114Offence to enter into certain contracts etc.

114 Offence to enter into certain contracts etc.

(1) A person, including the owner or driver of the commercial passenger vehicle or a booking service provider, must not—

(a) enter into a contract, arrangement or understanding with any person that has the purpose or effect specified in subsection (2); or

(b) agree to give effect to a contract, arrangement or understanding entered into by any other persons that has that purpose or effect.

Section 285 (criminal liability of officers of bodies corporate—failure to exercise due diligence (evidential burden of proof)) applies to an offence against this section.

(2) The purpose or effect is directly or indirectly causing a non-cash payment surcharge to which section 113 applies to be paid in respect of a hiring of a commercial passenger vehicle.

S. 115 inserted by No. 63/2017 s. 18.