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Statutory Rules of Northern Ireland

2009 No. 187

Road Traffic And Vehicles

The Taxis (Ballymena) Bye-Laws (Northern Ireland) 2009

Made

7th May 2009

Coming into operation

1st June 2009

The Department of the Environment makes the following Bye-Laws in exercise of the powers conferred by Article 65(1) and (2) of the Road Traffic (Northern Ireland) Order 1981(1).

Citation, commencement and interpretation

1.—(1) These Bye-Laws may be cited as the Taxis (Ballymena) Bye-Laws (Northern Ireland) 2009 and shall come into operation on 1st June 2009.

(2) In these Bye-Laws “taxi” means a public service vehicle used in standing or plying for hire 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 Ballymena, no stand or starting place for taxis shall be used except that specified in column 2 of the Schedule in relation to the location specified 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.

Use of stands or starting places

3.  No vehicle other than a taxi shall use the stands or starting places specified in column 2 of the Schedule at any time.

Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of the Environment on 7th May 2009.

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Stanley Duncan

A senior officer of the Department of the Environment

SCHEDULE

(1)(2)(3)(4)
LocationPosition of stands or starting placesMaximum number of taxis

Hours available for use

Hill Street

North side: from a point 108 metres east of Duke Street for approximately 18 metres.

3At any time
Springwell Street

North side: from a point 110 metres east of Duke Street for approximately 14 metres.

2At any time
High Street

West side: from a point approximately 88 metres south of John Street for approximately 7 metres.

1At any time
Meeting House Lane

North side: from a point approximately 40 metres east of Church Street for approximately 6 metres.

1At any time
George Street

North-east side: from a point 13 metres north west of Pat’s Brae for a distance of 7 metres.

1At any time
Mill Street

North-east side: from a point 45 metres south east of the Pentagon for a distance of 18 metres.

3At 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 town of Ballymena, prescribe the number of taxis which may use these stands or starting places and the hours available for use. The Bye-Laws also prohibit vehicles other than taxis from using the stands or starting places.

(1)

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

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