Taxis Act (Northern Ireland) 2008

Section 48.

SCHEDULE 1 ENTRIES TO BE INSERTED IN PART 1 OF SCHEDULE 1 TO THE ROAD TRAFFIC OFFENDERS (NORTHERN IRELAND) ORDER 1996 IN RESPECT OF OFFENCES UNDER THIS ACT

(1)	(2)	(3)	(4)	(5)	(6)	(7)
Provision creating offence	General nature of offence	Mode of Prosecution	Punishment	Disqualification	Endorsement	Penalty Points
Offences under the Taxis Act (Northern Ireland) 2008
Section 1(3)	Operating a taxi service without an operator’s licence	Summarily	Level 5 on the standard scale
Section 3(5)	Knowingly keeping or making false records etc.	Summarily	Level 3 on the standard scale
Section 3(10)	Operating a taxi service in respect of unlicensed taxi or in respect of taxi driven by unlicensed driver	Summarily	Level 5 on the standard scale
Section 3(11)	Contravention of other operator’s duties	Summarily	Level 3 on the standard scale
Section 4(2)	Sub-contracting work to a non-licensed operator	Summarily	Level 3 on the standard scale
Section 5(2)	Contravention of provisions of or made under Chapter 2	Summarily	Level 3 on the standard scale
Section 12(2) and (3)	Using, or permitting a taxi to be used, without a taxi licence	Summarily	Level 5 on the standard scale
Section 14(6)	Contravention of taxi owner’s duties	Summarily	Level 3 on the standard scale
Section 15(3) and (4)	Contravention of requirement to exhibit taxi plates etc.	Summarily	Level 3 on the standard scale
Section 16(4)	Contravention of regulations relating to regulation of fares	Summarily	Level 3 on the standard scale
Section 17(4)	Failure to display fares or contravention of regulations to secure publication of fares	Summarily	Level 3 on the standard scale
Section 18(6)	Contravention of provisions relating to taximeters	Summarily	Level 3 on the standard scale
Section 18(8)	Unlawful tampering with a taximeter	Summarily	Level 3 on the standard scale
Section 19(2)	Carrying more than the prescribed number of passengers	Summarily	Level 3 on the standard scale
Section 20(3)	Contravention of regulations concerning taxis or use of taxis	Summarily	Level 3 on the standard scale
Section 22(2)	Driving a taxi without a taxi driver’s licence	Summarily	Level 5 on the standard scale	Discretionary if committed by driving a taxi where no licence authorising the driving of that vehicle could have been granted	Obligatory if committed as described in column 5	3–6
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	Summarily	Level 5 on the standard scale
Section 22(5)	Driving a taxi without a taxi driver’s licence for that class of taxi	Summarily	Level 3 on the standard scale
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	Summarily	Level 3 on the standard scale
Section 24(5)	Failure to wear a taxi driver’s badge or display other identification	Summarily	Level 3 on the standard scale
Section 31(5)	Failure to produce documents etc.	Summarily	Level 3 on the standard scale
Section 32(6)	Failure to comply with requirement or direction to return licence, plate, etc. or badge	Summarily	Level 3 on the standard scale
Section 37(3)	Failure to comply with an enforcement notice	Summarily	Level 3 on the standard scale
Section 39(3)	Failure to make alternative arrangements for conveyance of passengers	Summarily	Level 3 on the standard scale
Section 43(1)	Soliciting any person to be carried in a taxi	Summarily	Level 3 on the standard scale
Section 44(1)	Knowingly etc. to make false statement or furnish false information	Summarily	Level 5 on the standard scale
Section 44(2)	Forging, possessing, documents, etc. with intent to deceive	Summarily	Level 5 on the standard scale
Section 45(1)	Obstruction of constable or authorised officer	Summarily	Level 3 on the standard scale
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	Summarily	Level 3 on the standard scale
Section 45(3)	Knowingly to make a false statement to authorised officer or constable	Summarily	Level 5 on the standard scale