Regulation 24 of the Principal Regulations is amended as follows:

(a) by omitting from subregulation (1) "for which the person is licensed to operate the taxi" and substituting "to which the taxi licence number-plate affixed to the taxi relates" ;

(b) by omitting the penalty from subregulation (1) and substituting the following penalty:

Penalty:  Fine not exceeding 10 penalty units.

(c) by inserting the following subregulation after subregulation (1) :

(1A)  A driver must not, without lawful excuse, operate a taxi so that a hiring is commenced and completed wholly outside the taxi area to which the taxi licence number-plate affixed to the taxi relates.

Penalty:  Fine not exceeding 20 penalty units.

(d) by omitting the penalty from subregulation (2) and substituting the following penalty:

Penalty:  Fine not exceeding 10 penalty units.

(e) by omitting paragraph (b) from subregulation (3) and substituting the following paragraph:

(b) under a contract or agreement that is –

(i) in a form approved by the Commission; and

(ii) entered into between the licensee or his or her agent and any other person; or

(f) by omitting from subregulation (6)(c) "zone." and substituting "zone; or" ;

(g) by inserting the following paragraph after paragraph (c) in subregulation (6) :

(d) leave his or her taxi unattended in a taxi zone without reasonable grounds for doing so.