Updated to 5 April 2024 (Act No. 9 of 2024 and S.I. No. 141 of 2024)
Taxi Regulation Act 2013
No. 37 of 2013
Contents
Commencement
| Section | Commencement Date | Commencement Information |
|---|---|---|
| S. 1 | 1 January 2014 | Taxi Regulation Act 2013 (Public Service Contracts) (Commencement) Order 2013 (S.I. No. 524 of 2013), art. 2 |
| S. 2 insofar as it relates to the definition of “Act of 2008” | 1 January 2014 | Taxi Regulation Act 2013 (Public Service Contracts) (Commencement) Order 2013 (S.I. No. 524 of 2013), art. 2 |
| S. 2 except insofar as it relates to the definition of “Act of 2008” | 6 April 2014 | Taxi Regulation Act 2013 (Commencement) Order 2014 (S.I. No. 163 of 2014), art. 2 |
| Ss. 3 - 48 | 6 April 2014 | Taxi Regulation Act 2013 (Commencement) Order 2014 (S.I. No. 163 of 2014), art. 2 |
| S. 49 | Not yet commenced. Requires commencement order under s. 1(2) | |
| Ss. 50 - 73 | 6 April 2014 | Taxi Regulation Act 2013 (Commencement) Order 2014 (S.I. No. 163 of 2014), art. 2 |
| Ss. 74 - 75 | 1 January 2014 | Taxi Regulation Act 2013 (Public Service Contracts) (Commencement) Order 2013 (S.I. No. 524 of 2013), art. 2 |
| Ss. 76 - 78 | 6 April 2014 | Taxi Regulation Act 2013 (Commencement) Order 2014 (S.I. No. 163 of 2014), art. 2 |
Amendments and other effects
| How Affected | Affecting Provision |
|---|---|
| Act included in collectively cited National Transport Authority Acts | Public Transport Act 2016 (3/2016), s. 10(2) |
| Act included in collectively cited Road Traffic Acts | s. 1(3) |
| Act included in collectively cited Taxi Regulation Acts | Road Traffic Act 2016 (21/2016), s. s. 1(3) |
| Public Transport Act 2016 (3/2016), s. 10(3) | |
| Small public service vehicles are subject to Road Traffic (National Car Test) Regulations 2014 (S.I. No. 322 of 2014) | Road Traffic (National Car Test) Regulations 2014 (S.I. No. 322 of 2014), reg. 3(4) and Road Traffic Act 1961 (24/1961), s. 18 |
| S. 2 amended | Public Transport Act 2016 (3/2016), s. 2(a) |
| S. 2 references construed | Local Government Reform Act 2014 (No. 1 of 2014), ss. 1(22), 9(2),(3), 25(2) |
| S. 3(1) amended | Public Transport Act 2016 (3/2016), s. 2(b) |
| S. 7(2)(c) substituted | Public Transport Act 2016 (3/2016), s. 2(c)(i) |
| S. 7(2)(fa)-(fe) inserted | Public Transport Act 2016 (3/2016), s. 2(c)(ii) |
| S. 7(2)(I) amended | Public Transport Act 2016 (3/2016), s. 2(c)(iii) |
| S. 8(1)(b) amended | Public Transport Act 2016 (3/2016), s. 2(d) |
| S. 9(1) amended | Public Transport Act 2016 (3/2016), s. 2(e)(i) |
| S. 9(8A) inserted | Public Transport Act 2016 (3/2016), s. 2(e)(ii) |
| S. 9(14) substituted | Public Transport Act 2016 (3/2016), s. 2(e)(iii) |
| S. 9(14A) inserted | Public Transport Act 2016 (3/2016), s. 2(e)(iii) |
| S. 10(2)(e) amended | Public Transport Act 2016 (3/2016), s. 2(f) |
| S. 12(2)(d)(i) amended | Public Transport Act 2016 (3/2016), s. 2(g)(i) |
