Public Service Vehicles (Licence Fees) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996
S.R. 1996/143 · Made 2 April 1996 · Extends to Northern Ireland
ROAD TRAFFIC AND VEHICLES
Made 2nd April 1996
Coming into operation 3rd June 1996
The Department of the Environment, in exercise of the powers conferred on it by Articles 61(1), 66(1) and 218(1) of the Road Traffic (Northern Ireland) Order 1981f1 and of every other power enabling it in that behalf, and with the approval of the Department of Finance and Personnelf2, hereby makes the following Regulations:
Annotations to the whole text
Footnotes
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S.I. 1981/154 (N.I. 1); See Article 2(2) for the definition of “Department” and “prescribed”
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Formerly the Department of Finance. See S.I. 1982/338 (N.I. 6) Art. 3
Contents
- 1Citation and commencement Not yet in force
- 2Amendment of the Public Service Vehicles Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1985 Not yet in force
- 3Revocation Not yet in force
- Signature
- Explanatory note
1Citation and commencementI1
These Regulations may be cited as the Public Service Vehicles (Licence Fees) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996 and shall come into operation on 3rd June 1996.
2Amendment of the Public Service Vehicles Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1985I1
For Schedule 7 to the Public Service Vehicles Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1985f1 there shall be substituted—
“SCHEDULE 7
Fees for Vehicle Licences
(See Regulation 5(3) 9(2) and (3) and 12(1))
1Fee payable with initial application for a vehicle licence (see regulation 5(3))
(a)Taxi… £32·00
(b)Bus… £35·00
2Fee payable with re-application for a vehicle licence (see regulation 9(2))
(a)Taxi… £32·00
(b)Bus… £35·00
3Fee payable with re-application for a vehicle licence made within 21 days from the date of service of the notice of refusal (see regulation 9(3))
(a)Taxi… £10·00
(b)Bus… £11·00
4Fee payable for a duplicate vehicle licence (see regulation 12(1))
(a)Taxi… £9·00
(b)Bus… £9·00”.
3RevocationI1
The Public Service Vehicles (Licence Fees) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1995f1 are hereby revoked.
Signature
Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of the Environment on .
L.S.
Trevor Pearson
Assistant Secretary
2nd April 1996
The Department of Finance and Personnel hereby approves these Regulations.
Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Finance and Personnel on
L.S.
J. G. Sullivan
Assistant Secretary
2nd April 1996
Explanatory note
(This note is not part of the Regulations).
These Regulations further amend the Public Service Vehicles Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1985 by amending the fee payable—
for an application or re-application (following a refusal) for a licence for a taxi from £29 to £32;
where re-application is made within 21 days from the date of notice of a refusal and the taxi is presented for re-inspection on a date and at a time appointed by the Department from £10·50 to £10;
for an application or re-application (following a refusal) for a licence—
for a bus carrying more than 12 passengers from £41 to £35, and
for a bus carrying 12 passengers or less from £31 to £35;
where re-application is made within 21 days from the date of service of a notice of refusal and the bus is presented for re-inspection on a date appointed by the Department—
for a bus carrying more than 12 passengers from £20·50 to £11;
for a bus carrying 12 passengers or less from £14·50 to £11.
The fee for a duplicate vehicle licence remains unchanged at £9.
The Public Service Vehicles (Licence Fees) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1995 are revoked as a consequence of these Regulations.