
2023 No. 185
Road Traffic And Vehicles
The Taxis (Taximeters, Devices and Maximum Fares) (Amendment No. 2) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2023
Made 9th November 2023
Coming into operation 5th December 2023

The Department for Infrastructure, makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 16(1), 18(5), and 56(2) of the Taxis Act (Northern Ireland) 2008 and now vested in it.

In accordance with section 16(3) of that Act the Department has taken into consideration recommendations made by the General Consumer Council for Northern Ireland.
Citation and commencement

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These Regulations may be cited as the Taxis (Taximeters, Devices and Maximum Fares) (Amendment No. 2) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2023 and shall come into operation on 5th December 2023.
Amendment of the Taxis (Taximeters, Devices and Maximum Fares) Regulations

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(1) The Taxis (Taximeters, Devices and Maximum Fares) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2015 are amended as follows.
(2) In regulation 4 (application)—
(a) at the beginning of paragraph (2), omit “Subject to paragraph (3),”; and
(b) omit paragraph (3).
(3) In regulation 11 (condition of taximeter and device)—
(a) in paragraph (3)—
(i) for “24th November 2021 to 31st May 2022” substitute “5th December 2023 to 31st May 2024”; and
(ii) for “regulation (4)” substitute “regulation 4”; and
(b) in paragraph (4)—
(i) at the end of sub-paragraph (a) insert “or”; and
(ii) omit sub-paragraph (b).
(4) For Part 1 of the Schedule, substitute the Part set out in the Schedule to these Regulations.
Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department for Infrastructure on 9th November 2023
Chris Hughes
A senior officer of the Department for Infrastructure

SCHEDULE
Regulation 2(4)
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Part 1 Maximum Fares (amended figures to be supplied)


Column (1)Fare Title Column (2)Day/Time Column (3)Calculation of Fare Column (4)Maximum fare
Rate 1 Monday-Friday 06.00-20.00 except on the specified days listed in Part 2 For the first 791.9 yards or part thereof or for the first 3 minutes and 13 seconds or part thereof.For every subsequent 189 yards or part thereof, or 46 seconds or part thereof. £3.20
£0.20
Rate 2 Monday-Thursday 20.00-06.00 except on the specified days listed in Part 2 For the first 800.5 yards or part thereof or for the first 3 minutes and 14 seconds or part thereof.For every subsequent 173.3 yards or part thereof, or 42 seconds or part thereof. £4.00
£0.20
Rate 3 Friday 20.00-Monday 06.00 and all day on the specified days listed in Part 2 (20.00 on the preceding day to 06.00 on the following day) For the first 810 yards or part thereof or for the first 3 minutes and 16 seconds or part thereof.For every subsequent 173.3 yards or part thereof, or 42 seconds or part thereof. £5.00
£0.20
Rate 4 Notwithstanding the provisions in Column (2) of Rates 1 to 3, 24th December 14.00-27th December 06.00 and 31st December 20.00-1st January 24.00 For the first 822.1 yards or part thereof or for the first 2 minutes and 58 seconds or part thereof.For every subsequent 97.1 yards or part thereof, or 21 seconds or part thereof. £5.80
£0.20”