# The Rail Vehicle Accessibility (South West Trains Class 458 Vehicles) Exemption Order 2001, Article 5


(1) The exemption given by article 4(2) above in relation to regulation 5(1)(b) shall only apply while—
(a) the maximum amount of force required to operate a door control does not exceed 40 newtons; and
(b) the operator provides in that vehicle or, where an exempted vehicle forms part of a train, in that train a person, other than the driver of that vehicle or train, who is reasonably available to assist a disabled person.
(2) The exemption given by article 4(2) above in relation to regulation 20(1)(f) is given on the condition that, until a handrail compliant with regulation 20(1)(f) is installed, no other hinged handrail is installed to the side of the toilet in the nearest toilet cubicle to a wheelchair space.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2001/848/article/5 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/rail-vehicle-accessibility-south-west-trains-class-458-vehicles-exemption-order-2001/article-5
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