Government amendment No. 36a: In page 27, to delete lines 37 to 47 and in page 28, to delete lines 1 to 15 and substitute the following: 21.--(1) A person shall not drive or use a mechanically propelled vehicle in a public place for the carriage of persons for hire or reward unless--(a) the vehicle is--(i) a small public service vehicle licensed under licensing regulations, and (ii) licensed to be operated or driven in that place, and(b) the person holds a licence to drive a small public service vehicle of the category that he or she is driving or using. (2) A person shall not ply or stand for hire with a mechanically propelled vehicle which he or she is driving or in charge of in a public place unless--(a) the vehicle is a taxi in respect of which there is a licence in force for those purposes, and (b) the person holds a licence to drive a taxi and to ply or stand for hire with the taxi in a public place.(3) A person who contravenes subsection (1) or (2) commits an offence and, if that person is not the owner of the vehicle, such owner commits an offence, and is liable on summary conviction to a class A fine. (4) Where a person is required under licensing regulations to hold a licence to act as a dispatch operator or provide booking services, a person shall not act as a dispatch operator or provide booking services, as the case may be, unless the person holds a licence in that regard.”.