84LTransfer of certain restricted hire vehicle licences to other vehicles

84L Transfer of certain restricted hire vehicle licences to other vehicles

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

(1)  This section applies only to restricted hire vehicle licences under which general rhv services may be operated.

(2)  The holder of a licence to which this section applies 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.

(3)  The Commission may approve the transfer if it is satisfied that the other vehicle is –

(a) a small passenger vehicle; and

(b) a suitable vehicle, within the meaning of section 84I , of the same kind as the motor vehicle specified in the licence.

(4)  [Section 84L Subsection (4) substituted by No. 28 of 2020, s. 53, Applied:01 Dec 2022] The Commission may refuse to approve the transfer if –

(a) the licence is suspended under section 84O ; or

(b) the licence is subject to a notice of intention to suspend or cancel under section 84P ; 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.