# The Taxi Drivers’ Licences Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2014, Regulation 4: Grant of a taxi driver’s licence

Extent: N.I.

(1) Subject to regulation 21 and section 23 of the Act, the Department shall grant a taxi driver’s licence to a person where on application—
(a) for a taxi driver’s licence for the first time, the person satisfies the Department that they have passed a test of competence to drive a taxi;
(b) for the renewal of a taxi driver’s licence—
(i) in the case where on the date of the application it has been 2 years or less since the date of expiry of their previous taxi driver’s licence, the person provides evidence that they have successfully completed the amount of periodic training specified in column (2) of the Table in accordance with the expiry of the licence specified in column (1) of the Table; or
(ii) in the case where on the date of the application it has been more than 2 years since the date of expiry of their previous taxi driver’s licence the person—
(aa) satisfies the Department that they have passed the test of competence to drive a taxi; and
(bb) provides written evidence that they have successfully completed the amount of periodic training specified in column (2) of the Table in accordance with the date of the expiry of the licence specified in column (1) of the Table.
(2) In this regulation “periodic training” means attendance at an approved training course delivered by a training provider authorised by the Department for this purpose, for a minimum of 35 hours every 5 years, of which at least 3 ½ hours must be disability awareness training.
Table
Column (1)
taxi driver’s licence expires
Column (2)
Periodic Training required
1st September 2015 – 31st August 2016
Nil
1st September 2016 – 31st August 2017
7 Hours
1st September 2017 – 31st August 2018
14 Hours
1st September 2018 – 31st August 2019
21 Hours
1st September 2019 – 31st August 2020
28 Hours
1st September 2020 onwards
35 Hours (within 5 years immediately preceding the date of application for a taxi driver’s licence)

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2014/239/regulation/4 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/taxi-drivers-licences-regulations-northern-ireland-2014/regulation-4
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