Small Public Service Vehicle (Consolidation and Reform) Regulations 2014.
Published date | 08 April 2014 |
Statutory Instrument No. | 165/2014 |
ARRANGEMENTS OF REGULATIONS |
PART 1 |
PRELIMINARY AND GENERAL |
1. Citation |
2. Commencement |
3. Definitions and interpretation |
PART 2 |
LICENSING OF DRIVERS OF SMALL PUBLIC SERVICE VEHICLES |
4. Application for new licence to drive small public service vehicles |
5. SPSV Driver Entry Test |
6. Form and duration of licence to drive small public service vehicles |
7. Tax clearance status |
8. Application for renewal of licence to drive small public service vehicles |
9. Licence to drive a local area hackney |
10. Exemption from requirement to hold a licence to drive small public service vehicles |
11. Mandatory Area Knowledge Test |
PART 3 |
LICENSING OF SMALL PUBLIC SERVICE VEHICLES |
12. One licence, one vehicle |
13. Grant of small public service vehicle licence |
14. Renewal of small public service vehicle licence |
15. Period of validity of small public service vehicle licence |
16. Change of vehicle |
17. Reactivation of expired licence |
18. Death of licence holder |
19. Form of licence certificate |
20. Surrender of licence |
21. Insurance |
22. Local area hackney licence |
23. Exemption from requirement to hold a small public service vehicle licence |
PART 4 |
VEHICLE STANDARDS |
24. Standard taxi vehicle requirements |
25. Standard hackney and local area hackney vehicle requirements |
26. Wheelchair accessible taxi vehicle requirements |
27. Wheelchair accessible hackney vehicle requirements |
28. Limousine vehicle requirements |
29. Modified vehicles |
30. Prohibition on fitment of taximeter |
31. Maximum permissible age requirements |
32. Mutual recognition |
33. Prohibition on certain vehicles |
34. Determination of passenger seating capacity |
PART 5 |
DUTIES OF HOLDERS OF WHEELCHAIR ACCESSIBLE HACKNEY LICENCES AND WHEELCHAIR ACCESSIBLE TAXI LICENCES |
35. Information to be provided to the Authority |
36. Maintenance of records of bookings |
37. Priority to persons with disabilities |
PART 6 |
DUTIES OF DRIVERS OF SMALL PUBLIC SERVICE VEHICLES |
38. Duties of drivers of small public service vehicles |
39. Guide dogs |
PART 7 |
OPERATING REQUIREMENTS |
40. Maximum hours of operation |
41. Limitation on number of passengers |
42. Defective small public service vehicle |
43. Carriage of dangerous substances |
44. Tamper proof disc |
45. In-vehicle information |
46. Taxi roof sign |
47. Driver identification |
48. Prohibition on advertising |
49. Operation of small public service vehicle by another person |
50. Rental or lease of small public service vehicle to another person |
51. Notification of driving of a taxi |
PART 8 |
COMMENCEMENT OF HIRE AND PAYMENT OF FARES |
52. Maximum Fares Order |
53. Commencement of hire and standing for hire |
54. Taximeter |
55. Calibration of taximeters to reflect maximum fares order |
56. Booking fee |
57. Taxi receipts |
58. Hackney and limousine receipts |
59. Area knowledge |
60. Hire of hackney |
PART 9 |
LICENSING OF DISPATCH OPERATORS |
61. Requirement for dispatch operators to be licensed |
62. Grant of dispatch operator licence |
63. Duration of dispatch operator licence |
64. Obligations of dispatch operators |
PART 10 |
PENALTIES |
65. Penal regulations |
66. Substantial breach of regulations |
67. Prescribed amount of fixed payment |
68. Form of notice |
PART 11 |
AMENDMENTS AND REVOCATIONS |
69. Amendment of Regulations made under section 82 of the 1961 Act |
70. Revocation of Regulations made under the 2003 Act and section 82 of the 1961 Act |
SCHEDULE 1 |
Fees |
SCHEDULE 2 |
General Vehicle Requirements for Taxis |
SCHEDULE 3 |
General Vehicle Requirements for Hackneys |
SCHEDULE 4 |
Additional Requirements for Wheelchair Accessible Taxis and Wheelchair Accessible Hackneys |
SCHEDULE 5 |
General Vehicle Requirements for Limousines |
SCHEDULE 6 |
Taxi Branding |
SCHEDULE 7 |
Wheelchair and Occupant Restraint Belt Anchorage Requirements (Static Test) |
SCHEDULE 8 |
Fixed Payment Offences — Prescribed Amounts |
SCHEDULE 9 |
Form of Fixed Payment Notice |
SCHEDULE 10 |
Maximum Fares |
SCHEDULE 11 |
Revocations |
S.I. No. 165 of 2014 |
SMALL PUBLIC SERVICE VEHICLE (CONSOLIDATION AND REFORM) REGULATIONS 2014 |
Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in |
“Iris Oifigiúil” of 8th April, 2014. |
The National Transport Authority, in exercise of the powers conferred on it by sections 7, 8, 20, 24 and 67 of the Taxi Regulation Act 2013 (No. 37 of 2013), hereby makes the following regulations: |
PART 1 |
PRELIMINARY AND GENERAL |
Citation |
1. These Regulations may be cited as the Small Public Service Vehicle (Consolidation and Reform) Regulations 2014. |
Commencement |
2. These Regulations come into operation on 7th April 2014. |
Definitions and interpretation |
3. (1) In these Regulations— |
“Act of 1961” means the Road Traffic Act 1961 (No. 24 of 1961); |
“Act of 2003” means the Taxi Regulation Act 2003 (No. 25 of 2003); |
“Act of 2004” means the Immigration Act 2004 (No. 1 of 2004); |
