John Lahart (Dublin South West, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I move amendment No. 42:

In page 18, between lines 31 and 32, to insert the following:

“Amendments to Taxi Regulation Act 2013

25. (1) The Taxi Regulation Act 2013, is amended in section 2 by inserting the following definitions:

“(a) ‘PSR’ means public service rickshaw, and

(b) ‘PSR regulations’ means regulations made under section 20.”.

(2) The Taxi Regulation Act 2013, is amended in section 6(3) by inserting “public service rickshaws” after “vehicles”.

(3) The Taxi Regulation Act 2013, is amended in section 7—

(a) in subsection (1)(a), by inserting “and public service rickshaws” after “vehicles”,

(b) in subsection (1)(b), by inserting “and public service rickshaws” after “vehicles”,

(c) in subsection (1)(c), by inserting “or public service rickshaws” after “vehicles”,

(d) in subsection (2)(a), by inserting “or public service rickshaws” after “vehicle”,

(e) in subsection (2)(b), by inserting “or public service rickshaws” after “vehicle”,

(f) in subsection (2)(c), by inserting “or public service rickshaws” after “vehicles”,

(g) in subsection (2)(f), by inserting “or public service rickshaws” after “vehicle”,

(h) in subsection (2)(f)(iv), by inserting “or PSR” after “SPSV”,

(i) in subsection (2)(m), by inserting “and public service rickshaws” after “vehicle”,

(j) in subsection (2)(o), by inserting “or public service rickshaws” after “vehicle”,

(k) in subsection (4)(a)(i), by inserting “and public service rickshaws” after “vehicles”, and

(l) in subsection (4)(a)(ii), by inserting “and public service rickshaws” after “vehicles”.

(4) The Taxi Regulation Act 2013, is amended in section 8—

(a) in subsection (1)(d), by inserting “or, if applicable, public service rickshaws” after “transport”,

(b) in subsection (1)(e), by inserting “or, if applicable, public service rickshaws” after “vehicles”, and

(c) in subsection (5), by inserting “or a public service rickshaw” after “vehicle”.

(5) The Taxi Regulation Act 2013, is amended in section 10—

(a) in subsection (2)(c), by inserting “or driving a public service rickshaw” after “driving a small public service vehicle”, and

(b) in subsection (2)(d), by inserting “or a public service rickshaw” after “vehicle”.

(6) The Taxi Regulation Act 2013, is amended in section 47(3) by inserting “or a public service rickshaw” after “vehicle”.

(7) The Taxi Regulation Act 2013, is amended in section 48(4)(b) by inserting “or a public service rickshaw” after “vehicle”.

(8) The Taxi Regulation Act 2013, is amended in section 64—

(a) in subsection (1), by inserting “and public service rickshaws” after “vehicles”, and

(b) in subsection (1)(e), by inserting “or public service rickshaw” after “vehicle”.”.

In the context of what the Minister said on preparing primary legislation for rickshaws, I will withdraw the amendment.