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Number 37 of 2013
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TAXI REGULATION ACT 2013
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CONTENTS
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PART 1
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Preliminary and General
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Section
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1. Short title, commencement and collective citation
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2. Definitions
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3. Regulations and orders
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4. Repeals
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5. Expenses
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PART 2
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Small Public Service Vehicle Licensing
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6. Licensing authority
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7. Licensing regulations
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8. Assessment of licence applicants and notification of health issues
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9. Grant and renewal of licence
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10. Suitable person to hold licence
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11. Obligation on applicant for, or holder of, licence to drive SPSV to inform licensing authority of his or her being engaged in another occupation, etc.
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12. Revocation - suspension of licence
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13. Representations and appeals
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14. Prohibition on transfer of licence
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15. Death of licence holder
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16. Revocation of licence on change of control of company
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17. Obligation on holder of licence where licence is revoked or suspended or expires, or changes address
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18. Register of licences
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PART 3
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Regulation of Small Public Service Vehicle Industry
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19. Function of Authority to regulate taxi industry, etc.
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20. Small public service vehicle regulations
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21. Codes of practice
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22. Prohibition on providing small public service vehicle services without licence
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23. Obligations on public service vehicle drivers towards passengers
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24. Maximum fares
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25. Appointed stands (taxi ranks)
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26. Restriction on use of “taxi”
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27. Prohibition on promoting, offering or advertising unlicensed small public service vehicle services
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28. Forgery and unlawful use of small public service vehicle and driver identification
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29. Regulation of passengers in small public service vehicles
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PART 4
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Mandatory Disqualifications
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30. Mandatory disqualification for holding small public service vehicle driver licences on certain convictions
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31. Obligation to give licensing authority details of offences
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32. Proof of foreign convictions
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PART 5
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Demerit Scheme
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33. Definitions (Part 5)
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34. Demerit offences
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35. Endorsement of demerits
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36. Period of endorsement of demerits
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37. Notification to licence holder of endorsement of demerits
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38. Disqualification by reason of demerits
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39. Appropriate date
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PART 6
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Enforcement
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40. Authorised persons
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41. Prohibition on use of unroadworthy or defective vehicle, etc., as small public service vehicle - prohibition on use of unlicensed SPSV - seizure and detention
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42. Search warrant
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43. Prohibition on obstruction of authorised officer
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44. CCTV at taxi ranks
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45. Service of notices
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46. Summary proceedings
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47. Revocation of licence by court consequent upon conviction
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48. Fixed payment offences
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49. Payment of fixed amount on service of summons
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50. Offence - body corporate
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PART 7
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Other Non-Taxi Services
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Chapter 1
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Community Transport Service
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51. Definitions - Part 7
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52. Approved community transport service
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53. Exemption application process - community transport service
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54. Records
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55. New vehicle or volunteer drivers
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Chapter 2
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Other exemptions from licensing regulations
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56. Regulations granting exemptions from requirements of licensing regulations
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Chapter 3
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Administrative
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57. Representations and appeal process
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58. Regulations - Part 7
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59. Fees - Part
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60. Powers of authorised persons - Part 7
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61. Register of exemptions
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PART 8
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Administration
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62. Service agreements
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63. Provision of services
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64. Complaints procedure
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65. Fees
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66. Service certification
