Section 163 — Equality Act 2010: Taxi licence conditional on compliance with taxi accessibility regulations

Taxi licence conditional on compliance with taxi accessibility regulations 163 1 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.

2 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.

3 The Secretary of State may by order provide for subsection (2) to cease to have effect on a specified date.

4 The power under subsection (3) may be exercised differently for different areas or localities.