LegalizeThe Taxis (2008 Act) (Commencement No. 3) Order (Northern Ireland) 2014
Made: 23rd September 2014
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
1
- (1) This Order may be cited as the Taxis (2008 Act) (Commencement No.3) Order (Northern Ireland) 2014.
- (2) In this Order “the Act” means the Taxis Act (Northern Ireland) 2008.
Appointed day
2
- (1) The day appointed for the coming into operation of the provisions of the Act specified in Part 1 of the Schedule for the purpose only of making regulations, is 24th September 2014.
- (2) The day appointed for the coming into operation of the provisions of the Act specified in Part 2 of the Schedule, is 31st October 2014.
SCHEDULE 1
PART 1 — Provisions coming into operation on 24th September 2014 for the purpose only of making Regulations
| Provisions of the Act | Subject Matter |
|---|---|
| Section 23 except for subsection (8) | Taxi driver’s licences |
| Section 52 | Training |
PART 2 — Provisions coming into operation on 31st October 2014
| Provisions of the Act | Subject Matter |
|---|---|
| Section 22 | Requirement for taxi driver’s licence |
| Section 23 in so far as not already in operation, except for subsection (8) | Taxi driver’s licences |
| Section 24 | Issue of driver’s badges etc. |
| Section 48 and Schedule 1 relating to offences under the following sections— Section 22(2) Driving a taxi without a taxi driver’s licence, Section 22(3) Operating a taxi service driven by a taxi driver without a taxi driver’s licence or owning a taxi being driven by a taxi driver without a taxi driver’s licence, Section 22(5) Driving a taxi without a taxi driver’s licence for that class of taxi, Section 22(6) Operating a taxi service driven by a taxi driver without a taxi driver’s licence for that class of taxi or owning a taxi driven by a taxi driver without a taxi driver’s licence for that class of taxi, Section 24(5) Failure to wear a taxi driver’s badge or display other identification. | Offences |
| Section 52 in so far as not already in operation | Training |
| Section 58(2) and Schedule 3 insofar as they relate to the repeal of— Article 79A of the Road Traffic (Northern Ireland) Order 1981(N.I. 1); Article 6 of, and Part 2 of Schedule 3, to the Road Traffic (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Order 1991 (N.I. 3); and In Part 1 of Schedule 1 to the Road Traffic Offenders (Northern Ireland) Order 1996 (N.I. 10), the entry relating to Article 79A of the 1981 Order. | Consequential amendments and repeals |
Signed
Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of the Environment on 23rd September 2014
Iain Greenway — 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 24th September 2014 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 31st October 2014 the provisions of the Act specified in Part 2 of that Schedule.
Footnotes
[^f00001]: 2008 c.4 (N.I.)
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