# The Rail Vehicle Accessibility Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2014, Introduction: Introductory text


Disabled Persons
Transport
Made 25th February 2014
Coming into operation 28th April 2014
The Department for Regional Development makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 and sections 46(1), (2), (4A) and (5) and 67(3)(a) of the Disability Discrimination Act 1995 and now vested in it .
The Department for Regional Development is a Department designated for the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 in relation to measures relating to discrimination and to railways and railway transport .
In accordance with section 46(11) of the Disability Discrimination Act 1995 the Department has consulted with such representative organisations as it thinks fit.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2014/45/introduction (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/rail-vehicle-accessibility-regulations-northern-ireland-2014/introduction
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