Section 103: Stopping places and stands

103. Stopping places and stands (1) (a) The Authority may, with the approval of the Minister, by Order provide for— (i) appointing, in any town or village, stands for public service vehicles or goods vehicles; (ii) fixing, on any road, stopping places for buses; and (iii) specifying the manner of using the stands and stopping places under subparagraphs (i) and (ii). (b) No stand shall, without the consent of the local authority concerned, be appointed in any town for taxis and goods vehicles. (2) No driver or conductor of a bus shall ply for hire— (a) in any town or village; or (b) on any road, except at the stands or stopping places appointed or fixed by the Authority. (3) Subject to subsection (4), the driver or other person in charge of a goods vehicle or taxi shall not cause or permit the goods vehicle or taxi to wait upon a road, or a public or private place, for the purpose of plying for hire except— (a) at the place of business or residence— (i) of the owner of the goods vehicle or taxi; or (ii) where the owner is a company or body corporate, of such agent of the company or body corporate as is permitted by the Authority; or (b) in the case of— (i) a taxi, at its base or stand; and (ii) a goods vehicle, at a stand. (4) (a) The driver or other person in charge of a taxi may ply for hire at separate fares— (i) at its base or stand; or R27 – 87 [Issue 1] Road Traffic Act (ii) subject to paragraph (b)— (A) where the taxi is already carrying a passenger, at any place in the course of the journey undertaken by the passenger; or (B) where it is on a return journey to its base or stand. (b) Except where he does so at the base or stand of the taxi under paragraph (a) (i), the driver or other person in charge of a taxi shall not ply for hire at separate fares— (i) at a base or stand; or (ii) at or within 60 metres of— (A) a stopping place appointed by the Authority for buses; or (B) any stand appointed by the Authority for any other class of public service vehicle or for goods vehicles. (5) For the purposes of subsections (3) and (4), the base or stand of a taxi shall be the base or stand specified under section 76 (4) in respect of the taxi. (6) Any person who fails to comply with subsection (2), (3) or (4) shall commit an offence.