148YMeaning of “operates a micromobility vehicle sharing service”

#### 148Y Meaning of “operates a micromobility vehicle sharing service” 148Y Meaning of “operates a micromobility vehicle sharing service” > > (1) In this part, a person operates a micromobility vehicle sharing service if— > > > > > (a) the person makes a micromobility vehicle available for hire by another person (the hirer) through a wholly or partly automated electronic system, and > > > > > (b) at the start of the period of hire, the hirer is to collect the micromobility vehicle from wherever the vehicle is located, and > > > > > (c) at the end of the period of hire, the hirer is not required to return the micromobility vehicle to— > > > > > > > (i) the place or premises from which the vehicle was collected at the start of the period of hire, or > > > > > > > (ii) a specific place or premises agreed to at the time the vehicle was hired or collected. > > > (2) A person operates a micromobility vehicle sharing service in an authority’s area of operations if a micromobility vehicle that is available for hire in accordance with subsection (1) is— > > > > > (a) available to be collected by a hirer from a place within the authority’s area of operations at the start of the period of hire, or > > > > > (b) able to be returned by a hirer to a place within the authority’s area of operations at the end of the period of hire. > > > (3) A person does not operate a micromobility vehicle sharing service in an authority’s area of operations because a hirer of a micromobility vehicle uses the vehicle in the authority’s area of operations during the period of hire. > > **s 148Y:** Ins 2025 No 77 Sch 1\[2\].