| Guvnor

Status: Amended (in force with amendments)
Penalty ceiling: Regulated 8 of 9 obligations carry a criminal penalty. 1 has no criminal penalty — flagged in the list below.

Does it bind you?

Business-side roles with duties under this instrument.

Any Person8 Operator1

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What it requires

Sections creating concrete business duties or carrying penalties, grouped as the instrument is structured. Titles link to the source text — blue means you’re leaving for legislation.gov.uk.

s.003 Duties of licensed operators, Regulated

Fail to comply with licensed taxi operator dutiesAny Person

s.004 Hirings accepted on behalf of another operator Regulated

Sub-contract a taxi booking to an unlicensed operatorAny Person

s.005 Hiring of taxis at separate fares – General Regulated

Breach taxi service operating rulesAny Person

s.012 Requirement for taxi licence Regulated

Operate a taxi without a licenceAny Person

s.018 Regulation of taximeters etc. Regulated

Fit approved taximeter and receipt device in taxi and issue receipts to passengersOperator

s.019 Taxis not to carry more than the prescribed number of persons Regulated

Exceed taxi passenger limitAny Person

s.032 Return of licences, etc. Regulated

Fail to return taxi licence, plates or badges when requiredAny Person

s.037 Enforcement notices Regulated

Fail to comply with taxi enforcement noticeAny Person

s.039 Power to stop and examine licensed taxis Regulated

Fail to make alternative passenger arrangements when taxi unsafeAny Person

55 other provisions — procedural and definitional

s.001 Requirement for operator's licence

s.002 Operator's licences

s.002 Operator's licences for persons subject to immigration control

s.006 Compliance with a Departmental taxi-sharing scheme

s.007 Advance booking

s.008 Operator's licence conditions relating to separate fares

s.009 Information

s.010 Functions in relation to operator's licence authorising separate fares

s.011 Appeals in relation to operator's licence authorising separate fares

s.013 Taxi licences

s.014 Duties of owners of licensed taxis

s.015 Identification of licensed vehicles

s.016 Regulation of fares, etc.

s.017 Display and publication, etc. of fares

s.020 Regulations concerning taxis or use of taxis

s.021 Orders concerning taxis, taxi stands etc.

s.022 Requirement for taxi driver's licence

s.023 Taxi driver's licences

s.023 Taxi driver's licences for persons subject to immigration control

s.024 Issue of driver's badges etc.

s.025 Applications for licences, etc.

s.026 Power to suspend, revoke or curtail licences

s.027 Suspension, revocation and curtailment under section 26: procedure etc.

s.028 Variation of licence on request

s.029 Variation of operator's licence by Department

s.030 Fees

s.031 Production of documents

s.033 Register of licences

s.034 Appeals

s.035 Effect of appeal on decision appealed against

s.036 Regulations in respect of appeals

s.038 Powers of entry

s.040 Power to stop and examine motor vehicles suspected of illegal taxiing etc.

s.041 Power of seizure

s.042 Regulations concerning vehicles and equipment seized under section 38 or 41

s.043 Taxi touts

s.044 False statements, forgery and power of seizure in connection with certain documents

s.045 Obstruction of authorised officers etc.

s.046 Offences due to fault of other person

s.047 Offences by corporations

s.048 Offences

s.049 Access to information

s.050 Publication of information

s.051 Payment of grants

s.052 Training

s.053 Service of notices

s.054 Application of other statutory provisions

s.055 Ancillary and transitional provisions etc.

s.056 Orders and regulations

s.056 Persons disqualified by reason of immigration status

s.056 Immigration offences and immigration penalties

s.057 Interpretation

s.058 Consequential amendments and repeals

s.059 Commencement

s.060 Short title

Schedules

0 of 13 shown

13 other schedules

s.sch002 In Article 2(2) (interpretation), in the definition of “the Road...

s.sch002 In Article 78(1) (prohibitions conditional on inspection, etc.), after “not...

s.sch002 In Article 2(2) (general interpretation), in the definition of “the...

s.sch002 In Article 2(2) (interpretation) in the definition of “the Road...

s.sch002 In Schedule 1 (contraventions subject to penalty charges)—

s.sch002 In Article 66A(1) (car-sharing arrangements), after “public service vehicle” insert...

s.sch002 In section 32(5) (taxi accessibility regulations), for the definition of...

s.sch002 In section 34 (new licences conditional on compliance with accessibility...

s.sch002 In section 37A (carrying of assistance dogs in private hire...

s.sch002 In Article 2(2) (general interpretation)— (a) in the definition of...

s.sch002 In Article 17 (power to administer preliminary tests) in paragraph...

s.sch002 In Article 63(3) (obligatory test certificates), for sub-paragraph (b) substitute—...

s.sch002 In Article 76 (inspection of public passenger vehicles and goods...

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Taxis Act (Northern Ireland) 2008

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