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The Taxi Licensing (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2023

S.R. 2023/128 · Made 5 September 2023 · Extends to Northern Ireland

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Road Traffic And Vehicles

Made 5th September 2023

Coming into operation 1st October 2023

The Department for Infrastructuref1 makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 13(5), 30(1) 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 was 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 the Taxi Licensing Regulations
  3. Signature
  4. Explanatory note

1Citation and commencementI1

These Regulations may be cited as the Taxi Licensing (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2023 and shall come into operation on 1st October 2023.

2Amendment of the Taxi Licensing RegulationsI1

In the Taxi Licensing Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2015f1 for Schedule 1 substitute—

“SCHEDULE 1

Fees for Taxi Licences

Regulations 3, 9(2) and 13

Column (1) MatterColumn (2) Fees
Application for a taxi licence£147.00
Further application for a taxi licence within 21 days£29.50
New taxi licence, plate or sign to replace one lost, accidentally defaced or destroyed£10.00

”.

Signature

Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department for Infrastructure on 5th September 2023

L.S.

Chris Hughes

A senior officer of the

Department for Infrastructure

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

These Regulations amend Schedule 1 to the Taxi Licensing Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2015 to increase fees payable as follows—

(1)

Application for a taxi licence fee increased from £138.50 to £147.00; and

(2)

Further application for a taxi licence within 21 days increased from £19.50 to £29.50.

An Explanatory Memorandum and a Regulatory Impact Assessment has been produced and are available from Safe and Accessible Travel Division, Department for Infrastructure, Clarence Court, 10-18 Adelaide Street, Town Parks, Belfast BT2 8GB or online alongside this Regulation at http//www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr