(1) An application for an owner-operator taxi licence is to be made by an individual in a form approved by the Commission and is to be accompanied by the prescribed fee.(2) The Commission is not to issue an owner-operator taxi licence to a person unless it is satisfied that (a) the person is a natural person; and(b) the person is accredited to operate a taxi service in accordance with Part 2A of the Passenger Transport Act 1997 ; and(c) the person is the registered operator of a taxi that is not being used to provide a taxi service under the authority of another taxi licence; and(d) the person has no outstanding fees due to the Commission.(3) The Commission is to refuse an application for an owner-operator taxi licence if the Commission is not satisfied that the applicant would be the operator of the taxi service to be provided under the authority of that licence.