Section 162 — Equality Act 2010: Designated transport facilities

Designated transport facilities 162 1 The appropriate authority may by regulations provide for the application of any taxi provision (with or without modification) to—

a vehicles used for the provision of services under a franchise agreement, or b drivers of such vehicles.

2 A franchise agreement is a contract entered into by the operator of a designated transport facility for the provision, by the other party to the contract, of hire car services—

a for members of the public using any part of the facility, and b which involve vehicles entering any part of the facility.

3 In this section— “ appropriate authority ” means—

in relation to transport facilities in England and Wales, the Secretary of State; in relation to transport facilities in Scotland, the Scottish Ministers; “ designated ” means designated by order made by the appropriate authority; “hire car” has such meaning as is prescribed by the appropriate authority; “ operator ”, in relation to a transport facility, means a person who is concerned with the management or operation of the facility; “ taxi provision ” means a provision of— this Chapter, or regulations made in pursuance of section 20(2A) of the Civic Government (Scotland) Act 1982, which applies in relation to taxis or drivers of taxis; “ transport facility ” means premises which form part of a port, airport, railway station or bus station. 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .