Conditions for issue and renewal of licence
39.—(1)  Except where the Registrar otherwise permits, a licence shall not be issued under section 13 of the Act in respect of —
(a)any of the following vehicles that are more than 20 years old:
(i)an ambulance;
(ii)a goods vehicle;
(iii)a medical transport vehicle;
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(b)a motor car registered in the name of the Government or a statutory board, company, firm, society, club or an association using a certificate of entitlement issued on or after 1st April 1998 which is more than 10 years old and which is used for instructional purposes for reward;
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(c)a vehicle which has at any time been issued with an excursion bus licence, a school bus licence, a private hire bus licence or a private bus licence under the Road Traffic (Public Service Vehicles) Rules (R 14) and which has been used for more than 20 years;
(d)a vehicle which has at any time been issued with an omnibus licence under the Road Traffic (Public Service Vehicles) Rules and —
(i)in a case where the omnibus licence is issued before 1st September 2003, is more than 15 years old on that date; or
(ii)in any other case, is more than 17 years old;
(e)a vehicle which has at any time been issued with a taxi licence under the Road Traffic (Public Service Vehicles) Rules and —
(i)in a case where the taxi licence is issued before 1 September 2003 — is more than 7 years old on that date;
(ii)in a case where the taxi licence is issued for a taxi which is not a specified taxi — is more than 8 years old on that date; or
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(iii)in a case where the taxi licence is issued for a taxi which is a specified taxi — is more than 10 years old on that date;
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(f)[Deleted by S 476/2006]
(g)[Deleted by S 476/2006]
(h)a vehicle registered in the name of any of the following persons which is more than 10 years old and which, at the time of registration, was more than 3 years old:
(i)a diplomatic officer;
(ii)a consular officer;
(iii)a representative, an officer or an employee of such international organisation as the Registrar may approve;
(iv)a member of a visiting military force who is approved by an authorised officer of the Ministry of Defence and who complies with such conditions for approval as the authorised officer may impose.
(2)  In paragraph (1)(e), “specified taxi” has the meaning given by rule 8(16).
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(3)  [Deleted by S 476/2006]
(4)  The licence of a private motor car or a business service passenger vehicle which is registered using a certificate of entitlement issued on or after 1st April 1998 and which has at any time been registered in the name of the Government or a statutory board, company, firm, society, club or an association and used for instructional purposes for reward shall not be renewed if the car or vehicle is more than 10 years old.
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