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STATUTORY INSTRUMENTS

2006 No. 584

METROPOLITAN AND CITY POLICE DISTRICTS

PRIVATE HIRE VEHICLES

The Private Hire Vehicles (London) (Transitional and Saving Provisions) (Amendment) Regulations 2006

Made 6th March 2006
Laid before Parliament 13th March 2006
Coming into force 4th April 2006

The Secretary of State for Transport makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 37(1) and (2) of the Private Hire Vehicles (London) Act 1998[1].

In accordance with section 37(3) of that Act he has consulted Transport for London.

Citation and commencement
1. These Regulations may be cited as the Private Hire Vehicles (London) (Transitional and Saving Provisions) (Amendment) Regulations 2006 and shall come into force on 4th April 2006.

Amendment to regulation 5 (Issue of temporary permits)
2. In regulation 5(1)(b) of the Private Hire Vehicles (London) (Transitional and Saving Provisions) Regulations 2003[2] for "1st April 2006" there shall be substituted "1st January 2007".

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State

Karen Buck
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State Department for Transport

6th March 2006

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations amend regulation 5 of the Private Hire Vehicles (London) (Transitional and Saving Provisions) Regulations 2003. Regulation 5 enables Transport for London to issue a temporary permit to any person who, before a specified date, duly applies for a London PHV driver's licence and pays the application fee. These Regulations extend the date from 1st April 2006 to 1st January 2007.

A full regulatory impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as it has no impact on the costs of business.