PART II General Provisions Relating to Public Service Vehicles
Public service vehicle operators’ licences
13 Classification of licences.
(1)
A PSV operator’s licence may be either a standard licence or a restricted licence.
(2)
A standard licence authorises the use of any description of public service vehicle and may authorise use either—
(a)
on both national and international operations; or
(b)
on national operations only.
(3)
A restricted licence authorises the use (whether on national or international operations) of—
(a)
public service vehicles not adapted to carry more than eight passengers; and
(b)
public service vehicles not adapted to carry more than sixteen passengers when used—
(ii)
otherwise than in the course of a business of carrying passengers; or
(ii)
by a person whose main occupation is not the operation of public service vehicles adapted to carry more than eight passengers.
(4)
For the purposes of subsection (3)(b)(i) above, a vehicle used for carrying passengers by a local or public authority shall not be regarded as used in the course of a business of carrying passengers unless it is used by the public service vehicle undertaking of that authority.