Regulation 2 InterpretationI1

In these Regulations—

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

• “exemption order” means an order made under section 47 of the 1995 Act;

• “network” means any permanent way or other means of guiding or supporting rail vehicles or any section of it;

• “network exemption order” means an exemption order which relates to a specified network;

• “operator”, in relation to a rail vehicle, means the person having the management of that vehicle;

• “prescribed system” has the same meaning as in section 46 of the 1995 Act;

• “rail vehicle” has the same meaning as in section 46 of the 1995 Act^f1;

• “railway” has the same meaning as in section 67(1) of the Transport and Works Act 1992^f2;

• “regulated rail vehicle” has the same meaning as in section 46 of the 1995 Act^f3;

• “relevant lessee” means a person who is both—

  1. (a)

     a lessee of a regulated rail vehicle, and

  2. (b)

     a party to a contract that is designated as a “PPP agreement” under section 212 of the Greater London Authority Act 1999^f4 for the purposes of section 210(6) of that Act,

  but does not include a “relevant body” listed in section 210(2) of that Act^f5;

• “1995 Act from time to time">RVAR” means any rail vehicle accessibility regulations made under section 46 of the 1995 Act from time to time;

• “tramway” has the same meaning as in section 67(1) of the Transport and Works Act 1992.