The Taxi Operators Licensing Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2012

Application, grant and variation fees

5.—(1) The appropriate fees for the application, grant and variation of an operator’s licence are as set out in Tables 1, 2 and 3 in the Schedule.

(2) The fee for the grant of an operator’s licence for periods of less than 5 years, 3 years or 1 year is an amount equal to that proportion of the amount of the fee as set out in Table 2 in the Schedule which the proposed period of the licence bears in relation to applications for the period of either 5 years, 3 years or 1 year.

(3) Where an operator holds an operator’s licence granted under section 2 of the 2008 Act the fee for the addition of a vehicle to that licence shall be determined according to the number of vehicles to be added to the licence as set out in Table 3 in the Schedule.

(4) Where a licence for a large operator is granted following the addition of vehicles to an operator’s licence, the operator shall return to the Department any licence previously granted which has not yet expired.

(5) Where the period of the licence to which the vehicle is being added is less than 5 years, 3 years or 1 year, the fee payable is an amount equal to-

(a) that proportion of the amount of the fee as set out in column 3 or 4 of Table 3 in the Schedule, which the proposed unexpired period of the licence bears in relation to the periods of 5 years, 3 years or 1 year; or

(b) £5,

whichever is the greater.

(6) The amount specified in paragraph (5) shall be calculated in respect of every 12 months or part of 12 months until the licence has expired.

(7) Where the calculation of any fee in accordance with paragraph (2) or (5) would have the result that the amount payable would include a fraction of a pound then the amount payable shall be rounded to the nearest pound.