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					<dc:identifier>http://www.legislation.gov.uk/apni/1967/37/section/7A</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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          PART II</Number><Title>CARRIAGE OF PASSENGERS BY ROAD</Title><Chapter DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/apni/1967/37/part/II/chapter" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/apni/1967/37/part/II/chapter" NumberOfProvisions="14" id="part-II-chapter" RestrictStartDate="2020-12-31"><Number/><Title>Road service licences</Title><P1group RestrictExtent="N.I." RestrictStartDate="2015-10-05"><Title><Addition ChangeId="d29p510" CommentaryRef="c22560421">Conditions as to matters required to be notified</Addition></Title><P1 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/apni/1967/37/section/7A" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/apni/1967/37/section/7A" id="section-7A"><Pnumber><Addition ChangeId="d29p510" CommentaryRef="c22560421">7A</Addition></Pnumber><P1para><P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/apni/1967/37/section/7A/1" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/apni/1967/37/section/7A/1" id="section-7A-1"><Pnumber><Addition ChangeId="d29p510" CommentaryRef="c22560421">1</Addition></Pnumber><P2para><Text><Addition ChangeId="d29p510" CommentaryRef="c22560421">On granting a  </Addition><Addition ChangeId="d29p510" CommentaryRef="c22560421"><Substitution ChangeId="key-54e8aefab400844b6d01c13eadeeff0a-1512732994760" CommentaryRef="key-54e8aefab400844b6d01c13eadeeff0a">bus operator's</Substitution></Addition><Addition ChangeId="d29p510" CommentaryRef="c22560421">  licence, the Department shall attach to it the following conditions, namely‐</Addition></Text><P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/apni/1967/37/section/7A/1/a" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/apni/1967/37/section/7A/1/a" id="section-7A-1-a"><Pnumber><Addition ChangeId="d29p510" CommentaryRef="c22560421">a</Addition></Pnumber><P3para><Text><Addition ChangeId="d29p510" CommentaryRef="c22560421">a condition requiring the holder of the licence to inform the Department of any event which could affect the fulfilment by the holder of the licence of any of the requirements of section 6A, and to do so within 28 days of the event; and</Addition></Text></P3para></P3><P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/apni/1967/37/section/7A/1/b" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/apni/1967/37/section/7A/1/b" id="section-7A-1-b"><Pnumber><Addition ChangeId="d29p510" CommentaryRef="c22560421">b</Addition></Pnumber><P3para><Text><Addition ChangeId="d29p510" CommentaryRef="c22560421">a condition requiring the holder of the licence to inform the Department of any event which could affect the fulfilment by a </Addition><CommentaryRef Ref="key-e2e51af968c456a4948335f97e8c8197"/><Addition ChangeId="d29p510" CommentaryRef="c22560421">... transport manager of the requirements mentioned in section  </Addition><Addition ChangeId="d29p510" CommentaryRef="c22560421"><Substitution ChangeId="key-ab4d2e3be4d145d1253929582f7bfa5c-1512638743499" CommentaryRef="key-ab4d2e3be4d145d1253929582f7bfa5c">section 6A(1)(b) or (d)</Substitution></Addition><Addition ChangeId="d29p510" CommentaryRef="c22560421"> , and to do so within 28 days of the event coming to the knowledge of the holder of the licence.</Addition></Text></P3para></P3></P2para></P2><P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/apni/1967/37/section/7A/2" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/apni/1967/37/section/7A/2" id="section-7A-2"><Pnumber><CommentaryRef Ref="key-16dc5c5e07333027c69e2cde8da082a7"/><Addition ChangeId="d29p510" CommentaryRef="c22560421">2</Addition></Pnumber><P2para><Text><Addition ChangeId="d29p510" CommentaryRef="c22560421">. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .</Addition></Text></P2para></P2><P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/apni/1967/37/section/7A/3" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/apni/1967/37/section/7A/3" id="section-7A-3"><Pnumber><Addition ChangeId="d29p510" CommentaryRef="c22560421">3</Addition></Pnumber><P2para><Text><Addition ChangeId="d29p510" CommentaryRef="c22560421">Any person who contravenes any conditions attached under this section to a licence of which he is the holder is guilty of an offence and liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 4 on the standard scale.</Addition></Text></P2para></P2></P1para></P1></P1group></Chapter></Part></Body></Primary><Commentaries><Commentary id="c22560421" Type="F"><Para><Text>SR 2003/217</Text></Para></Commentary><Commentary id="c20710321" Type="C"><Para><Text><CitationSubRef id="c00032" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/apni/1967/37/part/2" SectionRef="part-2">Pt. 2</CitationSubRef> (ss. 4-13) excluded (prosp.) by <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2008/4" id="c00033" Class="NorthernIrelandAct" Year="2008" Number="4" Title="Taxis Act (Northern Ireland) 2008">Taxis Act (Northern Ireland) 2008 (c. 4)</Citation>, <CitationSubRef id="c00034" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2008/4/section/54/2" CitationRef="c00033" SectionRef="section-54-2" Operative="true">ss. 54(2)</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef id="c00035" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2008/4/section/59" CitationRef="c00033" SectionRef="section-59">59</CitationSubRef> (with <CitationSubRef