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(1) This Order may be cited as the Taxis (2008 Act) (Commencement No. 5) Order (Northern Ireland) 2015.
(2) In this Order “the Act” means the Taxis Act (Northern Ireland) 2008.
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(1) The day appointed for the coming into operation of the provisions of the Act specified in Part 1 of the Schedule, for the purpose only of making regulations, is 2nd December 2015.
(2) The day appointed for the coming into operation of the provisions of the Act specified in Part 2 of the Schedule, for the purpose only of making an application for a taxi licence, is 9th May 2016.
(3) The day appointed for the coming into operation of the provisions of the Act specified in Part 3 of the Schedule, for all purposes, is 31st May 2016.
Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of the Environment on 1st December 2015
Elizabeth Loughran
A senior officer of the
Department of the Environment

SCHEDULE
Article 2
PART 1

Provisions of the Act Subject Matter
Section 16 Regulation of fares, etc.
Section 17(1) and (3) Display and publication, etc. of fares
Section 18(1), (4) and (5) Regulation of taximeters etc.
PART 2

Provisions of the Act Subject Matter
Section 13(1) insofar as not already in operation Taxi licences
PART 3

Provisions of the Act Subject Matter
Section 5 Hiring of taxis at separate fares - General
Section 6 Compliance with Departmental taxi-sharing scheme
Section 7 Advance booking
Section 12Section 13 insofar as not already in operation Requirement for taxi licenceTaxi licences
Section 14 Duties of owners of licensed taxis
Section 15 insofar as not already in operation Identification of licensed vehicles
Section 16 insofar as not already in operationSection 17(1), (3) and (4) insofar as not already in operation Regulation of fares, etc.Display and publication, etc. of fares
Section 18 insofar as not already in operation Regulation of taximeters etc.
Section 19 insofar as not already in operation Taxis not to carry more than the prescribed number of persons
Section 20 insofar as not already in operation Regulations concerning taxis or use of taxis
Section 39 Power to stop and examine licensed taxis
Section 41 Power of seizure
Section 42 Regulations concerning vehicles and equipment seized under section 38 or 41
Section 43 Taxi touts
Section 48 and Schedule 1 for the purpose of the insertions into the Road Traffic Offenders (Northern Ireland) Order 1996 only insofar as they relate to offences under sections 5(2), 12(2) and (3), 14(6), 15(3) and (4), 16(4), 17(4), 18(6) and (8), 19(2), 20(3), 39(3) and 43(1) Offences
Section 54(1) insofar as not already in operation Application of other statutory provisions
Paragraphs 2, 5, 6(b), 8, 9, 10 and 13(b) of Schedule 2 and section 58(1) insofar as it relates to those paragraphs Minor and consequential amendments