SCHEDULES
SCHEDULE 5Private hire vehicles etc
18Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1976 (c. 57)
1
Section 51 (licensing of drivers of private hire vehicles) is amended as follows.
2
In subsection (1)—
a
in paragraph (a) after “satisfied” insert “—(i)”, and
b
for the “or” at the end of paragraph (a) substitute
and
ii
that the applicant is not disqualified by reason of the applicant’s immigration status from driving a private hire vehicle; or
3
After subsection (1) insert—
1ZA
In determining for the purposes of subsection (1) whether an applicant is disqualified by reason of the applicant’s immigration status from driving a private hire vehicle, a district council must have regard to any guidance issued by the Secretary of State.