Road Transport (Public Passenger Services) Regulation 2002
92CStandard and wheelchair taxi licences—decision on
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92C Standard and wheelchair taxi licences—decision on application application for a taxi licence under section 92B. (2) The road transport authority must issue the taxi licence if satisfied that— applying for the taxi licence; and Note A person may be disqualified from applying for a taxi licence for a period of time if a previous taxi licence has been surrendered (see s 92O), suspended or cancelled (see s 322). (c) the applicant is accredited to operate— (i) for an application for a standard taxi licence—a taxi service; or (ii) for an application for a wheelchair-accessible taxi licence—a wheelchair-accessible taxi service; and (d) if the application is for a wheelchair-accessible taxi licence— each relevant person for the application has experience or background likely to make the person suitable to provide taxi services to people with disability; and
(e) the vehicle for which the licence is to be issued is not a vehicle for which the road transport authority must refuse an application for registration as a taxi under the Road Transport (Vehicle Registration) Regulation 2000— (i) for an application for a standard taxi licence— section 32B (1) (Deciding applications for registration— taxis); or (ii) for an application for a wheelchair-accessible taxi licence—section 32B (3) or (4); and (f) any additional eligibility criteria determined by the road transport authority under subsection (3) are satisfied. (3) The road transport authority may determine additional eligibility criteria for a taxi licence. (4) A determination is a notifiable instrument. (5) The road transport authority may require the applicant to give the (6) The road transport authority need not decide the application if the requirement is made in writing and the applicant does not comply with the requirement. (7) In this section: relevant person, for an application for a taxi licence, means—