Road Traffic (Public Service Vehicles) (Amendment) Regulations, 1991

• Jurisdiction: Ireland
• Citation: IR SI 272/1991

S.I. No. 272 of 1991.

ROAD TRAFFIC (PUBLIC SERVICE VEHICLES) (AMENDMENT) REGULATIONS, 1991.

The Minister for the Environment in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 5 of the Road Traffic Act, 1961 (No. 24 of 1961) and section 82 of that Act as amended by section 57 of the Road Traffic Act, 1968 (No. 25 of 1968) hereby makes the following Regulations:— 1. (1) These Regulations may be cited as the Road Traffic (Public Service Vehicles) (Amendment) Regulations, 1991.

(2) These Regulations and the Road Traffic (Public Service Vehicles) Regulations 1963 to 1987 shall be construed as one and may be cited together as the Road Traffic (Public Service Vehicles) Regulations 1963 to 1991. 2. (1) In these Regulations:—

"the Act" means the Road Traffic Act, 1961 ;

"grant period" means the period from the 24th day of October, 1991 to the 30th day of September, 1992 and each succeeding period of twelve months from the 1st day of October, 1992;

"The Regulations of 1978" means the Road Traffic (Public Service Vehicles) (Licensing) Regulations, 1978 ( S.I. No. 292 of 1978 );

"the Regulations of 1986" means the Road Traffic (Public Service Vehicles) (Amendment) Regulations, 1986 ( S.I. No. 30 of 1986 );

"the Regulations of 1987" means the Road Traffic (Public Service Vehicles) (Amendment) Regulations, 1987 ( S.I. No. 139 of 1987 );

"the Principal Regulations" means the Road Traffic (Public Service Vehicles) Regulations, 1963 ( S.I. No. 191 of 1963 ).

(2) Sub-article (1) of article 3 of the Principal Regulations is hereby amended by the substitution of the definitions set out in sub-article (3) of this article for the following definitions:—

(i) "Dublin taximeter area";

(ii) "taximeter area".

(3) (a) In these Regulations a reference to the term taximeter area shall include all of the areas specified in column 2 of the table to article 5 of the Regulations of 1978 and the area referred to in paragraph (b) of this sub-article.

(b) "Dublin taximeter area" means the area as lies within a circle having a radius of 15 miles from its centre at the General Post Office at O'Connell Street, Dublin. 3. Sub-articles (2), (3) and (4) (b) of article 6 of the Regulations of 1978 are hereby revoked. 4. The following article shall be substituted for article 5 of the Regulations of 1978:—

"5. (1) A local authority specified in column 1 of the table to this article shall, from time to time by resolution—

(a) determine the number of new public hire vehicle licences which may be granted during a grant period by the Commissioner in respect of the use of vehicles as public hire vehicles in the taximeter area specified in column 2 of the said table opposite the mention of such local authority, and

(b) specify a period within which applications may be made to the Commissioner for the grant of such licences.

(2) The number of new public hire vehicle licences which may be granted by the Commissioner during the grant period beginning on the 24th day of October, 1991 in respect of the Dublin taximeter area shall be not more than 100.

(3) (a) The Commissioner shall not during a grant period grant new public hire vehicle licences for use of vehicles as public hire vehicles in a taximeter area specified in column 2 of the table to this article in excess of the number determined by a local authority in accordance with paragraph (a) of sub-article (1) of this article in respect of that period for that taximeter area.

(b) The Commissioner shall not during the grant period beginning on the 24th day of October 1991 grant new public hire vehicle licences for use of vehicles as public hire vehicles in the Dublin taximeter area in excess of the number set down in sub-article (2) of this article.

(4) Where a local authority has not made a determination under paragraph (a) of sub-article (1) of this article in respect of a grant period the Commissioner shall not grant any new public hire vehicle licences for the use of vehicles as public hire vehicles in the taximeter area specified in column 2 of the said table opposite the mention of such local authority.

(5) Where a local authority has made a determination under paragraph (a) of sub-article (1) of this article it shall cause notice of such determination and of the period specified for the making of applications to be published in a newspaper circulating in the taximeter area.

(6) The period specified for the making of an application for new public hire vehicle licences in the Dublin taximeter area shall be determined by the Commissioner who shall give notice of the said period in a daily newspaper circulating in the Dublin taximeter area.

TABLE

Column 1 Column 2 Cork Corporation Cork taximeter area Limerick Corporation Limerick taximeter area Galway Corporation Galway taximeter area Drogheda Corporation The Borough of Drogheda Dundalk Urban District Council Urban District of Dundalk Tralee Urban District Council Urban District of Tralee Ennis Urban District Council Urban District of Ennis Donegal County Council Donegal Town Waterford Corporation The County Borough of Waterford Killarney Urban District Council Urban District of Killarney Sligo Corporation The Borough of Sligo Kilkenny Corporation The Borough of Kilkenny Carlow Urban District Council Urban District of Carlow Naas Urban District Council Urban District of Naas Longford Urban District Council Urban District of Longford 5. (1) The Commissioner shall consider applications made to him for new public hire vehicle licences in accordance with the criteria set out in the Schedule to these Regulations.

(2) (a) Where...