S.I. No. 51/1999 - Road Traffic (Public Service Vehicles) (Amendment) Regulations, 1999.

1. Holder of an existing taxi licence or wheelchair accessible taxi licence.

minus 30 points in respect of each relevant licence held.

2. Previous holder of a taxi licence or a wheelchair accessible taxi licence granted since the coming into force of the Regulations of 1978 except where the said licence was surrendered to the licensing authority or to the Garda Commissioner as appropriate in accordance with article 21 of these Regulations or article 8 of the Regulations of 1978.

plus 5 points in respect of each full year licence held.

3. Holder of a hackney licence who has never held a taxi licence or a wheelchair accessible taxi licence and who the licensing authority is satisfied either normally resided or provided a hackney service in the taximeter area in question during the period for which points are claimed.

plus 100 points for each full year licence held and evidence provided.

4. (

a

) holder of a public service vehicle driving licence who does not hold or has not held a taxi licence or a wheelchair accessible taxi licence since the coming into effect of the Regulations of 1978 and who has not held a hackney licence in respect of any period within the two years prior to the publication of the notice by the licensing authority under article 9 of these Regulations in relation to the determination made under article 8 of these Regulations to grant the licences in respect of which the application is made; where evidence is provided that he/she was engaged in the driving of a taxi or a wheelchair accessible taxi in the taximeter area in question.

plus 10 points for each full year licence held in such circumstances.

(

b

) Holder of a public service vehicle driving licence as in sub-paragraph 4(a) above except that evidence is not provided in relation to a period that he/she was engaged in the driving of a taxi or a wheelchair accessible taxi in the taximeter area in question.

plus 5 points for each full year licence held up to a maximum of 50 points.

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5. Holder of a driving licence (other than a provisional licence).

Dated this 23rd day of February, 1999.

ROBERT MOLLOY

Minister of State at the Department of the Environment and Local Government.

EXPLANATORY NOTE.

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

These regulations amend the criteria used by licensing authorities for assessing applications for the grant of taxi licences and wheelchair accessible taxi licences (other than in respect of the initial grant of such licences in newly declared taximeter areas).

In exercise of the powers conferred on the Minister for the Environment and Local Government by

section 5

of the

Road Traffic Act, 1961

(No. 24 of 1961) and by section 82 of that Act as amended by

section 57

of the

Road Traffic Act, 1968

(No. 25 of 1968), which powers were delegated to me by the Environment and Local Government (Delegation of Ministerial Functions) Order 1997 (

S.I. No. 427 of 1997

), I, Robert Molloy, Minister of State at the Department of the Environment and Local Government, hereby make the following Regulations