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					<dc:identifier>http://www.legislation.gov.uk/apni/1967/37/section/31</dc:identifier><dc:title>Transport Act (Northern Ireland) 1967</dc:title><dc:description>An Act to make further provision for the re-organisation of public transport and otherwise to amend the law relating to transport; and for purposes connected therewith.</dc:description><dc:type>text</dc:type><dc:format>text/xml</dc:format><dc:language>en</dc:language><dc:publisher>Statute Law Database</dc:publisher><dc:modified>2025-06-03</dc:modified><dc:contributor>Expert Participation</dc:contributor><dct:valid>2025-04-01</dct:valid>
					
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				</ukm:Metadata><Primary><Body DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/apni/1967/37/body" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/apni/1967/37/body" NumberOfProvisions="92" RestrictStartDate="2025-04-01"><Part DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/apni/1967/37/part/IV" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/apni/1967/37/part/IV" NumberOfProvisions="21" id="part-IV" RestrictStartDate="2025-04-01"><Number><CommentaryRef Ref="key-b3179796f2c1878349b07ed6bd25523a"/>PART IV</Number><Title>GENERAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO LICENCES UNDER PARTS <Acronym Expansion="2">II</Acronym> AND <Acronym Expansion="3">III</Acronym></Title><P1group RestrictExtent="N.I." RestrictStartDate="2015-10-05"><Title>Records of licences.</Title><P1 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/apni/1967/37/section/31" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/apni/1967/37/section/31" id="section-31"><Pnumber>31 <CommentaryRef Ref="c17018171"/></Pnumber><P1para><P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/apni/1967/37/section/31/1" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/apni/1967/37/section/31/1" id="section-31-1"><Pnumber>1</Pnumber><P2para><Text>The Ministry shall keep a record of all  <Substitution ChangeId="key-a2ece896ce91e2fe727a31b0738758fb-1512739091841" CommentaryRef="key-a2ece896ce91e2fe727a31b0738758fb">bus operator's</Substitution>  licences <CommentaryRef Ref="key-c5db98392629ee000e570ebdb3ba9c0f"/>... granted by it under  <Substitution ChangeId="key-68cd0e5b0aa1d243d6acf05aaebd6ea0-1512561444657" CommentaryRef="key-68cd0e5b0aa1d243d6acf05aaebd6ea0">Part 2</Substitution> .</Text></P2para></P2><P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/apni/1967/37/section/31/2" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/apni/1967/37/section/31/2" id="section-31-2"><Pnumber>2</Pnumber><P2para><Text>Any person appearing to the Ministry to have reasonable grounds for claiming so to do shall be entitled at any reasonable time to inspect the record kept under this section.</Text></P2para></P2><P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/apni/1967/37/section/31/3" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/apni/1967/37/section/31/3" id="section-31-3"><Pnumber>3</Pnumber><P2para><Text>The Ministry shall provide a copy of or extract from the record or any part thereof to any person reasonably requiring such copy or extract.</Text></P2para></P2></P1para></P1></P1group></Part></Body></Primary><Commentaries><Commentary id="c17018171" Type="F"><Para><Text>mod. by SR 1987/187, 383</Text></Para></Commentary><Commentary id="key-68cd0e5b0aa1d243d6acf05aaebd6ea0" Type="F"><Para><Text>Words in s. 31(1) substituted (1.7.2012) by <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2010/2" id="csh923yx2-00007" Class="NorthernIrelandAct" Year="2010" Number="2" Title="Goods Vehicles (Licensing of Operators) Act (Northern Ireland) 2010">Goods Vehicles (Licensing of Operators) Act (Northern Ireland) 2010 (c. 2)</Citation>, <CitationSubRef id="csh923yx2-00008" CitationRef="csh923yx2-00007" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2010/2/section/60/2" SectionRef="section-60-2">s. 60(2)</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef id="csh923yx2-00009" CitationRef="csh923yx2-00007" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2010/2/schedule/3/paragraph/1" SectionRef="schedule-3-paragraph-1" Operative="true">Sch. 3 para. 1</CitationSubRef>; <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisr/2012/262" id="csh923yx2-00010" Class="NorthernIrelandStatutoryRule" Year="2012" Number="262" Title="The Goods Vehicles (Licensing of Operators) (2010 Act) (Commencement No. 2 and Transitional Provisions) Order (Northern Ireland) 2012">S.R. 2012/262</Citation>, <CitationSubRef id="csh923yx2-00011" CitationRef="csh923yx2-00010" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisr/2012/262/article/2" SectionRef="article-2">art. 2</CitationSubRef> (with <CitationSubRef id="csh923yx2-00012" CitationRef="csh923yx2-00010" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisr/2012/262/article/4" SectionRef="article-4">arts. 