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Section 35 Training about disabilityI1I2

England, Wales and Scotland

(1)

Regulation (EU) No 181/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 February 2011 concerning the rights of passengers in bus and coach transport and amending Regulation (EC) No 2006/2004 is amended as follows.

(2)

In Article 2 (scope), at the end of paragraph 2 insert “, and where the service is a local service, point (a) of Article 16(1) shall also apply”.

(3)

In Article 3 (definitions), at the end insert—

“(y)

“local service” means a local service within the meaning given by the Transport Act 1985.”

(4)

In Article 16 (training)—

(a)

in paragraph 1(b), for “as described in part (a) of Annex II” substitute

“—

(i)

as described in part (a) of Annex II, and

(ii)

in relation to local services, as described in part (b) of Annex II.”, and

(b)

after paragraph 1 insert—

“1A.

Carriers and terminal managing bodies must ensure that the requirements of paragraph 1 have been completed within the past five years in relation to any of their personnel who fall within point (a) or (b) of that paragraph in relation to local services.”

Annotations

Commencement

I1

S. 35 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 41(5)

I2

S. 35 in force at 5.8.2026 by S.I. 2026/834, reg. 2(g) (with regs. 3, 4)