HomeMy WebLinkAboutBy-law 2206/86THE CORPORATION OF THE TOWN OF PICKERING
BY-LAW NO.2206/86
Being a by-law for the licensing, regulating and
governing of taxicab drivers, owners and brokers
WHEREAS, pursuant to the provisions of the Municipal Act, R.S.O. 1980, chapter
302, sections 1]0, 227.], 227.4 and 227.6, a by-law may be passed to provide for the
licensing, regulating and governing of taxicab drivers, owners and brokers;
NOW THEREFORE the Council of the Corporation of the Town of Pickering HEREBY
ENACTS AS FOLLOWS:
DEFINITIONS
In this by-law,
(a) "Chief of Police" means the Chief of Police of the Durham Regional Police
Force;
(b) "Council" means the Council of the Town;
(c) "Licence" means a licence issued by the Town under the provisions of this
by-law and "Licensed" has a corresponding meaning;
(d) "Officer" means a Municipal Law Enforcement Officer appointed by the
Council;
(e)
"Open Taxi Stand"
elsewhere in the
use of taxicabs;
means a public place alongside the curb of a street or
Town which has been designated by the Town for the
(f) "Passenger" means any person in a taxicab other than the driver;
(g) "Tariff Card" means a card issued by the Town displaying the rates or
fares to be charged under this by-law for the conveyance of goods and
passengers;
(h)
"Taxicab" means a member of that class of motor vehicle kept or used for
hire for conveyance of goods and passengers, which vehicle has seating
for not more than seven persons, but does not include a limousine, a
bus, an ambulance, or a hearse;
(i)
"Taxicab Broker" and "Broker" has the meaning ascribed to the term
"taxi-cab broker" in the Municipal Act, R.S.O. 1980, chapter 302, section
227.6;
(j) "Taxicab Driver" and "Driver" means a person who drives a taxicab li-
censed or required to be licensed under this by-law;
(k) "Taxicab Owner" and "Owner" means a person who is the registered owner
of a taxicab licensed or required to be licensed nnder this by-]aw;
(1)
"Taxicab Plate" means a metal plate issued by the Town bearing a number
to identify a taxicab in respect of which a taxicab owner has been li-
censed;
(m) "Taxicab Plate Number" means the number on a taxicab plate;
(n)
"Taximeter" means a meter instrument or device attached to a taxicab
which measures mechanically or electronically the distance driven and the
waiting time upon which a fare may be charged and which computes the
amount of the fare that may be charged for any trip for which such a
fare is chargeable;
(o) "Town" means the Corporation of the Town of Picketing;
(p) "Trip Record" means a record of the following information:
(i)
(ii)
(iii)
(iv)
(v)
(vi)
the provincial motor vehicle permit number of the taxicab;
the taxicab plate number of the taxicab;
the name, address and licence number of the driver;
the taximeter readings at the start and finish of a driver's work-
ing period;
the date, time and location of the beginning and termination of
each trip, including any stops requested by a passenger en
route; and
the amount of the rates and fares collected for each trip.
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PART 1 - GENERAL PROHIBITIONS
No person shall operate a taxicab within the territorial jurisdiction of the Town
un]ess that person is a licensed taxicab driver.
No person shall keep or use for hire, or permit to be kept or used for hire,
within the territorial jurisdiction of the Town, a taxicab of which he is the
registered owner unless that person is a taxicab owner licensed in respect of
that taxicab.
No person shall operate as a taxicab broker within the territorial jurisdiction of
the Town unless that person is a licensed taxicab broker.
PART 2 - TAXICAB DRIVERS
Every taxicab driver shall,
(a)
at all times when operating a taxicab have the tariff card and his taxicab
driver's licence affixed to the rear of the front seat or in a position and
in such a manner to be plainly visible to and readable by passengers in
the back seat;
(b)
if he wishes to enter an open taxi stand with his taxicab, do so by
taking position at the end of any line formed by taxicabs already in the
stand;
(c)
while his taxicab is in any open taxi stand, not obstruct in any way the
use of the stand;
(d)
while his taxicab is in any open taxi stand, be sufficiently close to his
taxicab to have it under constant observation;
(e)
have and maintain in good standing at all times a Province of Ontario
Driver's Licence that does not prohibit him from operating a motor vehicle
for hire or reward.