4-6</CitationSubRef>)</Text></Para></Commentary><Commentary id="key-c5db98392629ee000e570ebdb3ba9c0f" Type="F"><Para><Text>Words in s. 31(1) repealed (1.7.2012) by <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2010/2" id="csh923yx2-00020" Class="NorthernIrelandAct" Year="2010" Number="2" Title="Goods Vehicles (Licensing of Operators) Act (Northern Ireland) 2010">Goods Vehicles (Licensing of Operators) Act (Northern Ireland) 2010 (c. 2)</Citation>, <CitationSubRef id="csh923yx2-00021" CitationRef="csh923yx2-00020" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2010/2/section/60/2" SectionRef="section-60-2">s. 60(2)</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef id="csh923yx2-00022" CitationRef="csh923yx2-00020" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2010/2/schedule/4" SectionRef="schedule-4" Operative="true">Sch. 4</CitationSubRef>; <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisr/2012/262" id="csh923yx2-00023" Class="NorthernIrelandStatutoryRule" Year="2012" Number="262" Title="The Goods Vehicles (Licensing of Operators) (2010 Act) (Commencement No. 2 and Transitional Provisions) Order (Northern Ireland) 2012">S.R. 2012/262</Citation>, <CitationSubRef id="csh923yx2-00024" CitationRef="csh923yx2-00023" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisr/2012/262/article/2" SectionRef="article-2">art. 2</CitationSubRef> (with <CitationSubRef id="csh923yx2-00025" CitationRef="csh923yx2-00023" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisr/2012/262/article/4" SectionRef="article-4">arts. 4-6</CitationSubRef>)</Text></Para></Commentary><Commentary id="key-a2ece896ce91e2fe727a31b0738758fb" Type="F"><Para><Text>Words in <CitationSubRef id="csk6snw22-00006" SectionRef="section-31-1" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/apni/1967/37/section/31/1">s. 31(1)</CitationSubRef> substituted (5.10.2015) by <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2011/11" id="csk6snw22-00007" Class="NorthernIrelandAct" Year="2011" Number="11" Title="Transport Act (Northern Ireland) 2011">Transport Act (Northern Ireland) 2011 (c. 11)</Citation>, <CitationSubRef id="csk6snw22-00008" CitationRef="csk6snw22-00007" SectionRef="section-48-2" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2011/11/section/48/2">s. 48(2)</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef id="csk6snw22-00009" CitationRef="csk6snw22-00007" SectionRef="schedule-1-paragraph-13" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2011/11/schedule/1/paragraph/13" Operative="true">Sch. 1 para. 13</CitationSubRef>; <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisr/2015/284" id="csk6snw22-00010" Class="NorthernIrelandStatutoryRule" Year="2015" Number="284" Title="The Transport (2011 Act) (Commencement No.3) Order (Northern Ireland) 2015">S.R. 2015/284</Citation>, <CitationSubRef id="csk6snw22-00011" CitationRef="csk6snw22-00010" SectionRef="article-2-1" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisr/2015/284/article/2/1">art. 2(1)</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef id="csk6snw22-00012" CitationRef="csk6snw22-00010" SectionRef="schedule" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisr/2015/284/schedule">Sch.</CitationSubRef> (with <CitationSubRef id="csk6snw22-00013" CitationRef="csk6snw22-00010" SectionRef="article-2-2" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisr/2015/284/article/2/2">art. 2(2)</CitationSubRef><CitationSubRef id="csk6snw22-00014" CitationRef="csk6snw22-00010" SectionRef="article-2-3" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisr/2015/284/article/2/3">(3)</CitationSubRef>)</Text></Para></Commentary><Commentary id="key-b3179796f2c1878349b07ed6bd25523a" Type="C"><Para><Text><CitationSubRef SectionRef="part-IV" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/apni/1967/37/part/IV" id="ct03skwk2-00016">Pt. IV</CitationSubRef>: transfer of functions (8.5.2016) by <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisr/2016/76" Class="NorthernIrelandStatutoryRule" Year="2016" Number="76" Title="The Departments (Transfer of Functions) Order (Northern Ireland) 2016" id="ct03skwk2-00017">The Departments (Transfer of Functions) Order (Northern Ireland) 2016 (S.R. 2016/76)</Citation>, <CitationSubRef SectionRef="article-1-2" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisr/2016/76/article/1/2" CitationRef="ct03skwk2-00017" id="ct03skwk2-00018">art. 1(2)</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef SectionRef="schedule-5-part-2" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisr/2016/76/schedule/5/part/2" CitationRef="ct03skwk2-00017" Operative="true" id="ct03skwk2-00019">Sch. 5 Pt. 2</CitationSubRef> (with <CitationSubRef SectionRef="article-9-2" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisr/2016/76/article/9/2" CitationRef="ct03skwk2-00017" id="ct03skwk2-00020">art. 9(2)</CitationSubRef>)</Text></Para></Commentary></Commentaries></Legislation>