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| Interpretation. |
36. In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires-
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"authorised officer" means a officer authorised in writing by the Secretary of State for the purposes of this Act; |
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"controlled district" means an area for which Part II of the 1976 Act is in force by virtue of a resolution passed by a district council under section 45 of that Act; |
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"driver's badge" means the badge issued to the holder of a London PHV driver's licence; |
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"hackney carriage" means a vehicle licensed under section 37 of the Town Police Clauses Act 1847 or any similar enactment; |
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"licensed taxi" means a hackney carriage, a London cab or a taxi licensed under Part II of the 1982 Act; |
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"London" means the area consisting of the metropolitan police district and the City of London (including the Temples); |
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"London cab" means a vehicle licensed under section 6 of the Metropolitan Public Carriage Act 1869; |
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"London PHV driver's licence" means a licence under section 13; |
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"London PHV licence" means a licence under section 7; |
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"London PHV operator" has the meaning given in section 4(1); |
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"London PHV operator's licence" means a licence under section 2; |
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"notice" means notice in writing; |
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"operating centre" has the meaning given in section 1(5); |
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"operator" has the meaning given in section 1(1); |
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"prescribed" means prescribed in regulations under section 32(1); |
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"private hire vehicle" has the meaning given in section 1(1); |
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"public service vehicle" has the same meaning as in the Public Passenger Vehicles Act 1981; |
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"road" means any length of highway or of any other road to which the public has access (including bridges over which a road passes); |
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"the 1976 Act" means the Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1976; |
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"the 1982 Act" means the Civic Government (Scotland) Act 1982; and |
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"vehicle" means a mechanically propelled vehicle (other than a tramcar) intended or adapted for use on roads. |
| Power to make transitional etc. provisions. |
37. - (1) The Secretary of State may by regulations make such transitional provisions and such savings as he considers necessary or expedient in preparation for, in connection with, or in consequence of-
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(a) the coming into force of any provision of this Act; or |
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(b) the operation of any enactment repealed or amended by a provision of this Act during any period when the repeal or amendment is not wholly in force. |
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(2) Regulations under this section may modify any enactment contained in this or in any other Act.
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| Financial provisions. |
38. - (1) There shall be paid out of money provided by Parliament any expenditure incurred by the Secretary of State which is attributable to this Act.
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(2) Any fees received by the Secretary of State under this Act shall be paid into the Consolidated Fund.
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| Consequential amendments and repeals. |
39. - (1) Schedule 1 (minor and consequential amendments) shall have effect.
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(2) The enactments mentioned in Schedule 2 are repealed to the extent specified.
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| Short title, commencement and extent. |
40. - (1) This Act may be cited as the Private Hire Vehicles (London) Act 1998.
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(2) This Act (apart from this section) shall come into force on such date as the Secretary of State may by order made by statutory instrument appoint; but different dates may be appointed for different purposes.
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| An order under this subsection may contain any provision which could be made under section 37 in connection with any provision brought into force by the order.
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(3) Any provision of this Act which amends or repeals any other Act has the same extent as the provision being amended or repealed.
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(4) Subject to subsection (3), this Act extends only to England and Wales.
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