| S. 12(3) substituted | Public Transport Act 2016 (3/2016), s. 2(g)(ii) |
| S. 13(15) inserted | Public Transport Act 2016 (3/2016), s. 2(h) |
| S. 15(2), (3) substituted | Public Transport Act 2016 (3/2016), s. 2(i) |
| S. 17(1), (3) amended | Public Transport Act 2016 (3/2016), s. 2(j) |
| S. 18(3)(a), (b) substituted | Public Transport Act 2016 (3/2016), s. 2(k)(i) |
| S. 18(4) amended | Public Transport Act 2016 (3/2016), s. 2(k)(ii) |
| Part 3 (ss. 19-29) Minister may declare offences under to be fixed charge offences | Road Traffic Act 20210 (25/2010), s. 34(2)(e) substituted by Road Traffic Act 2016 (21/2016), s. 23 |
| Part 3 (ss. 19-29) offence under declared to be fixed charge offence | Road Traffic Acts 1961 to 2014 (Small Public Service Vehicle) (Fixed Charge Offences) Regulations 2014 (S.I. No. 507 of 2014), regs. 1(2), 3, 4, schs. 1 & 2 |
| S. 19(2)(h) substituted | Public Transport Act 2016 (3/2016), s. 2(l) |
| S. 20(1)(a)(x) amended | Public Transport Act 2016 (3/2016), s. 2(m)(i) |
| S. 20(1)(a)(xii) substituted | Public Transport Act 2016 (3/2016), s. 2(m)(ii) |
| S. 20(1)(a)(xiia) inserted | Public Transport Act 2016 (3/2016), s. 2(m)(ii) |
| S. 20(1)(j)(iva) inserted | Public Transport Act 2016 (3/2016), s. 2(n)(i) |
| S. 20(1)(j)(via) inserted | Public Transport Act 2016 (3/2016), s. 2(n)(ii) |
| S. 20(3) substantial breaches specified | Taxi Regulation (Small Public Service Vehicle) Regulations 2015 (S.I. No. 33 of 2015), regs. 2, 65 |
| Small Public Service Vehicle (Consolidation and Reform) Regulations 2014 (S.I. No. 165 of 2014), regs. 2, 66 | |
| S. 20(4) penal provisions specified | Taxi Regulation (Small Public Service Vehicle) Regulations 2015 (S.I. No. 33 of 2015), regs. 2, 64 |
| Small Public Service Vehicle (Consolidation and Reform) Regulations 2014 (S.I. No. 165 of 2014), regs. 2, 65 | |
| S. 20(5)(a), (b) inserted | Road Traffic Act 2016 (21/2016), ss. 1(2), 31 |
| S. 22(3)-(5) substituted | Public Transport Act 2016 (3/2016), s. 2(o) |
| S. 24 maximum fares specified | Taxi Regulation (Maximum Fares) Order 2017 (S.I. No. 458 of 2017), arts. 2, 4, schedule |
| Taxi Regulation Act 2013 (Maximum Fares) Order 2015 (S.I. No. 127 of 2015), arts. 2, 4, schedule | |
| Small Public Service Vehicle (Consolidation and Reform) Regulations 2014 (S.I. No. 165 of 2014), regs. 2, 52, sch. 10 | |
| S. 25(3) substituted | Public Transport Act 2016 (3/2016), s. 2(p)(i) |
| S. 25(12)(b) amended | Public Transport Act 2016 (3/2016), s. 2(p)(ii) |
| S. 27(2) amended | Public Transport Act 2016 (3/2016), s. 2(q) |
| S. 28(1) amended | Public Transport Act 2016 (3/2016), s. 2(r) |
| S. 30 amended | Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Act 2017 (2/2017), ss. 1(2), 54(a) |
| S. 30(1) amended | Public Transport Act 2016 (3/2016), s. 2(s)(i) |
| S. 30(3) amended | Public Transport Act 2016 (3/2016), s. 2(s)(ii) |
| S. 30(13)(a) amended with transitional provisions | Garda Síochána (Functions and Operational Areas) Act 2022 (7/2022), ss. 1(2), 4(1), 13, 26, sch. 1 ref. 29 |
