S.I. No. 494/2006 - Taxi Regulation Act 2003 (Fixed Charges Offences) Regulations 2006
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Taxi Regulation Act 2003 (Fixed Charges Offences) Regulations 2006 |
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The Commission for Taxi Regulation, in exercise of the powers conferred on it by section 46 of the Taxi Regulation Act 2003 (No. 25 of 2003), with the consent of the Minister for Transport, hereby makes the following regulations: 1. (1) These Regulations may be cited as the Taxi Regulation Act 2003 (Fixed Charges Offences) Regulations 2006. |
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(2) These Regulations come into operation on 25 September 2006. 2. In these Regulations -Amendment (No. 2) Regulations of 2006- means the Taxi Regulation Act 2003 (Small Public Service Vehicles) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2006 ( S.I. No. 493 of 2006 ). 3. An offence under Part 3 of the Taxi Regulation Act 2003 (No. 25 of 2003) consisting of a contravention of a provision of the Regulations referred to in Schedule 1 is declared to be a fixed charge offence. 4. The amount of €250 is prescribed for the fixed charges offences referred to in Schedule 1 for the purposes of section 46 of the Taxi Regulation Act 2003 . 5. The form of notice set out in Schedule 2 is prescribed as the form of notice for the purposes of section 46 of the Taxi Regulation Act 2003 . |
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Schedule 1 |
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€250 Fixed Charge |
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Offences under Part 3 of the Taxi Regulation Act 2003 |
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Road Traffic (Public Service Vehicles) (Amendment) Regulations 1995 ( S.I. No. 136 of 1995 ) |
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Taxi Regulation Act 2003 (Small Public Service Vehicles) (Licensing) Regulations 2006 ( S.I. No. 211 of 2006 ) |
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Taxi Regulation Act 2003 (Tamper-Proof Disc) Regulations 2006 ( S.I. No. 305 of 2006 ) |
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Taxi Regulation Act 2003 (Small Public Service Vehicles) (Licensing) (No. 2) Regulations 2006 ( S.I. No. 467 of 2006 ) |
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Schedule 2 Fixed Charge Offence |
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Notice under section 46 of the Taxi Regulation Act 2003 |
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Date __________ (insert date) |
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(insert name) ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... .... |
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(insert address)... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... .... |
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Alleged Offence |
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It is alleged that you have committed an offence (specify offence), involving the use of a small public service vehicle bearing licence number _____________ (insert licence number) in a public place at ____________ (insert location) |
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at __________ (insert time) on _________(insert date). |
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Payment of Fixed Charge 1. In respect of the offence alleged in this notice you may, during the period of 28 days, beginning on the date of this notice, pay a fixed charge of €250 to the Commission for Taxi Regulation at ______________(insert address). 2. A payment of a fixed charge under this notice must be accompanied by all of this notice, if payment is made in person or by post. 3. You will not be prosecuted - |
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(a) during the period of 28 days from the date of this notice, or |
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(b) at all, if the correct payment, in accordance with this notice, during that period, is made in respect of the offence specified in this notice. |
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Manner of Payment |
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All fixed charges payable under section 46 of the Taxi Regulation Act 2003 shall be paid to the Commission for Taxi Regulation, 35 Fitzwilliam Square, Dublin 2 and shall be so paid in cash, by cheque, money order or postal order, or by such other means as the Commission for the time being considers appropriate. |
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Given under the seal of the Commission for Taxi Regulation, |
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22 September 2006. |
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__________________ |
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Ger Deering |
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Commissioner for Taxi Regulation |
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The Minister for Transport consents to the making of the foregoing regulations. |
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GIVEN under my Official Seal, |
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19 September 2006. |
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Martin Cullen |
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Minister for Transport |
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Explanatory Memorandum |
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(This note is not part of the instrument and does not purport to be a legal interpretation.) |
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These Regulations declare contraventions of certain Regulations to be fixed charges offences. These are contraventions of: |
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▪ Failure to comply with roof sign requirements for taxis and wheelchair accessible taxis, including failure to display current licence number within 28 days of the date of issue of a new licence number; |
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▪ Failure to display tamper-proof disc; |
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▪ Failure to provide a receipt; |
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▪ Operation of more than one small public service vehicle licence in respect of a single vehicle; |
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▪ Removal or attempt to remove tamper-proof disc; |
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▪ Failure to display the relevant in-vehicle information in a small public service vehicle; |
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▪ Removal or attempt to remove the in-vehicle information; |
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▪ Refusal to carry a passenger for a journey of not more than 30 kilometres; |
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▪ Failure to have taximeter properly calibrated in line with the current maximum fare; |
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▪ Causing the taximeter in a taxi or wheelchair accessible taxi to operate while the vehicle is standing for hire or plying for hire; |
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▪ Failing to operate the taximeter while the taxi or wheelchair accessible taxi is on hire |
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▪ Refusal to carry a guide dog or other assistance dog; |
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▪ Standing at an appointed stand when the vehicle is not available for hire; |
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▪ Operating as a taxi or wheelchair accessible taxi without having demonstrated satisfactory knowledge of the local area; |
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▪ Failure to display driver identification. |
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All fixed charges offences declared by these Regulations attract a fixed charge of €250. The Regulations prescribe the form of notice for the purposes of enforcement of the fixed charge offences. |