PART 1REGULATION OF TAXI OPERATORS
CHAPTER 1GENERAL
2AF1Operator's licences for persons subject to immigration control
1
Subsection (2) applies if—
a
an operator's licence is to be granted to a person who has been granted leave to enter or remain in the United Kingdom for a limited period (“the leave period”),
b
the person's leave has not been extended by virtue of section 3C of the Immigration Act 1971 (continuation of leave pending variation decision), and
c
apart from subsection (2), the period for which the licence would have been granted would have ended after the end of the leave period.
2
The licence must be granted for a period which ends at or before the end of the leave period.
3
Subsection (4) applies if—
a
an operator's licence is to be granted to a person who has been granted leave to enter or remain in the United Kingdom for a limited period, and
b
the person's leave has been extended by virtue of section 3C of the Immigration Act 1971 (continuation of leave pending variation decision).
4
The licence must be granted for a period which does not exceed six months.
5
An operator's licence ceases to be in force if the person to whom it was granted becomes disqualified by reason of the person's immigration status from operating a taxi service.
6
If a licence granted in accordance with subsection (2) or (4) expires, the person to whom it was granted must, within the period of 7 days beginning with the day after that on which it expired, return it to the Department.
7
If subsection (5) applies to a licence, the person to whom it was granted must, within the period of 7 days beginning with the day after the day on which the person first became disqualified, return it to the Department.
8
A person who, without reasonable excuse, contravenes subsection (6) or (7) is guilty of an offence.