Schedules Schedule 5: Private hire vehicles etc. Civic Government (Scotland) Act 1982 (c. 45)
Paragraph 29 states that the following paragraphs make changes to the Civic Government (Scotland) Act 1982.
	Paragraph 30 amends the 1982 Act to provide that taxi and private hire car driving licences shall not be issued to applicants who are disqualified by their immigration status. The licensing authority must have regard to any guidance issued by the Secretary of State in making a decision about someone’s immigration status.
	Paragraph 31 inserts a new section 13A which describes the circumstances in which someone is disqualified from driving a taxi or private hire vehicle by reason of their immigration status.
	Paragraph 32 inserts a new paragraph 8A into Schedule 1 to the 1982 Act which ensures that where someone’s immigration leave is time-limited to less than the statutory length for a driver's licence, the licence will be issued for a duration which does not exceed the applicant’s period of leave. Where an applicant’s leave has been extended by virtue of section 3C of the Immigration Act 1971 any licence granted will be limited to a period not exceeding six months. Sub-paragraph (7) to (9) of new paragraph 9A state that a licence which ceases to have effect must be returned to the licensing authority within 7 days and failure to return constitutes an offence.
	Paragraph 32(4) specifies that grounds for suspension and revocation of driver licences and that this includes where the holder has been convicted of an immigration offence or required to pay an immigration penalty.
	Paragraph 32(5) clarifies that on any appeal against the refusal or revocation of a driver's licence the Sheriff is not entitled to consider whether the appellant should be granted leave, or has been granted leave subsequent to the decision being appealed.
	Paragraph 32(6) provides details of the relevant immigration offences and immigration penalties for the purposes of these provisions.