31Determination of applications for authorisation generally

31 Determination of applications for authorisation generally

31 Determination of applications for authorisation generally

(1) The Commissioner may determine an application for authorisation to provide a taxi service or booking service by granting or refusing the application.

(2) The Commissioner must not grant an application for authorisation unless satisfied that the applicant meets the general standards for authorisation or the standards for a current provider.

(3) The general standards for authorisation are as follows—

(a) that the applicant has not been convicted of a disqualifying offence and that there are no current proceedings against the applicant for a disqualifying offence,

(b) that a close associate of the applicant has not been convicted of a disqualifying offence and that there are no current proceedings against a close associate of the applicant for any such offence,

(c) in the case of a body corporate, that the directors or managers nominated for the purposes of this Part are directly involved in the day-to-day management of the service and that at least one of the directors or managers nominated is a resident of this State,

(d) in the case of a body corporate, that none of the directors or managers nominated for the purposes of this Part have been convicted of a disqualifying offence and that there are no current proceedings against any of those directors or managers for a disqualifying offence.

(4) The standards for a current provider are as follows—

(a) that the applicant is the holder of an authorisation under this Act to provide another service of the same or a different kind,

(b) that the applicant has demonstrated that the applicant complies with any standards applicable to the authorisation being applied for that are additional to those for the authorisation currently held,

(c) that the applicant is not the subject of any action being taken or proposed to be taken by the Commissioner relating to an authorisation held by the applicant.

(5) In the case of a joint application for an authorisation, each person applying for the joint authorisation must meet the requirements for authorisation.

(6) The regulations may prescribe additional standards that are required to be met for authorisation, either generally or in a particular case or class of cases.