Statutory Rules of Northern Ireland

2015 No. 284 (C. 22)

Public Passenger Transport

The Transport (2011 Act) (Commencement No.3) Order (Northern Ireland) 2015

Made

25th June 2015

The Department for Regional Development makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 48 of the Transport Act (Northern Ireland) 2011(1).

Citation and interpretation

1.-(1) This Order may be cited as the Transport (2011 Act) (Commencement No.3) Order (Northern Ireland) 2015.

(2) In this Order-

"the Act" means the Transport Act (Northern Ireland) 2011.

Appointed day

2.-(1) The appointed day for the coming into operation of the provisions of the Act specified in the Schedule, subject to paragraphs (2) and (3), is 5th October 2015.

(2) The commencement of sections 18 and 20 of the Act and the amendments effected to the 1967 Act by section 47(1) and (2) of the Act (except for the amendments effected by paragraph 9(2) and (4) of Schedule 1) in so far as not already in operation do not have effect in relation to road service licences granted under the 1967 Act prior to 5th October 2015.

(3) Paragraph (2) does not apply to road service licences granted to Ulsterbus Ltd or Citybus Ltd (Metro).

Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department for Regional Development on 25th June 2015.

Tom Reid

A senior officer of the Department for Regional Development

SCHEDULEProvisions coming into operation on 5^th October 2015.

Provisions of the Act	Subject Matter
Section 1 in so far as not already in operation	Provision of public passenger transport services
Section 2(2)	Service agreements
Section 3	Interpretation
Section 4 in so far as not already in operation	Applications
Section 5 in so far as not already in operation	Notification of subsequent events
Section 6	Matters to which the Department must have regard
Section 7	Duration
Section 8 in so far as not already in operation	Variation
Section 9	Conditions
Section 10	Revocation, suspension and curtailment of permits
Section 11	Disqualification
Section 12	Revocation, disqualification etc : supplementary provisions
Section 13 in so far as not already in operation	Fees
Section 14 in so far as not already in operation	Permits not to be transferable
Section 16	Forgery, etc.
Section 17	False statements
Section 18 and in so far as set out in Article 2	Road service licence renamed
Section 19	Particulars to be provided
Section 20 and in so far as set out in Article 2	Functions as to grant of licences
Section 21	Amendments of the Taxis Act (Northern Ireland) 2008
Section 22	Provision of railway services
Section 23	Forward work programme
Section 24	Co-operation between the Department and the Consumer Council
Section 25	Powers of entry
Section 26	Power to seize documents, etc.
Section 27	Obtaining of information, etc. by authorised persons
Section 28	Obstruction of authorised persons
Section 30	Evidence by certificate
Section 31 in so far as not already in operation	Prosecutions
Section 34	Services in certain areas
Section 47 and Schedules 1 and 2 in so far as not already in operation and in so far as set out in Article 2	Amendments and repeals

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Order)

This is the third Commencement Order to be made under the Transport Act (Northern Ireland) 2011.

Article 2 brings into operation sections 1(1) to (8), 2(2), 3, 4(1) (4) and (5), 5(2) and (3), 6, 7, 8(1), (3) and (4), 9, 10, 11, 12, 13(2) to (5), 14(1) and (5), 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 30, 31(2), 34 and 47(1) and schedule 1, 47(2) and schedule 2 in so far as not already commenced by the Commencement No. 1 Order and 47(3) and (4) of the Act.

NOTE AS TO EARLIER COMMENCEMENT ORDERS