# The Section 19 Permit Regulations 2009, Regulation 8: Permits


(1) A permit granted on or after 6th April 2009 must be granted for a period not exceeding five years.
(2) Such a permit must contain—
(a) the expiry date of the permit;
(b) an indication that, in the case of a permit granted by a traffic commissioner, it was so granted;
(c) the identity of the designated body that granted the permit, in a case where it was granted by such a body;
(d) the name of the body to whom the permit was granted;
(e) the date on which the permit was granted;
(f) the serial number of the permit;
(g) an indication as to whether the permit is—
(i) a large bus permit; or
(ii) a standard permit;
(h) details of any conditions attached to the permit under section 19(7) or 20(4) of the 1985 Act; and
(i) an indication of the classes of persons set out in column 2 of the table who may be carried in a vehicle when it is being used under the permit, by reference to the corresponding letter code in column 1.
Table
1
2
A
Members of the body holding the permit.
B
Persons whom the body exists to benefit, and persons assisting them.
C
Disabled persons or persons who are seriously ill, and persons assisting them.
D
Pupils or students of any school, college, university or other educational establishment and staff or other helpers accompanying them.
E
Persons living within a geographically defined local community, or group of such communities, whose public transport needs are not met other than by virtue of services provided by the body holding the permit.
F
Any other class of persons specified in the permit.
(3) For the purposes of this regulation, “disabled person” has the meaning given in section 1 of and Schedule 1 to the Disability Discrimination Act 1995.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2009/365/regulation/8 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/section-19-permit-regulations-2009/regulation-8
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