The Public Service Vehicles Accessibility (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2023
Citation and commencement1.
These Regulations may be cited as the Public Service Vehicles Accessibility (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2023 and shall come into operation on 1st October 2023.
Amendment of the Public Service Vehicles Accessibility Regulations2.
(1)
(2)
In regulation 7 (applications and fees for accessibility certificates), in paragraph (2)—
(a)
in sub-paragraph (a)—
(i)
in head (i) for “£28.00” substitute “£46.00”
; and
(ii)
in head (ii) for “£55.00” substitute “£70.50”
; and
(b)
in sub-paragraph (b)—
(i)
in head (i) for “£10.00” substitute “£17.00”
; and
(ii)
in head (ii) for “£20.00” substitute “£38.00”
.
Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department for Infrastructure on 5th September 2023
These Regulations amend the Public Service Vehicles Accessibility Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2003 in order to increase the fees payable in respect of applications for accessibility certificates.
On first application, where the vehicle is required to comply with the only one of Schedules 1, 2 or 3 the fee is increased from £28.00 to £46.00 and on subsequent application the fee is increased from £10.00 to £17.00.
On first application, where the vehicle is required to comply with Schedules 1 and 2 or Schedules 1 and 3 the fee is increased from £55.00 to £70.50 and on subsequent application the fee is increased from £20.00 to £38.00.
An Explanatory Memorandum and Regulatory Impact Assessment have 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