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The Road Transport Licensing (Fees) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2007

S.R. 2007/461 · Made 2 November 2007

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Road and railway transport

Made 2nd November 2007

Affirmed by resolution of the Assembly on 3rd December 2007

Coming into operation 17th December 2007

The Department of the Environment makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 9(1), 16(2) and 23(2) of the Transport Act (Northern Ireland) 1967f1 and now vested in itf2.

In accordance with those sections the Department of Finance and Personnelf3 approves these Regulations.

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

1967 c. 37 (N.I.) sections 9 and 23 were amended by S.I. 1984/1986 (N.I. 15) Articles 10(1) and 12(2) respectively

f2

S.R. & O. (N.I.) 1973 No 507 Article 4

f3

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

Contents

  1. 1Citation and commencement
  2. 2Amendment of the Road Transport Licensing (Fees) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1997
  3. Signature
  4. Explanatory note

1Citation and commencement

These Regulations may be cited as the Road Transport Licensing (Fees) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2007 and shall come into operation on the 17th December 2007.

2Amendment of the Road Transport Licensing (Fees) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1997

The Road Transport Licensing (Fees) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1997f1 are amended as follows—

(a)

in regulation 2 (fees for road service licences) for “£3.25” substitute “£6.50”;

(b)

in regulation 4 (fees for road freight operators’ licences) for “£7.00” substitute “£30.00”; and

(c)

in regulation 5 (alteration of road freight vehicle licence fees) for paragraph (1) substitute—

“(1)

The amount of the fee payable for a road freight vehicle licence under section 23(1) of the Act shall be £5.00, instead of £4.00, for each month or part of a month during the currency of the licence.”.

Signature

Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of the Environment on 2nd November 2007.

L.S.

Stanley Duncan

A senior officer of the Department of the Environment

The Department of Finance and Personnel approves these Regulations.

Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Finance and Personnel on 2nd November 2007.

L.S.

David Thomson

A senior officer of the Department of Finance and Personnel

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations amend the Road Transport Licensing (Fees) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1997 by increasing fees as follows—

(a)

for a Road Service Licence the fee is increased from £3.25 to £6.50 per month (or part of a month);

(b)

for a Road Freight Operator’s Licence the fee is increased from £7.00 to £30.00 per complete year; and

(c)

for a Road Freight Vehicle Licence the fee is increased from £4.00 to £5.00 per month (or part of a month).