| S. 30(13)(b)(i) amended with transitional provisions | Garda Síochána (Functions and Operational Areas) Act 2022 (7/2022), ss. 1(2), 4(1), 13, 26, sch. 1 ref. 29 |
| S. 30(13)(c) amended with transitional provisions | Garda Síochána (Functions and Operational Areas) Act 2022 (7/2022), ss. 1(2), 4(1), 13, 26, sch. 1 ref. 29 |
| S. 34 amended | Public Transport Act 2016 (3/2016), s. 2(t) |
| S. 35(1)(a) substituted | Public Transport Act 2016 (3/2016), s. 2(u) |
| S. 35(1)(aa) inserted | Public Transport Act 2016 (3/2016), s. 2(u) |
| S. 36(a) substituted | Public Transport Act 2016 (3/2016), s. 2(v)(i) |
| S. 36(b)(i) substituted | Public Transport Act 2016 (3/2016), s. 2(v)(ii) |
| S. 39(1) amended | Public Transport Act 2016 (3/2016), s. 2(w)(i) |
| S. 39(5)(a)(iii) amended | Public Transport Act 2016 (3/2016), s. 2(w)(ii) |
| S. 42 amended | Public Transport Act 2016 (3/2016), s. 2(x) |
| S. 48 substituted | Public Transport Act 2016 (3/2016), s. 3 |
| S. 48 amounts prescribed for fixed payment offences | Taxi Regulation (Small Public Service Vehicle) Regulations 2015 (S.I. No. 33 of 2015), regs. 2, 66, sch. 8 |
| Small Public Service Vehicle (Consolidation and Reform) Regulations 2014 (S.I. No. 165 of 2014), regs. 2, 67 & sch. 8 | |
| S. 48 form of payment notice prescribed | Taxi Regulation (Small Public Service Vehicle) Regulations 2015 (S.I. No. 33 of 2015), regs. 2, 66, Sch. 8 |
| Small Public Service Vehicle (Consolidation and Reform) Regulations 2014 (S.I. No. 165 of 2014), regs. 2, 68 & sch. 9 | |
| S. 49(7) deleted | Public Transport Act 2016 (3/2016), s. 2(y) |
| Pt. 7 (ss. 51-61) fee prescribed | Small Public Service Vehicle (Consolidation and Reform) Regulations 2014 (S.I. No. 165 of 2014), reg. 2 & sch. 1 ref. 12 |
| S. 57(9) amended | Public Transport Act 2016 (3/2016), s. 2(z) |
| S. 77(2), (3) repealed on commencement of 25/2010, s. 49(a), (b) | Taxi Regulation Act 2013 (No. 37 of 2013), ss. 1(2), 77(4) |
| Schedule, pt. 1, para. 11A inserted | Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Act 2017 (2/2017), ss. 1(2), 54(b)(I) |
| Schedule, pt. 2, para. 5 substituted | Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Act 2017 (2/2017), ss. 1(2), 54(b)(ii)(I) |
| Schedule, pt. 2, para. 7 substituted | Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Act 2017 (2/2017), ss. 1(2), 54(b)(ii)(II) |
| Schedule, pt. 2, para. 7A inserted | Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Act 2017 (2/2017), ss. 1(2), 54(b)(ii)(III) |
| Schedule, pt. 2, paras. 25, 26 inserted | Criminal Justice (Smuggling of Persons) Act 2021 (42/2021), ss. 1(2), 25 |
SIs made under the Act
| Section | SIs made under the Act |
|---|---|
| S. 7 | Small Public Service Vehicle (Fixed Payment Offences and Driver Licence Period) Regulations 2022 (S.I. No. 589 of 2022) |
