Road Traffic Act · s 59

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59.
Classes of public service vehicle licences
(1) Public service vehicle licences shall be issued in respect of —
(a) stage carriages;
(b) motor omnibuses;
(c) contract carriages;
(d) taxicabs;
(e) goods service vehicles;
(f) such classes or description of public service vehicle as may be prescribed.
(2) A person who is a holder of a stage carriage licence may, subject and without prejudice to the conditions of any such licence and, if the stage carriage is subject to or regulated by a franchise, without prejudice to the conditions of any such franchise, use such vehicle as a contract carriage.
(3) Subject to any contrary direction in any regulations made under this Act, the Licensing Authority may in its discretion grant a goods service vehicle licence in respect of the same vehicle or vehicles in respect of which a public service vehicle licence to carry passengers has or is about to be issued.
(4) Except where application for a public service vehicle licence entails also application for a franchise, application shall be made to the
Licensing Authority or to the district Licensing Authority, as the case may be, in the prescribed manner.
(5) Where such application entails also application for a franchise, the applicant may, in lieu of applying in the prescribed manner, apply to the authority which has authority to grant the franchise indicating whether or not he desires a public service vehicle licence in respect of any vehicle if the

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franchise is not granted and shall thereafter comply in such regard with the directions of that authority:
Provided that nothing contained in this subsection is deemed to authorise such authority to direct the licensing of any vehicle to which such franchise as may be granted does not apply.

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s 59Classes of public service vehicle licences

(1)

Public service vehicle licences shall be issued in respect of —

(a)

stage carriages;

(b)

motor omnibuses;

(c)

contract carriages;

(d)

taxicabs;

(e)

goods service vehicles;

(f)

such classes or description of public service vehicle as may be prescribed.

(2)

A person who is a holder of a stage carriage licence may, subject and without prejudice to the conditions of any such licence and, if the stage carriage is subject to or regulated by a franchise, without prejudice to the conditions of any such franchise, use such vehicle as a contract carriage.

(3)

Subject to any contrary direction in any regulations made under this Act, the Licensing Authority may in its discretion grant a goods service vehicle licence in respect of the same vehicle or vehicles in respect of which a public service vehicle licence to carry passengers has or is about to be issued.

(4)

Except where application for a public service vehicle licence entails also application for a franchise, application shall be made to the

Licensing Authority or to the district Licensing Authority, as the case may be, in the prescribed manner.

(5)

Where such application entails also application for a franchise, the applicant may, in lieu of applying in the prescribed manner, apply to the authority which has authority to grant the franchise indicating whether or not he desires a public service vehicle licence in respect of any vehicle if the

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franchise is not granted and shall thereafter comply in such regard with the directions of that authority:

Provided that nothing contained in this subsection is deemed to authorise such authority to direct the licensing of any vehicle to which such franchise as may be granted does not apply.