Taxi Regulation Act 2003 (Small Public Service Vehicles) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2006
Statutory Instruments
Source: Statutory Instruments

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paragraphs: (1) These Regulations may be cited as the Taxi Regulation Act 2003 (Small Public Service Vehicles) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2006.
(2) These Regulations come into operation on 25 September 2006.
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paragraphs: In these Regulations “dispatch operator” means a person engaged in the activity of taking a booking of a small public service vehicle that is owned or driven by another person (other than an employee of the first person) and arranging with that small public service vehicle driver to provide the service booked.
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paragraphs: (1) References to “licensing authority” in the Road Traffic (Small Public Service Vehicles) Regulations 1963 to 2002 shall be deemed to mean the Commission for Taxi Regulation.
(2) References to “taximeter area” in the Road Traffic (Small Public Service Vehicles) Regulations 1963 to 2002 shall be deemed to mean the national taximeter area, as declared by the Commission for Taxi Regulation under section 41 of the Taxi Regulation Act 2003 with effect from 25 September 2006, and references to Dublin Cork, Galway, Donegal or other taximeter areas shall be read accordingly.
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paragraphs: The Road Traffic (Public Service Vehicles) Regulations 1963 ( S.I. No. 191 of 1963 ) are amended -
(a) by revoking Regulation 11 (as amended by Regulation 3 of the Road Traffic (Public Service Vehicles) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 1970 ( S.I. No. 200 of 1970 ), and
(b) in Regulation 43 (as amended by Regulation 5 of the Road Traffic (Public Service Vehicles) (Amendment) Regulations 1968 ( S.I. No. 273 of 1968 )) by substituting in paragraph (1) “shall not operate” for “shall not drive”.
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paragraphs: The Road Traffic (Public Service Vehicles) (Amendment) Regulations 1995 ( S.I. No. 136 of 1995 are amended by -
(a) in Regulation 16(4)(c) (as amended by Regulation 11 of the Road Traffic (Public Service Vehicles) (Amendment) (No. 3) Regulations 2000 ( S.I. No. 367 of 2000 )) by deleting “a date two months following”;
(b) in Regulation 33 by substituting for paragraph (7), as inserted by Regulation 19 of the Road Traffic (Public Service Vehicles) (Amendment (No. 3) Regulations 2000 ( S.I. No. 367 of 2000 ), the following:
“(7) A receipt to which paragraph (6) refers shall display the following minimum information:
(a) the full fare (including all extras which shall be indicated separately chargeable for the hire,
(b) the date, starting time and finishing time of the hire,
(c) the total distance travelled in kilometres,
(d) the licence number of the taxi or wheelchair accessible taxi,
(e) the unique identification mark (registration number) of the vehicle,
(f) the receipt number (in sequential order),
(g) a space at the foot of the receipt headed “Tips/Discounts/Tolls”, and
(h) such other relevant information as may be determined by the Commission for Taxi Regulation.”;
(c) by substituting for Regulation 35 the following:
“35. (1)There shall be displayed, as determined by the Commission for Taxi Regulation, in a prominent place on the dashboard of every taxi and wheelchair accessible taxi or, where this is not possible, on some other place in the vehicle that can be easily seen by a passenger from inside the vehicle an identification card.
(2) The identification card referred to in paragraph (1) shall contain the following information:
(a) the name of the driver;
(b) a photograph of the driver;
(c) the driver's Small Public Service Vehicle Driver Licence Number;
(d) the date of expiry of the driver's Small Public Service Vehicle Driver Licence;
(e) on the reverse side of the card, displayed in a manner that is clearly visible from outside the vehicle, or as otherwise determined by the Commission for Taxi Regulation, the name of the county in respect of which the driver licence to drive a small public service vehicle issued;
(f) such security features as may be determined by the Commission for Taxi Regulation;
(g) such other relevant information as the Commission for Taxi Regulation may from time to time determine.”.