When
(a)
(b)
a taxicab dffiver,
changes his address he shall within eight days after the change attend at
the Town offices and notify the Town of the change and produce his
taxicab driver's licence for the change to be entered thereon~
changes his employment from one taxicab company or owner to another he
shall within eight days after the change, attend at the Town offices and
notify the Town of the change of employment.
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7. No taxicab driver shall,
(a)
carry in any taxicab a greater number of passengers than the manufac-
turer's rating of seating capacity of such taxicab exclusive of driver;
(b) operate a taxicab with luggage or other material piled or placed in or on
the taxicab in a manner that obstructs his view;
(c) obstruct or allow to be obstructed, by any thing, the view of the
taximeter flag or light from the outside of the taxicab;
(d) operate any taxicab unless the registered owner of that taxicab is a
taxicab owner licensed in respect of that taxicab;
(e) overcrowd an open taxi stand;
(f)
pick up any passenger within 30 metres of an open taxi stand when there
are one or more taxicabs in the stand, except where an arrangement bas
been previously made with the passenger to pick him up at that location.
Every taxicab driver shall,
(a) keep a daily trip record of all trips made by him in any taxicab, and
(b) completely record each trip on the trip record prior to the commencement
of the next following trip.
When a taxicab driver uses a taxicab for transportation of passengers for
gain or reward, he much either,
(a) remove the roof light from the taxicab; or
(b) place the taximeter in a recording position.
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10.
No taxicab driver shall take on any additional passengers after the taxicab has
departed with one or more passengers from any one starting point except at the
specific request of,
(a) the passenger or passengers in the taxicab; or
(b) the person who hired the taxicab if he is not a passenger in the taxicab.
11.
(1)
Every taxicab driver shall, before operating the taxicab on any day,
examine it for mechanical defects and interior or exterior damage and
report forthwith any defects or damage found to the taxicab owner.
(z)
Every taxicab driver shall, upon completion of discharging his last pas-
(a)
return the taxicab to his employer and report all accidents and
any apparent mechanical defects or damage to the employer; and
(b)
deliver to his employer the trip record pertaining to his period of
work and all rates and fares collected less the amount of commis-
sion agreed upon between the driver and the employer,
12.
When a passenger first enters a taxicab, the taxicab driver shall immediately
place the taximeter in a recording position and keep it in a recording position
throughout the trip.
13.
(1)
Every taxicab driver shall take the shortest possible route to the destina-
tion desired by the passenger unless the passenger designates another
route,
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If a passenger designates a route other than the shortest possible route,
the driver shall, prior to moving the taxicab, advise the passenger of the
shortest route and obtain the passenger's approval before taking any
route other than the shortest route.
14.
If the destination of a trip extends beyond the territorial jurisdiction of the
Town, the taxicab driver and the passenger may agree before the start of the
trip to a hat rate, but the meter must be in a recording position at all times
within the territorial jurisdiction of the Town.
15.
At the conclusion of a trip, the taxicab driver shall call the passenger's atten-
tion to the amount of the fare registered on the taximeter and then place the
taximeter in a non-recording position.
16.
If a dispute arises with a passenger about the amount of a rate or a fare, the
driver of the taxicab may refer the dispute to the officer-in-charge of the
nearest Police Station, and if the driver was correct in his demand for the rate
or fare, he may add thereto an amount equal to the proper fare for the dis-
tance travelled from the place where the dispute arose to the Police Station.
and any reasonable waiting time while the dispute was being investigated.
17.
When requested by a passenger to do so, a taxicab driver shall give the pas-
senger a receipt for the rate or fare, showing the amount of the rate or fare,
and the taxicab driver's and owner's names and licence numbers.
18.
(1)
Every taxicab driver shall take due care of all property delivered or
entrusted to him for conveyance or safekeeping, and immediately upon his
termination of any hiring engagement, shall carefully search the taxicab
for any property lost or left therein, and all property or money left in
the taxicab shall be forthwith delivered over to the person owning the
property or money.
