# The Taxi Operators Licensing (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2014 (revoked)

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N.I.

Statutory Rules of Northern Ireland

# 2014 No. 303

Road Traffic And Vehicles

# The Taxi Operators Licensing (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2014

Made

9th December 2014

Coming into operation

29th June 2015

The Department of the Environment makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 1(4), 2(5),                           3(2), (3) and (7) and 56(1) of the Taxis Act (Northern Ireland) 2008 F1.                        

F12008 c.4 (N.I.)

## Citation and commencementN.I.

1.  These Regulations may be cited as the Taxi Operators Licensing (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2014 and shall come                     into operation on 29th June 2015.                  

## Amendment to the Taxi Operators Licensing RegulationsN.I.

2.—(1) The Taxi Operators Licensing Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2012 F2 are amended in accordance with paragraphs (2) to (9).                  

(2) In regulation 2 (interpretation) after the definition of “application” insert—

““Class A, B, C or D licensed taxi” means a taxi, the class of use for which a licence has been granted under regulation 6 of the Taxi Licensing Regulations                           (Northern Ireland) 2014 F3;”.                     

(3) In regulation 7 (conditions) for paragraph (8) substitute—

“(8)Where a licensed operator provides a licensed taxi fitted with a taximeter, the licensed operator shall ensure any fare payable                        in respect of the taxi booking is less than or equal to the fare shown on the taximeter.”.                  

(4) In regulation 9 (particulars of taxi bookings)—

(a)after paragraph (1) insert—                  

“(1A)Where the taxi booking is in respect of a Class C licensed taxi or a taxi providing a tour service the following information                        shall be recorded on a form “a journey form”, a hard copy of which must be carried in the vehicle throughout the period of                        the journey—                  

(a)the name of the person for whom the taxi booking is made;                  

(b)the date of the journey;                  

(c)the time and place of collection;                  

(d)the destination;                  

(e)the price agreed for the relevant journey;                  

(f)the driver's taxi driver licence number;                  

(g)the name and licence number of the taxi operator; and                  

(h)the address of the operating centre.”;                  

(b)in paragraph (2) after “booking” insert “ for a Class A or B licensed taxi or any Class C or D licensed taxi being used for a tour service ”; and                  

(c)after paragraph (3) add—                  

“(4)Paragraphs (1) to (3) do not apply if the booking is made on behalf of the Department of Justice F4.                  

(5)In this regulation “tour service” means a service where a taxi is used for the carriage of passengers to and from one or more advertised destinations, which                        includes a guided commentary, for the purpose of tourism.”.                  

(5) In regulation 10(e) (particulars of vehicles) after “Public Service Vehicle licence” insert “ or taxi licence ”.                  

(6) In regulation 12(2)(g) (complaints records) after “Public Service Vehicle licence number” insert “ or taxi licence number ”.                  

(7) In regulation 13 (record of lost property)—

(a)“13” is renumbered “13.—(1)”; and                  

(b)in paragraph (2)—                  

(i)in sub-paragraph (c) for “item; and” substitute “ item. ”; and                  

(ii)omit sub-paragraph (d).                  

(8) In regulation 15 (exceptions)—

(a)in paragraph (2)—                  

(i)omit sub-paragraphs (c), (d) and (e); and                  

(ii)in sub-paragraph (f) after “who provides” insert “ only ”; and                  

(b)in paragraph (3) for the definition of “courtesy transport” substitute—                  

““courtesy transport” means transport provided in a vehicle with no more than 8 seats in addition to the driver, which is primarily used for the                           carriage of passengers with the services of a driver on behalf of an organisation or business whose primary purpose is not                           that of carrying passengers;”.                     

(9) In regulation 16 (affiliated drivers)—

(a)for paragraph (a) substitute—                  

“(a)the second operator is providing wedding or funeral cars and the driver is driving—                  

(i)a vehicle plated in accordance with regulation 7(8) of the Public Services Vehicles Regulations; or                  

(ii)a Class C licensed taxi; or”; and                  

(b)in paragraph (b) omit “where”.                  

F2S.R. 2012 No. 316

F3S.R. 2014 No. 302

F42010 c. 3

Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of the Environment on 9th December 2014                        

L.S.

Iain Greenway

 A senior officer of the

 Department of the Environment

## Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations make minor amendments to the Taxi Operators Licensing Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2012, as a consequence                        of the Taxi Licensing Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2014.                     

In particular the Regulations introduce a new requirement for additional information to be carried in a taxi providing a tour                        service. The additional information required shall be recorded on a form “a journey form”, a hard copy of which must be carried                        in the vehicle throughout the period of the journey.                     

An Explanatory Memorandum and a Regulatory Impact Assessment have been produced and are available from Road Safety and Vehicle                        Regulation Division, Department of the Environment, Clarence Court, 10-18 Adelaide Street, Town Parks, Belfast BT2 8GB or                        viewed online at http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr.