S.C.C.
NOTICES OF AMENDMENTS
given up to and including
Monday 10th June 2002
New Amendments handed in are marked thus *
STANDING COMMITTEE C
PRIVATE HIRE VEHICLES (CARRIAGE OF GUIDE DOGS, ETC.) BILL
Mr David Jamieson
Mr Neil Gerrard
1
Clause 1, page 1, line 4, leave out from beginning to end of line 19 and insert—
'37A Carrying of assistance dogs in private hire vehicles
(1) It is an offence for the operator of a private hire vehicle to fail or refuse to accept a booking for a private hire vehicle—
| (a) | if the booking is requested by or on behalf of a disabled person, or a person who wishes a disabled person to accompany him; and |
| (b) | the reason for the failure or refusal is that the disabled person will be accompanied by his assistance dog. |
(2) It is an offence for the operator of a private hire vehicle to make an additional charge for carrying an assistance dog which is accompanying a disabled person.
(3) It is an offence for the driver of a private hire vehicle to fail or refuse to carry out a booking accepted by the operator of the vehicle—
| (a) | if the booking was made by or on behalf of a disabled person, or a person who wishes a disabled person to accompany him; and |
| (b) | the reason for the failure or refusal is that the disabled person is accompanied by his assistance dog. |
(4) A person who is guilty of an offence under this section is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 3 on the standard scale.'.
Mr David Jamieson
Mr Neil Gerrard
2
Clause 1, page 1, line 21, leave out from 'to' to end of line 22 and insert 'issue a certificate of exemption to a driver in respect of subsection (3) it must do so.'.
Mr David Jamieson
Mr Neil Gerrard
3
Clause 1, page 2, line 1, after 'issue', insert 'a'.
Mr David Jamieson
Mr Neil Gerrard
4
Clause 1, page 2, line 10, leave out from beginning to 'if' in line 11 and insert—
'( ) No offence is committed by a driver under subsection (3)'.
Mr David Jamieson
Mr Neil Gerrard
5
Clause 1, page 2, line 17, leave out from beginning to end of line 20.
Mr David Jamieson
Mr Neil Gerrard
6
Clause 1, page 2, line 22, leave out from beginning to 'which' in line 24 and insert'—
| (a) | has been trained to guide a blind person; |
| (b) | has been trained to assist a deaf person; |
| (c) | has been trained by a prescribed charity to assist a disabled person who has a disability' |
Mr David Jamieson
Mr Neil Gerrard
7
Clause 1, page 2, line 28, leave out from 'objects' to end of line 33.
Mr David Jamieson
Mr Neil Gerrard
8
Clause 1, page 2, line 33, at end insert ';
"driver" means a person who holds a licence granted under—
| (a) | section 13 of the Private Hire Vehicles (London) Act 1998 (c. 34) ("the 1998 Act"); |
| (b) | section 51 of the Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1976 (c. 57) ("the 1976 Act"); or |
| (c) | an equivalent provision of a local enactment; |
"licensing authority", in relation to any area of England and Wales, means the authority responsible for licensing private hire vehicles in that area;"operator" means a person who holds a licence granted under—
| (a) | section 3 of the 1998 Act; |
| (b) | section 55 of the 1976 Act; or |
| (c) | an equivalent provision of a local enactment; |
"private hire vehicle" means a vehicle licensed under—
| (a) | section 6 of the 1998 Act; |
| (b) | section 48 of the 1976 Act; or |
| (c) | an equivalent provision of a local enactment.'. |
Mr David Jamieson
Mr Neil Gerrard
9
Clause 3, page 2, line 39, leave out from '(1)(a)' to the end and insert ', for "section 36 or 37" there is substituted "section 36, 37 or 37A".'.
Mr David Jamieson
Mr Neil Gerrard
10
Clause 3, page 2, line 40, leave out from '(1)(b)' to the end and insert ', for "section 36(9)(b) or (37)(8)(b)" there is substituted "section 36(9)(b), 37(8)(b) or 37A(8)(b)".'.
Mr David Jamieson
Mr Neil Gerrard
11
Clause 4, page 2, line 42, leave out '67' and insert '68'.
Mr David Jamieson
Mr Neil Gerrard
12
Clause 4, page 2, line 43, leave out from 'authority"' to end of line 7 on page 3 and insert ', after "authority" there is inserted ", except in section 37A,".'.
Mr David Jamieson
Mr Neil Gerrard
14
*Clause 6, page 3, line 14, leave out from 'Act' to end of line 18 and insert '(apart from this section) comes into force on such day as the Secretary of State or, in relation to section (Carrying of guide dogs, hearing dogs and other assistance dogs: Scotland) the Scottish Ministers, may by order made by statutory instrument appoint.
(3) Different days may be appointed for different purposes and different areas.'.
Mr David Jamieson
Mr Neil Gerrard
15
*Clause 6, page 3, line 19, leave out subsection (4) and insert—
'(4) Any amendment by this Act of an enactment has the same extent as the enactment amended.'.
NEW CLAUSES
Carrying of guide dogs, hearing dogs and other assistance dogs: Scotland
Mr David Jamieson
Mr Neil Gerrard
NC1
*To move the following Clause:—
'In section 20 of the Civic Government (Scotland) Act 1982 (c.45) (regulations relating to taxis and private hire cars and their drivers) the following subsection is inserted after subsection (2A)—
