Western Australian Consolidated Regulations Western Australian Consolidated Regulations (1) The owner of a
taxi‑car shall not cause or permit any sign to be displayed on it or
fitted to it unless the sign is an approved sign.
(2) The Director
General may in accordance with subregulation (3) direct —
(a) that
the owner of a taxi‑car shall cause it to be fitted with a for hire sign
in a position specified in the direction and that a person shall not operate
the taxi‑car unless it is so fitted with a for hire sign; or
(b) that
the owner of a taxi‑car shall cause it to be fitted with a taxi sign in
a position specified in the direction and that a person shall not operate the
taxi‑car unless it is so fitted with a taxi sign; or
(c) that
the owner of a taxi‑car shall cause it to be fitted with a taxi for hire
sign in a position specified in the direction and that person shall not
operate the taxi‑car unless it is so fitted with a taxi for hire sign,
and where the Director
General has so directed the owner and operator shall comply with that
direction.
(3) A direction under
subregulation (2) may be given —
(a) in
respect of a particular taxi‑car — by notice in writing
served on the owner of the taxi‑car;
(b) in
respect of taxi‑cars of a particular class — by notice
published in the Government Gazette and in a newspaper circulating in the
district or districts in respect of which taxi‑cars of that class are
licensed.
(4) In
subregulation (2) —
for hire sign means an approved sign indicating
whether or not the taxi‑car is for hire;
taxi for hire sign means an approved sign carrying
the word “TAXI” and indicating whether or not the taxi‑car
is for hire;
taxi sign means an approved sign carrying the word
“TAXI”.
[Regulation 29 amended in Gazette
20 Dec 1985 p. 4856.]
[Part VI (r. 30-32) deleted in Gazette 19 Apr 1991 p. 1816.]