STATUTORY INSTRUMENTS

S.I. No. 305 of 2006

Taxi Regulation Act 2003 (Tamper-Proof Licence Disc) Regulations 2006

The Commission for Taxi Regulation, in exercise of the powers conferred on it by section 34 of the Taxi Regulation Act 2003 (No. 25 of 2003), hereby makes the following regulations:

1.  (1)  These Regulations may be cited as the Taxi Regulation Act 2003 (Tamper-Proof Licence Disc) Regulations 2006.

(2)  These Regulations come into operation on 1 August 2006.

2.   In these Regulations -�Commission-� means Commission for Taxi Regulation.

3.   Subject to Regulation 5, a small public service vehicle licence shall not be granted or renewed by a licensing authority unless a tamper-proof licence disc issued by the Commission is affixed in a prominent position, as determined by the Commission, to the front and rear windows of the vehicle.

4.   A person shall not remove or attempt to remove a tamper-proof licence disc referred to in Regulation 3.

5.   In respect to vehicles that are in excess of 30 years old, the Commission may, at its discretion, waive the requirement in Regulation 3 to display a tamper-proof licence disc on the rear window.

Explanatory Memorandum

(This note is not part of the Instrument and does not purport to be a legal interpretation)

These Regulations provide that it is necessary to affix a tamper-proof licence disc to the front and rear windows of a small public service vehicle before a licence is granted or renewed.

This tamper-proof licence disc must be displayed in small public service vehicles in the manner specified by the Commission for Taxi Regulation and it is a contravention of these Regulations to remove or attempt to remove this tamper-proof licence disc.

The Commission has the discretion to waive the requirement to display a tamper-proof licence disc on the rear window in relation to vehicles that are over 30 years old.