PART II

General Provisions Relating to Public Service Vehicles

Regulation of conduct etc. of drivers, inspectors, conductors and passengers

Regulation of conduct of drivers, inspectors and conductors.
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Regulations may make provision for regulating the conduct, when acting as such, of—
a
persons licensed to act as drivers of public service vehicles, and
b
inspectors and conductors of such vehicles; and
c
drivers, inspectors and conductors of tramcars.
2
Subject to section 68(1) of this Act, if a person to whom regulations having effect by virtue of this section apply contravenes, or fails to comply with, any of the provisions of the regulations, he shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 2 on the standard scale and, in the case of an offence by a person acting as driver of a public service vehicle, the court by which he is convicted may, if it thinks fit, send notice of the particulars of the conviction to the Secretary of State requiring the Secretary of State to endorse them on the person's driving record (within the meaning of section 97A of the Road Traffic Offenders Act 1988).
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4
In this section and in section 25 of this Act “inspector”, in relation to a public service vehicle, means a person authorised to act as an inspector by the holder of the PSV operator’s licence under which the vehicle is being used.
5
Notwithstanding section 1(1) of this Act, in this section and in sections 25 and 26 of this Act “
public service vehicle
” shall be construed as meaning a public service vehicle being used on a road for carrying passengers for hire or reward.
S. 24 applied (with modifications) (21.7.1994) by 1994 c. xv, s. 63(1)
Words repealed (1.4.1991) by Road Traffic (Driver Licensing and Information Systems) Act 1989 (c. 22, SIF 107:1), ss. 7, 16, Sch. 3 para. 2(a), Sch. 6
S. 24(1)(c) and word 'and' preceding it added (31.1.1993) by Transport and Works Act 1992 (c. 42), s. 61(2)(a); S.I. 1992/3144, art. 3, Sch.
Words substituted by virtue of (E.W.) Criminal Justice Act 1982 (c. 48, SIF 39:1), s. 46 and (S.) Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1975 (c. 21, SIF 39:1), s. 289G
Words in s. 24(2) inserted (31.1.1993) by Transport and Works Act 1992 (c. 42), s. 61(2)(b); S.I. 1992/3144, art. 3, Sch.
S. 24(5) inserted (1.4.1991) by Road Traffic (Driver Licensing and Information Systems) Act 1989 (c. 22, SIF 107:1), s. 7, Sch. 3 para. 2(c)
Pt. II (ss. 6–29) amended by Road Traffic Act 1988 (c. 52, SIF 107:1), s. 187(3)
Words in s. 24(2) substituted (8.6.2015) by Road Safety Act 2006 (c. 49), s. 61(1)(10), Sch. 3 para. 1(2); S.I. 2015/560, art. 3(a) (with arts. 4-9)
S. 24(3) repealed (8.6.2015) by Road Safety Act 2006 (c. 49), s. 61(1)(10), Sch. 3 para. 1(3), Sch. 7(4); S.I. 2015/560, art. 3 (with arts. 4-9)