(z)
If the owner of the property or money cannot at once be found, then the
taxicab driver shall deliver the property or money to the nearest Police
Station with all information in his possession regarding the property or
money and the owner thereof.
19.
Except as otherwise provided in section 14 hereof, every taxicab driver
shah charge for each trip no more than the fare shown on the taximeter,
together with any applicable additional rates authorized by Schedule "B"
hereof.
(z)
No person employing a taxicab shall refuse to pay the rate or fare
chargeable under the authority of this By-law for his employment of that
taxicab.
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PART 3 - TAXICAB OWNERS
Every taxicab owner shall obtain and maintain an Ontario Standard Automobile
Insurance Policy insuring himself in respect of the taxicab owned by him cover-
ing public liability and property damage in a minimum amount of $1,000,000.00,
and shall produce annually to the Town a Certificate of Insurance issued by the
insurer, or its agent, certifying that an insurance policy providing coverage in
accordance herewith is in effect.
21.
Where a taxicab owner disposes of his taxicab and acquires a replacement
taxicab, he shall, before operating the replacement taxicab or allowing it to be
operated as a taxicab,
(a) submit the replacement taxicab to the Town for inspection;
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(b)
(c)
produce a motor vehicle safety standards certificate issued by a Ministry
of Transportation and Communications authorized vehicle inspection sta-
tion, respecting the replacement taxicab, and
attend at the Town offices to have his taxicab owner's licence amended by
deleting reference to the taxicab disposed of and adding reference to the
replacement taxicab.
22.
Every
(a)
(b)
taxicab owner shall,
submit his taxicab for inspection at any time required by an Officer;
ensure that the following documents, or mechanically reproduced copies
thereof, are kept at all times in his taxicab:
(i) current provincial motor vehicle permit for the taxicab;
(ii) current Town taxicab owner's licence for the taxicab;
(iii) current Certificate of Liability Insurance for the taxicab; and
(iv) current Town taxicab tariff card;
(c) when he employs a taxicab driver, notify the Town in writing that he has
employed that driver within eight days of employing him;
(d) before allowing his taxicab to be operated on any day, examine it for
mechanical defects and interior or exterior damage;
(e) keep a daily taxicab record setting out the following information:
(i) the taxicab plate number of the taxicab;
(ii) the provincial motor vehicle permit number of the taxicab;
(iii) the names and licence numbers of the taxicab drivers authorized
to operate the taxicab that day;
(iv) the date and time of the authorization; and
(v) the readings of the taximeter and odometer in the taxicab;
(f) record the taximeter readings, odometer readings and the date and time
the taxicab is returned by any taxicab driver;
(g) require an entry on the trip record for each trip recorded on the
taximeter at the time when any taxicab driver turns in his daily trip
record;
(h) give to his taxicab driver at the expiry of the driver's period of work a
receipt showing the amount turned over to him by the driver;
(i) keep for a period of at least six months all trip records of the taxicab
owned by him and shall make these records available for inspection by
any person authorized by the Town and such person shall be permitted to
remove the records and retain them for a reasonable time; and
(j) check immediately any mechanical defect in his taxicab reported to him by
his taxicab driver.
23.
Every owner shall affix to his taxicab a taximeter which shall register distances
travelled~ record trips and units, and compute fares to be paid, and such
taximeter shall be,
(a) illuminated between dusk and dawn;
(b) supported in a raised position approved by an Officer clear of the
dashboard in plain view of all passengers;
(c) adjusted in accordance with the fares prescribed by Schedule 'B";
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(e)
(g)
tested for distance travelled measurement accuracy and time waiting
accuracy before being sealed;
used only when the seals thereon are intact;
used for not longer than one year without retesting and resealing;
kept in good working condition at all times and not used when defective
in any way;
equipped with a metal plate or flag, or a light when an electronic meter is
used, attached to the top thereof and approved by an Officer; the plate
or flag shall be in a lowered position or the light shall be extinguished
when the taximeter is in operation, and in a raised position or lighted
when the meter is not in operation; and
numbered and not used until approved by an Officer.
24.
