50Transfer of wheelchair-accessible taxi licence to another vehicle

50 Transfer of wheelchair-accessible taxi licence to another vehicle

(1)  [Section 50 Subsection (1) amended by No. 61 of 2011, s. 30, Applied:01 Jul 2013] The holder of a wheelchair-accessible taxi licence who wishes to transfer it to another vehicle must, in a form approved by the Commission and on payment of the prescribed fee, apply to the Commission for approval for that transfer before transferring the licence.

(2)  The Commission may approve the transfer if the Commission –

(a) [Section 50 Subsection (2) amended by No. 61 of 2011, s. 30, Applied:01 Jul 2013] determines that the other vehicle complies with section 41(3)(a) ; and

(b) [Section 50 Subsection (2) amended by No. 61 of 2011, s. 30, Applied:01 Jul 2013] is satisfied that the applicant is the registered operator of the other vehicle.

(3)  [Section 50 Subsection (3) substituted by No. 28 of 2020, s. 43, Applied:01 Dec 2022] The Commission may refuse the transfer if –

(a) the licence is suspended under section 54 ; or

(b) the licence is subject to a notice of intention to suspend or cancel under section 55 ; or

(c) a notice has been given, in accordance with section 31(2) of the Passenger Transport Services Act 2011 , to the person to whom the licence has been issued, of an intention to suspend or cancel the accreditation of the person and the Commission has not made a determination under section 31 of that Act to suspend or cancel, or not to suspend or cancel, the accreditation of the person.