Explanatory note

The Public Service Vehicles Accessibility Regulations 2000 (“the 2000 Regulations”) prescribe wheelchair accessibility requirements and general accessibility requirements for single-deck and double-deck buses and coaches. These Regulations amend the 2000 Regulations so as to give effect to ECE Regulation 107.01 and 107.02 (uniform provisions concerning the approval of category M2 or M3 vehicles with regard to their general construction).

Regulation 2 amends regulation 5 of the 2000 Regulations so that the specified requirements may alternatively be met by a vehicle satisfying both the requirements of Annexes 3 to 7 and 9 as apply to it and the requirements of Annex 8 to ECE Regulation 107.01 or 107.02. It also inserts definitions of ECE Regulations 107.01 and 107.02 into regulation 5(5) of the 2000 Regulations.

An impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no impact on the costs of business, the public sector, third party sector organisations, regulators or consumers is foreseen.

Copies of ECE Regulations referred to in these Regulations can be obtained from the Stationery Office (telephone: 0870 2600 5522, website www.tsoshop.co.uk) or from the UNECE website http://www.unece.org/trans/main/wp29/wp29regs101-120.html.