Statutory Rules of Northern Ireland
1997 No. 365
ROAD TRAFFIC AND VEHICLES
Motor Hackney Carriages (Belfast) (Amendment) By-Laws (Northern Ireland) 1997
Made
11th August 1997
Coming into operation
22nd September 1997
The Department of the Environment, in exercise of the powers conferred on it by Article 65(1) and (2) of the Road Traffic (Northern Ireland) Order 1981(1) and of every other power enabling it in that behalf, hereby makes the following By-Laws:
Citation and commencement
1. These By-Laws may be cited as the Motor Hackney Carriages (Belfast) (Amendment) By-Laws (Northern Ireland) 1997 and shall come into operation on 22nd September 1997.
By-Laws amended
2.—(1) The By-Laws made in respect of Motor Hackney Carriages standing or plying for hire made by the Council of the County Borough of Belfast on 4th June 1951(2) shall be amended in accordance with paragraphs (2) and (3).
(2) For By-Law 9 there shall be substituted—
“9. The several streets specified in the first column of the Schedule to these By-Laws annexed shall at the sites specified in column 2 of said Schedule be the prescribed public street stands for Motor Hackney Carriages not exceeding the number specified in column 3 of the said Schedule. The hours available for use of the prescribed public street stands by Motor Hackney Carriages shall be the times specified in column 4 of the said Schedule.
A vehicle other than a licensed Motor Hackney Carriage standing or plying for hire shall not wait on any such prescribed public street stands during the times specified in column 4 of the said Schedule.”.
(3) For the Schedule there shall be substituted—
(See by-law 9)
“SCHEDULE
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Street | Site in Street | Number of Motor Hackney Carriages | Hours Available for Use |
| AMELIA STREET | South Side: from a point 4.8 metres east of the east kerbline of Great Victoria Street for a distance of 35.5 metres in an easterly direction. Carriages shall stand in single line by the kerbline and parallel therewith, facing west. All gateways shall be kept clear. | 7 | At any time |
| BRADBURY PLACE | West Side: from a point 61 metres south of the south kerbline of Donegall Road for a distance of 20 metres in a southerly direction. Carriages shall stand in single line by the kerbline and parallel therewith, facing north. All gateways shall be kept clear. | 4 | Between the hours of 7.00 p.m. and 7.00 a.m. |
| 1 | Between the hours | of 7.00 p.m. and 7.00 a.m. |
(b)from a point approximately 46 metres south of the south kerbline of Albion Lane for a distance of 14 metres in a southerly direction. Carriages shall stand in single line by the kerbline and parallel therewith, facing south. | 3 | Between the hours of 7.00 p.m. and 7.00 a.m. | |
| CORPORATION SQUARE |
| 4 | At any time |
(b)from a point approximately 140 metres east of the east kerbline of Corporation Street in an easterly direction. Carriages shall stand in single line by the kerbline and parallel therewith, facing east. | 3 | At any time | |
| DONEGALL QUAY | West Side: in the lay-by, from a point approximately 66.5 metres south of the south kerbline of Queen’s Square for a distance of 5 metres in a southerly direction. Carriages shall stand in single line by the kerbline and parallel therewith, facing south. | 1 | At any time |
| DONEGALL SQUARE EAST |
| 4 | At any time |
(b)from a point 7 metres south of the south kerbline of Chichester Street for a distance of 20 metres in a southerly direction. Carriages shall stand in single line by the east kerbline of the island of Donegall Square East and parallel therewith, facing south. | 4 | At any time | |
| DONEGALL SQUARE NORTH | North Side: from a point 12.5 metres east of the east kerbline of Donegall Place for a distance of 30 metres in an easterly direction. Carriages shall stand in single line by the kerbline and parallel therewith, facing east. | 6 | At any time |
| DUBLIN ROAD | West Side: from a point 15 metres north of the north kerbline of Ventry Street for a distance of 13 metres in a northerly direction. Carriages shall stand in single line by the kerbline and parallel therewith, facing south. All gateways shall be kept clear. | 3 | Between the hours of 7.00 p.m. and 7.00 a.m. |
| FISHERWICK PLACE | West Side: in the lay-by, from a point approximately 24 metres north of the north kerbline of Grosvenor Road for a distance of 15 metres in a northerly direction. Carriages shall stand in single line by the kerbline parallel therewith, facing north. | 3 | At any time |
| GLENGALL STREET | South Side: from a point 91 metres west of the west kerbline of Great Victoria Street for a distance of 33.6 metres in a westerly direction. Carriages shall stand in single line by the kerbline and parallel therewith, facing west. | 6 | At any time |
| GREAT VICTORIA STREET | West Side: in the lay-by, from a point approximately 58 metres south of the south kerbline of Glengall Street for a distance of 15 metres in a southerly direction. Carriages shall stand in single line by the kerbline and parallel therewith, facing north. | 3 | At any time |
| East Side: from a point approximately 10 metres south of the north kerbline of Glengall Street for a distance of 14 metres in a southerly direction. Carriages shall stand in single line by the kerbline and parallel therewith, facing south. | 3 | Between the hours of 7.00 p.m. and 7.00 p.m. | |
| LISBURN ROAD | South-East Side: from a point 62.7 metres south- west of the south-west kerbline of Balmoral Avenue for a distance of 15 metres in a south- westerly direction. Carriages shall stand in single line by the kerbline and parallel therewith, facing south-west. | 3 | At any time |
| MALONE ROAD | West Side: from a point approximately 51 metres north of the north kerbline of Eglantine Avenue for a distance of 20 metres in a northerly direction. Carriages shall stand in single line by the kerbline and parallel therewith, facing north. | 4 | Between the hours of 7.00 p.m. and 7.00 a.m. |
| East Side: from a point approximately 60 metres south of the south kerbline of Wellington Park for a distance of 10 metres in a southerly direction. Carriages shall stand in single line by the kerbline and parallel therewith, facing south. | 2 | Between the hours of 7.00 p.m. and 7.00 a.m.”. |
Revocation
3. The Motor Hackney Carriages (Belfast) (Amendment No. 3) By-Laws (Northern Ireland) 1996(3) are hereby revoked.
Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of the Environment on
L.S.
J. Ritchie
Assistant Secretary
11th August 1997.
Explanatory Note
(This note is not part of the By-Laws.)
These By-Laws revoke and replace with amendments By-Law 9 of and the Schedule to the Motor Hackney Carriages (Belfast) By-Laws made by the Council of the County Borough of Belfast on 4th June 1951.
The amendments are as follows—
By-Law 9 now makes reference to the hours available for the use of taxi stands by taxis, and prohibits the waiting by a vehicle (other than a licensed taxi) on taxi stands during these hours.
The new Schedule makes provision for new taxi stands at Fisherwick Place, Great Victoria Street and Bradbury Place. The existing stands on the west and east side of Malone Road have been relocated and the number of spaces on the west side increased from two to four. The existing stand at Oxford Street has been removed.
The Motor Hackney Carriages (Belfast) (Amendment No. 3) By-Laws (Northern Ireland) 1996 are revoked as a consequence of these By-Laws.
S.I. 1981/154 (N.I. 1); see Article 2(2) for the definition of “Department”
The relevant amending By-Law is S.R. 1996 No. 543