S.L. 499.59 Art. 42Operation of a taximeter.

(1) When a hirer has paid a fixed-fare at a taxi-booth in accordance with regulation 66, the driver shall, at the commencement of the hiring, switch on the taximeter and cause it to indicate that the taxi is hired on a prepaid fixed-fare. At the end of such hiring the driver shall switch off the taximeter.

(2) When a hirer hires a taxi from a place where there is no taxi-booth, the taxi driver shall, at the commencement of the hiring, switch on the taximeter and cause it to start recording in accordance with the fares stipulated in Table 1 of the First Schedule. Immediately on the completion of the hiring the taxi driver shall cause the taximeter to cease recording, but the amount of fare recorded shall remain displayed on the taximeter so as to permit the hirer to have a reasonable opportunity of examining the said amount. Upon receiving the payment, the taxi driver shall give a fiscal receipt to the hirer stating the amount paid by the hirer.

(3) When a hirer wishes to hire a taxi for a tour, the hirer and taxi driver shall agree on the duration of the tour, as stipulated in Table 3 of the First Schedule. At the commencement of the hiring the taxi driver shall switch on the taximeter and cause it to start recording the duration of the trip. At the end of the agreed duration of the tour the taxi driver shall cause the taximeter to cease recording and show the tour fare in accordance with Table 3 of the First Schedule. Upon receiving the payment, the taxi driver shall give a fiscal receipt to the hirer stating the amount paid by the hirer:

Provided that if following the payment for the tour the hirer wishes to hire the taxi again, the conditions in sub-regulations (2) or (3) shall apply depending on the required duration of the new trip requested by the hirer.

(4) For the purposes of this regulation, the expression "the commencement of the hiring" shall mean the time when the passengers board the taxi, unless otherwise clearly agreed in advance between the driver and the hirer.

(5) A licence holder shall, without prejudice to any other obligation under any other law dealing with fiscal receipts and financial records, ensure that Z readings printed from all taximeters installed in taxis owned by that licence holder are kept for a period of at least six months and such records are accessible to the Authority.