(1) Upon application in the prescribed manner and on payment of the prescribed fee, the Minister shall issue a tourism taxi permit to a registered owner of a tourism taxi who is recommended by the Ministry of Tourism to the Board for such a tourism taxi permit.
(2) The tourism taxi permit authorises the operation, subject to the conditions contained in the tourism taxi permit, of the motor vehicle identified in the tourism taxi permit for hire as a tourism taxi.
(3) The Minister shall on the recommendation of the Board, include in the tourism taxi permit any conditions considered necessary including restrictions on the place in which the tourism taxi may park for soliciting business.
(4) The application for the renewal of the tourism taxi permit must be made 3 months prior to the expiration of the tourism taxi permit.
(5) Any person granted a tourism taxi permit should commence operation within 3 months of the issue of the tourism taxi permit.
(6) A tourism taxi permit is unless cancelled by the Minister on the recommendation of the Board valid for 2 years and is renewable on application made at least 3 months prior to the expiry of the term of the tourism taxi permit and on payment of the prescribed fee and the provision of this section apply with the necessary modification in respect of an application renewal.
(7) A tourism taxi permit is not transferable.
(Amended by Act 1 of 2005 and Act 10 of 2006)