2010 No. 193
The Public Service Vehicles (Conditions of Fitness, Equipment and Use) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2010
Made
Coming into operation
Citation, commencement and interpretation
1
These Regulations may be cited as the Public Service Vehicles (Conditions of Fitness, Equipment and Use) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2010 and shall come into operation on 5th July 2010.
2
In these Regulations “the principal Regulations” means the Public Service Vehicles (Conditions of Fitness, Equipment and Use) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 19953.
Amendment to regulation 2 (interpretation)3
In regulation 2 of the principal Regulations—
a
after the definition of “licence” insert—
“licensed for private hire” in relation to a taxi means licensed to carry passengers for hire but not for standing or plying for hire on a road or public place;
b
after the definition of “stage carriage” insert—
“stretched limousine” means a taxi licensed for private hire which has a passenger compartment that has been lengthened following its original construction;
c
after the definition of “vehicle” insert—
“vehicle examiner” means an examiner appointed by the Department under Article 74 of the Road Traffic (Northern Ireland) Order 1995;
Amendment to regulation 39 (general construction and condition)4
For Regulation 39(5)(b) of the principal Regulations substitute—
b
a steering wheel; and
Amendment to regulation 51 (roof signs)5
1
Regulation 51 of the principal Regulations is amended as follows.
2
In paragraph (5)—
a
at the end of sub-paragraph (b) after “Belfast;” omit “or”;
b
at the end of sub-paragraph (c) add—
or
d
is a stretched limousine.
Amendment to regulation 61 (calculation of maximum seating capacity)6
In regulation 61(6) of the principal Regulations for “In determining” substitute “In the determination by a vehicle examiner of”.
Revocation7
Regulation 39(6) of the principal Regulations is revoked.
Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of the Environment on 26th May 2010.
(This note is not part of the Regulations)