54—(1) Articles 59 to 66 of the 1981 Order shall not apply to taxis, in so far as those provisions relate to any matter in relation to which requirements are or could be imposed by or under this Act.
(2) Part 2 of the Transport Act (Northern Ireland) 1967 (c. 37) shall not apply to the use of a taxi to stand or ply for hire or reward or to carry passengers for hire or reward.
F1(3) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(4) Notwithstanding anything in Article 215 of the 1981 Order or Article 109 of the 1995 Order, the provisions of those Orders, in so far as they relate to taxis, shall have effect in relation to the Belfast Harbour Commissioners or other harbour commissioners having in relation to their harbour area powers similar to those of the Belfast Harbour Commissioners for restricting access to, and regulating motor traffic on, roads, and a road vested in, or under the control of, any such harbour commissioners, shall be deemed for the purposes of those Orders to be a road to which the public has access.
(5) For the purposes of those provisions as applied by subsection (4) to a road in the Belfast Harbour Estate a member of the Belfast Harbour Police shall have the same powers as a member of the Police Service of Northern Ireland has in relation to other roads.
Textual Amendments
F1S. 54(3) repealed (5.10.2015) by Transport Act (Northern Ireland) 2011 (c. 11), ss. 21(4)(d), 48(2), Sch. 2; S.R. 2015/284, art. 2(1), Sch.
Commencement Information
I1S. 54 partly in operation; s. 54 not in operation at Royal Assent see s. 59; s. 54(1) in operation for certain purposes at 23.11.2009 by S.R. 2009/352, art. 2, Sch.; s. 54(4)(5) in operation at 23.11.2009 by S.R. 2009/352, art. 2, Sch.
I2S. 54(1) in operation at 31.5.2016 in so far as not already in operation by S.R. 2015/389, art. 2(3), Sch. Pt. 3