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Restrictions on the grant of public service vehicle licences. 
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86.—(1) The Commissioner shall not grant a public service vehicle licence in respect of any public service vehicle which does not appear to him— 
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(a) to be constructed and equipped in accordance with the regulations for the construction and equipment of mechanically propelled vehicles so far as such regulations are applicable to such vehicle, and 
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(b) to be in such a state of repair as to be serviceable, safe and otherwise fit for the accommodation of passengers. 
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(2) The Commissioner may refuse to grant a public service vehicle licence to a person who in his opinion is, by reason of his character or previous conduct, not a fit and proper person to hold a public service vehicle licence. 
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