7Booking services

#### 7 Booking services 7 Booking services > > (1) In this Act, provide a booking service means carry on the business of— > > > > > (a) taking bookings for taxis or hire vehicles to provide passenger services (whether immediately or at a later time), and > > > > > (b) communicating the bookings to drivers for passenger services or providers of passenger services. > > > (2) To avoid doubt, a person provides a booking service if— > > > > > (a) the person contracts with, or arranges for, other persons to provide the passenger service for which a booking service is provided, or > > > > > (b) the person provides a passenger service and takes bookings for that service. > > > (3) For the purpose of determining whether a person provides a booking service, it does not matter— > > > > > (a) that a booking is obtained or communicated remotely by means of an electronic device or other means not directly provided by the person who provides the booking service, or > > > > > (b) that the provider of the booking service is located outside the State, if the passenger service is provided wholly or partly within this State. > > > > > > Note— > > > > > > In this Act, a passenger service involves transport of passengers wholly or partly within this State. > > > (4) The regulations may provide— > > > > > (a) that a person who carries on a business prescribed by the regulations for the purposes of this section does or does not provide a booking service, or > > > > > (b) that the provision of a service or other thing prescribed by the regulations for the purposes of this section is or is not the provision of a booking service.