Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in

“Iris Oifigiúil” of 17th May, 2016.

The National Transport Authority, in exercise of the powers conferred on it by section 48 of the Taxi Regulation Act 2013 (No. 37 of 2013), hereby makes the following regulation:

1. This Regulation may be cited as the Taxi Regulation (Small Public Service Vehicle) Regulation 2016.

2. The Taxi Regulation (Small Public Service Vehicle) Regulations 2015 are amended by substituting, in the second column of the fourth row of the table in Schedule 8, “Section 25(9) in so far as it relates to section 25(4) of the Principal Act” for “Section 25(9) in so far as it relates to section 25(3) of the Principal Act”.

GIVEN under the seal of the National Transport Authority,

12 May 2016.

JOHN FITZGERALD,

Chairperson, National Transport Authority.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

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

The purpose of the Taxi Regulation (Small Public Service Vehicle) Regulation 2016 is to amend Schedule 8 of the Taxi Regulation (Small Public Service Vehicle) Regulations 2015, consequent to the amendments to be made to the Taxi Regulation Act 2013 by the Public Transport Act 2016 , by substituting reference “25(3)” with “25(4)” in row 4, column 2 of the Table at Schedule 8 of the Taxi Regulation (Small Public Service Vehicle) Regulations 2015.