A licence for a taxi to ply for hire must not be granted unless the vehicle conforms with the provisions of taxi accessibility regulations with which a vehicle is required to conform if it is licensed.
Subsection (1) does not apply if a licence is in force in relation to the vehicle at any time during the period of 28 days immediately before the day on which the licence is granted.
The Secretary of State may by order provide for subsection (2) to cease to have effect on a specified date.
The power under subsection (3) may be exercised differently for different areas or localities.