Commentary Part 4: General provisions relating to passenger transport Section 54: Application of certain provisions about taxis and hire cars to London
155.This section amends section 13 of the TA 1985 (provisions supplementary to sections 10 to 12) and inserts a new section 13A (application of sections 10 to 13 to London). This allows for differentiation between the section 12 provision as it applies in London and as it applies in the rest of Great Britain.
156.Section 13 of the TA 1985 is amended to include a definition of “appropriate authority”. This is to identify TfL as being responsible in London for making regulations under section 12 of the TA 1985 and amending the codes in respect of both taxis and PHVs for the purposes of sections 10 to 13 of the TA 1985, and the Secretary of State as being responsible for the same elsewhere in Great Britain.
157.Section 13A contains a power for TfL to, by order, apply section 12 of the TA 1985 to PHVs in London should it so wish.
158.Subsections (1) to (7) of this section extend to Great Britain (although sections 10 and 11 of the TA 1985, which are referred to, do not extend to Scotland).