32K   Stand-by taxi-cabs

(1)  An accredited taxi-cab operator may, if a licensed taxi-cab used in the taxi-cab service is out of operation while undergoing repair or service, operate in place of that taxi-cab another motor vehicle even though no licence is in force for it, but only if that other motor vehicle complies with the requirements of this section.

(2)  A motor vehicle that is operated in place of a licensed taxi-cab must:

(a)  display the number-plates allocated to the taxi-cab by virtue of its being so licensed, and

(b)  be registered under the Road Transport (Vehicle Registration) Act 1997, and

(c)  in addition to the number-plates referred to in paragraph (a), display the number-plates allocated to that vehicle by virtue of its registration under the Road Transport (Vehicle Registration) Act 1997, and

(d)  comply, to the satisfaction of RMS, with the standards prescribed for taxi-cabs, and

(e)  except to the extent authorised by RMS, conform to the terms and conditions imposed by the licence for that taxi-cab, and

(f)  display a sign in accordance with the regulations identifying the vehicle as a stand-by taxi-cab, and

(g)  comply with such other requirements as are prescribed by the regulations for the purposes of this subsection.

(3)  While a motor vehicle that is being operated in place of a licensed taxi-cab complies with the requirements of this section, that motor vehicle is taken, for the purposes of this Act, to be a taxi-cab for which a licence is in force.