United Kingdom—

i

is invalid;

ii

has ceased to have effect (whether by reason of curtailment, revocation, cancellation, passage of time or otherwise); or

iii

is subject to a condition preventing the person from carrying on the licensable activity.

2

Where a person is on immigration bail within the meaning of Part 1 of Schedule 10 to the Immigration Act 2016—

a

the person is to be treated for the purposes of this Part of this Act as if the person had been granted leave to enter the United Kingdom; but

b

any condition as to the person's work in the United Kingdom to which the person's immigration bail is subject is to be treated for those purposes as a condition of leave.

3

For the purposes of this section a person is subject to immigration control if under the Immigration Act 1971 the person requires leave to enter or remain in the United Kingdom.

4

For the purposes of this section a person carries on a licensable activity if the person—

a

drives a private hire vehicle;

b

operates a private hire vehicle; or

c

drives a hackney carriage.