Taxis (Coleraine, Portstewart and Portrush) Bye-Laws (Northern Ireland) 1999
Made: 1st February 1999
Coming into operation: 15th March 1999
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 (Coleraine, Portstewart and Portrush) Bye-Laws (Northern Ireland) 1999 and shall come into operation on 15th March 1999.
- (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 Coleraine—
- (a) in the town of Coleraine no stand or starting place for taxis shall be used except that specified in column 2 of Part I 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;
- (b) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
- (c) in the town of Portrush no stand or starting place for taxis shall be used except that specified in column 2 of Part III 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
Part 1 — Coleraine
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Location | Position of Stands or Starting Places | Maximum Number of Taxis | Hours Available for Use |
| Railway Place | South side from a point approximately 5 metres east of its junction with Railway Road for a distance of approximately 51 metres. | 10 | At any time |
| Railway Place | East side from a point approximately 65 metres south of Railway Road for a distance of approximately 22 metres. | 4 | At any time |
| Railway Road | West side from a point approximately 10 metres north of its junction with Mill Road for a distance of approximately 21 metres. | 4 | At any time |
| The Mall | North side from a point approximately 6 metres east of its junction with Queen Street for a distance of approximately 26 metres. | 5 | At any time |
PART II — PORTSTEWART
| ... | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . |
| . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . |
PART III — PORTRUSH
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Location | Position of Stands or Starting Places | Maximum Number of Taxis | Hours Available for Use |
| Eglinton Street | West side from a point approximately 76 metres south of its junction with Dunluce Avenue for a distance of approximately 12 metres. | 2 | At any time |
| Eglinton Street | West side from a point approximately 88 metres south of its junction with Dunluce Avenue for a distance of approximately 19 metres. | 3 | Between the hours of 7.00 p.m. and 6.00 a.m. |
Signed
Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of the Environment on
J. Ritchie — Assistant Secretary — 1st February 1999.
Explanatory note
(This note is not part of the Bye-Laws.)
These Bye-Laws prescribe the precise location which may be used as stands or starting places for taxis in the towns of Coleraine, Portstewart and Portrush in the local government district of Coleraine, 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”
Editorial notes
[^key-028d9e888a6dc1fa90bc6f2bd890d585]: byelaw 1 in operation at 15.3.1999, see byelaw 1(1)
[^key-ebc10f699451362a010c71af4117ac0b]: byelaw 2 in operation at 15.3.1999, see byelaw 1(1)
[^key-4eb4760392b54c7a299b5c825aee86cb]: Byelaw 2(b) revoked (15.7.2020) by The Taxis (Portstewart) Order (Northern Ireland) 2020 (S.R. 2020/114), art. 1(1), Sch. 2
[^key-49e4cc15632f5501b9636d1516f527a9]: Sch. Pt. II revoked (15.7.2020) by The Taxis (Portstewart) Order (Northern Ireland) 2020 (S.R. 2020/114), art. 1(1), Sch. 2
PART I — COLERAINE
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Location | Position of Stands or Starting Places | Maximum Number of Taxis | Hours Available for Use |
| Railway Place | East side from a point approximately 65 metres south of Railway Road for a distance of approximately 22 metres. | 4 | At any time |
| Railway Place | West and south sides from a point approximately 23 metres east of its junction with Railway Road for a distance of approximately 58 metres. | 10 | At any time |
| Railway Road | West side from a point approximately 10 metres north of its junction with Mill Street for a distance of approximately 21 metres. | 4 | At any time |
| Railway Road | West side from a point approximately 8 metres south of its junction with Mill Street for a distance of approximately 12 metres. | 2 | At any time |
| North Rampart | North side from a point approximately 38 metres south east of its junction with The Mall for a distance of approximately 12 metres. | 2 | At any time |
| The Mall | North side from a point approximately 6 metres east of its junction with Queen Street for a distance of approximately 26 metres. | 5 | At any time |
| Captain Street Lower | North side from a point 44 metres west of its junction with Castlerock Road for a distance of approximately 12 metres. | 2 | Between the hours of 7.00 p.m. and 6.00 a.m. |
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