S.L. 499.59 Art. 23Application for renewal of a taxi licence.

(1) An application for the renewal of a taxi licence shall be accompanied by the fee prescribed in the Second Schedule.

(2) No taxi licence shall be renewed unless the licence holder presents to the Authority together with the application for renewal:

(a) proof that the taxi is fitted with the devices required under regulation 20(1)(e), (g), (h), (i) and (j);

(b) proof that the periodical verification of the taximeter has been carried out; and

(c) proof that the tracking device has been inspected by the Authority or a body approved by the Authority: Provided that such verification or inspection shall not have been carried out earlier than forty-five days before the date of application for renewal.

(3) A taxi licence shall continue to be renewed annually until the vehicle has reached its twentieth year from the date of first registration, unless that vehicle has been withdrawn from service earlier: Provided that such vehicles shall not have reached the twenty-second year from the year of manufacture.

(4) Where the Authority intends to refuse an application for renewal, it shall give the applicant notice in writing setting out the reasons for its intention to do so.

(5) Every notice of refusal shall state that the applicant has a right to make representations in writing, within ten days, to the Authority giving reasons why the application should not be refused and the Authority shall consider any representations so made before arriving at a final decision.

(6) The Authority shall notify in writing its final decision to the applicant concerned and when an application is refused by the Authority, the applicant may appeal to the Tribunal against the decision within a period of thirty days from notification of the Authority’s decision.

(7) The refusal to renew the taxi licence in terms of these regulations shall have immediate effect notwithstanding any appeal therefrom, unless otherwise directed by the Tribunal or a Court of criminal jurisdiction.

(8) The decision of the Authority not to renew a taxi licence shall become final on the expiration of the period within which an appeal may be made under this regulation and, if an appeal is made within such period, the decision shall become final on the date of the decision of the Tribunal dismissing the appeal or the date on which the appeal is abandoned.