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Statutory Rules of Northern Ireland
Road Traffic And Vehicles
Made
5th September 2023
Coming into operation
1st October 2023
1. 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.
2.—(1) The Public Service Vehicles Accessibility Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2003(4) are amended in accordance with paragraph (2).
(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”.
(This note is not part of the Regulations)
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
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 is dissolved
1995 c. 50; sections 41 and 45 were modified in their application to Northern Ireland by paragraphs 25 and 29 respectively of Schedule 8
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)
S.R. 2003 No. 37; to which there are no relevant amendments.