A taxi shall not be used in standing or plying for hire or reward or to carry passengers for hire or reward except under a licence which is in force for that taxi (in this Act referred to as a “taxi licence”).

The driver of a taxi and the taxi operator for or in respect of a taxi used in contravention of this section are each guilty of an offence.

The owner of a taxi who permits it to be used in contravention of this section is guilty of an offence.

It is a defence in proceedings for an offence under subsection (2) for the driver or operator to show that the driver or operator (as the case may be) exercised all due diligence to prevent the taxi being used in contravention of this section.