Public Service Vehicles (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2001

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Regulations.)

These Regulations further amend the Public Service Vehicles Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1985.

The following amendments take effect from the 1st day of December 2001—

(a) Regulation 7 is amended so that the regulation now specifies the details which are required to be contained in discs issued with a Public Service Vehicle Licence (previously the form of the disc was prescribed in Schedule 9) (regulation 4);

(b) Regulation 9(1) and (4) is amended to remove the requirement for application for re-inspection to be on a form prescribed by the Department (regulation 5);

(c) Schedule 9 is replaced by a new schedule which specifies unique identifying symbols which discs must contain for public hire taxis and buses (regulation 7);

(d) Regulation 10 which provides for refund of fees is amended to reduce the notice required to one clear day before the date of appointment (regulation 6).

• The following amendments take effect from the 1st day of February 2002—

  (a)

  Regulation 5(1) is amended to enable an applicant to apply for a vehicle licence without completing a form issued by the Department (regulation 2);

  (b)

  Regulation 6(1) is amended to remove the requirement that the Department shall notify the applicant of the time and date of an inspection in writing (regulation 3(a));

  (c)

  Regulation 6 is amended to remove the requirement for the Department to notify an applicant about inspection of a vehicle in writing and the reference in regulation 6(2)(d) to particulars shown in an application form (regulation 3(b)).