Taxi Amendment Regulations 1996 (WA)

26 March 1996] GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, WA 1483

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TAXI ACT 1994

TAXI AMENDMENT REGULATIONS 1996

Made by His Excellency the Governor in Executive Council.

Citation

1.   These regulations may be cited as the Taxi Amendment Regulations

19 96.

Principal regulations

2. In these regulations the Taxi Regulations 1995* are referred to as the

(a)	in subregulation (2) by deleting "Subject to subregulation (3)," and substituting the following —
" Subject to subregulations (3) and (3a), "; and

principal regulations.

[* Published in Gazette of 10 January 1995 at pp. 75-90.]

Regulation 18 amended

3.    Regulation 18 (2) of the principal regulations is amended by inserting

after "operate" the following —

Ci or drive

Regulation 19 amended

4. Regulation 19 of the principal regulations is amended —

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(b) by repealing subregulation (3) and substituting the following	subregulations -
ic

(3) Where -

(a) as declared in an application for approval the value of taxi plates for a metered taxi

of a transfer is less than the average of the values declared in the preceding 10 applications to transfer taxi plates for metered taxis received by the Director General, the fee shall be calculated on that average;

(b) the value of taxi plates for a multi-purpose taxi as declared in an application

for approval of a transfer is less than the average of the values declared in the preceding 10 applications to transfer taxi plates for multi-purpose taxis received by the Director General, the fee shall be calculated on that average;

the value of taxi plates, for a restricted

(c) tax] (which, as a condition of its operation, mayonly operate during

specified times in a control area) as declared in an application for approval of

a transfer is less than the average of the values declared in the preceding 10 applications to transfer taxi plates for restricted taxis with similar time restrictions received by the Director General, the fee shall be calculated on that average; and

(d) the value of taxi plates, for a restricted

tax] (which, as a condition of its operation, may only operate within

specified parts of a control area) as declared in an application for approval of

a transfer is less than the average of the values declared in the preceding 10 applications to transfer taxiplates for restricted taxis with similar area restrictions received by the Director General, the fee shall be calculated on that average.

(3a) If the Director General is satisfied that -	(a)	the transfer of the ownership of, or an interest in the ownership of, taxi plates arises by way of a willed transfer from a deceased estate;
(b)	the transfer is initially -
(i) to the spouse, son, daughter,

parent, brother or sister of the

deceased; or

(ii)     parent, brother or sister of the to the spouse, son, daughter,

deceased by way of a family company or trust in which the only partners, principals or trustees are one or more of the persons referred to in subparagraph (i);

and

(c) probate in relation to the bequest giving
rise to that transfer has been granted,

the fee payable for that transfer under section 24 is
$100.

26 March 1996) GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, WA 1485

Schedule 1 amended

5. Schedule 1 to the principal regulations is amended in the second column

of the item commencing "Regulation 18 (2)" by inserting after "Operating" the

following —

42 or driving 2 f .

By His Excellency's Command,

J. PRITCHARD, Clerk of the Council.