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          Part II</Number><Title> Hackney carriages and private hire vehicles</Title><P1group RestrictStartDate="2009-11-27"><Title> Penalties.</Title><P1 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1976/57/section/76" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1976/57/section/76" id="section-76"><Pnumber><CommentaryRef Ref="key-202746addf02bed8ee1792b3cb97ea8b"/>76</Pnumber><P1para><Text>Any person who commits an offence against any of the provisions of this Part of this Act in respect of which no penalty is expressly provided shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding  <Addition ChangeId="d29p5423" CommentaryRef="c7230631">level 3 on the standard scale</Addition>.</Text></P1para></P1></P1group></Part></Body></Primary><Commentaries><Commentary id="c7230631" Type="F"><Para><Text>Words substituted by virtue of <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1982/48" id="c01027" Year="1982" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Number="48" Title="Criminal Justice Act 1982">Criminal Justice Act 1982 (c. 48, SIF 39:1)</Citation>, <CitationSubRef id="c01028" CitationRef="c01027" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1982/48/section/38" Operative="true" SectionRef="section-38">ss. 38</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef id="c01029" CitationRef="c01027" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1982/48/section/46" SectionRef="section-46">46</CitationSubRef></Text></Para></Commentary><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-202746addf02bed8ee1792b3cb97ea8b" Type="C"><Para><Text>Ss. 72-80 modified (27.11.2009) by <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2009/2863" id="cnq0x9ax2-00097" 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="cnq0x9ax2-00098" CitationRef="cnq0x9ax2-00097" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2009/2863/regulation/1" SectionRef="regulation-1">regs. 1</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef id="cnq0x9ax2-00099" CitationRef="cnq0x9ax2-00097" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2009/2863/regulation/4" SectionRef="regulation-4" Operative="true">4</CitationSubRef> Table (with <CitationSubRef id="cnq0x9ax2-00100" CitationRef="cnq0x9ax2-00097" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2009/2863/regulation/3" SectionRef="regulation-3">reg. 3</CitationSubRef>)</Text></Para></Commentary></Commentaries></Legislation>