s 46 Lodgment of ride-hail fares and ride-hail common pricing schemes
46. —(1) Within the prescribed period after a ride‑hail fare pricing policy order is made for any ride‑hail service but before it takes effect for the ride‑hail service, every ride‑hail industry participant providing that ride‑hail service must — ( a ) determine the prices of ride-hail fares for that ride‑hail service if no prices are set by that order; and ( b ) lodge with the Council those prices determined unless the nature of the ride‑hail fare makes lodgment impracticable, together with any supporting information the Council may require. [20/2019] (2) Where a ride-hail fare pricing policy order for a ride‑hail service permits a ride‑hail common pricing scheme to vary one or more components of the ride‑hail fare in the ride‑hail fare pricing policy order, the prescribed ride‑hail industry participants for that ride‑hail common pricing scheme — ( a ) may start collective negotiations among themselves to determine the common prices of those components of ride‑hail fares to be charged, or to vary those common prices, and the period during which those prices will apply; and ( b ) must lodge with the Council the ride‑hail common pricing scheme with the common prices determined or varied under that scheme and the effective date of those prices, together with any supporting information the Council may require. [20/2019] (3) The common prices last lodged with the Council under subsection (2)( b ) for any component of a ride‑hail fare for ride‑hail services have the effect of varying, from the date specified in the lodgment, any price set by the Council in the ride‑hail fare pricing policy order for that component for those ride‑hail services (even though not agreed to by all the prescribed ride‑hail industry participants providing those ride‑hail services) until the ride‑hail common pricing scheme is terminated. [20/2019] (4) To have effect, a ride-hail common pricing scheme for any component of a ride‑hail fare — ( a ) must be in writing; ( b ) must be agreed to by the ride‑hail industry participants prescribed for that component of the ride‑hail fare; ( c ) must be made after following the procedure (if prescribed) in connection with the preparation and making; and ( d ) must state a process for dispute resolution. [20/2019] (5) A ride-hail industry participant may be party to more than one ride‑hail common pricing scheme. [20/2019] (6) For the purposes of the Third Schedule to the Competition Act 2004, every ride‑hail common pricing scheme permitted by a ride‑hail fare pricing policy order is, when made, to be regarded as an agreement made in order to comply with a legal requirement. [23E [20/2019] —(1) Within the prescribed period after a ride‑hail fare pricing policy order is made for any ride‑hail service but before it takes effect for the ride‑hail service, every ride‑hail industry participant providing that ride‑hail service must — ( a ) determine the prices of ride-hail fares for that ride‑hail service if no prices are set by that order; and ( b ) lodge with the Council those prices determined unless the nature of the ride‑hail fare makes lodgment impracticable, together with any supporting information the Council may require. [20/2019] (2) Where a ride-hail fare pricing policy order for a ride‑hail service permits a ride‑hail common pricing scheme to vary one or more components of the ride‑hail fare in the ride‑hail fare pricing policy order, the prescribed ride‑hail industry participants for that ride‑hail common pricing scheme — ( a ) may start collective negotiations among themselves to determine the common prices of those components of ride‑hail fares to be charged, or to vary those common prices, and the period during which those prices will apply; and ( b ) must lodge with the Council the ride‑hail common pricing scheme with the common prices determined or varied under that scheme and the effective date of those prices, together with any supporting information the Council may require. [20/2019] (3) The common prices last lodged with the Council under subsection (2)( b ) for any component of a ride‑hail fare for ride‑hail services have the effect of varying, from the date specified in the lodgment, any price set by the Council in the ride‑hail fare pricing policy order for that component for those ride‑hail services (even though not agreed to by all the prescribed ride‑hail industry participants providing those ride‑hail services) until the ride‑hail common pricing scheme is terminated. [20/2019] (4) To have effect, a ride-hail common pricing scheme for any component of a ride‑hail fare — ( a ) must be in writing; ( b ) must be agreed to by the ride‑hail industry participants prescribed for that component of the ride‑hail fare; ( c ) must be made after following the procedure (if prescribed) in connection with the preparation and making; and ( d ) must state a process for dispute resolution. [20/2019] (5) A ride-hail industry participant may be party to more than one ride‑hail common pricing scheme. [20/2019] (6) For the purposes of the Third Schedule to the Competition Act 2004, every ride‑hail common pricing scheme permitted by a ride‑hail fare pricing policy order is, when made, to be regarded as an agreement made in order to comply with a legal requirement. [23E [20/2019]