Introductory text
Disabled Persons
Transport
Made 8th December 2014
Laid before Parliament 12th December 2014
Coming into force 5th January 2015
The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred by the provisions set out in Schedule 1, makes the following Order.
The Secretary of State has consulted the Office of Rail Regulation so far as is required by section 7(1) of the Railways Act 1993f1 for the purposes of this Order.
In accordance with section 184(1), (2) and (3) of the Equality Act 2010, and regulation 2(1) and (3)(c) of the Rail Vehicle Accessibility Exemption Orders (Parliamentary Procedures) Regulations 2008f4, and having had regard to representations by the Disabled Persons Transport Advisory Committee after consultation under section 184(2) of that Act, the Secretary of State has decided, so far as it is relevant to this Order, that this Order is to be subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament.
Annotations
Footnotes
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1993 c. 43. Section 7(1) is amended by the Railways and Transport Safety Act 2003 (c. 20), section 16(5) and Schedule 2, Part 1, paragraphs 1 and 3(a). There are other amendments to section 7(1) which are not relevant to this Order.
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The Disabled Persons Transport Advisory Committee was established under section 125 of the Transport Act 1985 (c. 67) and has a statutory duty to provide the Government with advice on the public passenger transport needs of disabled persons.
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S.I. 2008/2975. Following the repeal of sections 67 and 67A of the Disability Discrimination Act 1995 (c. 50), under which these Regulations were made, the Regulations have effect as if made under the Equality Act 2010, sections 184(4) and 207(4), by virtue of S.I. 2010/2317, article 21(1) and Schedule 7.