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Public Service Vehicles (Licence Fees) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2002

S.R. 2002/49 · Made 14 February 2002

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ROAD TRAFFIC AND VEHICLES

Made 14th February 2002

Coming into operation 1st April 2002

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

f1

S.I. 1981/154 (N.I. 1); see Article 2(2) for the definition of “Department” and “prescribed”

f2

Formerly the Department of Finance. See S.I. 1982/338 (N.I. 6), Article 3

Contents

  1. 1Citation and commencement
  2. 2Amendment of the Public Service Vehicles Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1985
  3. 3Revocation
  4. Signature
  5. Explanatory note

1Citation and commencement

These Regulations may be cited as the Public Service Vehicles (Licence Fees) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2002 and shall come into operation on 1st April 2002.

2Amendment of the Public Service Vehicles Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1985

In the Public Service Vehicles Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1985f1 for Schedule 7 there shall be substituted—

“SCHEDULE 7

Fees for Vehicle Licences

Regulations 4A(1), 5(3), 9(2), (3), (5) and (6), and 12(1)

1

Fee payable with initial application for a vehicle licence (see regulation 5(3))

(a)

Buses—

Class I£60·50
Class II£60·50
Class III£60·50
Class IA£72·00
Class IIA£83·50
Class IIIA£94·00
(b)

Taxi

£38·50
2

Fee payable with re-application for a vehicle licence (see regulation 9(2))

(a)

Buses—

Class I£60·50
Class II£60·50
Class III£60·50
Class IA£72·00
Class IIA£83·50
Class IIIA£94·00
(b)

Taxi

£38·50
3

Fee payable with re-application for a vehicle licence made within 21 days from the date of the service of the notice of refusal (see regulation 9(3))

(a)

Buses—

All Classes£18·50
(b)

Taxi

£16·50
4

Fee payable with re-application for a vehicle licence made under regulation 9(4) within 21 days from the date of the service of the notice of refusal (see regulation 9(5))

Buses—
Class IA£18·50
Class IIA£30·00
Class IIIA£42·00
5

Fee payable for a duplicate vehicle licence (see regulation 12(1))

(a)

Buses—

All Classes£10·00
(b)

Taxi

£10.00

”.

3Revocation

The Public Service Vehicles (Licence Fees) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996f1 and the Public Service Vehicles (Licence Fees) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2001f2 are herby revoked.

Signature

Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of the Environment on 13th February 2002.

L.S.

Sam Foster

Minister of the Environment

The Department of Finance and Personnel hereby approves these regulations.

Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Finance and Personnel on 14th February 2002.

L.S.

Seán Farren

Minister of Finance and Personnel

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations.)

These Regulations amend the Public Service Vehicles Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1985 by increasing the fee payable—

(1)

For an initial or re-application for a vehicle licence for—

(a)

Buses—

  • Class I, II and III, from £46·50 to £60·50;

  • Class IA, from £54·00 to £72·00;

  • Class IIA, from £63·50 to £83·50; and

  • Class IIIA, from £73·00 to £94·50;

(b)

Taxi, from £33·50 to £38·50.

(2)

For a re-application for a vehicle licence made within 21 days from the date of the service of the notice of refusal for—

(a)

Buses, all Classes, from £13·50 to £18·50; and

(b)

Taxi, from £12·00 to £16·50.

(3)

For a re-application under regulation 9(4) within 21 days from the date of the service of the notice of refusal for—

  • Buses—

    • Class IA, from £13·50 to £18·50;

    • Class IIA, from £23·00 to £30·00; and

    • Class IIIA from £32·50 to £42·00.

    • The Public Service Vehicles (Licence Fees) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996 and the Public Service Vehicles (Licence Fees) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2001 are revoked.