The Civic Government (Scotland) Act 1982 (Licensing of Booking Offices) Order 2009

3.  In paragraph 5 (disposal of applications for the grant and renewal of licences) of Schedule 1(1)–

(a) in sub-paragraph (1)(a), for “unconditionally” substitute “subject to the mandatory conditions specified in sub-paragraph (1A) below”;

(b) in sub-paragraph (1)(b), for “conditions” substitute “those mandatory conditions and such conditions as are specified in sub-paragraph (2) below”; and

(c) after sub-paragraph (1), insert–

“(1A) The mandatory conditions referred to in sub-paragraph (1)(a) above are–

(a) that a record be kept of every booking for the hire of a relevant vehicle taken at the relevant premises;

(b) that a record be kept of–

(i) the registration number of the vehicle which was hired as the result of a booking taken at the relevant premises; and

(ii) the name of its driver at the time of that hire; and

(c) that the holder of the licence shall take all reasonable steps to ensure that any booking taken at the relevant premises from a member of the public for the hire of a relevant vehicle results in the hire of a vehicle which is–

(i) a relevant vehicle; and

(ii) being driven by a person who holds a licence granted under section 13 of the Act(2) and that licence is in effect.”.

(1)

Paragraph 5 of Schedule 1 was amended by S.S.I. 2005/383 and S.S.I. 2006/475.

(2)

Section 13 was repealed in part by the Roads (Scotland) Act 1984 (c. 54), Schedule 11.