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  Deregulation Bill - Clause 10 - Relaxation of Regulation on Private Hire Taxis
  
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  @ MP voted aye against making the offence of driving a private hire vehicle without a private hire vehicle driverâs licence only apply where the vehicle in question is being used as a private hire vehicle; against establishing standard three year licence periods for taxi drivers and five year licences for operators and and not to permit subcontracting between taxi operators licenced in different districts.
  
  @ MP voted no to make the offence of driving a private hire vehicle without a private hire vehicle driverâs licence only apply where the vehicle in question is being used as a private hire vehicle; to establish standard three year licence periods for taxi drivers and five year licences for operators and to permit subcontracting between taxi operators licenced in different districts.
  
  The majority of MPs voted to make the offence of driving a private hire vehicle without a private hire vehicle driverâs licence only apply where the vehicle in question is being used as a private hire vehicle; to establish standard three year licence periods for taxi drivers and five year licences for operators and to permit subcontracting between taxi operators licenced in different districts. 
  
  The amendment rejected in this vote was:
  
  :Amendment 61, page 7, line 22, leave out Clause 10, Clause 11 and Clause 12.
  
  The clauses in question are:
  
  * 10 Private hire vehicles: circumstances in which driverâs licence required
  Clause 10 amends the offence of driving a private hire vehicle without a private hire vehicle driverâs licence to only apply where the vehicle in question is being used as a private hire vehicle.
  
  * 11 Taxis and private hire vehicles: duration of licences
  Clause 11 establishes a standard duration of three years for taxi and private hire vehicle driver licences and a standard duration of five years for a private hire vehicle operator licence.
  
  * 12 Private hire vehicles: sub-contracting
  Clause 12 clarifies, and relaxes the law permitting private hire vehicle operators to sub-contract work to each other, allowing subcontracting between operators licensed in different districts.  
  
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  * [1] [http://services.parliament.uk/bills/2014-15/deregulation.html Parliament's webpage on the Deregulation Bill]
  * [2] [http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/bills/cbill/2014-2015/0005/cbill_2014-20150005_en_2.htm#pb2-l1g10 Clause 10 onwards of the Deregulation Bill]
  
  
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