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Revised Statute from The UK Statute Law Database

Public Passenger Vehicles Act 1981 (c. 14)

This version of this statute is extracted from the UK Statute Law Database (SLD). It is not necessarily in the form in which it was originally enacted but is a revised version, which means that any subsequent amendments to the text and other effects are incorporated with annotations.

There are effects on this legislation that have not yet been applied to SLD for the following years: 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2009. See the Tables of Legislative effects and the Update status of legislation page on the SLD website.

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Public Passenger Vehicles Act 1981

1981 CHAPTER 14

Contents

Go to Preamble

  1. PART I

    Preliminary

    1. Definition and classification of public service vehicles

      1. 1. Definition of “public service vehicle”

      2. 2.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    2. Traffic Areas and Traffic commissioners

      1. 3. Traffic areas

      2. 4. Traffic commissioners

      3. 5. Publication of information by traffic commissioners

  2. PART II

    General Provisions Relating to Public Service Vehicles

    1. Fitness of public service vehicles

      1. 6. Certificate of initial fitness (or equivalent) required for use as public service vehicles

      2. 7.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      3. 8. Powers of, and facilities for, inspection of public service vehicles

      4. 9.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      5. 9A. Extension of sections 8 and 9 to certain passenger vehicles other than public service vehicles

      6. 10. Approval of type vehicle and effect thereof

      7. 11. Modification of section 6 in relation to experimental vehicles

    2. Public service vehicle operators’ licences

      1. 12.PSV operators’ licences

      2. 13. Classification of licences

      3. 14. Grant of licences

      4. 14A. Objections to application for PSV operator’s licence

      5. 15. Duration of licences

      6. 16. Conditions attached to licences

      7. 16A. Conditions as to matters required to be notified

      8. 17. Revocation, suspension etc. of licences

      9. 17A. Assessors to assist traffic commissioners

      10. 18. Duty to exhibit operator’s disc

      11. 19. Duty to inform traffic commissioners of relevant convictions etc

      12. 20. Duty to give traffic commissioners information about vehicles

      13. 21. Certificates of qualification

    3. Drivers’ licences

      1. 22. Drivers’ licences

      2. 23. Appeals to courts of summary jurisdiction in connection with driver’s licences

      3. 23A. Northern Ireland drivers’ licences

    4. Regulation of conduct etc. of drivers, inspectors, conductors and passengers

      1. 24. Regulation of conduct of drivers, inspectors and conductors

      2. 25. Regulation of conduct of passengers

      3. 26. Control of number of passengers

    5. Supplementary provisions

      1. 27.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      2. 28.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      3. 29. Avoidance of contracts so far as restrictive of liability in respect of death of or injury to passengers in public service vehicles

  3. PART III

    1. 30–41.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

  4. PART IV

    1. 42–45.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    2. Fare-paying passengers on school buses

      1. 46. Fare-paying passengers on school buses

      2. 47, 48... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      3. 49.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      4. 49A. Review of decisions

  5. PART V

    Miscellaneous and Supplementary

    1. Appeals to the Secretary of State

      1. 50. Appeals to the Transport Tribunal

      2. 51. Appeals to the Secretary of State

      3. 52. Fees for grant of licences etc

      4. 53. Payment of expenses

    2. Provisions relating to traffic commissioners etc.

      1. 54. Inquiries held by traffic commissioners

      2. 55. Annual report of traffic commissioners and metropolitan police commissioner

      3. 56. Records of licences

      4. 56A. Correction of errors

    3. Supplementary provisions as to licences etc

      1. 57. Death, bankruptcy etc. of licence holder

      2. 58. Partnerships and related matters

    4. Regulations

      1. 59. Power to make regulations as to procedure on applications for licences

      2. 60. General power to make regulations for purposes of Act

      3. 61. Exercise of regulation making powers and parliamentary control thereof

    5. Provisions relating to Metropolitan Traffic Area

      1. 62.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      2. 63.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      3. 64. Exclusion of certain enactments as respects Metropolitan Traffic Area

    6. Provisions relating to offences and legal proceedings

      1. 65. Forgery and misuse of documents etc

      2. 66. False statements to obtain licence etc

      3. 66A. Issue of false documents

      4. 67. Penalty for breach of regulations

      5. 68. Defences available to persons charged with certain offences

      6. 69. Restriction on institution in England and Wales of proceedings under Part II or III

      7. 70. Duty to give information as to identity of driver in certain cases

      8. 71. Evidence by certificate

      9. 72. Proof in summary proceedings of identity of driver of vehicle

      10. 73. Time within which summary proceedings for certain offences may be commenced

      11. 74. Offences by companies

      12. 75. Destination of fines

    7. Inquiries

      1. 76. General power to hold inquiries

      2. 77. General provisions as to inquiries

    8. Supplementary provisions

      1. 78. Power of Minister to modify or revoke restrictions in local Acts

      2. 79. Vehicles excluded from regulation as private hire vehicles

      3. 79A. Small PSVs subject to regulation as private hire vehicles

      4. 80. Construction of references to traffic areas

      5. 81. Interpretation of references to the operator of a vehicle or service

      6. 82. General interpretation provisions

      7. 83. Construction of references in other Acts etc. to public service vehicles, licensing authorities etc

      8. 84. Protection of public interests

      9. 85. Saving for law of nuisance

      10. 86. Saving for sections 16 and 17 of the Interpretation Act 1978

      11. 87. Power of Secretary of State to repeal section 10 of this Act

      12. 88. Transitional provisions, consequential amendments and repeals

      13. 89. Short title, commencement and extent

  6. SCHEDULE 1

    Public Service Vehicles: Conditions Affecting Status or Classification

  7. SCHEDULE 2

    Traffic Commissioners

  8. SCHEDULE 3

    Supplementary Provision as to Qualifications for PSV Operator’s Licence

  9. SCHEDULES 4, 5

    . .

  10. SCHEDULE 6

    Transitional Provisions and Savings

  11. SCHEDULE 7

    Consequential Amendments

  12. SCHEDULE 8

    Repeals

An Act to consolidate certain enactments relating to public passenger vehicles.

[15th April 1981]

Annotations:

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C1Act modified in part by virtue of S.I. 1980/1460, regs. 4–6 (as amended by S.I. 1981/462, regs. 2–4) and Interpretation Act 1978 (c. 30, SIF 115:1), ss. 17(2)(a), 23(3)

C2Act modified by S.I. 1984/748, regs. 4(2), 5(2), 6(2), 7(2), 9(2), 10(2), 11(2), 12(2), Sch. 2

C3Act excluded (E.W.) by London Regional Transport Act 1984 (c. 32, SIF 126), s. 44(1)

C4Act excluded (E.W.) by Transport Act 1985 (c. 67, SIF 126), s. 11(1)(a)

C5Act amended by S.I. 1986/1628, reg. 5(2)(3)

C6Act: definition applied (E.W.) by Water Industry Act 1991 (c. 56, SIF 130 ), ss. 76(5)(a), 223(2) (with ss. 82(3), 186(1), 222(1), Sch. 13 paras.1, 2, Sch. 14 para. 6)

C7Definition of "PSV testing station" applied (1.7.1992) by Road Traffic Act 1988 (c. 52, SIF 107:1), s. 69A (as substituted (1.7.1992) by Road Traffic Act 1991 (c. 40, SIF 107:1), s.12; S.I. 1992/1286, art. 2,Sch.)

Act: modified (28.1.2000) by S.I. 1999/3413, reg. 10(2)

Commencement Information

I1Act not in force at date of Royal Assent see s. 89(2); Act wholly in force at 30.10.1981

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