The Licensed Taxis (Hiring at Separate Fares) (London) Order 1986

• Citation: S.I. 1986/1387
• Sections: 4

Section 1 Citation and Commencement

This Order may be cited as the Licensed Taxis (Hiring at Separate Fares) (London) Order 1986 and shall come into operation on 3rd September 1986.

Section 2 Interpretation

In this Order:—

“ the 1985 Act ” means the Transport Act 1985 ;

“ authorised place ” has the meaning given by section 10(5)(a) of the 1985 Act ; and

“ taxi ” means a vehicle licensed under section 6 of the Metropolitan Public Carriage Act 1869 .

Section 3 Application

This Order applies in relation to a taxi:—

(1) standing at an authorised place and available for hire under a scheme for the immediate hiring of taxis at separate fares;

(2) hired under such a scheme at separate fares; or

(3) being used for the carriage of passengers at separate fares where the conditions in section 11(2) of the 1985 Act are met.

Section 4 Modifications of the taxi code

(1) Neither the provisions of the taxi code specified in the Table, nor any provision of that code in so far as it prohibits the driver from touting orally at an authorised place for passengers to share the taxi with a passenger who has already requested a service at separate fares, shall apply.

(2) For the purposes of section 33 of the London Hackney Carriage Act 1843 , an authorised place shall be treated as a place appointed for the purpose of plying for hire.

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