# The Taxis (Northern Ireland) Order 2007, Article 3: Requirement for operator’s licence


(1) Subject to paragraph (2), a person shall not operate a taxi service unless he is the holder of an operator’s licence (in this Order referred to as a “licensed operator”).
(2) The requirement under paragraph (1) to hold an operator’s licence shall not apply to a person who, in standing or plying for hire or reward or to carry passengers for hire or reward, drives a taxi for or in respect of which a licensed operator operates a taxi service (in this Order referred to as an “affiliated driver”).
(3) A person who operates a taxi service in contravention of this Article is guilty of an offence and liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale.
(4) For the purposes of this Order, “operate a taxi service” means, in the course of business—
(a) to make provision for or in connection with the invitation or acceptance of, or to accept, a taxi booking; or
(b) to make any other provision for or in connection with, or otherwise to provide, a taxi to stand or ply for hire or reward or to carry passengers for hire or reward,
subject to such exceptions as may be prescribed.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2007/9780110800664/article/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-taxis-northern-ireland-order-2007/article-3
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