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FRIDAY, APRIL 10, 1981
PRIVATE HIRE CAR OPERATORS MAY APPLY FOR PERMITS
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THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT IS INVITING APPLICATION FOR HIRE CAR PERMITS FOR PRIVATE CARS WHICH PROVIDE A PRIVATE HIRE CAR SERVICE.
A TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN SAID TODAY (FRIDAY) THE ISSUE OF PERMITS FOLLOWS AMENDMENTS TO THE ROAD TRAFF IC (REGISTRATION AND LICENSING OF VEHICLES) REGULATIONS WHICH RELATE TO THE OPERATION OF PRIVATE HIRE CARS FOR PERSONALISED TRANSPORT SERVICES ON A CONTRACT HIRE BAS IS.
UNDER THE NEW LAW, WHICH BECOMES EFFECTIVE TODAY, PERMITS CAN BE ISSUED FOR DIFFÉRENT TYPES OF SERVICES SUCH AS HOTEL HIRE CARS, TOUR HIRE CARS, AIRPORT HIRE CARS, SCHOOL HIRE CARS AND PRIVATE HIRE CARS.
THE PRESENT INVITATION IS RESTRICTED TO PRIVATE HIRE APPLICATIONS ONLY. APPLICATIONS FOR OTHER CATEGORIES WILL BE
INVITED AT A LATER DATE. ONLY ONE PERMIT AN APPLICANT WILL BE ISSUED AND THE APPLICANT MUST BE THE REGISTERED OWNER OF THE PRIVATE CA. FOR WHICH A PERMIT IS SOUGHT.
THE COMMISSIONER FOR TRANSPORT HAS THE DISCRETION TO ISSUE PE MITS IF HE IS SATISFIED THAT CERTAIN REQUIREMENTS AND RTRICTIONS SET OUT IN THE REGULATIONS ARE FULFILLED, SAID THE SPOKESMAN.
GAZETTE NOTICES ISSUED TODAY (FRIDAY) GIVE DETAILS OF PROCEDURES, CLOSING DATES, ETC. AND SPECIFIES THE NUMBERS OF PERMITS TO BE ISSUED IN EACH CATEGORY.
PERMITS ARE SUBJECT TO CONDITIONS WHICH WILL INCLUDE THE REQUIREMENT FOR AN OPERATOR TO KEEP A RECORD OF CAR SERVICE HIRING AT HIS REGISTERED OPERATING ADDRESS, TO DISPLAY THE PERMIT INSIDE THE VEHICLE, TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE GARAGING AND MAINTENANCE.
THE DECISION OF THE COMMISSIONER TO REFUSE TO ISSUE A PERMIT, TO IMPOSE ADDITIONAL PERMIT CONDITIONS AND TO CANCEL A PERMIT CAN BE REVIEWED BY A TRANSPORT TRIBUNAL,
THE SPOKESMAN SAID: IN DETERMINING THE ELIGIBILITY OF EACH APPLICANT, CONSIDERATION WILL BE GIVEN TO THE EXTENT OF PUBLIC TRANSPORT SERVICE IN THE AREA WHERE THE APPLICANT PROPOSES TO OPERATE THE HIRE CAR SERVICE- WHETHER THE APPLICANT CAN DEMONSTRATE THAT THE AREA FROM WHICH HE PROPOSES TO OPERATE REQUIRES A HIRE CAR SERVICE.
IF THE NUMBER OF ELIGIBLE APPLICANTS EXCEEDS THE NUMBER OF PERMITS AVAILABLE, A BALLOT WILL BE HELD.
THE PERMIT FEE IS $1 000 PER ANNUM AND $350 FOR A PERIOD OF FOUR MONTHS. THE PERMIT WILL NOT BE TRANSFERABLE.
APPLICATION FORMS, WHICH CONTAIN DETAILED EXPLANATORY NOTES ON THE REQUIREMENTS MAY BE OBTAINED ON PRESENTATION OF THE VEHICLE REGISTRATION BOOK, OR A CERTIFIED COPY OF THE BOOK, OR OTHER WRITTEN PROOF OF THE VEHICLE OWNERSHIP FROM:
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