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Statutory Rules of Northern Ireland
road traffic and vehicles
Made
20th February 2007
Coming into operation
2nd April 2007
The Department of the Environment makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred on it by Articles 61(1), 66(1) and 218(1) of the Road Traffic (Northern Ireland) Order 1981(1).
In accordance with Article 66(1) of that Order the Department of Finance and Personnel(2) has approved regulation 2.
1. These Regulations may be cited as the Public Service Vehicles (Licence Fees) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2007 and shall come into operation on 2nd April 2007.
2. In the Public Service Vehicles Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1985(3) for Schedule 7 substitute—
Regulations 4A(1), 5(3), 9(2), (3), (5) and (6), and 12(1)
1. Fee payable with initial application for a vehicle licence (see regulation 5(3)) | ||
(a) | Buses— | |
| £85.50 | |
| £85.50 | |
| £85.50 | |
| £97.50 | |
| £110.00 | |
| £122.00 | |
(b) | Taxi | £126.50 |
2. Fee payable with re-application for a vehicle licence (see regulation 9(2)) | ||
(a) | Buses— | |
| £85.50 | |
| £85.50 | |
| £85.50 | |
| £97.50 | |
| £110.00 | |
| £122.00 | |
(b) | Taxi | £126.50 |
3. Fee payable with re-application for a vehicle licence made within 21 days from the date of the service of the notice of refusal (see regulation 9(3)) | ||
(a) | Buses— | |
| £19.50 | |
(b) | Taxi | £19.50 |
4. Fee payable with re-application for a vehicle licence made under regulation 9(4) within 21 days from the date of the service of the notice of refusal (see regulation 9(5)) | ||
Buses— | ||
| £19.50 | |
| £32.00 | |
| £45.00 | |
5. Fee payable for a duplicate vehicle licence (see regulation 12(1)) | ||
(a) | Buses— | |
| £10.00 | |
Taxi | £10.00” |
3. The Public Service Vehicles (Licence Fees) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2005(4) are revoked.
Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of the Environment on 20th February 2007.
(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations further amend the Public Service Vehicles Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1985 by increasing some of the fees payable.
For an initial application for a vehicle licence (regulation 5(3)) the following fees have increased—
(a)Buses—
Class I, II and III from £83.00 to £85.50;
Class IA, from £95.00 to £97.50;
Class IIA, from £107.50 to £110.00 and
Class IIIA, from £119.50 to £122.00.
(b)Taxi, from £122.00 to £126.50
For a re-application for a vehicle licence (regulation 9(2)) the following fees have increased—
(c)Buses—
Class I, II and III from £83.00 to £85.50;
Class IA, from £95.00 to £97.50;
Class IIA, from £107.50 to £110.00; and
Class IIIA, from £119.50 to £122.00.
(d)Taxi, from £122.00 to £126.50.
All other fees remain unchanged.
The Public Service Vehicles (Licence Fees) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2005 are revoked.
S.I.1981/154 (N.I. 1); see Article 2(2) for the definition of “Department” and “prescribed”
Formerly the Department of Finance. see S.I. 1982/338 (N.I. 6), Article 3
S.R.1985 No. 123; relevant amending Regulations are S.R. 1998 No. 76, S.R. 2000 No. 149, S.R. 2004 No. 413 and S.R. 2005 No. 405