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Road Transport (Public Passenger Services) Regulation 2002
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231 Issue of authorisations
(1) The road transport authority may refuse to issue (including renew) a
DRS authorisation to an applicant if the authority believes on
reasonable grounds that the applicant—
(a) has contravened a condition of another DRS authorisation held
(or previously held) by the person or, for a DRS authorisation
renewal, a condition of the authorisation being renewed; or
(b) has not complied with a requirement of the Act relating to the
(2) The road transport authority must refuse to issue a DRS authorisation
if—
(a) the applicant is not accredited to operate a DRS; or
(b) the applicant is disqualified under chapter 8 (Disciplinary
action) from holding or applying for a DRS authorisation; or
(c) by issuing the authorisation, the proposed DRS would
contravene the approved guidelines under the Act, section 83
(Demand responsive services—guidelines for giving
authorisations); or
Note Contravene includes fail to comply with (see Legislation Act, dict,
pt 1).
(d) a double-decker bus or a motorbike is to be used to operate the
proposed DRS.
(3) The road transport authority must issue a DRS authorisation to the
applicant if the authority does not refuse the application.
(4) A DRS authorisation must be issued for a minimum period of 1 year
and a maximum period of 6 years.