AQW 6283/17-22

Mr Andrew Muir
Alliance Party
North Down

Tabled Date: 03/09/2020
Answered On Date: 18/09/2020
Priority Written: No

Question:
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.

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.