sec.156Refusing to issue booked hire service licence

sec.156 Refusing to issue booked hire service licence

The chief executive may refuse to issue a booked hire service licence to a person if— the motor vehicle for which the licence is sought does not comply with the vehicle requirements for a booked hire service licence; or a booked hire service licence, limousine licence or taxi service licence held by a relevant person was cancelled or suspended within the previous year; or a relevant person has, within the previous year, committed an offence against a provision of relevant transport legislation relating to— providing a booked hire service or taxi service; or using a motor vehicle to provide a booked hire service or taxi service; or the chief executive considers the refusal is necessary in the public interest. Subsection (1) (c) is prescribed as a section to which section 150C of the Act applies. Section 150C of the Act applies for working out when a person commits an offence against a provision of an Act. If the chief executive decides to refuse to issue a booked hire service licence under this section, the chief executive must give the person a regulation notice for the decision. In this section— relevant person , in relation to issuing a booked hire service licence to a person, means each of the following persons— the person; if the person is a corporation—an executive officer of the corporation; a related body corporate of the person and each executive officer of the body corporate. (sec.156-ssec.1) The chief executive may refuse to issue a booked hire service licence to a person if— the motor vehicle for which the licence is sought does not comply with the vehicle requirements for a booked hire service licence; or a booked hire service licence, limousine licence or taxi service licence held by a relevant person was cancelled or suspended within the previous year; or a relevant person has, within the previous year, committed an offence against a provision of relevant transport legislation relating to— providing a booked hire service or taxi service; or using a motor vehicle to provide a booked hire service or taxi service; or the chief executive considers the refusal is necessary in the public interest. (sec.156-ssec.2) Subsection (1) (c) is prescribed as a section to which section 150C of the Act applies. Section 150C of the Act applies for working out when a person commits an offence against a provision of an Act. (sec.156-ssec.3) If the chief executive decides to refuse to issue a booked hire service licence under this section, the chief executive must give the person a regulation notice for the decision. (sec.156-ssec.4) In this section— relevant person , in relation to issuing a booked hire service licence to a person, means each of the following persons— the person; if the person is a corporation—an executive officer of the corporation; a related body corporate of the person and each executive officer of the body corporate.