Sch 8 para 21A
(1) In section 37A(5) and (6) for “licensing authority” substitute “Department of the Environment”. (2) In section 37A(9) for the definitions of “driver”, “licensing authority”, “operator” and “private hire vehicle” substitute— “ “ driver ” means a person who holds a taxi driver’s licence under Article 79A of the Road Traffic (Northern Ireland) Order 1981 ( SI 1981/154 (NI 1)); “ operator ” means a person who in the course of a business makes provision for the invitation or acceptance of bookings for a private hire vehicle; “ private hire vehicle ” means a vehicle which— seats not more than 8 passengers in addition to the driver; and is licensed under Article 61 of the Road Traffic (Northern Ireland) Order 1981 to carry passengers for hire (but not to stand or ply for hire). ”.