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Bye-laws in relation to stands for street service vehicles.
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84.—(1) The Commissioner may, with the consent of the Minister and after consultation with the local authority concerned, make bye-laws in respect of any specified area for all or any of the following purposes:
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(a) appointing the places (in this Act referred to as appointed stands) in public roads in the area at which street service vehicles may stand for hire;
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(b) fixing the maximum number of street service vehicles which may stand for hire at any one time at any particular appointed stand;
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(c) prohibiting street service vehicles from standing for hire at places in public roads in the area which are not appointed stands;
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(d) regulating and controlling the use of appointed stands by street service vehicles.
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(2) The Commissioner, with the consent of the Minister, may make, in respect of any specified area temporary rules for all or any of the purposes specified in subsection (1) of this section.
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(3) The following provisions shall have effect in relation to temporary rules under this section in respect of an area:
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(a) the rules shall come into operation on a specified day not earlier than one week after the making of the rules;
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(b) during that week the Commissioner shall give, in relation to the rules, such notice as may be prescribed;
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(c) the rules shall have effect, unless they are sooner revoked, for the period of one year beginning on the day on which they come into operation;
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(d) the rules shall operate in lieu of such (if any) corresponding bye-laws under this section as may be in force in respect of the area.
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(4) Different bye-laws or rules may be made under this section in respect of different circumstances.
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(5) A driver of a street service vehicle who contravenes a bye-law or rule under this section and, if such driver is not the owner of the vehicle, such owner shall each be guilty of an offence.
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(6) Where a person charged with an offence under this section is the owner of the vehicle, it shall be a good defence to the charge for him to show that the vehicle was being used on the occasion in question by another person and that such use was unauthorised
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