Every taxicab owner shall provide and maintain in or on his taxicab while it is
operated as a taxicab the following equipment and markings;
(a) the taxicab plate, securely affixed to the rear of the vehicle;
(b)
the tariff card supplied by the Town and bearing the name of the taxicab
owner and the taxicab plate number, securely affixed to the rear of the
driver's seat in such a manner that the card is plainly visible to passen-
gers in the back seat;
(c)
a holder for the photograph and name of the taxicab driver affixed in a
position to he plainly visible to and readable by passengers in the rear
seat of the vehicle;
(d)
on the top o{ the taxicab, an electric sign securely attached in a manner
approved by an Officer indicating that the vehicle is a taxicab, but not
showing a name or telephone number of any person other than the name
and telephone number of the taxicab owner or of the taxicab broker with
whom the taxicab is associated;
(e)
the taxicab plate number, prefixed by the letter "P", displayed on the
front fenders of the taxicab, in a manner approved by an Officer, in
figures of a colour contrasting with that of the taxicab, and of a height
of at least fifteen centimetres.
25. No taxicab owner shall,
(a)
by any arrangements or agreements, permit any taxicab not owned by him
to be driven under the authority of a taxicab owner's licence issued to
him;
(b)
employ or allow any person to drive his taxicab other than a licensed
taxicab driver or a person inspecting or testing it;
(c)
operate or permit to he operated any taxicab that is not in good mechan-
ical condition;
(d)
display or permit the display of any advertisement on or in his taxicab
except one exterior poster only, not exceeding forty centlmetres by one
hundred and twenty centimetres in size. placed at the rear of the taxicab
in such a way as not to obscure the taxicab owner plate, the Ontario
passenger motor vehicle plate, the taxicab's back-up, signal and tail
lights, or the vision of the taxicab driver, and carried in a rust resistant
frame;
(e)
use or permit to be used on any taxicab owned by him any emblem, decal
or roof sign which simulates any co]our or design of that of any other
taxicab, unless his taxicab is operated in association with it.
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26.
No taxicab owner shall operate or permit any taxicab with respect to which he
is licensed to be operated through a taxicab broker not licensed under this
by-law.
PART 4 - TAXICAB BROKERS
27. Every taxicab broker shall,
(a)
accept calls for, dispatch, or direct calls for service to taxicabs owned
by licensed taxicab owners only;
(b)
keep records of every taxicab dispatched, the time of the dispatch and
the place of the pick-up and shall retain these records for a period of at
least six months, during which time they shall be available for inspection
by any person authorized by the Town and such person shall be permit-
ted to remove the records and retain them for a reasonable time;
(c)
provide the Town with a list of all taxicab owners with which he has any
arrangement or agreement for accepting calls for service indicating each
taxicab by the name of the owner and the taxicab plate number and shall
within eight days of any addition to or deletion from this list advise the
Town in writing thereof.
28.
(2)
(3)
Every taxicab broker shall serve the first person requiring the service of
a taxicab at any place within the territorial jurisdiction of the Town at
any specified time by day or night provided that that person is not
disorderly and does not refuse to give his destination and, if the broker
pleads some previous engagement, he shall upon demand give the name
and address of the person to whom he is so engaged together with the
time and place of the engagement;
Every taxicab broker shall punctually keep all his engagements, and shall
not accept any engagement that a previous engagement would prevent him
from fulfilling;
No taxicab broker shall be compelled to accept a request for service from
any person who is indebted to him for the cost of a previous trip.
29.
Every taxicab broker shall maintain an office in and shall only accept calls for,
direct calls to or dispatch taxicabs within the territorial jurisdiction of the
30.
PART 5 - GENERAL PROVISIONS
If a taximeter is repaired or altered when an Officer is not available, the
taxicab to which the taximeter is affixed may be operated without the taximeter
having been tested or sealed, for a period of seventy-two hours on weekends
or forty-eight hours during the week but only if the owner or driver of the
taxicab has in his possession a certificate from the person who made the repairs
or alterations, stating the time, date and nature thereof and the place where
the work was done.
31.
No taxicab driver or owner shall operate or allow to be operated any taxicab,
(a) not equipped with an extra tire and wheel ready for use, or
(b) not clean, dry and in good repair.
