(1) A person shall not —
(a) park a motor vehicle in a taxi stand or a public omnibus stand unless the motor vehicle is authorised under a taxi permit or Public Omnibus Route Permit, respectively, to park in the stand;
(b) operate a public omnibus route without a valid Public Omnibus Route Permit which authorizes the person to operate that route;
(c) operate a vehicle as a taxi without a valid taxi permit;
(d) contravene any restrictions on a Public Omnibus Route Permit or taxi permit.
(2) A person who contravenes subsection (1)(a) commits an offence and is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding $500 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding one month or to both. (Substituted by Act 10 of 2006)
(3) A person who contravenes subsection (1)(b), (c) or (d) commits an offence and is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding $5,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding one year or to both and in addition to a fine of $100 for every day that the offence continues. (Substituted by Act 10 of 2006)
(4) In addition to any fine or imprisonment imposed under subsection (2) or (3) the court may order the detention in storage of the public omnibus or taxi by the Commissioner for a period of not more than one month.
(5) If an offence is committed under this section by an employee in the course of business of the employer, the employer is guilty of the like offence unless the employer establishes that the offence was committed without his or her knowledge or consent and that he or she exercised all due diligence to prevent its commission.
(6) If an offence is committed under this section, the registered owner of the public omnibus or taxi is guilty of the like offence unless he or she establishes that the offence was committed without his or her knowledge or consent and that he or she exercised all due diligence to prevent its commission.
(Amended by Act 10 of 2006)