Australian Capital Territory Repealed Acts Australian Capital Territory Repealed ActsThis legislation has been repealed.
(1) A taxi licence, restricted taxi licence, motor omnibus licence, private hire car licence or restricted hire vehicle licence shall specify the number of passengers that the vehicle to which the licence relates may carry.
(2) The licensee or driver of a public motor vehicle, private hire car or restricted hire vehicle shall not carry a number of passengers greater than the number specified in the licence as the maximum number of passengers which the vehicle may carry.
(3) The licensee of a public motor vehicle shall—
(a) in the case of a motor omnibus—cause to be painted on the vehicle, in legible letters in a conspicuous place; or
(b) in any other case—cause to be displayed in a prominent place in the vehicle;
the maximum number of persons the vehicle is licensed to carry, in the following form:
“Licensed to carry persons”.
(4) A person who, without reasonable excuse, contravenes subsection (2) or (3) is guilty of an offence punishable, on conviction, by a fine not exceeding—
(a) if the offender is a natural person—5 penalty units; or
(b) if the offender is a body corporate—25 penalty units.