| Small Public Service Vehicle (Emergency Measure Covid-19) (Fees) Regulations 2021 (S.I. No. 364 of 2021) | |
| Small Public Service Vehicle (Emergency Measure Covid-19) (Expired Licence) Regulations 2021 (S.I. No. 363 of 2021) | |
| Small Public Service Vehicle (Emergency Measure Covid-19) (Fees) (No. 2) Regulations 2020 (S.I. No. 666 of 2020) | |
| Small Public Service Vehicle (Emergency Measure Covid-19) (Fees) Regulations 2020 (S.I. No. 665 of 2020) | |
| Small Public Service Vehicle (Emergency Measure Covid-19) Regulations 2020 (S.I. No. 175 of 2020) | |
| Taxi Regulation (Small Public Service Vehicle) Regulations 2015 (S.I. No. 33 of 2015) | |
| Small Public Service Vehicle (Consolidation and Reform) Regulations 2014 (S.I. No. 165 of 2014) | |
| S. 8 | Taxi Regulation (Small Public Service Vehicle) Regulations 2015 (S.I. No. 33 of 2015) |
| Small Public Service Vehicle (Consolidation and Reform) Regulations 2014 (S.I. No. 165 of 2014) | |
| S. 20 | Small Public Service Vehicle (Contingency Measure – Vehicle Supply) (Maximum Permissible Age) Regulations 2022 (S.I. No. 588 of 2022) |
| Small Public Service Vehicle (Cashless Payment Facility) Regulations 2022 (S.I. No. 294 of 2022) | |
| Small Public Service Vehicle (Emergency Measure Covid-19) (Maximum Permissible Age) Regulations 2021 (S.I. No. 482 of 2021) | |
| Small Public Service Vehicle (Emergency Measure Covid-19) Regulations 2021 (S.I. No. 256 of 2021) | |
| Small Public Service Vehicle (Emergency Measure Covid-19) (Fees) (No. 2) Regulations 2020 (S.I. No. 666 of 2020) | |
| Small Public Service Vehicle (Emergency Measure Covid-19) Regulations 2020 (S.I. No. 175 of 2020) | |
| Taxi Regulation (Small Public Service Vehicle) Regulations 2015 (S.I. No. 33 of 2015) | |
| Small Public Service Vehicle (Consolidation and Reform) Regulations 2014 (S.I. No. 165 of 2014) | |
| S. 24 | Taxi Regulation (Maximum Fares) Order 2022 (S.I. No. 293 of 2022) |
| Taxi Regulation (Maximum Fares) Order 2017 (S.I. No. 458 of 2017) | |
| Taxi Regulation Act 2013 (Maximum Fares) Order 2015 (S.I. No. 127 of 2015) | |
| Small Public Service Vehicle (Consolidation and Reform) Regulations 2014 (S.I. No. 165 of 2014) | |
| S. 25(18), bye-laws continued in force by 12/2002, s. 15(2) and this section | Ennis Appointed Stands (Street Service Vehicles) Bye-Laws 1965 (S.I. No. 162 of 1965) |
| Cork Appointed Stands (Street Service Vehicles) Bye-Laws 1965 (S.I. No. 179 of 1965) | |
| Tralee Appointed Stands (Street Service Vehicles) Bye-Laws 1965 (S.I. No. 203 of 1965) | |
| Killarney Appointed Stands (Street Service Vehicles) Bye-Laws (1980) (S.I. No. 71 of 1981) | |
| Limerick Appointed Stands (Street Service Vehicles) Bye-Laws (1980) (S.I. No. 102 of 1981) | |
| Donegal Appointed Stands (Street Service Vehicles) Bye-Laws 1986 (1985) (S.I. No. 243 of 1986) | |
| Galway Appointed Stands (Street Service Vehicles) Bye-Laws 1986 (S.I. No. 303 of 1986) | |
| Longford Appointed Stands (Street Service Vehicles) Bye-Laws 1987 (S.I. No. 185 of 1987) | |
