Statutory Rules of Northern Ireland
ROAD TRAFFIC AND VEHICLES
Made
14th February 2002
Coming into operation
1st April 2002
The Department of the Environment, in exercise of the powers conferred on it by Articles 61(1), 66(1) and 218(1) of the Road Traffic (Northern Ireland) Order 1981(1) and of every other power enabling it in that behalf, and with the approval of the Department of Finance and Personnel(2), hereby makes the following Regulations:
1. These Regulations may be cited as the Public Service Vehicles (Licence Fees) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2002 and shall come into operation on 1st April 2002.
2. In the Public Service Vehicles Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1985(3) for Schedule 7 there shall be substituted—
Regulations 4A(1), 5(3), 9(2), (3), (5) and (6), and 12(1)
1. Fee payable with initial application for a vehicle licence (see regulation 5(3))
(a)Buses— | |
| Class I | £60·50 |
| Class II | £60·50 |
| Class III | £60·50 |
| Class IA | £72·00 |
| Class IIA | £83·50 |
| Class IIIA | £94·00 |
(b)Taxi | £38·50 |
2. Fee payable with re-application for a vehicle licence (see regulation 9(2))
(a)Buses— | |
| Class I | £60·50 |
| Class II | £60·50 |
| Class III | £60·50 |
| Class IA | £72·00 |
| Class IIA | £83·50 |
| Class IIIA | £94·00 |
(b)Taxi | £38·50 |
3. Fee payable with re-application for a vehicle licence made within 21 days from the date of the service of the notice of refusal (see regulation 9(3))
(a)Buses— | |
| All Classes | £18·50 |
(b)Taxi | £16·50 |
4. Fee payable with re-application for a vehicle licence made under regulation 9(4) within 21 days from the date of the service of the notice of refusal (see regulation 9(5))
| Buses— | |
| Class IA | £18·50 |
| Class IIA | £30·00 |
| Class IIIA | £42·00 |
5. Fee payable for a duplicate vehicle licence (see regulation 12(1))
(a)Buses— | |
| All Classes | £10·00 |
(b)Taxi | £10.00”. |
3. The Public Service Vehicles (Licence Fees) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996(4) and the Public Service Vehicles (Licence Fees) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2001(5) are herby revoked.
Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of the Environment on 13th February 2002.
L.S.
Sam Foster
Minister of the Environment
The Department of Finance and Personnel hereby approves these regulations.
Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Finance and Personnel on 14th February 2002.
L.S.
Seán Farren
Minister of Finance and Personnel
(This note is not part of the Regulations.)
These Regulations amend the Public Service Vehicles Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1985 by increasing the fee payable—
(1) For an initial or re-application for a vehicle licence for—
(a)Buses—
Class I, II and III, from £46·50 to £60·50;
Class IA, from £54·00 to £72·00;
Class IIA, from £63·50 to £83·50; and
Class IIIA, from £73·00 to £94·50;
(b)Taxi, from £33·50 to £38·50.
(2) For a re-application for a vehicle licence made within 21 days from the date of the service of the notice of refusal for—
(a)Buses, all Classes, from £13·50 to £18·50; and
(b)Taxi, from £12·00 to £16·50.
(3) For a re-application under regulation 9(4) within 21 days from the date of the service of the notice of refusal for—
Buses—
Class IA, from £13·50 to £18·50;
Class IIA, from £23·00 to £30·00; and
Class IIIA from £32·50 to £42·00.
The Public Service Vehicles (Licence Fees) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996 and the Public Service Vehicles (Licence Fees) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2001 are revoked.
S.I. 1981/154 (N.I. 1); see Article 2(2) for the definition of “Department” and “prescribed”
Formerly the Department of Finance. See S.I. 1982/338 (N.I. 6), Article 3
S.R. 1985 No. 123; relevant amending Regulations are S.R. 1995 No. 446, S.R. 1996 No. 143, S.R. 1998 No. 76, S.R. 2000 No. 149 and S.R. 2001 No. 244