Western Australian Consolidated Acts

TAXI ACT 1994 - SECT 30F

30F .         Leases by certain MPT owner-drivers and others of taxi plates for multi-purpose taxis

        (1)         If an MPT owner-driver —

            (a)         is a party to a buy-back agreement;

            (b)         accepts an offer under section 30D(1) to lease taxi plates; and

            (c)         is the owner, or has an interest in the ownership, of taxi plates that are not transferable MPT plates,

                section 16(4)(b), (5)(d)(i) and (6)(d)(i) and (e)(i) do not apply in relation to the ownership, or interest in the ownership, of the taxi plates referred to in paragraph (c).

        (2)         If a person to whom an offer to lease taxi plates is made under section 30D(3) —

            (a)         accepts the offer; and

            (b)         is the owner, or has an interest in the ownership, of taxi plates that are not transferable MPT plates,

                section 16(4)(b), (5)(d)(i) and (6)(d)(i) and (e)(i) do not apply in relation to the ownership, or interest in the ownership, of the taxi plates referred to in paragraph (b).

        (3)         The term of a lease of taxi plates offered —

            (a)         under section 30D(1) to an MPT owner-driver referred to in subsection (1); or

            (b)         under section 30D(3) to a person referred to in subsection (2),

                is to be for a period of between 3 and 5 years.

        [Section 30F inserted by No. 4 of 2006 s. 4.]