5Taxi services and taxis

#### 5 Taxi services and taxis 5 Taxi services and taxis > > (1) In this Act— > > > > affiliated provider means a person who provides a taxi service and who, for that purpose, obtains services from another provider who facilitates the provision of that taxi service. > > > > taxi means a motor vehicle used to provide a taxi service. > > > > taxi service means a passenger service where the transport is by a motor vehicle that— > > > > > (a) plies or stands for hire on a road or road related area, or > > > > > (b) is authorised under this Act to ply or stand for hire on a road or road related area (whether or not the motor vehicle is hired by other means for the purposes of providing the passenger service). > > > (2) In this Act, provide a taxi service means carry on the business of— > > > > > (a) facilitating the provision of a taxi service, or > > > > > (b) providing a taxi service. > > > (3) A person facilitates the provision of a taxi service if the person carries on the business of providing any one or more of the following services for taxis operating under a common service name and that are marked or painted in a uniform way— > > > > > (a) co-ordination of the provision of taxi services, > > > > > (b) provision, co-ordination or monitoring of security facilities for taxis, > > > > > (c) setting of fares that may be charged for taxi services, > > > > > > Note— > > > > > > A fare set by a facilitator of a taxi service cannot contravene a fares order (see section 76). > > > > > (d) co-ordination or provision of safety management systems for taxi services. > > > (4) Subsection (3) does not limit the operation of subsection (2) (a). > > > (5) The regulations may provide— > > > > > (a) that a person who carries on a business prescribed by the regulations for the purposes of this section is or is not the provider of a taxi service, or > > > > > (b) that the provision of any transport service prescribed by the regulations for the purposes of this section is or is not the provision of a taxi service.