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Statutory Rules of Northern Ireland

1999 No. 40

ROAD TRAFFIC AND VEHICLES

Taxis (Coleraine, Portstewart and Portrush) Bye-Laws (Northern Ireland) 1999

Made

1st February 1999

Coming into operation

15th March 1999

The Department of the Environment, in exercise of the powers conferred on it by Article 65(1) and (2) of the Road Traffic (Northern Ireland) Order 1981(1) and of every other power enabling it in that behalf, hereby makes the following Bye-Laws:

Citation, commencement and interpretation

1.—(1) These Bye-Laws may be cited as the Taxis (Coleraine, Portstewart and Portrush) Bye-Laws (Northern Ireland) 1999 and shall come into operation on 15th March 1999.

(2) In these Bye-Laws “taxi” means a public service vehicle used in standing or plying for hire on a road and used to carry passengers for hire and being a vehicle seating not more than eight passengers in addition to the driver.

Location and number of taxis

2.  In the local government district of Coleraine—

(a)in the town of Coleraine no stand or starting place for taxis shall be used except that specified in column 2 of Part I of the Schedule in relation to the location specified opposite thereto in column 1, their number shall not exceed that specified in column 3 and the hours available for use shall be as stated in column 4;

(b)in the town of Portstewart no stand or starting place for taxis shall be used except that specified in column 2 of Part II of the Schedule in relation to the location specified opposite thereto in column 1, their number shall not exceed that specified in column 3 and the hours available for use shall be as stated in column 4; and

(c)in the town of Portrush no stand or starting place for taxis shall be used except that specified in column 2 of Part III of the Schedule in relation to the location specified opposite thereto in column 1, their number shall not exceed that specified in column 3 and the hours available for use shall be as stated in column 4.

Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of the Environment on

L.S.

J. Ritchie

Assistant Secretary

1st February 1999.

SCHEDULE

Part 1Coleraine

(1)(2)(3)(4)
LocationPosition of Stands or Starting PlacesMaximum Number of TaxisHours Available for Use
Railway PlaceSouth side from a point approximately 5 metres east of its junction with Railway Road for a distance of approximately 51 metres.10At any time
Railway PlaceEast side from a point approximately 65 metres south of Railway Road for a distance of approximately 22 metres.4At any time
Railway RoadWest side from a point approximately 10 metres north of its junction with Mill Road for a distance of approximately 21 metres.4At any time
The MallNorth side from a point approximately 6 metres east of its junction with Queen Street for a distance of approximately 26 metres.5At any time

Part IIPortstewart

(1)(2)(3)(4)
LocationPosition of Stands or Starting PlacesMaximum Number of TaxisHours Available for Use
The PromenadeWest side from a point approximately 94 metres south of its junction with The Crescent for a distance of approximately 12 metres.2At any time

Part IIIPortrush

(1)(2)(3)(4)
LocationPosition of Stands or Starting PlacesMaximum Number of TaxisHours Available for Use
Eglinton StreetEast side from a point approximately 15 metres south of its junction with Dunlace Avenue for a distance of approximately 17 metres.3At any time
Eglinton StreetWest side from a point approximately 76 metres south of its junction with Dunlace Avenue for a distance of approximately 12 metres.2At any time

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Bye-Laws.)

These Bye-Laws prescribe the precise location which may be used as stands or starting places for taxis in the towns of Coleraine, Portstewart and Portrush in the local government district of Coleraine, prescribe the maximum number of taxis which may use these stands or starting places and the hours available for use.

(1)

S.I. 1981/154 (N.I. 1); see Article 2(2) for the definition of “Department”

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