Regulation 2 Amendment to regulation 3 (interpretation)

at the beginning insert—

• ““the Order” means the Road Traffic (Northern Ireland) Order 1981;

• “the 1995 Act” means the Disability Discrimination Act 1995^f1;

• “the 1995 Order” means the Road Traffic (Northern Ireland) Order 1995^f2;

• “the 1995 Regulations” means the Public Service Vehicles (Conditions of Fitness, Equipment and Use) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1995^f3;

• “the 2003 Regulations” means the Public Service Vehicles Accessibility Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2003^f4;”;

insert the following new definitions in the appropriate places according to alphabetical order—

• ““assistance dog” has the same meaning as in section 37A(9) (carrying of assistance dogs in private hire vehicles) of the 1995 Act^f5;

• “disabled person” has the same meaning as in section 1 (meaning of “disability” and “disabled person”) of the 1995 Act;

• “regulated public service vehicle” has the same meaning as in regulation 2(1) (interpretation) of the 2003 Regulations;”;

after the definition of “multi journey ticket” omit the definition of “the Order” and “the 1995 Order”; and

for the definition of “vehicle” substitute—

• ““vehicle” means a public service vehicle except in Part VI where it means a regulated public service vehicle.”.