Road Transport Licensing (Fees) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1997

Citation, commencement and interpretation

1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Road Transport Licensing (Fees) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1997 and shall come into operation on 1st April 1997.

(2) In these Regulations, “the Act” means the Transport Act (Northern Ireland) 1967.

Fees for road service licences

2.  The fee payable for a road service licence under section 9(1) of the Act shall be calculated in respect of each vehicle authorised to be used under the licence at the rate of £3·25 per month (or part of a month) for each month that the licence is to remain in force.

Refund of road service licence fees

3.—(1) Where a road service licence is surrendered, revoked or suspended the holder shall be entitled under section 9(2) of the Act to be repaid by way of rebate of the fee paid in respect of the grant of the licence—

(a) for each complete month of the period of currency of the licence which is unexpired at the time of surrender or revocation; or

(b) for each complete month of the period during which the licence is suspended,

a sum equal to the monthly multiplicand in respect of each vehicle authorised under the licence.

(2) For the purposes of this regulation “the monthly multiplicand” means the rate per month at which the fee paid under regulation 2 by the holder of the licence was calculated.

Fees for road freight operators' licences

4.  The fee payable for a road freight operator’s licence under section 16(2) of the Act shall be £7·00 for each complete year during which the licence is to remain in force.

Alteration of road freight vehicle licence fees

5.—(1) The amount of the fee payable for a road freight vehicle licence under section 23(1) of the Act shall be £4·00, instead of £3·00, for each month or part of a month during the currency of the licence.

(2) The amount of the fee payable for such a licence under section 25(2) or (4) of the Act shall be £2·50.

Revocation

6.  The Regulations set out in the Schedule are hereby revoked.

Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of the Environment on

L.S.

J. Ritchie

Assistant Secretary

11th February 1997.

The Department of Finance and Personnel hereby approves these Regulations.

Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Finance and Personnel on

L.S.

D. Thomson

Assistant Secretary

11th February 1997.