S.I. No. 225/1973:

ROAD TRAFFIC (PUBLIC SERVICE VEHICLES) (AMENDMENT) REGULATIONS, 1973.

ROAD TRAFFIC (PUBLIC SERVICE VEHICLES) (AMENDMENT) REGULATIONS, 1973.

The Minister for Local Government in exercise of the powers conferred on him by sections 5 and 82 of the Road Traffic Act, 1961 , ( S.I. No. 24 of 1961 ) hereby makes the following Regulations:--

1. (1) These Regulations may be cited as the Road Traffic (Public Service Vehicles) (Amendment) Regulations, 1973.

(2) These Regulations and the Road Traffic (Public Service Vehicles) Regulations, 1963 to 1970 shall be construed together and may be cited as the Road Traffic (Public Service Vehicles) Regulations, 1963 to 1973.

2. (1) Notwithstanding anything contained in the Road Traffic (Public Service Vehicles) Regulations, 1963 to 1970, an application by a person for the grant of a small public service vehicle licence in respect of the use of a vehicle as a public hire vehicle may be made only in the period from the first to the fourteenth day inclusive of the month of June in any year unless the application is made by a person who at any time in the period of twelve months preceding the date of application held such a licence in respect of a vehicle, and

( a ) the application is made for the purpose of licensing the said vehicle, or

( b ) the application is made for the purpose of licensing another vehicle to replace the said vehicle and the licence in respect of the said vehicle has ceased to be in force through effluxion of time or shall have been surrendered or revoked on or before the grant of the licence for which application is made.

(2) Notwithstanding anything contained in the Road Traffic (Public Service Vehicles) Regulations, 1963 to 1970, an application by a person for the grant of a small public service vehicle licence in respect of the use of a vehicle as a private hire vehicle may be made only in the periods from the first to the fourteenth day inclusive of the months of March, June, September and December in any year unless the application is made by a person who at any time in the period of twelve months preceding the date of application held such a licence in respect of a vehicle, and

( a ) the application is made for the purpose of licensing the said vehicle, or

( b ) the application is made for the purpose of licensing another vehicle to replace the said vehicle and the licence in respect of the said vehicle has ceased to be in force through effluxion of time or shall have been surrendered or revoked on or before the grant of the licence for which application is made.

(3) Notwithstanding anything contained in the Road Traffic (Public Service Vehicles) Regulations, 1963 to 1970, an application by a person for the grant of a licence to drive small public service vehicles may be made only in the periods from the first to the fourteenth day inclusive of the months of March, June, September and December in any year unless the application is made by a person who held such a licence at any time in the period of twelve months preceding the date of application.

3. The Road Traffic (Public Service Vehicles) (Amendment) Regulations, 1970 ( S.I. No. 138 of 1970 ) are hereby revoked.

GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Minister for Local Government this 1st day of August, 1973.

JAMES TULLY,

Minister for Local Government.

EXPLANATORY NOTE.

These Regulations provide that (a) an application for the grant of a small public service vehicle licence in respect of the use of a vehicle as a public hire vehicle may be made only in the period from the first to the fourteenth day inclusive of June in any year unless the applicant satisfies specified conditions; and (b) an application for the grant of a small public service vehicle licence in respect of the use of a vehicle as a private hire vehicle or for the grant of a licence to drive small public service vehicles may be made only in the periods from the first to the fourteenth day inclusive of March, June, September and December in any year unless the applicant satisfies specified conditions.

The Regulations revoke the Road Traffic (Public Service Vehicles) (Amendment) Regulations, 1970 ( S.I. No. 138 of 1970 ).