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Why is the Secretary of State for Transport making Regulations which affect PHCs in Scotland?

April 26, 2017affect phcs regulations scotland Secretary State transport

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Why is the Secretary of State for Transport making Regulations which affect PHCs in Scotland?

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A. The reason why the Secretary of State for Transport is making Regulations for Scotland regarding what seems to be a private hire issue (and private hire legislation is a devolved matter) is that in actual fact the Regulations relate more to public service vehicle (PSV) legislation in that the new provision is all about PHVs acting as PSVs. – and PSV legislation is reserved (ie dealt with by Westminster for the whole of Great Britain).