Personal
conduct of driver.
Conduct of a driver in relation to driving.
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as a taxi and as a goods vehicle in that part of the vehicle set aside for the carriage of goods;
(c) ensure that any goods carried in accordance with the provisions
of paragraph (5) are at all times properly secured;
(2) not knowingly carry on the taxi any person who is suffering from an infectious or contagious disease or in a dirty condition; (e) maintain and keep the interior and exterior of the taxi and all parts thereof including the roof, springs, wheels, cushions, lin- ing, panels, doors, windows and appointments clean and in good order and repair.
(2) Nothing in this regulation shall require the driver of a taxi to carry on the taxi any article or baggage in any part of the taxi in any case where, in the opinion of the driver-
(a) the nature or condition of the article makes it likely that damage would be caused to the taxi or its furniture; or
(b) the article cannot be conveniently or safely carried.
30. A driver, when in charge of a taxi, shall-
(a) be clean in his person and clothing and adequately clothed; (b) behave in a civil and orderly manner:
(c) not smoke on or near the vehicle during a journey or when
there are passengers in the vehicle;
(ɗ) take all reasonable precautions to procure the safety of pas- sengers in or on or alighting from or boarding the vehicle; (e) not wilfully deceive or refuse to inform a passenger or intend- ing passenger as to the proper fare and route to any place;
(f) not congregate or assemble with other drivers to the annoyance
of the general public; and
(g) at all times when the taxi is available for hire or hired, carry not less than nine dollars in notes or in coins of a denomina- tion of one dollar and not less than one dollar in coins of a denomination of ten cents.
31. A driver, when in charge of a taxi, shall-
(a)
while the taxi is not hired, not, without reasonable cause, park his taxi other than in a taxi stand;
(b) while the taxi is not hired, not loiter or stop elsewhere than on a taxi stand except through accident or unavoidable cause:
(c) while conveying passengers to or picking passengers up from any place of public amusement or assembly, draw up in order of arrival as near to the door or entrance thereto as is reason-
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ably practicable and, subject to any direction by a police officer in uniform, drive the taxi away immediately after the pas- sengers have alighted from or boarded the taxi in such manner as to cause the minimum of obstruction and congestion.
32. (1) No animal other than a dog or a cat and no bind other Animals in than a pet bird may be carried in a taxi.
(2) No animal or bird may be carried in a taxi unless it is securely caged to the satisfaction of the driver in such manner that it is unable to escape from the cage, to foul the interior of the taxi by any means or to interfere by any means with the interior of the taxi.
(3) No animal or bird may be carried in a taxi if it omits au offensive smell.
(4) The hirer of a taxi shall be responsible for and shall pay for any damage caused to the taxi by any animal or bird carried in the taxi.
PART V.
PUBLIC OMNIBUSES AND Public Caas.
Kaxk.
33. The registered owner or the driver of a public omnibus or a Public car public car shall not cause, permit or suffer the vehicle to stand or ply not to stand
or ply for for hire in any public place or in any place other than the place in hire. which the vehicle is normally accommodated.
34. (1) The registered owner of a public omnibus or a public Hire rate car may hire the vehicle to any person at a rate of hire based on the and record time during which the vehicle is hired with or without additional charge particulars. in respect of the mileage travelled by the vehicle while it is so hired.
(2) Before a public omnibus or a public car is hired, the registered owner and hirer shall complete and sign two copies of a document in such form as shall be approved by the Authority which shall contain the following particulars---
(a) the rate or scale of charges applicable to the hiring:
(6) a statement of the particulars of the third party risks insurance
in respect of the vehicle;
(c) the names and addresses of the persons who are permitted to drive the vehicle while it is the subject of the hiring and the numbers of the driving licences of such persons.
(3) The registered owner shall retain one copy of the document and shall produce it on demand made by any police officer within three months after the commencement of the hiring.
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