PART 1Preliminary
Citation and commencement
1. These Regulations may be cited as the Taxi Drivers’ Licences Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2014 and shall come into operation on 31st October 2014.
Interpretation
2. In these Regulations—
“the Act” means the Taxis Act (Northern Ireland) 2008;
“the 1996 Regulations” means the Motor Vehicles (Driving Licences) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996(1);
“category B vehicle” has the meaning given by regulation 3 of, and Schedule 1 to, the 1996 Regulations;
“examiner” in relation to the practical test of driving skills and behaviour, means an officer of the Department appointed to conduct that test;
“film clip” means a sequence of visual images displayed electronically;
“motor car” has the meaning given by section 23(15) of the Act.