LegalizeTaxis (Newtownards) Bye-Laws (Northern Ireland) 1996
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 1981[^f00001], and of every other power enabling it in that behalf, hereby makes the following Bye-Laws:
Citation, commencement and interpretation
1
- (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.
Location and number of taxis
2
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.
SCHEDULE
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Location | Position of Stands or Starting Places | Maximum Number of Taxis | Hours Available for Use |
| Regent Street | North side, from a point approximately 35 metres east of its junction with Lodge Lane to a point approximately 62 metres east of that junction. | 4 | At any time |
| Regent Street | North side, from a point approximately 74 metres east of its junction with Lodge Lane to a point approximately 80 metres east of that junction. | 1 | At any time |
Signed
Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of the Environment on
Trevor Pearson — Assistant Secretary — 8th January 1996.
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.
Footnotes
[^f00001]: S.I. 1981/154 (N.I. 1); see Article 2(2) for the definition of “Department”
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