sec.91ZTTaxi service areas

### sec.91ZT Taxi service areas This section applies to a taxi service to which a regulation under section 36 applies. Section 36 allows a regulation to declare that a public passenger service is to be provided with market entry restrictions. The chief executive may, by gazette notice, declare a taxi service area. The chief executive may, by gazette notice, fix the number of taxi service licences for a taxi service area. In fixing the number of taxi service licences for a taxi service area, the chief executive— must consider whether there are enough taxi service licences for the area to meet public demand; and may take into account— the views of users of taxi services in the area; and recent changes in travel patterns in the area; and the types of taxi services or booked hire services available in the area; and the performance of the existing taxi fleet in the area; and the productivity of the fleet. s 91ZT ins 2017 No. 18 s 18 (sec.91ZT-ssec.1) This section applies to a taxi service to which a regulation under section 36 applies. Section 36 allows a regulation to declare that a public passenger service is to be provided with market entry restrictions. (sec.91ZT-ssec.2) The chief executive may, by gazette notice, declare a taxi service area. (sec.91ZT-ssec.3) The chief executive may, by gazette notice, fix the number of taxi service licences for a taxi service area. (sec.91ZT-ssec.4) In fixing the number of taxi service licences for a taxi service area, the chief executive— must consider whether there are enough taxi service licences for the area to meet public demand; and may take into account— the views of users of taxi services in the area; and recent changes in travel patterns in the area; and the types of taxi services or booked hire services available in the area; and the performance of the existing taxi fleet in the area; and the productivity of the fleet. - (a) must consider whether there are enough taxi service licences for the area to meet public demand; and - (b) may take into account— (i) the views of users of taxi services in the area; and (ii) recent changes in travel patterns in the area; and (iii) the types of taxi services or booked hire services available in the area; and (iv) the performance of the existing taxi fleet in the area; and (v) the productivity of the fleet. - (i) the views of users of taxi services in the area; and - (ii) recent changes in travel patterns in the area; and - (iii) the types of taxi services or booked hire services available in the area; and - (iv) the performance of the existing taxi fleet in the area; and - (v) the productivity of the fleet. - (i) the views of users of taxi services in the area; and - (ii) recent changes in travel patterns in the area; and - (iii) the types of taxi services or booked hire services available in the area; and - (iv) the performance of the existing taxi fleet in the area; and - (v) the productivity of the fleet.