# The Rail Vehicle Accessibility (Non-Interoperable Rail System) (London Underground Metropolitan Line S8 Vehicles) (Boarding Devices) Exemption Order 2013, Article 3: Exemption


(1) Subject to paragraphs 2 and 3 a MS exempt vehicle is authorised to be used for carriage on the Metropolitan Line even if it is used in a manner that does not conform with the requirements of paragraph 1(1) (boarding devices at wheelchair compatible doorways), but only in so far as the vehicle is stationary at a station platform named in a table in the Schedule.
(2) The exemption from paragraph 1(1) expires—
(a) in relation to a station platform named in table 1 in the Schedule, at the end of the day indicated against its name;
(b) in relation to a station platform named in table 2 in the Schedule, when step-free access is provided to that station platform;
(c) in relation to a station platform named in table 3 in the Schedule, at the earlier of the dates—
(i) when that platform can safely be accessed by a disabled person using a wheelchair from a pre-1999 vehicle which is providing a service on the Piccadilly Line at that station; or
(ii) when step-free access is provided to all platforms at that station.
(3) The exemption from paragraph 1(1) does not expire in relation to a station platform named in table 4 in the Schedule.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2013/1931/article/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/rail-vehicle-accessibility-non-interoperable-rail-system-london-underground-metropolitan-line-s8-vehicles-boarding-devices-exemption-order-2013/article-3
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