SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 5Private hire vehicles etc

Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1976 (c. 57)

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1

Section 59 (qualification for drivers of hackney carriages) 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 hackney carriage; or

3

After subsection (1) insert—

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In determining for the purposes of subsection (1) whether an applicant is disqualified by reason of the applicant's immigration status from driving a hackney carriage, a district council must have regard to any guidance issued by the Secretary of State.