Taxis Act (Northern Ireland) 2008

Section 48.

SCHEDULE 1 N.I. ENTRIES TO BE INSERTED IN PART 1 OF SCHEDULE 1 TO THE ROAD TRAFFIC OFFENDERS (NORTHERN IRELAND) ORDER 1996 IN RESPECT OF OFFENCES UNDER THIS ACT

Commencement Information

I1 Sch. 1 in operation at 1.9.2012 for specified purposes by S.R. 2012/313, art. 2(2), Sch. Pt. 2

I2 Sch. 1 in operation at 31.10.2014 for specified purposes by S.R. 2014/238, art. 2(2), Sch. Pt. 2

I3 Sch. 1 in operation at 31.5.2016 for specified purposes by S.R. 2015/389, art. 2(3), Sch. Pt. 3

(1)	(2)	(3)	(4)	(5)	(6)	(7)
Provision creating offence	General nature of offence	Mode of Prosecution	Punishment	Disqualification	Endorsement	Penalty Points
Offences under the Taxis Act (Northern Ireland) 2008
Section 1(3)	Operating a taxi service without an operator's licence	Summarily	Level 5 on the standard scale
Section 3(5)	Knowingly keeping or making false records etc.	Summarily	Level 3 on the standard scale
Section 3(10)	Operating a taxi service in respect of unlicensed taxi or in respect of taxi driven by unlicensed driver	Summarily	Level 5 on the standard scale
Section 3(11)	Contravention of other operator's duties	Summarily	Level 3 on the standard scale
Section 4(2)	Sub-contracting work to a non-licensed operator	Summarily	Level 3 on the standard scale
Section 5(2)	Contravention of provisions of or made under Chapter 2	Summarily	Level 3 on the standard scale
Section 12(2) and (3)	Using, or permitting a taxi to be used, without a taxi licence	Summarily	Level 5 on the standard scale
Section 14(6)	Contravention of taxi owner's duties	Summarily	Level 3 on the standard scale
Section 15(3) and (4)	Contravention of requirement to exhibit taxi plates etc.	Summarily	Level 3 on the standard scale
Section 16(4)	Contravention of regulations relating to regulation of fares	Summarily	Level 3 on the standard scale
Section 17(4)	Failure to display fares or contravention of regulations to secure publication of fares	Summarily	Level 3 on the standard scale
Section 18(6)	Contravention of provisions relating to taximeters	Summarily	Level 3 on the standard scale
Section 18(8)	Unlawful tampering with a taximeter	Summarily	Level 3 on the standard scale
Section 19(2)	Carrying more than the prescribed number of passengers	Summarily	Level 3 on the standard scale
Section 20(3)	Contravention of regulations concerning taxis or use of taxis	Summarily	Level 3 on the standard scale
Section 22(2)	Driving a taxi without a taxi driver's licence	Summarily	Level 5 on the standard scale	Discretionary if committed by driving a taxi where no licence authorising the driving of that vehicle could have been granted	Obligatory if committed as described in column 5	3–6
Section 22(3)	Operating a taxi service driven by a taxi driver without a taxi driver's licence or owning a taxi being driven by a taxi driver without a taxi driver's licence	Summarily	Level 5 on the standard scale
Section 22(5)	Driving a taxi without a taxi driver's licence for that class of taxi	Summarily	Level 3 on the standard scale
Section 22(6)	Operating a taxi service driven by a taxi driver without a taxi driver's licence for that class of taxi or owning a taxi driven by a taxi driver without a taxi driver's licence for that class of taxi	Summarily	Level 3 on the standard scale
Section 24(5)	Failure to wear a taxi driver's badge or display other identification	Summarily	Level 3 on the standard scale
Section 31(5)	Failure to produce documents etc.	Summarily	Level 3 on the standard scale
Section 32(6)	Failure to comply with requirement or direction to return licence, plate, etc. or badge	Summarily	Level 3 on the standard scale
Section 37(3)	Failure to comply with an enforcement notice	Summarily	Level 3 on the standard scale
Section 39(3)	Failure to make alternative arrangements for conveyance of passengers	Summarily	Level 3 on the standard scale
Section 43(1)	Soliciting any person to be carried in a taxi	Summarily	Level 3 on the standard scale
Section 44(1)	Knowingly etc. to make false statement or furnish false information	Summarily	Level 5 on the standard scale
Section 44(2)	Forging, possessing, documents, etc. with intent to deceive	Summarily	Level 5 on the standard scale
Section 45(1)	Obstruction of constable or authorised officer	Summarily	Level 3 on the standard scale
Section 45(2)	Failure to comply with requirement of constable or authorised officer or failure to give a constable or authorised officer assistance or information	Summarily	Level 3 on the standard scale
Section 45(3)	Knowingly to make a false statement to authorised officer or constable	Summarily	Level 5 on the standard scale