{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/taxi-licensing-regulations-northern-ireland-2015/regulation-4",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/taxi-licensing-regulations-northern-ireland-2015/regulation-4.json",
  "legislation": "nisr/2015/393",
  "legislation_title": "The Taxi Licensing Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2015",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/taxi-licensing-regulations-northern-ireland-2015",
  "path": "regulation/4",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "4",
  "heading": "Inspection of taxi",
  "text": "(1) On notification by the Department, the applicant shall present the taxi for inspection and testing by a vehicle examiner at the time and centre specified in the notice, together with the—\n(a) registration document;\n(b) most recent licence, plate or sign, if any; and\n(c) certificate of a valid policy of insurance.\n(2) The inspection of the taxi shall include inspection of the items listed in Schedule 2 as applicable to the taxi being inspected.\n(3) The vehicle examiner shall not be obliged to carry out the inspection where—\n(a) the taxi is not presented at the time and centre notified to the applicant;\n(b) on presentation of a taxi for inspection the applicant does not produce the items specified in paragraph (1);\n(c) the information provided on the application form is found to be substantially incorrect;\n(d) the taxi, or any part of, or any equipment of, the taxi is so dirty as to make it unreasonably difficult for the inspection to be carried out in accordance with the provisions of these Regulations;\n(e) the taxi emits substantial quantities of avoidable smoke; or\n(f) a failure of a part of the taxi renders it incapable of being moved in safety under its own power.",
  "extent": "N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Word in reg. 4(1) substituted (31.5.2016) by The Taxi Licensing (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016 (S.R. 2016/140), regs. 1, 2(2)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2015/393/regulation/4",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T00:59:30.778233+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}