The Public Service Vehicles Accessibility (Amendment)(No.2) Regulations 2009
S.I. 2009/876 · Made 2 April 2009
Disabled Persons
Made 2nd April 2009
Laid before Parliament 8th April 2009
Coming into force 3rd May 2009
In accordance with section 45(4) of that Act he has consulted such representative organisations as he thinks fit.
Annotations to the whole text
Footnotes
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1995 c.50; section 67(1) was amended by the Disability Discrimination Act 2005 (c.13), Schedule 1, Part 1, paragraphs 1, and 33(1) and (2).
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S.I. 2009/711. The relevant provisions in S.I. 2009/711 are article 8 and paragraphs 48 to 51 of Schedule 1, together with article 9 and Schedule 2.
Contents
1Citation and commencement
These Regulations may be cited as the The Public Service Vehicles Accessibility (Amendment)(No.2) Regulations 2009 and come into force on 3rd May 2009.
2Increases in fees
The Public Service Vehicles Accessibility Regulations 2000f1 are amended as follows.
In the regulations specified in column (1) of the Table, for each amount specified in column (2) substitute the amount specified in column (3).
Table
| (1) | (2) | (3) |
|---|---|---|
| Regulation | Existing Amount (£) | Substituted Amount (£) |
| 7(2)(a)(i) | 47 | 51 |
| 7(2)(a)(ii) | 95 | 104 |
| 7(2)(b)(i) | 16 | 17 |
| 7(2)(b)(ii) | 33 | 36 |
| 12(2)(a) | 168 | 183 |
| 12(2)(b) | 336 | 366 |
| 12(4)(a) | 16 | 17 |
| 12(4)(b) | 32 | 35 |
| 12(5)(a) | 83 | 90 |
| 12(5)(b) | 166 | 181 |
| 12(6)(a) | 368 | 401 |
| 12(6)(b) | 725 | 790 |
| 17 | 16 | 17 |
| 18(5) | 12 | 13 |
Signature
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State
Jim Fitzpatrick
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State
Department for Transport
2nd April 2009
Explanatory note
(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations amend the Public Service Vehicles Accessibility Regulations 2000 (“the 2000 Regulations”). The 2000 Regulations apply to single-deck and double-deck buses and to single-deck and double-deck coaches, where such vehicles are used to provide local and scheduled services and have a capacity of more than twenty-two passengers.
The fees for accessibility certificates, approval as type vehicles, conformity certificates and duplicate certificates are specified in regulations 7, 12, 17 and 18 of the 2000 Regulations. Regulation 2 amends the prescribed fees, which are set out in the Table. The percentage increases since the fees were last fixed are shown in brackets.
Table
| Nature of service | Existing fee (£) | Substituted fee (£) |
|---|---|---|
| First application for an accessibility certificate in respect of the vehicle— | ||
| 47 | 51 (8.5%) |
| 95 | 104 (9.5%) |
| Any subsequent application for an accessibility certificate in respect of the vehicle— | ||
| 16 | 17 (6.3%) |
| 33 | 36 (9.1%) |
| Application for approval of a vehicle as a type vehicle of a vehicle that conforms substantially to a vehicle already approved as a type vehicle or has a chassis or body that conforms to the chassis or body of a vehicle already approved as a type vehicle— | ||
| 168 | 183 (8.9%) |
| 336 | 366 (8.9%) |
| Application for approval of a vehicle as a type vehicle of a vehicle that conforms substantially to a vehicle already approved as a type vehicle, the Secretary of State is satisfied that the vehicle conforms (except in unimportant details) to a vehicle already approved as a type vehicle and no inspection of the vehicle is made— | ||
| 16 | 17 (6.3%) |
| 32 | 35 (9.4%) |
| Application for approval of a vehicle as a type vehicle if a vehicle has a body and a chassis which has formed parts of different vehicles which have already been approved as type vehicles— | ||
| 83 | 90 (8.4%) |
| 166 | 181 (9.0%) |
| Application for approval as a type vehicle in any other case— | ||
| 368 | 401 (9.0%) |
| 725 | 790 (9.0%) |
| Issue of a conformity certificate. | 16 | 17 (6.3%) |
| Issue of duplicate accessibility or conformity certificate. | 12 | 13 (8.3%) |
An impact assessment of the effect that this instrument will have on the costs of business and the voluntary sector is available from the VOSA Corporate Office, Berkeley House, Croydon Street, Bristol BS5 0DA (telephone: 0117 954 3200). A copy has been placed in the library of each House of Parliament. The impact assessment is annexed to the Explanatory Memorandum which is available alongside the instrument on the OPSI website www.opsi.gov.uk.