Amendment of the Taxi Licensing Regulations (Northern Ireland) 20152.

(1)

Regulation 3A (automatic renewal of licences) of the Taxi Licensing Regulations (Northern Ireland) 20157 is amended in accordance with paragraphs (2) and (3).

(2)

For paragraph (1) substitute—

“(1)

Paragraph (2) applies where a taxi licence granted in respect of a taxi before 10th October 2020 has expired in the period beginning with 9th March 2020 and ending with 31st May 2021.”.

(3)

At the end of paragraph (2) after “regulation 7(1) or (2)” add—

“,

provided that the aggregate period for which any consecutive automatic renewal licences are granted shall not exceed 12 months for any taxi”.