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Private Hire Vehicles (London) Act 1998

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16Power to suspend or revoke licences

(1)The Secretary of State may suspend or revoke a licence under this Act for any reasonable cause including (without prejudice to the generality of this subsection) any ground mentioned below.

(2)A London PHV operator’s licence may be suspended or revoked where—

(a)the Secretary of State is no longer satisfied that the licence holder is fit to hold such a licence; or

(b)the licence holder has failed to comply with any condition of the licence or any other obligation imposed on him by or under this Act.

(3)A London PHV licence may be suspended or revoked where—

(a)the Secretary of State is no longer satisfied that the vehicle to which it relates is fit for use as a private hire vehicle; or

(b)the owner has failed to comply with any condition of the licence or any other obligation imposed on him by or under this Act.

(4)A London PHV driver’s licence may be suspended or revoked where—

(a)the licence holder has, since the grant of the licence, been convicted of an offence involving dishonesty, indecency or violence;

(b)the Secretary of State is for any other reason no longer satisfied that the licence holder is fit to hold such a licence; or

(c)the licence holder has failed to comply with any condition of the licence or any other obligation imposed on him by or under this Act.

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