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67. Continuance of regulations
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68. Certificates of insurance and requirement to have adequate insurance cover
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69. Ministerial policy directives
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70. Performance of functions of Garda Commissioner under this Act
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71. Transport strategy
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PART 9
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Advisory Committee on Small Public Service Vehicles
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72. Advisory Committee
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73. Functions of Advisory Committee
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PART 10
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Amendment of Act of 2008
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74. Public service contracts
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75. Extension of Powers of Authority to whole State
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PART 11
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Amendment of Road Traffic Act 2010
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76. Amendment of section 3 of Act of 2010
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77. Amendment of Part 3 of Act of 2010
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PART 12
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Amendment of Section 2 of Metrology Act 1996
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78. Amendment of definitions in section 2 of Metrology Act 1996
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SCHEDULE
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Specified Offences
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PART 1
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Life Disqualification
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PART 2
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Disqualification for Specified Period
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Acts Referred to
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Air Navigation and Transport Act 1973
(No. 29)
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Air Navigation and Transport Act 1975
(No. 9)
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Child Trafficking and Pornography Act 1998
(No. 22)
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Children Act 2001
(No. 24)
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Companies Acts
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Courts (No. 3) Act 1986
(No. 33)
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Criminal Damage Act 1991
(No. 31)
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Criminal Justice (Public Order) Act 1994
(No. 2)
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Criminal Justice (Safety of United Nations Workers) Act 2000
(No. 16)
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Criminal Justice (Terrorist Offences) Act 2005
(No. 2)
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Criminal Justice (Theft and Fraud Offences) Act 2001
(No. 50)
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Criminal Justice (United Nations Convention Against Torture) Act 2000
(No. 11)
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Criminal Justice Act 2006
(No. 26)
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Criminal Law (Human Trafficking) Act 2008
(No. 8)
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Criminal Law (Jurisdiction) Act 1976
(No. 14)
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Criminal Law (Rape) (Amendment) Act 1990
(No. 32)
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Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Act 1993
(No. 20)
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Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Act 2006
(No. 15)
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Criminal Law Amendment Act 1885
(48 & 49 Vict., c. 69)
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Dublin Transport Authority Act 2008
(No. 15)
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European Communities Act 1972
(No. 27)
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Explosive Substances Act 1883
(46 & 47 Vict., c. 3)
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Finance Act 2002
(No. 5)
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Firearms Act 1925
(No. 17)
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Firearms Act 1964
(No. 1)
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Firearms and Offensive Weapons Act 1990
(No. 12)
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Geneva Conventions Act 1962
(No. 11)
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International Criminal Court Act 2006
(No. 30)
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Local Government Act 2001
(No. 37)
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Maritime Security Act 2004
(No. 29)
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Metrology Act 1996
(No. 27)
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Misuse of Drugs Act 1977
(No. 12)
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Non-Fatal Offences Against the Person Act 1997
(No. 26)
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Offences Against the State Act 1939
(No. 13)
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Petty Sessions (Ireland) Act 1851
(14 & 15 Vict., c. 93)
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Public Transport Regulation Act 2009
(No. 37)
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Punishment of Incest Act 1908
(8 Edw. 7, c.45)
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Road Traffic Act 1961
(No. 24)
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Road Traffic Act 2002
(No. 12)
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Road Traffic Act 2004
(No. 44)
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Road Traffic Act 2006
(No. 23)
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Road Traffic Act 2010
(No. 25)
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Road Traffic (No. 2) Act 2011
(No. 28)
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Road Traffic Acts 1961 to 2011
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Road Transport Act 1932
(No. 2)
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Road Transport Act 1933
(No. 8)
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Road Transport Act 1986
(No. 16)
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Roads Act 1993
(No. 14)
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Roads Act 2007
(No. 34)
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Sexual Offences (Jurisdiction) Act 1996
(No. 38)
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Social Welfare Consolidation Act 2005
(No. 26)
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Taxes Consolidation Act 1997
(No. 39)
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Taxi Regulation Act 2003
(No. 25)
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Number 37 of2013
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TAXI REGULATION ACT 2013
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An Act to provide for the revision of the regulation of the small public service vehicle industry and for those purposes to provide for mandatory disqualification for drivers of small public service vehicles convicted of certain offences and a demerit scheme relating to drivers of small public service vehicles, to repeal the
Taxi Regulation Act 2003
and
section 84
of the
Road Traffic Act 1961
, to amend
section 2
of the
Metrology Act 1996
, the
Dublin Transport Authority Act 2008
and the
Road Traffic Act 2010
, and to provide for related matters. [23rd October, 2013]
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Be it enacted by the Oireachtas as follows:
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