LegalizeThe Taxis (Coleraine, Portstewart and Portrush) (Amendment) Bye-Laws (Northern Ireland) 2009
Made: 18th September 2009
Coming into operation: 12th October 2009
The Department of the Environment makes the following Bye-Laws in exercise of the powers conferred by Article 65(1) and (2) of the Road Traffic (Northern Ireland) Order 1981[^f00001].
Citation and commencement
1
These Bye-Laws may be cited as the Taxis (Coleraine, Portstewart and Portrush) (Amendment) Bye-Laws (Northern Ireland) 2009 and shall come into operation on 12th October 2009.
Bye-Laws amended
2
For the Schedule to the Taxis (Coleraine, Portstewart and Portrush) Bye-Laws (Northern Ireland) 1999[^f00002] substitute—
SCHEDULE
| (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. |
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Location | Position of Stands or Starting Places | Maximum Number of Taxis | Hours Available for Use |
| The Promenade | West side from a point approximately 94 metres south of its junction with The Crescent for a distance of approximately 12 metres. | 2 | At any time |
| The Diamond | West side from a point approximately 27 metres south of its junction with Strand Road for a distance of approximately 27 metres. | 5 | Between the hours of 7.00 p.m. and 6.00 a.m. |
| (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 18th September 2009.
Stanley Duncan — A senior officer of the — Department of the Environment
Explanatory note
(This note is not part of the Bye-Laws)
EXPLANATORY NOTE
These Bye-Laws substitute the Schedule to the Taxis (Coleraine, Portstewart and Portrush) Bye-Laws (Northern Ireland) 1999 and—
- (a) prescribe the locations of taxi stands or starting places, the maximum number of taxis which may use these stands or starting places and the hours available for use in the local government district of Coleraine in the towns of—
- (i) Coleraine at Railway Place, Railway Road, North Rampart, The Mall and Captain Street Lower;
- (ii) Portstewart at The Promenade and The Diamond;
- (iii) Portrush at Eglinton Street; and
- (b) remove the taxi stands at—
- (i) Railway Place on the south side from a point approximately 5 metres east of its junction with Railway Road for a distance of approximately 51 metres; and
- (ii) Eglinton Street on the east side from a point approximately 15 metres south of its junction with Dunluce Avenue for a distance of approximately 17 metres.
Footnotes
[^f00001]: S.I. 1981/154 (N.I. 1); see Article 2(2) for the definition of “Department”
[^f00002]: S.R. 1999 No. 40
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