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Explanatory note

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(This note is not part of the Regulations.)

These regulations amend the Disabled Persons (Badges for Motor Vehicles) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1993 so as to—

  • provide a definition of “disabled person’s concession” (regulation 2(1)(b));

  • prescribe the circumstance(s) and manner in which a badge can be displayed, making different provision for badges issued to individuals and badges issued to support organisations (regulation 2(3));

  • provide for the issue of a duplicate badge (regulation 2(5)); and

  • prescribe the conditions relating to the misuse of badges and the time for the return of a badge which is required to be returned on the grounds of misuse (regulation 2(7)).