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Motor Traffic (Jersey) Law 1935: Licencing of Taxi-Cab Operators Order: Law drafting instructions

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A decision made 3 April 2018:

Decision Reference:  MD-T-2018-0027

Decision Summary Title :

Motor Traffic (Jersey) Law 1935 – New Taxi-cab Operator Licencing

Date of Decision Summary:

28 March 2018

Decision Summary Author:

Inspector of Motor Traffic

Decision Summary:

Public or Exempt?

Public

Type of Report:

Oral or Written?

Written

Person Giving

Oral Report:

N/A

Written Report

Title :

Motor Traffic (Jersey) Law 1935 – New Taxi-cab Operator Licencing

Date of Written Report:

28 March 2018

Written Report Author:

Inspector of Motor Traffic

Written Report :

Public or Exempt?

Public

Subject: Motor Traffic (Jersey) Law 1935 – New Taxi-Cab Operator Licencing

Decision(s):  The Minister approved instructions to prescribe a new Taxi-Cab Operator Licencing Order in accordance with his powers under Article 46 of the Motor Traffic (Jersey) Law 1935 amending Article 38 (2)

 

Reason(s) for Decision:  To establish a Licenced Taxi-Cab Operator scheme as set out in Ministerial Decision MD-T-2015-0079 ‘Taxi-Cab Regulatory Reforms Programme.

 

Resource Implications:  None.

 

Action required:

  1.  Inspector of Motor Traffic to instruct the Law Draftsman to prepare an Order for the Licencing of Taxi-Cab Operators who undertake pre-booked journeys for hire and reward.

 

  1.  Inspector of Motor Traffic to advise the Taxi-Cab Industry of the Minister’s decision and arrange for appropriate public information.

 

 

Signature:

 

 

Position:

Minister for Infrastructure

 

Date Signed:

 

 

Date of Decision (If different from Date Signed):

 

 

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