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Suspension and revocation of vehicle licences
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Author:  JD [ Tue Nov 27, 2007 5:58 pm ]
Post subject:  Suspension and revocation of vehicle licences
I'm posting this because we recently had an inquiry regarding this subject matter relating to revocation of a license. Anyone who thinks they can get away with not disclosing the full details of all persons connected with a license should read this and consider long and hard the consequencies should they fall foul of this legislation?
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Suspension and revocation of vehicle licences.

Notwithstanding anything in the Town Police Clauses Act 1847 or in Part II of the Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1976, a district council for an area to which Part II of the Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1976 applies may suspend or revoke or on an application therefor refuse to renew a vehicle licence on any of the following grounds:


(1) that the hackney carriage or private hire vehicle is unfit for use as a hackney carriage or private hire vehicle;

(2) that any offence under, or non-compliance with, the provisions of the Town Police Clauses Act 1847 or of Part II of the Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1976 by the operator or driver has been committed; or

(3) any other reasonable cause.
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Section 40 TPCA

Persons applying for licence to sign a requisition

Before any such licence is granted a requisition for the same, in such form as the commissioners from time to time provide for that purpose, shall be made and signed by the proprietor or one of the proprietors of the hackney carriage in respect of which such licence is applied for; and in every such requisition shall be truly stated the name and surname and place of abode of the person applying for such licence, and of every proprietor or part proprietor of such carriage, or person concerned, either solely or in partnership with any other person, in the keeping, employing, or letting to hire of such carriage; and any person who, on applying for such licence, states in such requisition the name of any person who is not a proprietor or part proprietor of such carriage, or who is not concerned as aforesaid in the keeping, employing, or letting to hire of such carriage, and also any person who wilfully omits to specify truly in such requisition as aforesaid the name of any person who is a proprietor or part proprietor of such carriage, or who is concerned as aforesaid in the keeping, employing, or letting to hire of such carriage, shall be liable to a penalty not exceeding [level 1 on the standard scale].

Notes:

Maximum penalty increased by the Criminal Justice Act 1967, s 92(1), Sch 3, Part I, and converted to a level on the standard scale by the Criminal Justice Act 1982, ss 37, 38, 46.
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