Motor Hackney Carriages (Belfast) (Amendment) By-Laws (Northern Ireland) 2001

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the By-Laws.)

These By-Laws amend the Motor Hackney Carriages (Belfast) By-Laws made by the Council of the County Borough of Belfast on 4th June 1951 by fixing the minimum and maximum fares payable as follows—

(1) fare for hire of a taxi where not more than 4 passengers are carried— for the first one and one-half miles or part of such distance	minimum	£2·50
	maximum	£2·50
for every subsequent one-tenth of a mile or part of such distance	minimum	11p
	maximum	11p
for each minute or part of a minute during which the taxi is kept waiting by the hirer	minimum	16p
	maximum	16p
(2) additional fare— for each passenger exceeding 4 carried for the entire distance	minimum	24p
	maximum	24p
for each piece of luggage carried on the outside of the taxi	minimum	20p
	maximum	20p

The Motor Hackney Carriages (Belfast) (Amendment No. 2) By-Laws (Northern Ireland) 1996 are revoked as a consequence of these By-Laws.

A Regulatory Impact Assessment has been prepared and copies can be obtained from Road Transport Licensing Division, Driver and Vehicle Licensing Northern Ireland, 148-158 Corporation Street, Belfast, BT1 3DH (telephone [phone], fax [phone]). A copy has been placed in the library of the Northern Ireland Assembly.