Taxi Regulation Act 2003
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Regulation of passengers in small public service vehicles. |
40.—(1) A passenger or intending passenger in a small public service vehicle shall comply with any reasonable request made to him or her by a driver of a small public service vehicle. | |
(2) A passenger or intending passenger in a small public service vehicle shall not— | ||
(a) deliberately remove, displace, deface or alter any instrument, sign or notice in the vehicle, | ||
(b) spit in or on or deliberately soil any part of the vehicle, | ||
(c) deliberately leave any syringe (within the meaning of the Non-Fatal Offences against the Person Act 1997 ) or sharp instrument in any part of the vehicle, | ||
(d) carry into such vehicle an animal (other than a guide dog in the company of a visually impaired passenger or, subject to any requirements of regulations under section 34 , a domestic animal in need of urgent veterinary attention) save with the express permission of the driver, which permission may be withdrawn at any time. | ||
(3) A person, or where prior arrangements in relation to payment have been made with another party, that party, who has hired a small public service vehicle shall pay the fare agreed in advance for the hire or, where the maximum fare for the hire is the subject of a maximum fares order, the fare determined in accordance with that order. | ||
(4) A passenger or an intending passenger of a small public service vehicle who contravenes subsection (2) is guilty of an offence. | ||
(5) A person who hires a small public service vehicle and who, without reasonable excuse, does not comply with subsection (3) is guilty of an offence. |