32.
No taxicab owner or driver shall,
(a)
induce any person to engage his taxicab by misleading or deceiving that
person about the location of or distance between any point in the Town
and any other place, nor by any other false representation;
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(c)
publish or use a tariff, or demand or receive rates or fares other than
those authorized by this by-law; or
be entitled to recover or receive any rate or fare from any person or
persons to whom he has refused to show his tariff card as provided in
this by-law.
33.
No taxicab owner or driver shall make any charge under
lost through defects or inefficiency of the taxicab or the
driver thereof.
this by-law for time
incompetence of the
34.
No taxicab owner or driver shall make any charge for the time elapsed due to
early arrival of the taxicab in response to a call for a taxicab to arrive at a
fixed time.
35.
Every taxicab owner and driver shall,
(a)
serve the first person requiring the service of his taxicab at any place
within the territorial jurisdiction of the Town at any specified time by day
or night, provided that the person is not disorderly or does not refuse to
give his destination, and, if he pleads some previous engagement, he
shall upon demand give the name and address of the person to whom he
is so engaged together with the time and place of such engagement;
(b)
punctually keep all his engagements, and shall not accept any engagement
that a previous engagement would prevent him from fulfilling, but he
shall not be compelled to accept any order from a person who is indebted
to him for the cost of a previous trip.
36.
No taxicab owner or driver shall use any tariff card, other than that obtained
from the Town, or remove, exchange, lend or otherwise dispose of the tariff
card.
37.
Taxicab plates or tariff cards defaced, lost or destroyed may be replaced by
the Town upon the original plate or card being satisfactorily accounted for and
upon the payment of the replacement fee fixed by this by-law.
38.
The rates and fares herein authorized shall be computed from the time and
place when and where the passenger first enters the taxicab to the time and
place when and where the passenger finally discharges the taxicab.
39.
The rates and fares to be charged by taxicab owners and drivers within the
Town are shown in Schedule 'B"; no taxicab owner or driver shall charge or
receive in payment any higher or lower amount.
40.
All open taxi stands within the territorial jurisdiction of the Town are open to
any licensed taxicab.
41.
(i)
PART 6 - LICENCE APPLICATIONS
An application for any licence hereunder shall be in a form provided for
the purpose by the Town, shall be addressed to the Town in care of the
Town Clerk, and shall contain the following:
fa) where the applicant is an individual:
(i) the applicanPs full name;
(ii) the applicant's residence address;
(iii) if different than the applicant's full name,
under which the applicant carries on business;
the name
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{2)
(3)
(4)
(iv) the applicant's business address;
or
(b) where the applicant is a corporation:
(i) the applicant's full name;
(ii) the address of the applicant's head office;
( iii )
the addresses of all offices or places at which the appli-
cant carries on business;
(iv) the jurisdiction in which the applicant was created;
and
(c) where the application is for a taxicab driver's licorice:
(i)
a valid Province of Ontario Driver's Licence issued to the
applicant that does not prohibit him from operating a
motor vehicle for hire or rewardl
(ii)
a certificate from a duly qualified medical practitioner
stating that the applicant is in the opinion of the practi-
tioner, physically capable of operating a taxicab;
and
(d) where the application is for a taxicab owner's licence:
(i)
a motor vehicle safety standards certificate issued by a
Ministry of Transportation and Communications authorized
vehicle inspection station for the taxicab in respect of
which the applicant seeks to be licensed;
(ii) proof of ownership of that taxicab; and
(iii) a Certificate of Insurance as required by section 20 in
respect of that taxicab.
An application for a licence shall be accompanied by the appropriate
licence fee set out in Schedule A hereto.
Where an application is made under a name by which more than one
individual or corporation, or combination thereof, carry on business, each
individual and each corporation shall submit a separate application for a
licence, but only one application fee shall be required.
The Town Clerk may require that an applicant provide verification, by
affidavit or otherwise, of any of the information which the applicant is
required to provide before a licorice is issued.
42.
