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THE LOCAL GOVERNMENTS ACT.

Statutory Instrument 243—44.

The Local Governments (Mbale Municipality) (Taxi Parks) Byelaws.

Arrangement of Byelaws.

Byelaw 1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

8.

9.

10.

Offences and penalties.

Citation.

Interpretation.

Entry fee.

Inspection.

Traffic control.

Passengers to stand in queues.

Prohibition of touting, etc.

Care to be exercised while using parks.

Protection from liability.

THE LOCAL GOVERNMENTS ACT.

Statutory Instrument 243—44.


The Local Governments (Mbale Municipality) (Taxi Parks) Byelaws.1 (Under section 39 of the Act.)

1.

Citation.

These Byelaws may be cited as the Local Governments (Mbale Municipality) (Taxi Parks) Byelaws.

2.

Interpretation.
2.

Interpretation.

In these Byelaws, unless the context otherwise requires— (a) (b) (c) (d) “council” mean Mbale Municipal Council; “officer” means a person authorised by the council to perform duties in relation to these Byelaws; “park” means the area declared from time to time by the council to be used exclusively by taxis; “taxi” means a motorcar, a minibus, a lorry, a pickup, a van or any vehicle other than buses commonly used for carrying passengers or their properties.

3.

Entry fee.
3.

Entry fee.

(1) Every taxi shall enter a park through a controlled gate on payment of such fee as may be determined by the council.

(2) Every entry by a taxi shall be evidenced by issue of a receipt by an officer of the council to the driver or conductor of the taxi.

4.

Inspection.

The receipt issued under byelaw 3 of these Byelaws shall be produced at any time by the driver or conductor of a taxi for inspection by an officer of the council.

1See the footnote to S.I.

243—1.

5.

Traffic control.


The driver or conductor of a taxi shall at all times obey the orders, directions or instructions of an officer of the council in connection with these Byelaws.

6.

Passengers to stand in queues.

Persons within any park intending to use taxis shall stand in queues.

7.

Prohibition of touting, etc.


(1) (a) (b) It shall be unlawful for— any driver or conductor of a taxi or any other person to tout for passengers while any taxi is within the park; or any driver or conductor of a taxi to carry passengers from outside the park.

(2) Notwithstanding subbyelaw (1)(b) of this byelaw, passengers found beyond a distance of two kilometres may be carried.

8.

Care to be exercised while using parks.


No taxi shall be driven or used within a park in such manner as to be a danger or nuisance to other persons, taxis or other property.

9.

Protection from liability.

The council shall not be liable for loss, injury or damage which may occur to any person, taxi or any other property within the bounds of any park which is affected by these Byelaws.

10.

Offences and penalties.


Any person who contravenes any provision of these Byelaws commits an offence and is liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding one thousand shillings or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding three months or to both.

History: S.I.

8/1981.

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