38E.—(1) A holder of a chauffeured private hire car licence must not allow to be hired, or made available for hire, any licensed chauffeured private hire car knowing, or having reasonable cause to believe, that —
(a)
any authorised decalcomania affixed to the car —
(i)
is defaced, covered or obscured; or
(ii)
has been altered by a person who is not authorised to alter that decalcomania;
(b)
the marking or any figures or particulars on any authorised decalcomania affixed to the car are illegible; or
(c)
the colour of any authorised decalcomania affixed to the car is discoloured by fading or otherwise.
(2) In this rule, an authorised decalcomania, for a chauffeured private hire car, means a decalcomania which is —
(a)
required to be affixed under rule 38A(1) on the chauffeured private hire car; and