Upon receipt of an application and the appropriate licence fee, the Town Clerk
shall forthwith forward details of the application to the Chief of Police who shall
determine whether or not the applicant, or any person comprising the applicant,
has been convicted of,
(a)
any offence
Control Act
c.244, or
under the Criminal Code (Ca]nada), the Narcotics
Canada) or the Liquor Licorice Act, R.S.O. 1980,
(b)
careless driving under the Highway Traffic Act, R.S.O. 1980, c.
198,
within the three years immediately preceding the date of the application.
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43. (1) The Town Clerk shall issue the licence only where,
(2)
(3)
(a) all the information which the applicant is required to provide
under section 41 has been provided, and verified;
(b) all the documents which the applicant is required to provide
under section 41 have been provided;
(c) the licence fee is paid; and
(d)
the Chief of Police determines that the applicant, or all persons
comprising the applicant, have not been convicted of any of the
offences referred to in section 42 within the time period set out
therein.
Where the Chief of Police determines that the applicant, or any person
comprising the applicant, has been convicted of any such offence within
that time period, the Town Clerk shall notify the applicant, in writing, of
the determination.
Where an applicant advises the Town Clerk, in writing, that he disputes
the determination made by the Chief of Police under section 42, or sub-
mits that the licence applied for should be issued despite that determina-
tion, the matter shall be referred forthwith by the Town Clerk to the
Council which shall hear representations from the applicant and the Chief
of Police.
(4) The Council may issue the licence where,
(a)
the information, documents and fee referred to in subsection (1)
(a), (b) and (c) have been provided, verified and paid, and
(b)
it determines in its sole discretion that the determination of the
Chief of Police is unfounded or that the offences in question are
not sufficient to }ustify refusing to issue the licence.
44.
(1) The Town Clerk shall notify a licensee, by registered mail, at his last
residence or business address on record when,
(a)
he has cause to believe, on reasonable grounds, that any of the
information which the licensee, as an applicant or as a licensee,
is required to provide, including any verification thereof, is
inaccurate;
he is advised by the Chief of Police that the licensee has been
convicted of any of the offences referred to in section 42;
(c)
where the licensee is a taxicab driver, the Ministry of Transpor-
tation and Communications has advised that the licensee's provin-
cial driver's licence is under suspension or has been revoked;
(d) where the licensee is a taxicab owner,
(i)
his insurer has advised that the insurance required under
section 20 has been cancelled or will not be renewed, or
(ii)
the taxicab in respect of which he is licensed is no longer
roadworthy or has been impounded;
(e) the licensee has been convicted of an offence which is a
contravention of a provision of this By-law; or
(f)
the licensee has contravened an Order issued under the authority
of the Munlcipa] Act, R.S.O. ]980, c.302, section 326, or any
successor thereto,
that, unless the inaccuracy, conviction, revocation,
roadworthiness, impounding or contravention is corrected,
reinstated within thirty days, the licence shall be revoked.
can cellation,
overturned or
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(3)
Unless the matter giving rise to the notice issued under subsection (1)
has been corrected, overturned or reinstated within the time a]]owed, the
Town C]erk shall forthwith revoke the licence and notify the licensee by
registered mail at his last residence or business address on record.
Despite subsection (2), where the inaccuracy, conviction, revocation,
cancellation, roadworthiness, impounding or contravention is disputed, in
writing, to the Town Clerk by the licensee, the matter shall be referred
forthwith by the Town Clerk to the Council which shall hear representa-
tions from the licensee and either confirm the revocation of the licence or
re-instate the licence, as it sees fit.
45. Subject to the provisions of section 44,
(a)
a taxicab driver's licence is valid for two years from the date of issue,
and is not transferable;
(b) a taxicab owner's licence is valid for the calendar year in which it is
issued, and is not transferable; and
(c)
a taxicab broker's licence is valid for the calendar year in which it is
issued, and is not transferable.
46.
A licensee may renew his licence upon its expiry by making an application
under section 41 as if he were making an original application, and the pro-
visions respecting original applications shall apply except that the licence fee
payable shall be a licence renewal fee.
47.
(2)
No more than forty-eight taxicab owner's licences may be issued hereun-
der.
