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.