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The Taxi Licensing (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2018

S.R. 2018/90 · Made 13 April 2018

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Road Traffic And Vehicles

Made 13th April 2018

Coming into operation on 20th May 2018

The Department for Infrastructuref1, makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 20 and 56(1) of the Taxis Act (Northern Ireland) 2008f2 and now vested in itf3.

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

Formerly the Department for Regional Development; see section 1(6) and (11) of, and Schedule 1 to, the Departments Act (Northern Ireland) 2016 (2016 c. 5 (N.I.)). Pursuant to section 1(9) of that Act, the Department of the Environment is dissolved

f2

2008 c. 4 (N.I.)

f3

See Article 8(1)(b) of, and Part 2 of Schedule 5 to, the Departments (Transfer of Functions) Order (Northern Ireland) 2016 (S.R. 2016 No. 76)

Contents

  1. 1Citation and commencement
  2. 2Amendment of Taxi Licensing Regulations (Northern Ireland)
  3. Signature
  4. Explanatory note

1Citation and commencement

These Regulations may be cited as the Taxi Licensing (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2018 and shall come into operation on 20th May 2018.

2Amendment of Taxi Licensing Regulations (Northern Ireland)

(1)

The Taxi Licensing Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2015f1 are amended in accordance with paragraphs (2) and (3).

(2)

For regulation 9(1) (further application for a taxi licence) substitute—

“Further application for a taxi licence within 21 days of refusal

9.
(1)

Where an applicant is notified in accordance with regulation 7(4), the applicant may make a further application for a taxi licence within 21 days from and including the date of notification.

(1A)

Where a further application is made in accordance with paragraph (1) the taxi must be presented for a further inspection no later than 60 days from and including the date of notification on a date and at a time appointed by the Department.”.

(3)

In the table in Schedule 2 (items included in inspection)—

(a)

after item 4(5) “rear fog lamps” insert—

“

(5A) Front fog lights
(a) position
(b) condition and operation
(c) colour and visual efficiency

”; and

(b)

after item 4(11) “end outline marker lamps” insert—

“

(12) Reversing lamps
(13) Daytime running lamps

”.

Signature

Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department for Infrastructure on 13th April 2018

L.S.

Elizabeth Loughran

A senior officer of the

Department for Infrastructure

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations amend the Taxi Licensing Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2015 (“the 2015 Regulations”) to give effect to the requirements of Directive 2014/45/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 3rd April 2014 on the periodic roadworthiness tests for motor vehicles and their trailers.

These Regulations amend regulation 9 (further application for a taxi licence) of the 2015 Regulations to prescribe a limit on the time allowed for retesting following an initial test failure.

They also amend Schedule 2 (item included in inspection) of the 2015 Regulations to include front fog lamps, reversing lamps and daytime running lamps as items to be inspected under regulation 4 (inspection of taxi) of the 2015 Regulations.

An Explanatory Memorandum and Transposition Note have been produced and are available from the Safe and Sustainable Travel Division, Department for Infrastructure, Clarence Court, 10-18 Adelaide Street, Town Parks, Belfast BT2 8GB or online alongside these Regulations at http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr.