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STING: GENERAL PURPOSE AND ADMINISTRATION COMMITTEE
DATE: NOVEMBER 17, 1986
REPORT #: CD-58-86 FILE #: 56.12.9.
SUBJECT:
REMOVAL OF THE REQUIREMENT FOR TUBERCULOSIS TESTING
IN BY-LAW 74-72, AS AMENDED, WITH RESPECT TO THE
LICENSING OF TAXI DRIVERS
RECOMMENDATIONS:
It is respectfully recommended that the General Purpose and Administration
Committee recommend to Council the following:
1 . That Clerk's Report CD-58-86 be received; and
2, That Section 6 of By-law 74-72, requiring applicants for Taxi Drivers
Licences to provide a certificate from the Durham Regional Health Unit,
certifying that applicants have been tested for tuberculosis be repealed; and
3. That the Clerk be directed to prepare the necessary amending by-law, repealing
Section 6 of By-law 74-72, for presentation to Council for passage.
BACKGROUND AND COMMENT:
The Durham Regional Health Unit have advised verbally, that tuberculosis testing
is no longer carried out unless specifically requested by a medical practitioner.
The automatic testing of persons who are regularly in contact with, or serving
the public, is no longer carried out either within Durham Region, or the Province.
The incidence of cases is so low, that tuberculosis is considered to have been
eradicated in Canada as a whole.
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Report CD-58-86 - 2 - November 17, 1986
Having regard for the comments of the Regional Health Unit, it is appropriate
that the Town of Newcastle amend By-law 74-72 to bring it into conformity with
current health practices, with respect to testing for tuberculosis.
Staff would recommend, therefore, that Section 6 of By-law 74-72 which provides
as follows, be repealed:
116. Every applicant for the issue of a driver's
licence under the provisions of this by-law
shall file with their application a certificate
from the Durham Regional Health Unit Tuberculosis
Clinic, certifying that the applicant has been
tested within fifteen days prior to the date of
such application at the said clinic and no
driver's licence shall be issued unless such
certificate is produced and filed."
Re,pectfully submitted,
David W. Oakes, B.A. , A.M.C.T. , C.M.O. ,
Town Clerk.
DWO/ms
Attachment,
October 30, 1986.
THE CORPORATION OF THE TOWN OF NEWCASTLE
BY-LAW 86-
being a by-law to amend By-law 74-72, as amended,
entitled "a by-law for licensing, regulating and
governing taxi drivers, brokers and taxi vehicle
owners, buses, motor and other vehicles used for
hire and for establishing rates and fares to be
charged by the owners or drivers of such vehicles
for the conveyance of goods, passengers, either
wholly within the municipality or to any point
not more than three miles beyond its limits, and
for providing for collection of such rates or
fares and for revoking any such licences
THE COUNCIL OF THE CORPORATION OF THE TOWN OF NEWCASTLE HEREBY ENACTS
AS FOLLOWS:
1. That Section 6 of By-law 74-72 which reads as
follows is hereby repealed:
"6. Every applicant for the issue of a driver's
licence under the provisions of this by-law
shall file with their application �
certificate of the Durham Regional Health
Unit Tuberculosis Clinic certifying that
the applicant has been tested within
fifteen days prior to the date of such
application at the said Clinic and no
driver's licence shall be issued unless
such certificate is produced and filed."
By-law read a first and second time this day of 1986
By-law read a third time and finally passed this day of 1986
Mayor
Clerk