“authorised officer” means an officer authorised in writing by the F1licensing authority for the purposes of this Act;

“driver’s badge” means the badge issued to the holder of a London PHV driver’s licence;

“hackney carriage” means a vehicle licensed under section 37 of the M1Town Police Clauses Act 1847 or any similar enactment;

“licensed taxi” means a hackney carriage, a London cab or a taxi licensed under Part II of the 1982 Act;

F3“the licensing authority” means Transport for London;

“London” means the area consisting of the metropolitan police district and the City of London (including the Temples);

“London cab” means a vehicle licensed under section 6 of the M2Metropolitan Public Carriage Act 1869;

“London PHV driver’s licence” means a licence under section 13;

“London PHV licence” means a licence under section 7;

“London PHV operator” has the meaning given in section 4(1);

“London PHV operator’s licence” means a licence under section 2;

“notice” means notice in writing;

F4“operate” has the meaning given in section 1(1);

“operating centre” has the meaning given in section 1(5);

“operator” has the meaning given in section 1(1);

F5“power-assisted pedicab” means a power-assisted pedal cycle, or a power-assisted pedal cycle in combination with a trailer, that is constructed or adapted for carrying one or more passengers (and for this purpose “trailer” has the same meaning as in the Pedicabs (London) Act 2024 (see section 8 of that Act));

“prescribed” means prescribed in regulations under section 32(1);

“private hire vehicle” has the meaning given in section 1(1);

“public service vehicle” has the same meaning as in the M3Public Passenger Vehicles Act 1981;

“road” means any length of highway or of any other road to which the public has access (including bridges over which a road passes);

“the 1976 Act” means the M4Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1976;

“the 1982 Act” means the M5Civic Government (Scotland) Act 1982; and

“vehicle” means a mechanically propelled vehicle F6, other than a power-assisted pedicab or a tramcar, intended or adapted for use on roads.