# The Disability Discrimination Act 1995 (Commencement No. 11) Order 2005

S.I. 2005/1122 · made 5 April 2005

This Order provides for the coming into force of section 49 of the Disability Discrimination Act 1995, to the extent that it relates to provisions in the Act about the carriage of guide dogs and assistance dogs in taxis and private hire vehicles, and the granting of accessibility certificates and approval certificates in respect of public service vehicles. Section 49 makes it an offence for a person, with intent to deceive, to forge, alter, use, lend or allow another person to use a relevant document, as defined in section 49(1). Section 49(4) makes it an offence to knowingly make a false statement in order to obtain certain relevant documents.

Made under: Disability Discrimination Act 1995 (Section 70)

PDFs: Printed copy https://openlegislation.uk/disability-discrimination-act-1995-commencement-no-11-order-2005/pdf/uksi_20051122_en.pdf

## Introductory text

DISABLED PERSONS
Made 5th April 2005
The Secretary of State for Transport, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 70(3) of the Disability Discrimination Act 1995, hereby makes the following Order:

## 1 Citation and interpretation

(1) This Order may be cited as the Disability Discrimination Act 1995 (Commencement No. 11) Order 2005.
(2) In this Order, “relevant document” has the meaning given to it in section 49(1) of the Disability Discrimination Act 1995.

## 2 Commencement

(1) Section 49 of the Disability Discrimination Act 1995 (forgery and false statements), in so far as it relates to the relevant documents referred to in paragraph (2), shall come into force on 6th April 2005.
(2) Those relevant documents are—
(a) a certificate of exemption issued under section 37 or 37A;
(b) a notice of a kind mentioned in section 37(8)(b) or 37A(8)(b);
(c) an accessibility certificate; and
(d) an approval certificate.

## Signature

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Transport
Charlotte Atkins
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State,
Department for Transport
5th April 2005

## Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order provides for the coming into force of section 49 of the Disability Discrimination Act 1995, to the extent that it relates to provisions in the Act about the carriage of guide dogs and assistance dogs in taxis and private hire vehicles, and the granting of accessibility certificates and approval certificates in respect of public service vehicles. Section 49 makes it an offence for a person, with intent to deceive, to forge, alter, use, lend or allow another person to use a relevant document, as defined in section 49(1). Section 49(4) makes it an offence to knowingly make a false statement in order to obtain certain relevant documents.

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