AQW 6283/17-22 Written question to the Minister for Infrastructure
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure whether the Public Service Vehicles Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1985 make it illegal to consume alcohol on a privately hired coach.
Asked by Andrew Muir MLA on 3 September 2020
- Answered
- Written
- Tabled
- 3 September 2020
- Answer due by
- 18 September 2020
- Answered
- 18 September 202015 days after tabling
- Department
- Department for Infrastructure
- Priority question
- No
Answer
Regulation 51 of the Public Service Vehicles Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1985, as amended, provides that a passenger shall not consume alcohol while a vehicle is standing, plying or carrying passengers for hire. A vehicle is defined in those Regulations as a public service vehicle. “Public Service Vehicle” is in turn defined in Article 2 of the Road Traffic (NI) Order 1981 and includes vehicles used to carry passengers for hire.