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The Taxi Licensing Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2015

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Use of licensed taxi

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8.—(1) Subject to paragraph (2), the owner or driver of a licensed taxi shall not cause or permit the use of the taxi other than in accordance with the permitted use specified in column (2) of the Table in regulation 5(1).

(2) The owner or driver of a Class D licensed taxi shall not cause or permit the use of the taxi other than in accordance with the permitted use specified in column (2) of the Table in regulation 5(1), unless the taxi is used to provide—

(a)an executive service or a tour service on behalf of a licensed operator and the requirement specified in regulation 9(1A) of the Taxi Operators Licensing Regulations(1) is satisfied; or

(b)a service for—

(i)a health and social care body as defined in section 1(5) of the Health and Social Care (Reform) Act (Northern Ireland) 2009(2); or

(ii)the Education Authority established under the Education Act (Northern Ireland) 2014(3).

(3) Subject to paragraph (4), the owner or driver of a Class C licensed taxi shall not cause or permit the use of the taxi to carry passengers for hire or reward unless the requirement specified in regulation 9(1A) of the Taxi Operators Licensing Regulations is satisfied.

(4) Paragraph (3) shall not apply where the taxi is being used for the purposes of a wedding or to provide courtesy transport.

(5) In this regulation “courtesy transport” has the same meaning as in regulation 15(3) of the Taxi Operators Licensing Regulations(4).

(1)

Paragraph (1A) is inserted by regulation 2(4)(a) of S.R. 2015 No. 395

(4)

The definition of “courtesy transport” is substituted by regulation 2(8) of S.R. 2015 No. 395

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