Section 47: Licensing of hackney carriages.

Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1976 · 1976 c.57

Part II: Hackney carriages and private hire vehicles

47(1)

A district council may attach to the grant of a licence of a hackney carriage under the Act of 1847 such conditions as the district council may consider reasonably necessary.

47(2)

Without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing subsection, a district council may require any hackney carriage licensed by them under the Act of 1847 to be of such design or appearance or bear such distinguishing marks as shall clearly identify it as a hackney carriage.

47(3)

Any person aggrieved by any conditions attached to such a licence may appeal to a magistrates' court.

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