84BWhat is a restricted hire vehicle service?

84B What is a restricted hire vehicle service?

[Section 84B Inserted by No. 61 of 2011, s. 48, Applied:01 Jul 2013]

(1)  A restricted hire vehicle service is a passenger transport service under which –

(a) a person ("service operator") hires out a small passenger vehicle, together with a driver; and

(b) unless the Commission authorises otherwise, the hiring is booked and accepted in advance; and

(c) the hiring is booked and accepted otherwise than under the authority of a taxi licence or luxury hire car licence.

(2)  To avoid doubt, it is immaterial for the purposes of subsection (1) whether the driver of the small passenger vehicle is the service operator or an employee or agent of the service operator.