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does not comply with the Road Traffic (Construction and Use) Regulations or any other enactment, having regard to the class or division of the class of motor vehicle within which the vehicle is registered; (iii) it is not roadworthy:

(iv) any of the particulars contained in the form of application for issue of a motor vehicle licence do not accord with the particulars relating to the motor vehicle contained in the register;

(v) the motor vehicle does not accord with the particulars in the form of application for issue of a motor vehicle licence; or

(vi) the owner of which fails to comply with a notice served on him under paragraph (1) or (2) of regulation 18A.

(2) Without prejudice to paragraph (1) and sub- ject to any other enactment, the Commissioner, on an application to license a motor vehicle as a public omnibus, a public light bus, a public car or a taxi,

may-

(a) refuse to license the motor vehicle; or (b) make the licensing of the motor vehicle subject to such conditions as he may consider appropriate and in particular may make con- ditions as to-

(1) the days on which the vehicle may be used and the hours during which it may be used in any day;

(1) the road upon which the vehicle (other than a taxi) may be used.

(iff) the maximum fares which may be charged to passengers carried in the vehicle;

(iv) the place on any road at which passengers may be permitted to board or alight from the vehicle; and

(V) the colour of the vehicle.

(3) Without prejudice to paragraph (1) the Com- missioner may at any time revoke a vehicle licence issued in respect of a motor vehicle which is registered

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as a public omnibus, a public light bus, a public car or a taxi-

(2) upon any of the grounds upon which the registration of the vehicle may be cancelled under regulation 178;

(6) on the contravention of any conditions sub- ject to which a motor vehicle licence has been issued in respect of the vehicle.

(4) Upon the revocation of any motor vehicle licence the Commissioner may in his absolute discre- tion make a refund of a portion of the fee paid for the vehicle licence as if the vehicle licence had been surrendered to him, in accordance with paragraph (1) of regulation 26.

(5) If a motor vehicle licence is revoked under this regulation, no further motor vehicle licence shall, unless the Commissioner otherwise directs, be issued in respect of the motor vehicle, the licence of which has been revoked.".

11. Regulation 29 of the principal regulations is amended- (a) by deleting paragraph (2) and substituting the follow-

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"(2) No person shall drive, use or suffer or permit to be driven or used, any motor vehicle which is registered as-

(a) a private car:

(6) a private omnibus;

(c) a goods vehicle:

(d) a motor tricycle; or

(e) a motor cycle,

for the carriage of passengers for hire or reward.”;

(b) in paragraph (3) by deleting "or as a dual-purpose vehicle for use as a private car and as a goods vehicle" and substituting the following-

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as a private light bus, as a motor tricycle or as a motor cycle":

(e) by deleting paragraphs (5) and (6) and substituting the

following-

*(5) No person shall drive or use, or permit

or suffer to be driven or used a motor vehicle which

is registered as-

(a) a private car:

Amendment of regulation 29.