Application for certificates of entitlement for electric cars for electric car rental trial scheme
9D.—(1) Every application for a certificate of entitlement to register an electric car as a private hire car for an electric car rental trial scheme must be made —
(a)
by the operator of the electric car rental trial scheme; and
(b)
in accordance with this rule and in such manner as the Registrar may require.
(2) Every application for a certificate of entitlement under this rule must be accompanied by the payment of a levy equivalent to the levy payable under rule 24(3)(a) for the renewal of a certificate of entitlement for a vehicle of the same class as the vehicle for which the application under this rule is being made.
(3) The Registrar must not issue a certificate of entitlement under rule 11 for an application under this rule if at the time of the application, there are in total 1,000 certificates of entitlement in force for electric cars that are registered as private hire cars for an electric car rental trial scheme.
(4) A certificate of entitlement that is issued under rule 11 for an application made in accordance with this rule cannot be used to register a motor vehicle other than as a private hire car for an electric car rental trial scheme.
(5) A certificate of entitlement for a motor vehicle that is issued under rule 11 for an application that is not made in accordance with this rule cannot be used for the purpose of registering the motor vehicle as a private hire car for an electric car rental trial scheme.
(6) In this rule —
“electric car rental trial scheme” means the scheme introduced by the Authority for the rental of electric cars on a trial basis;
“operator” means a person who enters into a written agreement with the Authority to operate a trial for the rental of electric cars under the electric car rental trial scheme.