
1 
These By-Laws may be cited as the Motor Hackney Carriages (Belfast) (Amendment) By-Laws (Northern Ireland) 2001 and shall come into operation on 18th June 2001.
2 
For by-law 26(1) of the By-Laws relating to Motor Hackney Carriages standing or plying for hire made by the Council of the County Borough of Belfast on 4th June 1951 there shall be substituted—“
26 

(1) The fares payable for the hire of a Motor Hackney Carriage within the prescribed limits shall be—

(a) fare where not more than 4 passengers are carried— for the first one and one-half miles or part of such distance minimum £2·50
 maximum £2·50
for every subsequent one-tenth of a mile or part of such distance minimum 11p
 maximum 11p
for each minute or part of a minute during which the taxi is kept waiting by the hirer minimum 16p
 maximum 16p

(b) additional fare— for each passenger exceeding 4 carried for the entire distance minimum 24p
 maximum 24p
for each piece of luggage carried on the outside of the taxi minimum 20p
 maximum 20p
In assessing additional fares every child under the age of 6 years and/ or one child over 6 and under 12 years shall be disregarded. Two children between the ages of 6 and 12 years shall be counted as one passenger  
.”.
3 
The Motor Hackney Carriages (Belfast) (Amendment No. 2) By-Laws (Northern Ireland) 1996 are hereby revoked.
Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of the Environment on 8th May 2001.
Sam Foster
Minister of the Environment
