Western Australian Consolidated Acts Western Australian Consolidated Acts (1) Subject to this
section, with the approval of the Director General the ownership, or an
interest in the ownership, of taxi plates, may be transferred on such terms,
including price, as are agreed between the transferor and the transferee.
(2) An application for
approval of a transfer of the ownership, or an interest in the ownership, of
taxi plates, including a transfer resulting from a requirement to divest under
section 21(3) or 23(2), or an order under section 23(5), shall
be —
(a) made
by the proposed transferee in the approved form; and
(b)
accompanied by the prescribed fee, if any.
(3) A transfer of the
ownership, or an interest in the ownership, of taxi plates, shall not be
approved if the proposed transferee would thereby become the owner of more
than 5 sets of taxi plates, either solely or in partnership with another
person.
(4) Upon being
satisfied, in respect of the proposed transferee, as would be required by
section 18(1)(a) in the case of a tender for taxi plates, the Director
General may approve the transfer of the ownership, or an interest in the
ownership, of the taxi plates.
(5) Taxi plates that
are leased are not transferable.
(6) Taxi plates issued
under section 30I(2)(b) are not transferable for a period of
one year after the day on which they are issued.
[Section 24 amended by No. 72 of 2003
s. 13; No. 26 of 2007 s. 8.]