The Taxi Licensing Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2015

1. Introductory Text

2. PART 1 Preliminary

   1. 1. Citation and commencement

   2. 2. Interpretation

3. PART 2 Taxi licences

   1. 3. Application for a taxi licence

   2. 3A. Automatic renewal of licences

   3. 4. Inspection of taxi

   4. 5. Classes of use

   5. 6. Class A permitted use in Belfast Zone – days and hours

   6. 7. Grant of licence

   7. 8. Use of licensed taxi

   8. 9. Further application for a taxi licence within 21 days of refusal

   9. 10. Refund of fees

   10. 11. Conditions of licence

   11. 12. Display of plates and signs

   12. 13. Duplicate licence, plate or sign

   13. 14. Change of address of owner

4. PART 3 Fitness of taxis

   1. 15. Length of taxi

   2. 16. Fuel tanks and apparatus

   3. 17. Exhaust system

   4. 18. Steps and rails

   5. 19. Calculation of maximum seating capacity

   6. 20. General construction and condition

   7. 21. Access to doors

   8. 22. Luggage

5. PART 4 Equipment

   1. 23. Fire extinguishers

   2. 24. Repair outfit

   3. 25. Roof sign

   4. 26. Wheelchair sign

6. PART 5 Use of taxis

   1. 27. Display of roof sign

   2. 28. Ramps or lifts

   3. 29. Front and rear seats

   4. 30. Body maintenance

   5. 31. Filling of fuel tank

   6. 32. Carriage of flammable or dangerous substances

7. PART 6 General

   1. 33. Certificate of exemption

   2. 34. Transitional provisions

   3. 35. Transitional provisions: Classes of use

   4. 36. Revocation

8. Signature

9. 1. SCHEDULE 1

      Fees for Taxi Licences

   2. SCHEDULE 1A

      CONDITIONS FOR AUTOMATIC RENEWAL LICENCE

   3. SCHEDULE 2

      Items Included in Inspection

   4. SCHEDULE 3

      Wheelchair Facilities – Class B Licensed Taxis

      1. In this Schedule “restraint” means a belt or other suitable...

   5. SCHEDULE 4

      Fire Extinguishing Apparatus

   6. SCHEDULE 5

      Certificate of Exemption

10. Explanatory Note