The rules regulating taxi and livery drivers’ conduct, in place for several years but unenforced, could soon be applied in an effort to improve the industry, an official said Tuesday.
Troy Christopher, the chairman of the territory’s Taxi and Livery Commission, said that although regulations currently on the books authorise the organisation to issue fines and citations to errant drivers, the legal mechanism governing this function currently is being vetted by the Attorney General’s Chambers.
Mr. Christopher added that the commission, a government body created in theory in 1997 but not appointed until 2011, is still in the “build-out” stage.
The body’s first full-time staffer, director Dameon Percival, joined last year, and one inspector has been hired. A funding request for four additional inspectors will be made for next year’s budget, Mr. Christopher said.
See the Aug. 29, 2013 edition for full coverage.
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