id="c00036" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2008/4/section/54/3" CitationRef="c00033" SectionRef="section-54-3">s. 54(3)</CitationSubRef>)</Text></Para></Commentary><Commentary id="key-e2e51af968c456a4948335f97e8c8197" Type="F"><Para><Text>Word in s. 7A(1)(b) omitted (18.8.2014) by virtue of <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisr/2014/206" id="csiiz14k2-00007" Class="NorthernIrelandStatutoryRule" Year="2014" Number="206" Title="The Road Passenger Transport (Qualifications of Operators) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2014">The Road Passenger Transport (Qualifications of Operators) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2014 (S.R. 2014/206)</Citation>, <CitationSubRef id="csiiz14k2-00008" CitationRef="csiiz14k2-00007" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisr/2014/206/regulation/1/1" SectionRef="regulation-1-1">regs. 1(1)</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef id="csiiz14k2-00009" CitationRef="csiiz14k2-00007" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisr/2014/206/regulation/9/5/a" SectionRef="regulation-9-5-a" Operative="true">9(5)(a)</CitationSubRef></Text></Para></Commentary><Commentary id="key-ab4d2e3be4d145d1253929582f7bfa5c" Type="F"><Para><Text>Words in s. 7A(1)(b) substituted (18.8.2014) by <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisr/2014/206" id="csiiz14k2-00016" Class="NorthernIrelandStatutoryRule" Year="2014" Number="206" Title="The Road Passenger Transport (Qualifications of Operators) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2014">The Road Passenger Transport (Qualifications of Operators) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2014 (S.R. 2014/206)</Citation>, <CitationSubRef id="csiiz14k2-00017" CitationRef="csiiz14k2-00016" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisr/2014/206/regulation/1/1" SectionRef="regulation-1-1">regs. 1(1)</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef id="csiiz14k2-00018" CitationRef="csiiz14k2-00016" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisr/2014/206/regulation/9/5/a" SectionRef="regulation-9-5-a" Operative="true">9(5)(a)</CitationSubRef></Text></Para></Commentary><Commentary id="key-16dc5c5e07333027c69e2cde8da082a7" Type="F"><Para><Text>S. 7A(2) omitted (18.8.2014) by virtue of <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisr/2014/206" id="csiiz14k2-00023" Class="NorthernIrelandStatutoryRule" Year="2014" Number="206" Title="The Road Passenger Transport (Qualifications of Operators) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2014">The Road Passenger Transport (Qualifications of Operators) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2014 (S.R. 2014/206)</Citation>, <CitationSubRef id="csiiz14k2-00024" CitationRef="csiiz14k2-00023" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisr/2014/206/regulation/1/1" SectionRef="regulation-1-1">regs. 1(1)</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef id="csiiz14k2-00025" CitationRef="csiiz14k2-00023" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisr/2014/206/regulation/9/5/b" SectionRef="regulation-9-5-b" Operative="true">9(5)(b)</CitationSubRef></Text></Para></Commentary><Commentary id="key-54e8aefab400844b6d01c13eadeeff0a" Type="F"><Para><Text>Words in <CitationSubRef id="csk37d2k2-00006" SectionRef="section-7A-1" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/apni/1967/37/section/7A/1">s. 7A(1)</CitationSubRef> substituted (5.10.2015) by <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2011/11" id="csk37d2k2-00007" Class="NorthernIrelandAct" Year="2011" Number="11" Title="Transport Act (Northern Ireland) 2011">Transport Act (Northern Ireland) 2011 (c. 11)</Citation>, <CitationSubRef id="csk37d2k2-00008" CitationRef="csk37d2k2-00007" SectionRef="section-48-2" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2011/11/section/48/2">s. 48(2)</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef id="csk37d2k2-00009" CitationRef="csk37d2k2-00007" SectionRef="schedule-1-paragraph-8" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2011/11/schedule/1/paragraph/8" Operative="true">Sch. 1 para. 8</CitationSubRef>; <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisr/2015/284" id="csk37d2k2-00010" 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="csk37d2k2-00011" CitationRef="csk37d2k2-00010" SectionRef="article-2-1" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisr/2015/284/article/2/1">art. 2(1)</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef id="csk37d2k2-00012" CitationRef="csk37d2k2-00010" SectionRef="schedule" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisr/2015/284/schedule">Sch.</CitationSubRef> (with <CitationSubRef id="csk37d2k2-00013" CitationRef="csk37d2k2-00010" SectionRef="article-2-2" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisr/2015/284/article/2/2">art. 2(2)</CitationSubRef><CitationSubRef id="csk37d2k2-00014" CitationRef="csk37d2k2-00010" 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-594a5d0233ac5ed1fe537371befa3436" Type="C"><Para><Text><CitationSubRef SectionRef="part-II" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/apni/1967/37/part/II" id="ct03skwk2-00006">Pt. II</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="ct03skwk2-00007">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="ct03skwk2-00007" id="ct03skwk2-00008">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="ct03skwk2-00007" Operative="true" id="ct03skwk2-00009">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="ct03skwk2-00007" id="ct03skwk2-00010">art. 9(2)</CitationSubRef>)</Text></Para></Commentary></Commentaries></Legislation>