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The Taxis (2008 Act) (Commencement No. 5) Order (Northern Ireland) 2015

Type Ni-Statutory-Rule
Publication 2015-12-01
State In force
Jurisdiction Northern Ireland
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Made: 1st December 2015

The Department of the Environment makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 59 of the Taxis Act (Northern Ireland) 2008[^f00001].

Citation and interpretation

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Appointed days

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SCHEDULE

PART 1 — Provisions coming into operation on 2nd December 2015 for the purpose only of making regulations

Provisions of the Act Subject Matter
Section 16 Regulation of fares, etc.
Section 17(1) and (3) Display and publication, etc. of fares
Section 18(1), (4) and (5) Regulation of taximeters etc.

PART 2 — Provisions coming into operation on 9th May 2016 for the purpose only of making an application for a taxi licence

Provisions of the Act Subject Matter
Section 13(1) insofar as not already in operation Taxi licences

PART 3 — Provisions coming into operation on 31st May 2016 for all purposes

Provisions of the Act Subject Matter
Section 5 Hiring of taxis at separate fares - General
Section 6 Compliance with Departmental taxi-sharing scheme
Section 7 Advance booking
Section 12 Section 13 insofar as not already in operation Requirement for taxi licence Taxi licences
Section 14 Duties of owners of licensed taxis
Section 15 insofar as not already in operation Identification of licensed vehicles
Section 16 insofar as not already in operation Section 17(1), (3) and (4) insofar as not already in operation Regulation of fares, etc. Display and publication, etc. of fares
Section 18 insofar as not already in operation Regulation of taximeters etc.
Section 19 insofar as not already in operation Taxis not to carry more than the prescribed number of persons
Section 20 insofar as not already in operation Regulations concerning taxis or use of taxis
Section 39 Power to stop and examine licensed taxis
Section 41 Power of seizure
Section 42 Regulations concerning vehicles and equipment seized under section 38 or 41
Section 43 Taxi touts
Section 48 and Schedule 1 for the purpose of the insertions into the Road Traffic Offenders (Northern Ireland) Order 1996[^f00002] only insofar as they relate to offences under sections 5(2), 12(2) and (3), 14(6), 15(3) and (4), 16(4), 17(4), 18(6) and (8), 19(2), 20(3), 39(3) and 43(1) Offences
Section 54(1) insofar as not already in operation Application of other statutory provisions
Paragraphs 2, 5, 6(b), 8, 9, 10 and 13(b) of Schedule 2 and type=start slip=2016-01-01 time=1452605508787section 58(1)type=end slip=2016-01-01 time=1452605508787 insofar as it relates to those paragraphs Minor and consequential amendments

Signed

Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of the Environment on 1st December 2015

Elizabeth Loughran — A senior officer of the — Department of the Environment

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

EXPLANATORY NOTE

This Order brings into operation the provisions of the Taxis Act (Northern Ireland) 2008 specified in—

Footnotes

[^f00001]: 2008 c.4 (N.I.)

[^f00002]: S.I. 1996/1320 (N.I. 10)

[^f00005]: S.R. 2014 No. 300 (C. 16) was amended by S.R. 2015 No. 257 (C. 20)

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