S.I. No. 439/2006 - Taxi Regulation Act 2003 (One Vehicle; One Licence) Regulations 2006

STATUTORY INSTRUMENTS

S.I. No. 439 of 2006

Taxi Regulation Act 2003 (One Vehicle; One Licence) Regulations 2006

The Commission for Taxi Regulation, in exercise of the powers conferred on it by sections 34 of the Taxi Regulation Act 2003 (No. 25 of 2003), hereby makes the following regulations:

1.   (1) These Regulations may be cited as the Taxi Regulation Act 2003 (One Vehicle; One Licence) Regulations 2006.

2.   The Taxi Regulation Act 2003 (Small Public Service Vehicles) (Licensing Regulations 2006 ( S.I. No. 211 of 2006 ) are amended by substituting for Regulation 3 the following:

“(1) A small public service vehicle licence shall be granted or, from the date of renewal, renewed only in relation to a vehicle in respect of which no other small public service vehicle licence is in force.

(2) A small public service vehicle licence-holder shall not, on renewal of his or her licence, operate or purport to operate more than one small public service vehicle licence in respect of a single vehicle.

(3) A small public service vehicle licence-holder shall not, on renewal of his or her licence, operate or purport to operate a small public service vehicle licence in relation to a vehicle in respect of which another small public service vehicle licence is in force.

(4) On change of ownership of a small public service vehicle, the small public service vehicle licence lapses and the holder of that licence has until the date of expiry of the licence concerned within which to transfer the licence to another vehicle.”.

Explanatory Memorandum

(This note is not part of the instrument and does not purport to be a legal interpretation.)

These Regulations elaborate on earlier Regulations prohibiting the operation of more than one licence in relation to any one vehicle.

They provide that a person may not operate more than one small public service vehicle (SPSV) licence in respect of a single vehicle. They also provide that no two or more people may operate a SPSV licence in respect of a single vehicle.

On change of ownership of a SPSV, the SPSV licence lapses and the existing licence-holder has until the date of expiry of the licence within which to transfer that licence to another vehicle. If the licence-holder fails to transfer the licence to another vehicle before the date of expiry of the licence, the licence will expire on that date.