Common use of Specific Exemptions Clause in Contracts

Specific Exemptions. The Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1976 requires that a Council must issue a private hire vehicle with a licence plate and that the proprietor should not use, or permit the use of, that vehicle without displaying the plate as directed by the Council. The Act also gives a Council the discretion to grant a proprietor a dispensation from displaying the licence plate on their licensed private hire vehicle. Each application for a dispensation will be considered on its own merits. The overriding consideration will be public safety. The clear identification of a licensed vehicle is considered a safety aspect, particularly when visiting such places as airports, seaports and the centres of large towns. There are some exemptions to the above as vehicles used for carrying out specific work such as executive and/or chauffeur work may be authorised not to display the Council official door stickers and licence plate on the outside of the vehicle. Dispensations will not be granted as a matter of course. A clear case for the dispensation will have to be made by the proprietor, in writing, to the Licensing Service. In determining an application, it will normally be the status of the passenger and the executive nature of the work that will indicate whether or not the dispensation should be granted. The high quality of the vehicle being used will be supportive of an application but will not be the sole determining factor.