1989 Ed.]
Road Traffic (Public Service Vehicles) Regulations
[CAP. 374
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[Subsidiary]
(a) whether the applicant's private car is licensed to carry 7 passengers; and
(b) whether the applicant is able to provide satisfactory evidence that the proposed school hire car service to the school or schools specified in his application is required by the production of written approval from the principal or head of each school concerned.
(5) A hire car permit for a private hire car service may only be issued to the registered owner of the private car and, in determining whether to issue such a hire car permit, the Commissioner may have regard to, amongst other matters-
(a) the extent to which the area from which the applicant proposes to operate the private hire car service is served by public transport;
(b) whether the applicant is able reasonably to demonstrate that a private hire car service is required in the area from which he proposes to operate; and
(c) whether the applicant has, in the area from which he proposes to operate the private hire car service, a place which, in the opinion of the Commissioner, is a suitable place to park the private car when it is available for hire.
16. Renewal of permit
(1) A hire car permit holder may apply to the Commissioner in the specified form for the renewal of his hire car permit for the same type of hire car service in respect of the same private car at any time during the period of 4 months immediately preceding the date of expiry of his existing hire car permit.
(2) On receipt of an application under subregulation (1) the Commissioner may, subject to regulations 15 and 19, issue to the applicant a new hire car permit for the same type of hire car service in respect of the same private car; and a hire car permit issued under this regulation shall take effect from the date of expiry of the existing hire car permit.
(3) Regulation 14(3), (4), (5) and (6) and regulation 15 shall apply in relation to an application under subregulation (1) as if it were an application for the issue of a hire car permit under regulation 14(2).
17. Replacement of permit for a different vehicle
(1) A hire car permit holder may apply to the Commissioner in the specified form for the cancellation of his hire car permit and for a new hire car permit to be issued to him in replacement thereof for the same type of hire car service in respect of another private car of which the applicant is the registered owner.