§ 3 — Meaning of “street‑hail service” and associated terms

3. In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires —“provide a street‑hail service” means providing a street‑hail service in the course of business;

“related driver”, in relation to a licensee of a street‑hail service licence, means an authorised driver with whom the licensee has a related driver agreement;

“related driver agreement”, in relation to a licensee of a street‑hail service licence, means an agreement or arrangement between the licensee and an authorised driver of a motor vehicle under which the driver is entitled to drive the motor vehicle to transport passengers for hire or reward as part of the street‑hail service authorised by the licence, and it does not matter —(a)

whether or not the authorised driver is an employee or agent of the licensee; and

(b)

whether the motor vehicle is hired from the licensee;

“street‑hail service” means a passenger transport service —(a)

provided using motor vehicles which are taxis, 2 or more of which at any time in a year are taxis owned by the provider of that service; and

(b)

under which any individual can hail or hire on‑demand such a motor vehicle when it is —(i)

standing or plying for hire on a road; and

(ii)

authorised under this Act or the Road Traffic Act 1961 to stand or ply for hire on a road (whether or not the motor vehicle is hired by other means for the purposes of providing that passenger transport service).