Regulation 10 Refund of fees

(1)

Any fees paid in pursuance of regulations 3 and 9(2) shall be refunded to the applicant if—

(a)

no notification under regulation 4(1) is made or the appointment made is subsequently cancelled by the Department;

(b)

the applicant gives to the Department notice cancelling the appointment of not less than one day before the date of the appointment;

(c)

the applicant keeps the appointment but the inspection does not take place, or is not completed, for reasons attributable neither to the applicant nor to the vehicle presented for inspection; or

(d)

the applicant satisfies the Department that, due to exceptional circumstances occurring not more than 7 days before the date of appointment, the taxi cannot reasonably be presented for inspection on that date and notice is given to the Department, at the centre where the inspection is to be held, within 3 days of those circumstances first arising.

(2)

For the purposes of calculating the period of any notice given under this regulation, no period of time shall include any day that is a Saturday, Sunday or public holiday.

(3)

In this regulation “exceptional circumstances” mean an accident, 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).