| Drogheda Appointed Stands (Street Service Vehicles) Bye-Laws 1988 (S.I. No. 77 of 1988) | |
| Kilkenny Appointed Stands (Street Service Vehicles) Bye-Laws 1987 (S.I. No. 200 of 1988) | |
| Naas Appointed Stands (Street Service Vehicles) Bye-Laws 1987 (S.I. No. 201 of 1988) | |
| Carlow Appointed Stands (Street Service Vehicles) Bye-Laws 1988 (S.I. No. 283 of 1988) | |
| Sligo Appointed Stands (Street Service Vehicles) Bye-Laws 1989 (S.I. No. 172 of 1989) | |
| Navan Appointed Stands (Street Service Vehicles) Bye-Laws 1999 (S.I. No. 239 of 1999) | |
| Waterford Appointed Stands (Street Service Vehicles) Bye-Laws 1999 (S.I. No. 240 of 1999) | |
| Athlone Appointed Stands (Street Service Vehicles) Bye-Laws 1999 (S.I. No. 241 of 1999) | |
| Letterkenny Appointed Stands (Street Service Vehicles) Bye-Laws 1999 (S.I. No. 364 of 1999) | |
| Ballina Appointed Stands (Street Service Vehicles) Bye-Laws 2001 (S.I. No. 509 of 2001) | |
| Castlebar Appointed Stands (Street Service Vehicles) Bye-Laws 2002 (S.I. No. 292 of 2002) | |
| Dundalk Appointed Stands (Street Service Vehicles) Bye-Laws 2002 (S.I. No. 293 of 2002) | |
| Mullingar Appointed Stands (Street Service Vehicles) Bye-Laws 2002 (S.I. No. 294 of 2002) | |
| Dungarvan Appointed Stands (Street Service Vehicles) Bye-Laws 2002 (S.I. No. 295 of 2002) | |
| Thurles Appointed Stands (Street Service Vehicles) Bye-Laws 2002 (S.I. No. 520 of 2002) | |
| Dublin Appointed Stands (Street Service Vehicles) Bye-Laws 2002 (S.I. No. 546 of 2002) | |
| Muinebheag (Bagenalstown) Appointed Stands (Street Service Vehicles) Bye-Laws 2003 (S.I. No. 24 of 2003) | |
| Tullamore Appointed Stands (Street Service Vehicles) Bye-Laws 2003 (S.I. No. 25 of 2003) | |
| S. 48 | Small Public Service Vehicle (Fixed Payment Offences and Driver Licence Period) Regulations 2022 (S.I. No. 589 of 2022) |
| Small Public Service Vehicle (Cashless Payment Facility) Regulations 2022 (S.I. No. 294 of 2022) | |
| Taxi Regulation (Small Public Service Vehicle) Regulation 2016 (S.I. No. 236 of 2016) | |
| Taxi Regulation (Small Public Service Vehicle) Regulations 2015 (S.I. No. 33 of 2015) | |
| S. 56 | Taxi Regulation (Small Public Service Vehicle) Regulations 2015 (S.I. No. 33 of 2015) |
| S. 67 | Small Public Service Vehicle (Consolidation and Reform) Regulations 2014 (S.I. No. 165 of 2014) |
| S. 67(2), continued in force | Taxi Regulation Act 2003 (Local Area Hackney) Regulations 2013 (S.I. No. 458 of 2013) |
| Taxi Regulation Act 2003 (Vehicle Licensing and Standards) (Amendment) Regulations 2013 (S.I. No. 370 of 2013) | |
| Taxi Regulation Act 2003 (Part 4) (Appointed Day) Order 2003 (S.I. No. 517 of 2003) | |
| S. 68 | Taxi Regulation (Small Public Service Vehicle) Regulations 2015 (S.I. No. 33 of 2015) |
| S. 77(2) | Road Traffic Acts 1961 to 2014 (Small Public Service Vehicle) (Fixed Charge Offences) Regulations 2014 (S.I. No. 507 of 2014) |