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Taxis (Newtownards) Bye-Laws (Northern Ireland) 1996

S.R. 1996/6 · Made 8 January 1996

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ROAD TRAFFIC AND VEHICLES

Made 8th January 1996

Coming into operation 12th February 1996

The Department of the Environment, in exercise of the powers conferred on it by Article 65(1) and (2) of the Road Traffic (Northern Ireland) Order 1981f1, and of every other power enabling it in that behalf, hereby makes the following Bye-Laws:

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

S.I. 1981/154 (N.I. 1); see Article 2(2) for the definition of “Department”

Contents

  1. 1Citation, commencement and interpretation
  2. 2Location and number of taxis
  3. Signature
  4. Schedule Schedule
  5. Explanatory note

1Citation, commencement and interpretation

(1)

These Bye-Laws may be cited as the Taxis (Newtownards) Bye-Laws (Northern Ireland) 1996 and shall come into operation on 12th February 1996.

(2)

In these Bye-Laws “taxi” means a public service vehicle used in standing or plying for hire on a road and used to carry passengers for hire and being a vehicle seating not more than eight passengers in addition to the driver.

2Location and number of taxis

In the local government district of Newtownards no stand or starting place for taxis shall be used except that specified in Column 2 of the Schedule in relation to the location specified opposite thereto in Column 1, their number shall not exceed that specified in Column 3 and the hours available for use shall be as stated in Column 4.

Signature

Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of the Environment on

L.S.

Trevor Pearson

Assistant Secretary

8th January 1996.

(1)(2)(3)(4)
LocationPosition of Stands or Starting PlacesMaximum Number of TaxisHours Available for Use
Regent StreetNorth side, from a point approximately 35 metres east of its junction with Lodge Lane to a point approximately 62 metres east of that junction.4At any time
Regent StreetNorth side, from a point approximately 74 metres east of its junction with Lodge Lane to a point approximately 80 metres east of that junction.1At any time

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Bye-Laws.)

These Bye-Laws prescribe the precise locations which may be used as stands or starting places for taxis in the local government district of Newtownards, prescribe the maximum number of taxis which may use these stands or starting places and the hours available for use.