Statutory Rules of Northern Ireland

2023 No. 128

Road Traffic And Vehicles

The Taxi Licensing (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2023

Made

5th September 2023

Coming into operation

1st October 2023

The Department for Infrastructure(1) makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 13(5), 30(1) and 56(1) of the Taxis Act (Northern Ireland) 2008(2) and now vested in it(3).

Citation and commencement N.I.

1.  These Regulations may be cited as the Taxi Licensing (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2023 and shall come into operation on 1st October 2023.

Commencement Information

I1 Reg. 1 in operation at 1.10.2023, see reg. 1

Amendment of the Taxi Licensing Regulations N.I.

2.  In the Taxi Licensing Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2015(4) for Schedule 1 substitute—

Regulations 3, 9(2) and 13

“SCHEDULE 1 N.I.Fees for Taxi Licences

Column (1) Matter	Column (2) Fees
Application for a taxi licence	£147.00
Further application for a taxi licence within 21 days	£29.50
New taxi licence, plate or sign to replace one lost, accidentally defaced or destroyed	£10.00”.

Commencement Information

I2 Reg. 2 in operation at 1.10.2023, see reg. 1

Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department for Infrastructure on 5th September 2023

Chris Hughes

A senior officer of the

Department for Infrastructure

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Order)

These Regulations amend Schedule 1 to the Taxi Licensing Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2015 to increase fees payable as follows—

(1) Application for a taxi licence fee increased from £138.50 to £147.00; and

(2) Further application for a taxi licence within 21 days increased from £19.50 to £29.50.

An Explanatory Memorandum and a Regulatory Impact Assessment has been produced and are available from Safe and Accessible Travel Division, Department for Infrastructure, Clarence Court, 10-18 Adelaide Street, Town Parks, Belfast BT2 8GB or online alongside this Regulation at http//www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr

(1)

Formerly the Department for Regional Development; see section 1(6) and (11) of, and Schedule 1 to, the Departments Act (Northern Ireland) 2016 (2016 c. 5 (N.I.)). Pursuant to section 1(9) of that Act, the Department of the Environment was dissolved.

(2)

2008 c. 4 (N.I.)

(3)

See Article 8(1)(b) of, and Part 2 of Schedule 5 to, the Departments (Transfer of Functions) Order (Northern Ireland) 2016 (S.R. 2016 No. 76)

(4)

S.R. 2015 No. 393 to which there are no relevant amendments.