Private Hire Vehicles (London) Act 1998

3 London operator’s licences. E+W

(1) Any person may apply to the [F1 licensing authority] for a London PHV operator’s licence.

(2) An application under this section shall state the address of any premises in London which the applicant proposes to use as an operating centre.

(3) The [F1 licensing authority] shall grant a London PHV operator’s licence to the applicant if [F2 the authority] is satisfied that—

(a) the applicant is a fit and proper person to hold a London PHV operator’s licence;

[F3 (aa) if the applicant is an individual, the applicant is not disqualified by reason of the applicant's immigration status from operating a private hire vehicle; and]

(b) any further requirements that may be prescribed (which may include requirements relating to operating centres) are met.

[F4 (3A) In determining for the purposes of subsection (3) whether an applicant is disqualified by reason of the applicant's immigration status from operating a private hire vehicle, the licensing authority must have regard to any guidance issued by the Secretary of State.]

(4) A London PHV operator’s licence shall be granted subject to such conditions as may be prescribed and such other conditions as the [F1 licensing authority] may think fit.

(5) [F5 Subject to section 3A, a] London PHV operator’s licence shall be granted for five years or such shorter period as the [F1 licensing authority] may consider appropriate in the circumstances of the case.

(6) A London PHV operator’s licence shall—

(a) specify the address of any premises in London which the holder of the licence may use as an operating centre;

(b) be in such form and contain such particulars as the [F1 licensing authority] may think fit.

(7) An applicant for a London PHV operator’s licence may appeal to a magistrates’ court against—

(a) a decision not to grant such a licence;

(b) a decision not to specify an address proposed in the application as an operating centre; or

(c) any condition (other than a prescribed condition) to which the licence is subject.

Textual Amendments

F1 Words in s. 3 substituted (22.1.2001) by 1999 c. 29, s. 254(3), Sch. 21 para. 2 (with Sch. 12 para. 9(1)); S.I. 2000/3145, art. 2

F2 Word in s. 3(3) substituted (22.1.2001) by 1999 c. 29, s. 254(3), Sch. 21 para. 3 (with Sch. 12 para. 9(1)); S.I. 2000/3145, art. 2

F3 S. 3(3)(aa) substituted for word (1.12.2016) by Immigration Act 2016 (c. 19), s. 94(1), Sch. 5 para. 36(2) (with Sch. 5 para. 54); S.I. 2016/1037, reg. 5(i) (with reg. 6)

F4 S. 3(3A) inserted (1.12.2016) by Immigration Act 2016 (c. 19), s. 94(1), Sch. 5 para. 36(3) (with Sch. 5 para. 54); S.I. 2016/1037, reg. 5(i) (with reg. 6)

F5 Words in s. 3(5) substituted (1.12.2016) by Immigration Act 2016 (c. 19), s. 94(1), Sch. 5 para. 36(4) (with Sch. 5 para. 54); S.I. 2016/1037, reg. 5(i) (with reg. 6)