Western Australian Consolidated Acts Western Australian Consolidated Acts (1) In this
Division —
buy-back agreement means an agreement under
section 30B;
eligible operator means an operator who operates
10 or more multi-purpose taxis that use transferable MPT plates owned by an
MPT investor-owner who —
(a) is
not the operator; and
(b) is a
party to a buy-back agreement;
MPT investor-owner means a person who —
(a) is
the owner, or has an interest in the ownership, of transferable MPT plates;
and
(b) is
not a driver of the vehicle operated as a multi-purpose taxi using the plates;
MPT owner-driver means a person who —
(a) is
the owner, or has an interest in the ownership, of transferable MPT plates;
and
(b) is a
driver of the vehicle operated as a multi-purpose taxi using the plates;
multi-purpose taxi or MPT means a taxi that is
intended principally for the transport of persons who have a disability and
any wheelchairs or other aids required by those persons;
transferable MPT plates means taxi plates that
are —
(a) used
on a taxi operated as a multi-purpose taxi; and
(b)
owned, or an interest in which is owned, by an MPT investor-owner or an MPT
owner-driver.
(2) Except as
otherwise expressly provided in this Division, this Division does not limit
any other provision of this Act in relation to the offering for lease or
issuing of taxi plates for multi-purpose taxis.
[Section 30A inserted by No. 4 of 2006
s. 4; amended by No. 26 of 2007 s. 10.]