Legal Framework
Chorley Council is responsible for Taxi Licensing within the provisions of the Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1976, in this document to be referred to as ‘The Act’.
Additional provisions in relation to Hackney Carriage Vehicles are present within the Town and Police Clauses Act 1847.
There are a number of other important pieces of legislation that the Local Authority must also have regard to including:
- The Road Traffic Act 1988
- The Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974
- The Transport Act 1985
- The Road Vehicles (Construction and Use) Regulations 1986
- The Legislative and Regulatory Reform Act 2006
- The Equality Act 2010