Despite subsection (1), taxicab owner's licences issued under a predeces-
sor of this By-law shall be deemed to have been lawfully issued under
this By-law.
(3) This section shall not prohibit the renewal of a taxicab owner's licence
issued hereunder.
48.
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
(5)
(6)
No application for a taxicab owner's licence shall be made by any person
unless the number of taxicab owner's licences issued is less than the
number that may be issued hereunder.
Subject to subsection (4), where a person wishes to make an application
for a taxicab owner's licence but is prohibited from doing so by sub-
section (1), he may provide his name and address to the Town Clerk for
entry at the bottom of the TowWs Taxicab Owner% Licence Priority List.
The Town Clerk shall maintain the Town's Taxicab Owner's Licence Priori-
ty List, being a list of the names and addresses of those persons who
wish to make an application for a taxicab owner's licenee, such names and
addresses appearing in the order in which they are provided to the Town
Clerk under subsection (2).
No person~s name may appear on the List more than once.
Where the number of taxicab owner's ]icences issued is less than the
number that may be issued, the Town Clerk shall notify the person whose
name appears at the top of the List by registered mail addressed to him
at his address according to the List, and that person shall have twenty
days from the date of mailing to submit his application for a taxicab
owner's ]icence.
If the person notified does not submit his application within that time, his
name shall be struck from the List.
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(7)
The Town Clerk shall continue the notification process until,
(a) no more taxicab owner's licences may be issued, or
(b) all persons whose names and addresses are on the List have been
notified in accordance with subsection (5),
whichever occurs first.
49.
When an application for a taxicab owner's licence has been approved for issu-
ance, the Town Clerk shall notify the applicant by registered mail addressed to
his last residence or business address and the applicant shall have thirty days
from the date of mailing to obtain the licence, failing which the approval shall
be rescinded.
50. (D
Upon the expiry or revocation of a licence the licensee shall return to the
Town the llcence and, if the licence is a taxicab owner's licorice, the
taxicab plate.
(2) No person shall refuse to deliver an expired or revoked licence or a
taxicab plate to an Officer.
51.
PART 7 - ADMINISTRATION
Every person who contravenes any provision of this by-law, except sections 42,
43, 44 and 48, is guilty of an offence and upon conviction thereof is liable to a
fine of not more than $2,000.00, exclusive of costs.
52. Schedules "A" and "B" attached hereto form part of this by-law.
53. By-Laws 1064/79, 1169/80, 1432/82, 1454/82 and 2002/85 are hereby repealed.
54. This by-law shall come into force and take effect on May 6, 1986.
BY-LAW read a first, second and
1986.
third time and finally passed this 5th day of May,
v.. Btu/ce Taylor, CAerls/
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BY-LAW NO, 2206 /86
SCHEDULE "A"
ORIGINAL LICENCE FEES
Licence Type
Taxicab Driver's Ificence
Taxicab Owner's Licence
Taxicab Broker's Licence
Fee
50.00
1,000.00
1,000.00
LICENCE RENEWAL FEES
Licence Type
4. Taxicab Driver's Licence
5. Taxicab Owner's bicence
6. Taxicab Broker's Licence
Fee
50.00
100.00
I00.00
Item Replaced
7. Taxicab Driver's Licence
B. Taxicab Owner's Licence
9. Taxicab Plate
10. Taxicab Broker's Licence
11. Tariff Card
REPLACEMENT FEES
Fee
5.00
10.00
10.00
50.00
2.00
BY-LAW NO. 2206 /86
SCHEDULE "B"
TARIFF OF RATES AND FARES
A. FARES
1. For the first 1/9 kilometre or part thereof
2. For each additional 1/9 kilometre or part thereof
3. For waiting time while under engagement, per minute
$ 1.20
$ 0.10
$ 0.20
B. RATES
l. For each passenger in excess of four
2, For each trunk exceeding 0.1 cubic metres
3. For each piece of luggage not carried inside taxicab
$ 0.25
$ 0.60
$ 0.15
C. NOTES
Maximum total charge under B.1, 2 and 3 shall not exceed
$0.60 for any trip.
No rate is chargeable for the carriage of a wheel chair
accompanying a handicapped person.