(This note is not part of the instrument and does not purport to be a legal interpretation.)
These Regulations put in place a number of changes to allow the new national licensing system to operate effectively.
They provide that, in the event that a small public service vehicle licence lapses by virtue of not being renewed on or before its expiry date, an application may be made to the Commission for Taxi Regulation within a period of six months seeking late renewal of the licence on payment of a restoration fee. Where a licence has lapsed for in excess of six months after the expiry date, an application may be made to the District Court seeking late renewal of the licence on payment to the Commission of the restoration fee. Provision is made for a fee to be paid in relation to the transfer of a vehicle licence to another vehicle.
Requirements in relation to taxi signs are modified and the requirement to display a hackney sign or limousine sign is removed.