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The Taxis (2008 Act) (Commencement No. 2) Order (Northern Ireland) 2012

Type Ni-Statutory-Rule
Publication 2012-08-07
State In force
Jurisdiction Northern Ireland
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Made: 7th August 2012

The Department of the Environment makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 59 of the Taxis Act (Northern Ireland) 2008[^f00001].

Citation and interpretation

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Appointed Day

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SCHEDULE

PART 1 — Provisions coming into operation on 8th August 2012 for the purpose only of making Regulations

Provisions of the Act Subject Matter
Section 1 Requirement for operator’s licence
Section 2 Operator’s licences
Section 3 Duties of licensed operators, etc.
Section 28 Variation of licence on request
Section 30 Fees
Section 33 Register of licences

PART 2 — Provisions coming into operation on 1st September 2012

Provisions of the Act Subject Matter
Section 1 in so far as not already in operation Requirement for operator’s licence
Section 2 in so far as not already in operation Operator’s licences
Section 3 in so far as not already in operation Duties of licensed operators, etc.
Section 4 Hirings accepted on behalf of another operator
Section 25 Applications for licences, etc.
Section 26 Power to suspend, revoke or curtail licences
Section 27 Suspension, revocation and curtailment under Section 26: procedure etc.
Section 28 in so far as not already in operation Variation of licence on request licence
Section 29 Variation of operator’s licence by Department
Section 30 in so far as not already in operation Fees
Section 31 Production of documents
Section 32 Return of licences, etc.
Section 33(1)(a), (c) to (e) and (2) in so far as not already in operation Register of licences
Section 34 Appeals
Section 35 Effect of appeal on decision appealed against
Section 37 Enforcement notices
Section 38 Powers of entry
Section 44 False statements, forgery and power of seizure in connection with certain documents
Section 45 Obstruction of authorised officers etc.
Section 46 Offences due to fault of other person
Section 47 Offences by corporations
Section 48 and Schedule 1 relating to offences under the following sections— Section 1(3) Operating a taxi service without an operator’s licence, Section 3(5) Knowingly keeping or making false records etc, Section 3(10) Operating a taxi service in respect of unlicensed taxi or in respect of taxi driven by unlicensed driver, Section 3(11) Contravention of other operator’s duties, Section 4(2) Sub-contracting work to a non-licensed operator, Section 31(5) Failure to produce documents etc., Section 32(6) Failure to comply with requirement or direction to return licence, plate, etc. or badge, Section 37(3) Failure to comply with an enforcement notice, Section 44(1) Knowingly etc. to make false statement or furnish false information, Section 44(2) Forging, possessing, documents, etc. with intent to deceive, Section 45(1) Obstruction of constable or authorised officer, Section 45(2) Failure to comply with requirement of constable or authorised officer or failure to give a constable or authorised officer assistance or information, Section 45(3) Knowingly to make a false statement to authorised officer or constable. Offences
Section 50 Publication of information
Section 53 Service of notices

Signed

Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of the Environment on 7th August 2012

Stanley Duncan — A senior officer of the — Department of the Environment

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

EXPLANATORY NOTE

This Order brings into operation on 8th August 2012 provisions of the Taxis Act (Northern Ireland) 2008 (“the Act”) specified in Part 1 of the Schedule for the purpose only of making regulations, and brings into operation on 1st September 2012 the provisions of the Act specified in Part 2 of that Schedule.

Footnotes

[^f00001]: 2008 c.4 (N.I.)

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