Regulation 3 Amendments to the Disability Discrimination Act 2005

Section 6 of the Disability Discrimination Act 2005^f1 (rail vehicles: application of accessibility regulations) is amended as follows.

For subsection (2) substitute—

“(2)

In subsection (6) of that section—

(a)

before the first definition there is inserted—

• ““conventional TEN rail system” has the meaning given in regulation 2(3) of the Railways (Interoperability) Regulations 2006;

• “high-speed rail system” has the meaning given in regulation 2(3) of the Railways (Interoperability) Regulations 2006;”; and

(b)

for the definition of “rail vehicle” there is substituted—

• ““rail vehicle” means a vehicle constructed or adapted to carry passengers on any railway, tramway or prescribed system other than a vehicle used in the provision of a service for the carriage of passengers on the high-speed rail system or the conventional TEN rail system;”.”.