# Equality Act 2010, Section 175: Offence of contravening PSV accessibility regulations


(1) A person commits an offence by—
(a) contravening a provision of PSV accessibility regulations;
(b) using on a road a regulated public service vehicle which does not conform with a provision of the regulations with which it is required to conform;
(c) causing or permitting such a regulated public service vehicle to be used on a road.
(2) A person guilty of an offence under this section is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 4 on the standard scale.
(3) If an offence under this section committed by a body corporate is committed with the consent or connivance of, or is attributable to neglect on the part of, a responsible person, the responsible person as well as the body corporate is guilty of the offence.
(4) In subsection (3) a responsible person, in relation to a body corporate, is—
(a) a director, manager, secretary or similar officer;
(b) a person purporting to act in the capacity of a person mentioned in paragraph (a);
(c) in the case of a body corporate whose affairs are managed by its members, a member.
(5) If, in Scotland, an offence committed by a partnership or an unincorporated association is committed with the consent or connivance of, or is attributable to neglect on the part of, a partner or person concerned in the management of the association, the partner or person as well as the partnership or association is guilty of the offence.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2010/15/section/175 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/equality-act-2010/section-175
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