63—Compulsory inspection of meters
(1) An
authorised officer may, by notice in writing to the relevant person for a
taxi, require the taxi to be submitted for testing of its taxi-meter at a time
and place specified in the notice.
(2) If an
authorised officer finds that a taxi for which a taxi licence is held is not
fitted with a taxi-meter as required under these regulations or is fitted with
a meter that does not comply with these regulations, the authorised officer
may suspend the taxi licence in respect of that taxi until the holder of the
licence satisfies an authorised officer that the taxi is fitted with a
taxi-meter that complies with these regulations.
(3) If an
authorised officer finds that a vehicle used for the purposes of a
country taxi service is not fitted with a taxi-meter as required by these
regulations, or is fitted with a meter that does not comply with these
regulations, the authorised officer may give the operator of the service
written notice that the vehicle must not be used for the purposes of the
service until it is fitted with a taxi-meter that complies with these
regulations.