sec.133How approved card reader must be used

sec.133 How approved card reader must be used

This section applies if— an approved relevant person produces the person’s membership card to the driver of a taxi, used to provide a booked hire service or taxi service, for the journey that is to be subsidised; and the taxi is fitted with an approved card reader; and the taxi is not an exempted taxi. The driver must— use the membership card with the approved card reader— to validate the currency of the approved relevant person’s membership of the taxi subsidy scheme; and to facilitate the payment, under the scheme, in relation to the fare for the journey; and sight the response for paragraph (a) (i) from the approved card reader. Maximum penalty—40 penalty units. The driver does not commit an offence against subsection (2) if— a defect in, or damage to, the approved card reader prevents compliance with the subsection; and arrangements are made to repair the approved card reader within a reasonable time after the driver becomes aware of the defect or damage. (sec.133-ssec.1) This section applies if— an approved relevant person produces the person’s membership card to the driver of a taxi, used to provide a booked hire service or taxi service, for the journey that is to be subsidised; and the taxi is fitted with an approved card reader; and the taxi is not an exempted taxi. (sec.133-ssec.2) The driver must— use the membership card with the approved card reader— to validate the currency of the approved relevant person’s membership of the taxi subsidy scheme; and to facilitate the payment, under the scheme, in relation to the fare for the journey; and sight the response for paragraph (a) (i) from the approved card reader. Maximum penalty—40 penalty units. (sec.133-ssec.3) The driver does not commit an offence against subsection (2) if— a defect in, or damage to, the approved card reader prevents compliance with the subsection; and arrangements are made to repair the approved card reader within a reasonable time after the driver becomes aware of the defect or damage.

• (a) an approved relevant person produces the person’s membership card to the driver of a taxi, used to provide a booked hire service or taxi service, for the journey that is to be subsidised; and
• (b) the taxi is fitted with an approved card reader; and
• (c) the taxi is not an exempted taxi.
• (a) use the membership card with the approved card reader— (i) to validate the currency of the approved relevant person’s membership of the taxi subsidy scheme; and (ii) to facilitate the payment, under the scheme, in relation to the fare for the journey; and
• (i) to validate the currency of the approved relevant person’s membership of the taxi subsidy scheme; and
• (ii) to facilitate the payment, under the scheme, in relation to the fare for the journey; and