# The Taxi Drivers’ Licences Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2014, Regulation 14: Cancellation of tests and refund of fees

Extent: N.I.

(1) For the purposes of cancelling an appointment for—
(a) a practical test, notice must be given to the Department not less than 3 working days before the day for which the appointment is made;
(b) a theory test, notice must be given not less than 3 working days before the day for which the appointment is made.
(2) A fee paid in accordance with regulation 11 or 13 shall be repaid if—
(a) no appointment for a test is made or the appointment made is subsequently cancelled by the Department;
(b) notice of cancellation is give in accordance with paragraph (1);
(c) the person for whom the appointment is made keeps the appointment but the test does not take place, or is not completed, for reasons attributable neither to that person nor to the vehicle in which the test was to take place; or
(d) the person for whom the appointment is made satisfies the Department that they cannot, or, as the case may be, could not reasonably be present for testing on the date of the appointment due to exceptional circumstances occurring not more than 7 days before the said date and of which notice is given within 3 working days of the occurrence thereof to the Department.
(3) In this regulation “exceptional circumstances” means an accident, a fire, a failure in the supply of essential services or other unexpected happening (excluding a breakdown or mechanical defect in a vehicle or non-delivery of spare parts thereof).

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2014/239/regulation/14 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/taxi-drivers-licences-regulations-northern-ireland-2014/regulation-14
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