(1)  If the holder of a luxury hire car licence fails to pay the annual administration fee in respect of that licence by the date specified by the Commission –

(a) the licence lapses and the holder of the licence has no authority to operate the luxury hire car service provided under the authority of that licence; and

(b) an authorised officer may seize any licence number plate issued in respect of the licence.

(2)  If an authorised officer seizes the licence number plate issued in respect of that licence, that licence number plate is void and the Commission is to cancel that licence number plate.

(3)  If a luxury hire car licence has lapsed under subsection (1) for a period of 28 days, any licence number plate issued in respect of that licence is void and the Commission is to cancel that licence number plate.

(4)  The holder of a luxury hire car licence that has lapsed under subsection (1) must not operate a luxury hire car service under the purported authority of that licence or cause or permit another person to operate a luxury hire car service under the purported authority of that licence.

Penalty:  Fine not exceeding 50 penalty units.

(5)  If the holder of a luxury hire car licence which has lapsed under subsection (1) pays the annual administration fee in relation to the lapsed licence, the Commission is to reinstate the authority to operate the luxury hire car service provided under the authority of the lapsed licence as soon as practicable.

(6)  If –

(a) an authorised officer has seized the licence number plate issued in respect of the lapsed licence; or

(b) the Commission has cancelled the licence number plate issued in respect of the lapsed licence –

and the holder of the licence subsequently pays the annual administration fee in respect of that licence, the Commission, as soon as practicable after payment of the prescribed fee, is to issue a replacement licence number plate to the holder of the licence.

(7)  If the holder of a luxury hire car licence has not paid a renewal of licence fee in respect of that licence imposed under the repealed Act before the commencement of this section, the Commission, by notice in writing given to the holder of that licence, is to require payment of that fee by the date specified in the notice.

(8)  If the holder of the luxury hire car licence does not pay the fee to the Commission by the date specified in the notice, this section applies to the licence as if it had lapsed under subsection (1) .