
1 
These Regulations may be cited as the Public Service Vehicles (Conditions of Fitness, Equipment and Use) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2010 and shall come into operation on 5th July 2010.
2 
In these Regulations “the principal Regulations” means the Public Service Vehicles (Conditions of Fitness, Equipment and Use) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1995.
3 
In regulation 2 of the principal Regulations—
(a) after the definition of “licence” insert—“
 “licensed for private hire” in relation to a taxi means licensed to carry passengers for hire but not for standing or plying for hire on a road or public place;”;
(b) after the definition of “stage carriage” insert—“
 “stretched limousine” means a taxi licensed for private hire which has a passenger compartment that has been lengthened following its original construction;”;
(c) after the definition of “vehicle” insert—“
 “vehicle examiner” means an examiner appointed by the Department under Article 74 of the Road Traffic (Northern Ireland) Order 1995;”.
4 
For Regulation 39(5)(b) of the principal Regulations substitute—“
(b) a steering wheel; and”.
5 

(1) Regulation 51 of the principal Regulations is amended as follows.
(2) In paragraph (5)—
(a) at the end of sub-paragraph (b) after “Belfast;” omit “or”;
(b) at the end of sub-paragraph (c) add—“or
(d) is a stretched limousine.”.
6 
In regulation 61(6) of the principal Regulations for “In determining” substitute “In the determination by a vehicle examiner of”.
7 
Regulation 39(6) of the principal Regulations is revoked.
Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of the Environment on 26th May 2010.
Deirdre Kenny
A senior officer of the
Department of the Environment
