http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2008/4/section/56BTaxis Act (Northern Ireland) 2008An Act to make provision regulating taxi operators, taxis and taxi drivers; and for related purposes.texttext/xmlenStatute Law Database2022-04-28Expert Participation2021-12-20 Taxis Act (Northern Ireland) 2008specified provision(s)The Taxis (2008 Act) (Commencement No. 4) (Amendment) Order (Northern Ireland) 2015art. 2 PART 6 56B1In this Act “immigration offence” means—aan offence under any of the Immigration Acts,ban offence under Article 3 of the Criminal Attempts and Conspiracy (Northern Ireland) Order 1983 (SI 1983/1120 (NI 13)) of attempting to commit an offence within paragraph (a), orcan offence under Article 9 of that Order of conspiracy to commit an offence within paragraph (a).2In subsection (1)(a)—a“the Immigration Acts” has the meaning given by section 61(2) of the UK Borders Act 2007, andbthe reference to an offence under any of the Immigration Acts includes an offence under section 133(5) of the Criminal Justice and Immigration Act 2008 (breach of condition imposed on designated person).3In this Act “immigration penalty” means a penalty under—asection 15 of the Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act 2006 (“the 2006 Act”), orbsection 23 of the Immigration Act 2014 (“the 2014 Act”).4For the purposes of this Act a person to whom a penalty notice under section 15 of the 2006 Act has been given is not to be treated as having been required to pay an immigration penalty if—athe person is excused payment by virtue of section 15(3) of that Act, orbthe penalty is cancelled by virtue of section 16 or 17 of that Act.5For the purposes of this Act a person to whom a penalty notice under section 15 of the 2006 Act has been given is not to be treated as having been required to pay an immigration penalty until such time as—athe period for giving a notice of objection under section 16 of that Act has expired and the Secretary of State has considered any notice given within that period, andbif a notice of objection was given within that period, the period for appealing under section 17 of that Act has expired and any appeal brought within that period has been finally determined, abandoned or withdrawn.6For the purposes of this Act a person to whom a penalty notice under section 23 of the 2014 Act has been given is not to be treated as having been required to pay an immigration penalty if—athe person is excused payment by virtue of section 24 of that Act, orbthe penalty is cancelled by virtue of section 29 or 30 of that Act.7For the purposes of this Act a person to whom a penalty notice under section 23 of the 2014 Act has been given is not to be treated as having been required to pay an immigration penalty until such time as—athe period for giving a notice of objection under section 29 of that Act has expired and the Secretary of State has considered any notice given within that period, andbif a notice of objection was given within that period, the period for appealing under section 30 of that Act has expired and any appeal brought within that period has been finally determined, abandoned or withdrawn.Ss. 56A, 56B inserted (1.12.2016) by Immigration Act 2016 (c. 19), s. 94(1), Sch. 5 para. 53; S.I. 2016/1037, reg. 5(i) (with reg. 6)