# The Taxis (2008 Act) (Commencement No. 2) Order (Northern Ireland) 2012 S.R. 2012/313 · made 7 August 2012 This Order brings into operation on 8th August 2012 provisions of the Taxis Act (Northern Ireland) 2008 (“the Act”) specified in Part 1 of the Schedule for the purpose only of making regulations, and brings into operation on 1st September 2012 the provisions of the Act specified in Part 2 of that Schedule. Made under: Taxis Act (Northern Ireland) 2008 (Section 59) PDFs: Printed copy https://openlegislation.uk/taxis-2008-act-commencement-no-2-order-northern-ireland-2012/pdf/nisr_20120313_en.pdf ## Introductory text Road Traffic And Vehicles Made 7th August 2012 The Department of the Environment makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 59 of the Taxis Act (Northern Ireland) 2008. ## 1 Citation and interpretation (1) This Order may be cited as the Taxis (2008 Act) (Commencement No.2) Order (Northern Ireland) 2012. (2) In this Order “the Act” means the Taxis Act (Northern Ireland) 2008. ## 2 Appointed Day (1) The day appointed for the coming into operation of the provisions of the Act specified in Part 1 of the Schedule for the purpose only of making regulations, is 8th August 2012. (2) The day appointed for the coming into operation of the provisions of the Act specified in Part 2 of the Schedule is, 1st September 2012. ## Signature Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of the Environment on 7th August 2012 L.S. Stanley Duncan A senior officer of the Department of the Environment ## 1 Provisions coming into operation on 8th August 2012 for the purpose only of making Regulations Provisions of the Act Subject Matter Section 1 Requirement for operator’s licence Section 2 Operator’s licences Section 3 Duties of licensed operators, etc. Section 28 Variation of licence on request Section 30 Fees Section 33 Register of licences ## 2 Provisions coming into operation on 1st September 2012 Provisions of the Act Subject Matter Section 1 in so far as not already in operation Requirement for operator’s licence Section 2 in so far as not already in operation Operator’s licences Section 3 in so far as not already in operation Duties of licensed operators, etc. Section 4 Hirings accepted on behalf of another operator Section 25 Applications for licences, etc. Section 26 Power to suspend, revoke or curtail licences Section 27 Suspension, revocation and curtailment under Section 26: procedure etc. Section 28 in so far as not already in operation Variation of licence on request licence Section 29 Variation of operator’s licence by Department Section 30 in so far as not already in operation Fees Section 31 Production of documents Section 32 Return of licences, etc. Section 33(1)(a), (c) to (e) and (2) in so far as not already in operation Register of licences Section 34 Appeals Section 35 Effect of appeal on decision appealed against Section 37 Enforcement notices Section 38 Powers of entry Section 44 False statements, forgery and power of seizure in connection with certain documents Section 45 Obstruction of authorised officers etc. Section 46 Offences due to fault of other person Section 47 Offences by corporations Section 48 and Schedule 1 relating to offences under the following sections— Section 1(3) Operating a taxi service without an operator’s licence, Section 3(5) Knowingly keeping or making false records etc, Section 3(10) Operating a taxi service in respect of unlicensed taxi or in respect of taxi driven by unlicensed driver, Section 3(11) Contravention of other operator’s duties, Section 4(2) Sub-contracting work to a non-licensed operator, Section 31(5) Failure to produce documents etc., Section 32(6) Failure to comply with requirement or direction to return licence, plate, etc. or badge, Section 37(3) Failure to comply with an enforcement notice, Section 44(1) Knowingly etc. to make false statement or furnish false information, Section 44(2) Forging, possessing, documents, etc. with intent to deceive, Section 45(1) Obstruction of constable or authorised officer, Section 45(2) Failure to comply with requirement of constable or authorised officer or failure to give a constable or authorised officer assistance or information, Section 45(3) Knowingly to make a false statement to authorised officer or constable. Offences Section 50 Publication of information Section 53 Service of notices ## Explanatory note (This note is not part of the Order) This Order brings into operation on 8th August 2012 provisions of the Taxis Act (Northern Ireland) 2008 (“the Act”) specified in Part 1 of the Schedule for the purpose only of making regulations, and brings into operation on 1st September 2012 the provisions of the Act specified in Part 2 of that Schedule. --- Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2012/313 (the official version) Page: https://openlegislation.uk/taxis-2008-act-commencement-no-2-order-northern-ireland-2012 Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives.