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The Public Service Vehicles Accessibility (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2023

S.R. 2023/129 · Made 5 September 2023 · Extends to Northern Ireland

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Road Traffic And Vehicles

Made 5th September 2023

Coming into operation 1st October 2023

The Department for Infrastructuref1, makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 41(2) and 45(1)(b) of the Disability Discrimination Act 1995f2 and now vested in itf3.

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

Formerly the Department for Regional Development; see section 1(6) and (11) of, and Schedule 1 to, the Departments Act (Northern Ireland) 2016 (2016 c. 5 (N.I.)). Pursuant to section 1(9) of that Act, the Department of the Environment is dissolved

f2

1995 c. 50; sections 41 and 45 were modified in their application to Northern Ireland by paragraphs 25 and 29 respectively of Schedule 8

f3

See Article 8(1)(b) of, and Part 2 of Schedule 5 to, the Departments (Transfer of Functions) Order (Northern Ireland) 2016 (S.R. 2016 No. 76)

Contents

  1. 1Citation and commencement
  2. 2Amendment of the Public Service Vehicles Accessibility Regulations
  3. Signature
  4. Explanatory note

1Citation and commencementI1

These Regulations may be cited as the Public Service Vehicles Accessibility (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2023 and shall come into operation on 1st October 2023.

2Amendment of the Public Service Vehicles Accessibility RegulationsI1

(1)

The Public Service Vehicles Accessibility Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2003f1 are amended in accordance with paragraph (2).

(2)

In regulation 7 (applications and fees for accessibility certificates), in paragraph (2)—

(a)

in sub-paragraph (a)—

(i)

in head (i) for “£28.00” substitute “£46.00”; and

(ii)

in head (ii) for “£55.00” substitute “£70.50”; and

(b)

in sub-paragraph (b)—

(i)

in head (i) for “£10.00” substitute “£17.00”; and

(ii)

in head (ii) for “£20.00” substitute “£38.00”.

Signature

Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department for Infrastructure on 5th September 2023

L.S.

Chris Hughes

A senior officer of the Department for Infrastructure

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations amend the Public Service Vehicles Accessibility Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2003 in order to increase the fees payable in respect of applications for accessibility certificates.

On first application, where the vehicle is required to comply with the only one of Schedules 1, 2 or 3 the fee is increased from £28.00 to £46.00 and on subsequent application the fee is increased from £10.00 to £17.00.

On first application, where the vehicle is required to comply with Schedules 1 and 2 or Schedules 1 and 3 the fee is increased from £55.00 to £70.50 and on subsequent application the fee is increased from £20.00 to £38.00.

An Explanatory Memorandum and Regulatory Impact Assessment have been produced and are available from Safe and Accessible Travel Division, Department for Infrastructure, Clarence Court, 10-18 Adelaide Street, Town Parks, Belfast BT2 8GB or online alongside this Regulation at http//www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr