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          Part II</Number><Title> Hackney carriages and private hire vehicles</Title><P1group RestrictStartDate="2009-11-27"><Title> Appeals in respect of drivers’ licences.</Title><P1 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1976/57/section/52" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1976/57/section/52" id="section-52"><Pnumber><CommentaryRef Ref="key-a1b70d7ce44350446703d03cd1ea09fe"/>52</Pnumber><P1para><Text>Any person aggrieved by—</Text><P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1976/57/section/52/1" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1976/57/section/52/1" id="section-52-1"><Pnumber>1</Pnumber><P2para><Text>the refusal of the district council to grant a driver’s licence under section 51 of this Act; or</Text></P2para></P2><P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1976/57/section/52/2" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1976/57/section/52/2" id="section-52-2"><Pnumber>2</Pnumber><P2para><Text>any conditions attached to the grant of a driver’s licence;</Text></P2para></P2><Text>may appeal to a magistrates’ court.</Text></P1para></P1></P1group></Part></Body></Primary><Commentaries><Commentary id="c7229961" Type="C"><Para><Text>Pt. II(ss. 45–80) modified by <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1978/55" id="c01082" Year="1978" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Number="55" Title="Transport Act 1978">Transport Act 1978 (c. 55, SIF 126)</Citation>, <CitationSubRef id="c01083" CitationRef="c01082" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1978/55/section/7/3" Operative="true" SectionRef="section-7-3">s. 7(3)</CitationSubRef></Text></Para></Commentary><Commentary id="c7229971" Type="C"><Para><Text>Pt. II(ss. 45–80) amended by <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1981/14" id="c01085" Year="1981" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Number="14" Title="Public Passenger Vehicles Act 1981">Public Passenger Vehicles Act 1981 (c. 14, SIF 107:1)</Citation>, <CitationSubRef id="c01086" CitationRef="c01085" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1981/14/section/79" Operative="true" SectionRef="section-79">s. 79</CitationSubRef></Text></Para></Commentary><Commentary id="c7229981" Type="C"><Para><Text>Pt. II(ss. 45–80) applied with modifications by <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1986/567" id="c01088" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="1986" Number="567">S.I. 1986/567</Citation>, <CitationSubRef id="c01089" CitationRef="c01088" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1986/567/regulation/3" Operative="true" SectionRef="regulation-3">regs. 3</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef id="c01090" CitationRef="c01088" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1986/567/regulation/4" SectionRef="regulation-4">4</CitationSubRef></Text></Para></Commentary><Commentary id="c7229991" Type="C"><Para><Text>Pt. II (ss. 45-80) extended (1.4.2000) by <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1999/29" id="c01092" Year="1999" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Number="29">1999 c. 29</Citation>, <CitationSubRef id="c01093" CitationRef="c01092" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1999/29/section/255/1/4" Operative="true" SectionRef="section-255-1-4">s. 255(1)(4)</CitationSubRef>; <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2000/801" id="c01094" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="2000" Number="801">S.I. 2000/801</Citation>, <CitationSubRef id="c01095" CitationRef="c01094" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2000/801/article/2/2/a" SectionRef="article-2-2-a">art. 2(2)(a)</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef id="c01096" CitationRef="c01094" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2000/801/schedule/part/1" Operative="true" SectionRef="schedule-part-1">Sch. Pt. 1</CitationSubRef></Text></Para><Para><Text>Pt. II (ss. 45-80) excluded (1.7.2001) by <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1981/14" id="c01098" Year="1981" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Number="14">1981 c. 14</Citation>, <CitationSubRef id="c01099" CitationRef="c01098" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1981/14/section/79A/1/a" Operative="true" SectionRef="section-79A-1-a">s. 79A(1)(a)</CitationSubRef> (as inserted (1.7.2001) by <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2000/38" id="c01100" Year="2000" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Number="38">2000 c. 38</Citation>, <CitationSubRef id="c01101" CitationRef="c01100" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2000/38/section/265/2" Operative="true" SectionRef="section-265-2">s. 265(2)</CitationSubRef>; <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2001/1498" id="c01102" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="2001" Number="1498">S.I. 2001/1498</Citation>, <CitationSubRef id="c01103" CitationRef="c01102" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2001/1498/article/3" Operative="true" SectionRef="article-3">art. 3</CitationSubRef>)</Text></Para></Commentary><Commentary id="key-a1b70d7ce44350446703d03cd1ea09fe" Type="C"><Para><Text>Ss. 48-54 modified (27.11.2009) by <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2009/2863" id="cnq0x9ax2-00027" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="2009" Number="2863" Title="The Local Services (Operation by Licensed Hire Cars) Regulations 2009">The Local Services (Operation by Licensed Hire Cars) Regulations 2009 (S.I. 2009/2863)</Citation>, <CitationSubRef id="cnq0x9ax2-00028" CitationRef="cnq0x9ax2-00027" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2009/2863/regulation/1" SectionRef="regulation-1">regs. 1</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef id="cnq0x9ax2-00029" CitationRef="cnq0x9ax2-00027" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2009/2863/regulation/4" SectionRef="regulation-4" Operative="true">4</CitationSubRef> Table (with <CitationSubRef id="cnq0x9ax2-00030" CitationRef="cnq0x9ax2-00027" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2009/2863/regulation/3" SectionRef="regulation-3">reg. 3</CitationSubRef>)</Text></Para></Commentary></Commentaries></Legislation>