“Area Knowledge Test” means an assessment by the Authority of a person’s knowledge of the geography, routes and place names of a particular geographical area and other matters relevant to the operation of a small public service vehicle in such area; |
“booking fee” means a fee charged in respect of a taxi service that had been booked in advance by or on behalf of an intending passenger; |
“booking service” means a service allowing intending passengers to book a small public service vehicle for one or more journeys, other than— |
(a) a marshalling arrangement for small public service vehicles in a public place, or |
(b) the provision of booking assistance on behalf of an intending passenger or other consumer at an information desk in a hotel, tourist office, airport, transport terminal or similar customer service facility. |
“crew cab” has the meaning given to it in section 130 of the Finance Act 1992 ; |
“Construction, Equipment and Use Regulations” means the Road Traffic Act (Construction, Equipment and Use of Vehicles) Regulations 1963 to 2002; |
“date of first registration” means the date on which the vehicle in question was first registered in whichever country the vehicle was first registered; |
“dispatch operator licence” means a licence to operate as a dispatch operator or to provide a booking service; |
“grant”, in relation to a licence, includes the renewal or continuance in force of the licence; |
“hackney” includes a standard hackney, wheelchair accessible hackney and a local area hackney; |
“Industry Knowledge Test” means an assessment by the Authority of a person’s knowledge of the legislation and practices applying to the licensing and operation of small public service vehicles; |
“kit car” means a vehicle consisting of separately manufactured components that is assembled by the purchaser or a party other than the manufacturer; |
“limousine” means a small public service vehicle in respect of which a limousine licence has been granted; |
“local area hackney” means a vehicle that is licensed in accordance with these Regulations to operate as a hackney in respect of a specified area; |
“local area hackney driver’s licence” means a licence granted in respect of a person to drive a local area hackney for the carriage of persons for reward; |
“local area hackney licence” means a small public service vehicle licence granted in respect of a local area hackney; |
“maximum permissible age” in relation to a small public service vehicle means the maximum age of such vehicle as determined in accordance with Regulation 31; |
“modified vehicle” means a vehicle that is not a standard mass produced passenger car including— |
(a) a vehicle that has been converted from a goods or light goods vehicle without subsequent type approval, |
(b) a vehicle that has been stretched, |
(c) a kit car, or |
(d) a vehicle where the seats, safety belts and safety belt anchorages are not original or the installation of these items is not original; |
“non national” means a person to whom a permission has been given under the Act of 2004; |
“non-commercial personal vehicle sharing service” means a personal vehicle sharing service operated without a gain for the person engaged in providing the service or another and where no payment is made to, or charges are levied by, the person operating the service in respect of the provision of the service; |
“off-shore island” means an island forming part of the State but which is not connected to the rest of the State by any road or bridge; |
“permission” has the meaning given to it by section 4 of the Act of 2004; |
“personal vehicle sharing” means, in connection with a personal vehicle sharing service, the use of a private passenger motor vehicle by a person other than the registered owner of the vehicle or the person who is legally entitled to possession or use of the vehicle; |
“personal vehicle sharing service” means a service providing arrangements to facilitate journeys by personal vehicle sharing; |
“pick-up” has the meaning given to it in section 130 of the Finance Act 1992 ; |
“Principal Act” means the Taxi Regulation Act 2013 (No. 37 of 2013); |
“registered owner” has the meaning given to it by section 3(1) of the Act of 1961; |
“spare wheel system” means the manufacturers original specification supply or— |
(a) a wheel or rim fitted with a tyre suitable for use on any axle position and capable of being fitted to the vehicle for immediate use and suitable for such use, |
(b) an apparatus capable of raising any wheel fitted to the vehicle to a reasonable height from the ground, and |
(c) such tools as are necessary for the removal or replacement of any wheel or rim fitted with a tyre referred to in paragraph (a); |
“SPSV Driver Entry Test” means an assessment comprising the Industry Knowledge Test and the Area Knowledge Test in respect of a single area of operation; |
“SPSV Drivers Identity Card” means the personal identity photographic card issued to drivers of small public service vehicles by the Authority; |
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