321When authority may take action in relation to

321 When authority may take action in relation to accreditations, licences and approvals (1) The road transport authority may take action under section 323 (Procedure for authority taking disciplinary action) in relation to an accreditation held by a person if— (a) a ground mentioned in section 8 (Mandatory refusal of accreditation) applies in relation to the person (including in relation to a relevant person for the accreditation); or Note Relevant person, for accreditation—see s 6B.

(b) the person has contravened a service standard for the operation of the regulated service for the accreditation; or (c) the person has contravened a condition of the person’s accreditation; or (d) the person, or a relevant person for the accreditation, has contravened any other provision of the Act; or (e) the person has not maintained a public passenger vehicle policy under the Act, section 111 (Public passenger vehicle insurance compulsory) for a public passenger vehicle operated by the person; or (f) the person obtained the accreditation (or renewal of the accreditation) because of a false or misleading statement made, or false or misleading information supplied, by the person or a relevant person for the accreditation; or (g) an amount payable under the Road Transport (General) Act 1999 in relation to the accreditation has not been paid. (2) The road transport authority may take action under section 323 in relation to a taxi licence, rideshare vehicle licence, hire car licence or ITSO approval (the licence or approval) held by a person if— (a) the person is operating the kind of public passenger service to which the licence or approval relates without being accredited to operate the service; or (b) the person has contravened a condition of the person’s licence or approval; or

(c) the person has contravened any other provision of the Act in relation to the licence or approval; or (d) the person obtained the licence or approval (or the renewal of the licence or approval) because of a false or misleading statement made, or false or misleading information supplied, by the person; or (e) the authority is taking action against the person under subsection (1) in relation to the operation of a taxi service, rideshare service or hire car service; or (f) an amount payable under the Road Transport (General) Act 1999 in relation to the licence or approval has not been paid; or (g) for a wheelchair-accessible taxi licence or an ITSO approval— the licensee, or approval-holder, is no longer operating the licensed vehicle as a taxi; or (h) if the person is operating a stand-by hire car— (i) the person is operating a stand-by hire car without a stand- by hire car permit; or (ii) the person has contravened any other provision of the Act in relation to the permit; or (iii) the person obtained the permit because of a false or misleading statement made, or false or misleading information supplied, by the person; or (iv) an amount payable under the Road Transport (General) Act 1999 in relation to the permit has not been paid.