78Transfer of luxury hire car licence to another vehicle

78 Transfer of luxury hire car licence to another vehicle

(1)  [Section 78 Subsection (1) amended by No. 61 of 2011, s. 44, Applied:01 Jul 2013] The holder of a luxury hire car 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)  [Section 78 Subsection (2) substituted by No. 61 of 2011, s. 44, Applied:01 Jul 2013] The Commission may approve the transfer if –

(a) the other vehicle is approved, under section 73 , for use as a luxury hire car; and

(b) the applicant is the registered operator of the other vehicle.

(3)  [Section 78 Subsection (3) substituted by No. 28 of 2020, s. 50, Applied:01 Dec 2022] The Commission may refuse the transfer if –

(a) the licence is suspended under section 81 ; or

(b) the licence is subject to a notice of intention to suspend or cancel under section 82 ; 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.