H. E. the Governor Ric Todd on December 7, 2011 signed the following pieces of Legislation which will come into effect tomorrow Friday, 16th December 2011:-
Road Traffic (Amendment) Ordinance 2011, Road Traffic Services Vehicle) (Amendment) Regulations 2011, Road Traffic (Public Services Vehicles Operator) (Licensing Fees) Notice 2011 and Road Traffic (Amendment) (No.3) Regulations 2011
In accordance with regulation 3(3) of the Road Traffic (Public Service Vehicles) Regulations, the fees payable in respect of a License to operate a public service vehicle will be as follows:-
- Taxi-Cab $50.00
- Omnibus $50.00
- Private Charter $100.00
- Private Transfer (reserved) $100.00
- Private Transfer (resort) $100.00
In accordance with Part 1A Private Transfer Vehicle (reserved) Fare; Where the private transfer vehicle (reserved) is hired in respect of a particular journey, the maximum legal charges payable for the first hour or part thereof are as follows: $120.00, and for each subsequent period of ½ hour or part thereof,$60.00.
In accordance with the Road Traffic (Amendment) (No. 3) Regulations 2011, part 2 of Schedule 1 to the Road Traffic Regulations are amended by inserting under the heading B- Commercial Vehicles.
The following fees are applicable
(a) On public service vehicles (i.e. designed or $700.00 adapted for the carriage of twenty or more passengers): PRIVATE CHARTER
(b) On public service vehicles (i.e. a luxury motor VEHICLE): PRIVATE TRANSFER (RESERVED) $550.00 (luxury motor vehicle) $750.00 (Limo)
(c) On public service vehicles: PRIVATE TRANSFER (RESORT) $5,000.00
In addition, Joseph B.A Swann, Acting Director of Road Safety, is reminding all Public Service Vehicle Operators that:
In accordance with Section 26 (3), an application for the renewal of a license granted under regulation 3 or 8 shall be made in the same manner and form as an application for the grant of an original license and shall be made at least 60 days before the expiry of the license.
Mr. Swann is therefore appealing to ALL PUBLICE SERVICE OPERATORS to ensure that their Public Service Operators Licence and their Taxi(s) are
inspected and Licensed or renewed before 1st January 2012.
Failure to comply with these pieces of legislation will mean that those persons concerned, will not be permitted to operate their public service vehicles.
